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SPRING 2015
PROGRAM
A SU B F A /D A N C E
The BFA/Dance Program is a program within the
Theatre Arts Department, a unit of the
College of Visual and Performing Arts at
Alabama State University.
Alabama State University
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Department of Theatre Arts
BFA/Dance Program
www.alasu.edu/bfadanceprogram
www.facebook.com/asudanceprogram
www.instagram.com/asu_bfa_dance_program
Tele: 334.229.6929
Fax: 334.229.6933
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PROGRAM NEWS
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Applebee’s Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
Saturday, February 21
Flashmob/Café Clean-Up
Monday, February 23
BFA Dance Program Auditions
Saturday, February 28
Dance Movie Night at the Union
Saturday, January 31: Burlesque
Saturday, February 21: You Got Served
Friday, March 6: Step Up Revolution
Saturday, April 11: Center Stage
Brunswick Zone Bowling Night Fundraiser
Wednesday, March 18
Troy University Spring Dance Concert
Saturday, April 4
UPCOMING
PERFORMANCES
FEBRUARY
Founder’s Day Convocation
Friday, February 6, 2015, 10am
ASU Acadome
Founder’s Day Luncheon
Friday, February 6, 2015
Student Center Ballroom
“Breaking News” Performance
Thursday, February 12, 2015, 6:30pm
Leila Barlow Theater
“Breaking News” School Show
Friday, February 13, 2015, 9:30am
Lee High School
EDC Concert: My Soul Look Back and Wonder
Wednesday-Saturday, February 25-28, 2015
Leila Barlow Theater
MARCH
Statewide Arts Advocacy Day
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Embassy Suites Downtown Montgomery
Delta Sigma Theta: Sweetheart Ball
March 28, 2015, Evening
ASU Acadome
1 Montgomery
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Jackson Hospital Medical Center
APRIL
Tonya Terry’s Showstopper Fashion Show
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Davis Theatre
Three’s A Crowd: An Evening of Dance Solos
and Duets (Pending)
Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, 2015
Baldwin Art Magnet School
Delta Sigma Theta: Crème de la Crème
Saturday, April 25, 2015, 6pm
ASU Acadome
MAY
Shine!
Saturday, May 16, 2015
ASU Acadome
STUDENT NEWS/ACHIEVEMENTS
Alabama Dance Festival
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13 students accompanied by 3 dance faculty recently attended
and performed at the Alabama Dance Festival, a statewide dance
conference held in Birmingham, AL January 16-18.
Summer Scholarship Awards
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Dance major Jarren Foster received full scholarships to both
Joffrey Ballet and Alabama Youth Ballet in Huntsville, AL.
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Dance major Lauren Smith received partial scholarship to Bates
Dance Festival in Maine.
Applied Learning
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Dance major Laquangela Littleton applies her learning by
teaching dance at iHeart Me dance studio.
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Dance major Teyawnna Lawson applies her learning by teaching
jazz dance at Montgomery Ballet.
FACULTY NEWS/ACHIEVEMENTS
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Mr. Medcalf was honored at the 27th Annual International
Association of Blacks in Dance Conference held in Cleveland,
Ohio this past January for his contributions to the legacy of the
Karamu House through the art of dance.
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Mr. Medcalf was selected to teach two classes and serve on two
panels during the 27th Annual International Association of Blacks
in Dance Conference January 21-25.
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Mr. Atkinson is a new member on Booker T. Washington High
School’s F.A.M.E. board.
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Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Grant were both selected as guest
instructors to teach during the 2015 Alabama Dance Festival
held this past January in Birmingham, AL.
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Mr. Grant’s dance works “The Need To Be” and “Mind, Body, and
Spirit” were both selected to be performed at the Alabama Dance
Festival in Birmingham, AL this past January.
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Mr. Grant will be choreographing a dance work for Booker T.
Washington High School’s Spring Dance Concert.
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Mr. Grant was chosen to be a guest teacher at the
2015 American College Dance Association
Festival- Southern region.