Dance News
New Town High School Dancers perform at an Edgar Allen Poe tribute at the Fells Point Festival 2008
The Maryland Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance awarded Suzie Henneman, dance resource teacher with BCPS with its Wm. C. Burdick Award for 2008. The Burdick award was presented on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at MAHPERD’s annual awards banquet at the Sheraton, Towson. Elaine Lindsay, Executive Director of MAHPERD, presented the award. The Burdick award is given in recognition of professional contributions in a pioneering nature to the profession of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, or Dance. Mrs. Henneman is the first dance professional to receive the award in the history of the organization.
Antonia V., a dance student at Patapsco HSCA was named a semi-finalist in the Distinguished Scholar in the Arts Program for 2008.
Congratulations to Sharon DiPace, dance teacher and Fine Arts Dept. Chair at Lansdowne HS. Sharon was named the 2007-08 Maryland Dance Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. The awards banquet will be held on October 19,2007 at the Sheraton, Towson.
Maryland High School Dance Showcase identifies BCPS dance students for All-State Awards
Twelve fine arts dance students from Baltimore County were selected as All State or Honorable Mention at the 19th Annual Maryland High School Dance Showcase. The Showcase was held on Jan. 4, 2008 at Goucher College and included a day of master classes, tech rehearsal, and performance by thirteen schools and 197 students from around Maryland. Carver Center, Patapsco HS, and New Town HS dance students participated in the master classes offered by Goucher dance faculty. Honorable Mention awards went to S. Claus, B. Lockley, G. Wood, and J. Black from Carver Center and K. Chucoski, J. McDonald, D. Noethen, and A. Parks from Patapsco HS Center for the Arts. All State Awards were presented to E. Karangianopoulos from Patapsco HSCA and D. Ege, B. Fleet, and E. Washington from Carver Center.
Congratulations to the dancers and their teachers!
Professional Development for Dance Teachers addressing Outcome III: Creative Expression and Production:
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| Dr. Jackie Smith-Autard, guest presenter and Suzanne Henneman, dance resource teacher at October 13th Professional Development for dance teachers. |
Dr. Jackie Smith-Autard, acknowledged as a world-leading exponent in dance education presented to Baltimore, Howard, Carroll, and Washington County Public School dance teachers on October 13, 2006 at a professional development hosted by Baltimore County’s Dance Education Office. Dr. Smith-Autard created a technology based instructional tool to extend and enhance dance pedagogy, especially in dance composition for students. Dance teachers were introduced to four new resources for teaching composition in the dance classroom.
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| Earls and Windsor High School dancers informal
performance for Patapsco High School dance class. |
British Dance Exchange
16 Dancers from The Earls High School and Windsor High School
in Birmingham, England visited BCPS fine arts dance programs from Oct.
19 – 25.
The dancers performed “Movie Mania”, a 25 minutes piece
based on music from movie sound tracks. During their stay in Baltimore,
they visited Dulaney High School, New Town High School, Lansdowne High
School, and Patapsco High School dance programs. They were also invited
to perform in the Maryland Association for Health, PE, Recreation, and
Dance’s annual State Gala on Friday, October 21st at South River
High School in Annapolis.
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| Jeni Burke, Earls High School, Suzie Henneman,
Dance Resource Teacher BCPS, Cara McLaughlin, Windsor High School,
and Erin Benson, New Town HS pose after the British dancers’
concert at New Town High School. |
