alumni updates - Florida State University Dance

Friends of Dance 

Celebrates 20 Years 

Young Dancers 

Take Center Stage 

Faculty Focus: Tim Glenn 

Dance Students Go Behind 

the Camera 

“The Scales of Memory” 

Travels the U.S. 

MANCC Highlights 

Florida State UniverSity department oF dance

Dancing to new heights! 

Every year the Department of 

Dance educates more than 100 

dance majors and 400 nonmajors, 

providing them with 

unparalleled opportunities. 

It is with the support of our 

generous patrons that many 

of these opportunities are 

available. 

Please help us to continue to 

provide a superior education 

for our students and the 

best in performance for our 

audiences by contributing to 

the Department. 

For more information contact: 

Joyce Fausone 

Department of Dance 

P.O. Box 3062120 

Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2120 

850.645.2449 

jbstraub@fsu.edu 

Fred Salancy 

Assistant Dean, Fine Arts 

Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1160 

850.644.3911 

fsalancy@admin.fsu.edu 

From the Chairs 

“We are cups, constantly and quietly 

being filled. The trick is knowing 

how to tip ourselves over and let the 

beautiful stuff out.” (Ray Bradbury) 

Please join us in looking back on our 

2007-2008 academic year. Even in times 

of budget turmoil, we have poured our 

share of beauty upon the 

world. Many thanks to our 

Dean, Sally McRorie and the 

forward thinking FSU administration 

for seeing us 

through. We could not be 

who we are without their 

dedication and support. 

The foundation of this 

year’s achievements was 

as always our community: 

our students, faculty, staff, 

alumni and supporters. 

With their efforts, over 

110 dance works were created within 

the department. The drive and initiative 

of our students continued the success 

of the informal showing series and 

began the new tradition of a year-end 

banquet. Our faculty continued their 

teaching, creative and research life both 

here and abroad. Fabulous guest teachers 

and choreographers added to our 

offerings and broadened our horizons. 

The Maggie Allesee National Center for 

Choreography grows more exciting each 

year, and continues to explore new ways 

to engage our students in visiting artists’ 

research. This year saw the establishment 

of a MANCC scholarship fund to assist our 

dancers who want to continue work with 

former MANCC artists. Spring saw the inception 

of a new course, “The MANCC 

Experience”, that upper level dance majors 

may elect to take to deepen their 

MANCC connections. And late breaking 

news is that BFA spring graduate Aline 

Wachsmuth has just been invited to join 

the company of Ben Levy, San Francisco 

MANCC Fellow of 2005-2006, with whom 

she worked with here in Tallahassee. 

Seven Days of Opening Nights continued 

to enrich our lives by presenting both 

the Cedar Lake and AXIS dance companies. 

The Cedar Lake experience 

included a choreographic residency 

for our students with Artistic Director 

Benoit-Swan Pouffer. This residency 

was supported not only by Seven Days 

but by community sponsors as well. 

As with the support of the 

choreographic residency, 

we could not reach many 

of our goals without our 

community. Our support 

group, Friends of Dance, 

turned twenty this year and 

we celebrate their generosity 

and tireless efforts on 

our behalf. A large portion 

of the $34,000 in scholarships 

awarded to our students 

last year was a result of 

their efforts. They also sent 

four faculty and sixteen students 

to the American College Dance 

Festival southeastern regional conference 

this year, among other projects. 

Photo: Tallahassee Magazine 

As you finish this walk through the past 

year with us, please don’t go too far. We 

need you. If you are in or around Tallahassee, 

come see our concerts or take 

part in a MANCC entrypoint. Even better, 

bring a few friends with you! Join 

Friends of Dance and reconnect with 

fellow dance lovers in our community. 

If you are a teacher, tell your students 

about us. No matter your connection, 

please keep in touch. We love to know 

where you are and what you are doing. 

Drop us a line from time to time or even 

better join our “My Family” site and reconnect 

with friends and get updates on 

their lives and activities. (Contact Emily 

Keeler at ekeeler@fsu.edu for details.) 

Sincerely, 

Patty Phillips 

Co-Chairs

Celestial Navigation 

Choreographer: Gerri Houlihan 

Lightness of Being - MFA Concert 

Dancer: Kathleen Byrne 

Photo: Jon Nalon 

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From the Chairs 

Les écailles de la mémoire 

2007-2008 Guest Artists 

Cover: Birds, Mommy! 

Choreographer: Andy Noble 

Days of Dance 

Dancers: Jacqueline M. Podence and Andy Noble 


Writer / editor emily Keeler 

art director emily Keeler 

photographer Jon nalon 

In This Issue 

Picture This: Dance Students Go behind the Camera 

Young Dancers Take Center Stage 

Year in Photos 

MANCC Update 

Faculty Focus: Tim Glenn 

Alumni Updates 

Dance Repertory Theatre 

A Fond Farewell 

Faculty and Staff Updates 

News 

Friends of Dance

Les écailles de la mémoire 

The story of Urban Bush Women and 

JANT-BI started many years ago on two 

separate continents. Through dance 

their two worlds would once again 

unite. 

For the members of Urban Bush Women, 

an all female troupe from New York 

and JANT-BI, an all male troupe from 

Senegal, the journey of a lifetime started 

several years ago as an idea, a seed 

planted by their award winning artistic 

directors. When Jawole Zollar, Urban 

Bush Women founder and artistic director, 

and noted choreographer and 

director of JANT-BI, Germaine Acogny, 

met at a conference in 2004, a seed was 

planted that has resulted in an extraordinary 

international partnership. 

From this seed the two groups converged 

both in the United States and 

Senegal to unite in dance and to understand 

histories that were both 

shared and separate. Their collaboration 

eventually became a full evening 

length work entitled Les écailles de la 

mémoire (The scales of memory). 

“We have the same color, but not the 

same culture, because African-Americans 

are American,” says Acogny, “So it 

was really important that they discover 

who we are.” 

The two groups first met in Brooklyn 

in March 2007, and came to Tallahassee 

in the summer of 2007 for the first 

of a two-part International Exchange 

through a residency with the Maggie 

Allesee National Center for Choreography 

(MANCC). The themes of memory, 

love, and resistance emerged as the 

center of their study. 

During the two week stay, the two 

groups not only danced, but also visited 

slavery sites including African 

American museums in Tallahassee and 

Jacksonville, nineteenth century plantations 

where slaves worked and lived, 

a “hanging” tree, and a traditional Afri- 

DaNCe.FsU.eDU 

can American church, and they joined 

panel discussions by African American 

historians. These experiences were 

coupled with work in Senegal, again illuminating 

the different histories and 

cultures of the dancers, and through 

them all, the work took form. 

According to Zollar, “Hopefully there’s 

not one meaning, so whether you think 

of it as a journey across the continents, 

across water, history, culture, gender... 

we want people to be able to see from 

their perspective.” 

Early in 2008 the groups returned to 

MANCC with the aid of a prestigious 

Florida State University AHPEG grant, 

awarded to Professor Zollar to put final 

touches on the work. Russell Sandifer, 

Co-Chair of the Department, was the 

lighting designer. “He bathes the stage 

in amber light, softly washing over the 

dancers like water,” according to Dance 

Magazine. At the end of the second 

MANCC exchange The Scales of Memory 

was presented to an enthusiastic 

audience in Tallahassee before the 

beginning of an extensive and equally 

intensive tour. 

The ensemble is touring the United 

States and Canada, including extremely 

well reviewed performances at The 

Kennedy Center. The North American 

tour ends in November 2008 with 

the New York premier at the Brooklyn 

Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival. 

The production will then travel to Essen, 

Germany for presentation at Internationales 

Tanzfestival NRW 2008, as 

curated by Pina Bausch. 

“The main subject is memory, and then 

to resist against things like this happening 

again,” says Acogny, “To resist 

the oppression of slavery and colonization. 

Then love is the only means to 

fight against that, to turn it around, to 

change people, to change daily life.” Dancer: Bertrand Saky 

Photo: Jon Nalon

Catherine Denecy, Babacar Ba, company dancers. listen to music. 

Photo: Marc Ray 

Preview of The Scales of Memory 


Jane Marks, Jawole Zollar, Germaine Acogny, 

Mayor John Marks, Helmut Vogt 

Preview reception 

Photo: Katie Noletto 

Pape Ibrahima Ndiaye - ‘Kaolack’’, Marjani Forte, company dancers 

Photo: Marc Ray 

MANCC establishes 

student scholarship fund 

In January 2008, the preview 

performance of “Les écailles de la 

mémoire (The scales of memory)” 

was held in the Nancy Smith Fichter 

Dance Theatre as a benefit event for 

the Maggie Allesee National Center 

for Choreography Student Scholarship 

Fund. Scholarships will be used 

to enable students to continue 

working with former MANCC guest 

artists. 

The event was sponsored in part by 

ProBank, Student Housing Solutions, 

Parks & Crump, transplant, and 

Rapid Press. 

Four students were awarded 

scholarships for summer study: 

Michelle Fletcher 

Spring 2008 MFA Graduate 

Production Internship 

AXIS Dance Company (CA) 

Ashley Denae Hannah 

First year MFA student 

Summer Institute 

Urban Bush Women (NY) 

Kaley Warren Pruitt 

Sophomore BFA student 

Summer Workshop 

Limón Dance Company (NY) 

Jana Tripp 

Second year MFA student 

Summer Intensive 

AXIS Dance Company (CA) 

To contribute to the 

MANCC scholarship fund, 

please contact 

Joyce Fausone at 

850-645-2449. 

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Wallie Wolfgruber 

Monica Bill Barnes 

Benoit-Swan Pouffer 

Shouze Ma 

Alan Danielson 

Guest Artists 

Each year the Department of Dance is honored to have many guest artists visit the 

Florida State University campus including legendary figures such as Alwin Nikolais, 

Doug Varone, Susan Marshall, Alonzo King and Barton Mumaw to name a few. 

The department’s Spring Guest Teaching Artists included Monica Bill Barnes, Shouze 

Ma, and Wallie Wolfgruber. All three taught major contemporary and repertory 

classes and were actively engaged with students, faculty and our dance communities. 

Monica Bill Barnes, a 2006-2007 MANCC Fellow, is a New York based choreographer 

and heads her own company - Monica Bill Barnes & Company. Her work has been 

presented nationally and internationally by organizations including Jacob’s Pillow, The 

International Fabbrica for Choreographers (Florence, Italy), The Fourth International 

Dance and Movement Festival on the Volga (Yaroslav, Russia), Tanz Festival (Karlsruhe, 

Germany), Sushi Performance and Visual Art (San Diego, CA), DancePlace (Washington, 

D.C.), and The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Barnes holds an MFA from New York University/Tisch 

School of the Arts. 

Shouze Ma was a founding member of the first modern dance company in China. 

Currently, Shouze Ma is an associate professor in the Department of Dance at Arizona 

State University and the founder and director of The Visionary Dance Company. While at 

FSU Ma set his piece “The Secret of the Fan” on FSU dancers, where it was performed 

for An Evening of Dance in April 2008. 

Wallie Wolfgruber, a former principal member of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, 

returned to Florida State again to work with the department as a guest artist. Wolfgruber’s 

choreography has been presented in Germany, Canada, France and in NYC at the 

Tribeca Performing Arts Center, LaMama E.T.C. and with DanceNow and 40up at the 

Joyce Soho, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, the Duke Theater on 42nd Street and DTW. 

The Department of Dance also held two guest choreographic residencies during the 

2007-2008 season. 

Alan Danielson, a 1981 Florida State MFA graduate, visited in the fall, taught a master 

class, and set his piece, “Window of the Heart” on Dance Repertory Theatre dancers. 

The piece was performed during DRT’s February concert. Danielson is based in New 

York City, where he teaches, choreographs and directs his company, Dance by Alan 

Danielson. Danielson also serves as the School Director of the José Limón Institute. 

In conjunction with 7 Days of Opening Nights, Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Artistic Director 

of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, created an original work entitled “The Tent” for An 

Evening of Dance. The circus inspired work was a collaboration of many at Florida State. 

Tim Glenn created the accompanying film while the FSU Circus shared their space for 

several of the scenes. 

Choreographic residencies would not be possible without the generous sponsorships 

of community members. “The Tent” was made possible in part by Ken and Kathryn 

Cashin, Curva & Associates, Jesse and Hope Suber, and Jay and Susan Walton.

T 

he art of dancing is usually pictured on a stage, with an audience, performed live. 

This past year four dance students went behind the scenes and learned the fine 

art of dance photography. 

The class was taught by Assistant Professor Rick McCullough, who is both an accomplished 

choreographer and photographer in his own right. McCullough got his start in 

photography early in his dance career, photographing sites while touring. The more photos 

he took the more he was in demand. He eventually earned a degree in commercial 

photography from Randolph Community College and his required internships led him 

to New York City to study with well-known photographers Lois Greenfield and Eduardo 

Patino. 

Through a FSU Equipment and Infrastructure Enhancement Grant McCullough was able 

to purchase equipment for an elective dance photography class. Teaching both graduates 

and undergraduates, the class focused on building a portfolio and enhancing photography 

with digital editing programs. Students spent many hours in the studio capturing 

images of dancers and visiting artists. 

“I loved that I learned how to 

express my love of dance through 

another medium” 

- Whitney Earnhardt 

Picture this: 

Dance students go behind the camera 

Whitney Earnhardt, a 2008 spring graduate, said of 

the class, “I loved that I learned how to express my 

love of dance through another medium. It is also another 

skill I learned at Florida State that I can take 

with me.” 

Dancer: Joshua Reaver 

Photo: Whitney Earnhardt 

McCullough will continue the class during the 2008- 

2009 school year. 

DePartmeNt oF DaNCe 

Dancer: Amanda Vazquez 

Photo: Katie Noletto 

Dancer: Jaclyn Speights 

Photo: Katie Noletto

Young DanCers 

DaNCe.FsU.eDU 

Take 

CenTer sTage 

This page: Young dancers in ballet class 

Far page: Young dancers participating in 

Workshop for Young Dancers 

Photos: Emily Keeler

While the primary focus of the Department of Dance 

is the training of collegiate students, more and more 

young dancers are benefiting from the talents of the 

resident faculty, staff and 

visiting artists that grace 

the hallways of Montgomery 

Hall. 

Each winter Friends of 

Dance, the support organization 

for the Department 

of Dance, hosts 

the annual Workshop for 

Young Dancers. Celebrating 

its seventh year, the 

workshop once again featured 

world-renowned 

ballerina and Florida 

State Eppes Professor, Suzanne 

Farrell, as well as 

Lynda Davis with Dance 

Repertory Theatre dancers, 

Tim Glenn, Gerri Houlihan, 

Sheila Humphreys, 

Rick McCullough, and 

Dionne Sparkman Noble. 

What started as a small 

affair seven years ago has 

grown quickly, with students 

from around the 

country now flying in for 

the two day workshop. 

Over 100 dancers ranging 

in age from 10 to 18 

participated in this year’s 

event. Classes included 

ballet, modern, and jazz, 

as well as classes in dance 

technology and choreography. 

After the continued success 

of the workshop and 

the demand for a longer 

and more comprehensive 

training workshop, the 

Department decided to 

host a longer training intensive. 

Premiering in the summer 

of 2008 was the first 

Florida State University Summer Dance Intensive held for 

young dance students. Designed for the well-rounded 

student interested in all forms of dance, the two week 

long intensive allowed young dancers to live, eat, and 

breathe dance with fellow students. 

From June 15-29 the students 

participated in daily 

classes in conditioning, 

modern, ballet, pointe work 

and repertory with Florida 

State University dance faculty. 

Evenings were filled 

with special programs 

including hip hop, salsa, 

technology classes and a 

college night to explore the 

world of dance at the collegiate 

level. 

“This is a great opportunity 

for the dancers,” according 

to Joyce Fausone, Director 

of the workshop. “Students 

are able to work with the 

distinguished faculty and 

use the Department’s stateof-the-art 

facilities.” 

For many, the workshop 

was also an opportunity to 

experience what life as a 

dance major at Florida State 

might entail. 

Says Fausone, “These young 

dancers are using the same 

facilities and working with 

the same faculty that our 

students work with on a 

daily basis.” 

Students from all over the 

country auditioned for the 

two week intensive. The 

fifty selected participants 

represent many states, 

some as far away as Texas, 

Tennessee and Ohio. 

Information about the two 

annual events is posted on 

the Department’s website 

at dance.fsu.edu. To join the 

mailing list for these and other Department of Dance 

events contact Emily Keeler at ekeeler@fsu.edu. 

DePartmeNt oF DaNCe

a Year In PHoTos 

Pas de Trois from “Swan Lake” 

Choreographer: Marius Petipa 

Restaged by Sheila Humphreys 


Dancers: Lauren Owen, Etienne Diaz, Myriah Harper 

Journey...Travels into Life’s Unknowns 

Choreographer: Anjali Austin 

Upside Out - MFA Concert 

Dancer: A’Keitha Carey 

10 DaNCe.FsU.eDU 

Heavenly Bodies 

Choreographer: Michelle Fletcher 

Lightness of Being - MFA Concert 

Dancer: Kari Gonthier, Amanda Gates, Michelle Kinny, 

Sarah Pomarico, Allison Shir 

Round This World Baby Mine 

Choreographer: Dan Wagoner 

An Evening of Dance 

Dancers: Kathleen Byrne, Kristen Sholes, Jacqueline M. Podence, 

Michelle Fletcher

Pale Sparrow 

Choreographer: Allison Shir 


Dancer: Allison Shir 

Suite Appalachia 

Choreographer: Rick McCullough 

Dance Repertory Theatre In Concert 

Dancers: Maggie Cloud, Brittany Logan, Jason Macdonald 

Sound Vessel 

Choreographer: Lynda Davis 

Dance Repertory Theatre in Concert 

Embodiments of Silence 

Choreographer: Tim Glenn 


Dancers: Joshua Reaver, Stefan 

Zubal, Jason Macdonald 

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CHOREOGRAPHIC FELLOWS 

Fueling the creative process for: 

choreographers • community • students • artists 

2007-2008 Review 

KATE WEARE 

(NY) 

11/25 - 12/15, 2007 

Kate Weare concentrated her research on unearthing a deeper 

potential for clashes and connections between sound and 

dance. To address this for her newest work Bridge of Sighs, 

Weare invited composer/violinist David Ryther to create live 

sound improvisations with the dancers. These exchanges afforded 

Weare the opportunity to deeply investigate the relationship 

between the two mediums. 

YANNIS ADONIOu 

(CA) 

3/30 - 4/19, 2008 

Yannis Adoniou investigated humor and kinesthetic deprogramming 

with the community and two of his company dancers. 

Filmmaker and dramaturge, Talal Al-Muhanna assisted 

the research which included measuring audience response to 

various props, sound scores, juxtaposition, lighting, movement 

speed and verbal expression. 

LuCIANA ACHuGAR 

(NY) 

10/5 - 28, 2007 

Luciana Achugar began development of The Sublime is Us at 

MANCC by experimenting with tactile reflection and further 

investigating her questions about infiltrating an audience member’s 

experience during live performance. Entrypoints and 

audience feedback during the development process confirmed 

and challenged Achugar’s choreographic experiments related 

to audience sensation, transparency and vulnerability. 

NAmI YAmAmOTO 

(NY) 

2/17 - 3/1, 2008 

Nami Yamamoto used her fellowship to shape the choreographic 

arc for a howling flower prior to its world premiere. 

Yamamoto worked with her full cast including Tony the puppet, 

and puppet advisor, Deanna Acheson, to meticulously accentuate 

and enhance the nuances of the dancers and puppet within 

the full work. 

NORA CHIPAumIRE 

(NY) 

5/18 - 6/7, 2008 

Nora Chipaumire, a self-exiled choreographer from Zimbabwe 

collaborated with Zimbabwean composer/musician Thomas 

Mapfumo and musicians from the Blacks Unlimited. FSU students 

and faculty from various Departments aided in her research 

on topics related to the migrant body, ancestral body, 

Zimbabwean inflation, and gender/self identity, which helped 

inform and advance her new work.

FREE TO REP 

LIVING LEGACY 

LImóN DANCE 

COmPANY 

(NY) 

2/3 - 28, 2008 

The Limón Dance Company participated in the Free to Rep 

movement laboratory program with three choreographers 

they had not previously worked with: Ellen Cornfield (NY), 

Colin Connor (CA) and Neta Pulvermacher (NY). The residency 

provided a unique opportunity for participants to research 

together void of the time and resource constraints surrounding 

many commissioning structures. 

mARGARET JENKINS 

(CA) 

9/2 - 15, 2007 

Renowned choreographer, performer and educator margaret 

Jenkins and her company re-staged A Slipping Glimpse 

at MANCC prior to its U.S. tour. Collaborators included the 

Tanusree Shankar Dance Company (Calcutta, India) and Paul 

Dresher Ensemble. The residency provided an opportunity to 

restage the work with new dancers, and condense the set for 

touring purposes. 

DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP PARTNERSHIP PROJECT 

DEAN mOSS 

(NY) 

6/15 - 30, 2008 

Dean moss conducted collaborative research for Kisaeng 

becomes you with choreographer Yoon Jim Kim, composer 

Okkyung Lee and cast of five Korean dancers. Moss refined 

movement, audio and visual design elements and created the 

first of many music videos to be used online to promote the 

work which will premier at Dance Theater Workshop in 2009. 

DEbORAH HAY 

(TX) 

3/9 - 23, 2008 

Deborah Hay, acknowledged by critics and historians as one 

of the most influential representatives of experimental dance 

today, spent two weeks creating If I Sing to You, a new work 

commissioned by the William Forsythe Company. A cast of six 

distinguished international performers joined Hay to hone the 

score of the work and experiment with costuming and audience 

participation. 

Please visit us online to learn more about upcoming artist residencies 

and opportunities to engage with their research and creative process. 

Watch videos, listen to podcasts and learn more about past, present 

and future activities at 


faCulTY foCus 

TIm glenn 

DanCe TeCHnologY, ConTemPorarY DanCe 

Tim Glenn didn’t grow up dreaming of grand projects 

in dance technology. In fact, computers were 

still a new and exciting technology when he was 

a child. As a young dancer fresh 

out of college from the University 

of Wisconsin-Madison, he joined 

the Alwin Nikolais and Murray 

Louis Dance Company. During this 

time he was exposed to Nikolais’s 

work with projections, costumes 

and movement, forming a base 

knowledge of the world of dance 

technology. However, it was an opportunity 

back at the University of 

Wisconsin-Madison that opened 

up the world of dance technology. 

Glenn returned to his alma mater 

where he started a degree in InterArts 

and Technology, hoping to 

take a few classes here and there as 

a “hobby,” when that hobby turned 

into a new career. 

That expert knowledge of technology 

and choreography will be 

showcased this fall when Glenn 

conducts his Tallahassee premiere 

of Embodiments of Silence. The 

work, first performed in 1996, was 

inspired by stories from his family 

history and growing up in the rural 

south. 

For the piece, Glenn says “We all 

have experiences and images of 

the past we recall, and I hope to 

create moments that the audience 

can relate to.” 

Lines of balancing and symmetry 

are common themes throughout the piece. For the 

2008 production, the choreography remains mostly 

unchanged. However, audiences will be treated 


Top: Tim Glenn dancing in the 1996 production of 

Embodiments of Silence. 

Photo: Gretchen Miller 

Bottom: FSU student Jason Macdonald dancing 

the same role in 2008 at Florida State University. 


to the world premiere of a 

corresponding video of the 

work following the live performance. 

The video version, 

while incorporating much of the 

same choreography, will be adapted 

to the screen and include an additional 

solo dream sequence. 

As well as presenting Embodiments 

of Silence, Glenn will be on sabbatical 

during the 2008-2009 school year. 

He plans to collaborate with New 

Zealand director and producer Clinton 

Bradley, along with many other 

well known experts, to create Orga- 

Mecha – a full evening-length production 

of dance and technology. 

The goal for the team is ‘to breathe 

life and amazement into the emotional 

and visceral connections we 

all feel to both the natural and technological, 

which have become equal 

in most of our lives in an evolutionary 

sense.’ Glenn will act as the video 

projection designer for the project, 

which will feature a custom-built 

video theater. 

In addition to his often hectic schedule, 

Glenn wears many hats. Each 

summer since 2001 he has taught at 

the University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Dance Program’s Dance Millennium 

Summer Dance Intensive. He is a leader 

in the world of dance documentation, 

teaches both technology and 

modern dance technique classes at 

Florida State University and is an active 

choreographer. His many talents 

bring the best of two worlds – dance 

and technology – to the students and the community 

at Florida State.

Mary Heller (MFA 2005) 

www.unintended_affects.com 

Photo: Joe Phalen/University of Idaho 

Amy Grimm Taravella (MFA 1996) 

Photo: Lou Taravella 

Dancer: Heather Seagraves (BFA 2004) 

Photo: Amanda Becker 

KDNY Flowers 2006 

Photo: Lois Greenfield 

Dancer: Theresa Duhon 

Tori Sparks (BFA 1999), Donna Ahmadi, Marissa 

Nielsen-Pincus, Tom Pearson (BFA 1998) 

Reel 

Photo: Richard Termine 

Maria Caruso (BFA 2005) 

Photo: Eric Rose 

Alyce Cristina Vallejo Moran (BFA 2006) 

Photo: Mark Hamilton 

Zach Morris, Tom Pearson (BFA 1998), 

Jennine Willett (MFA 1996) 

The Orange Project 

Photo: Paul Millman 

Alumni Updates 


ALUMNI U 

Kate Albarelli (BFA 2001) appeared on 

NBC’s television show Deal or No Deal in 

March and is currently performing with 

Rebecca Kelly Ballet in New York City . 

Joylyn Bateman (BFA 1995) will serve 

as an adjunct instructor in exercise and 

sport science at Austin College. She is 

also the owner and artistic director of Art 

in Motion of Whitesboro, TX. 

Christine Bergeron (MFA 1998) and the 

Armstrong/Bergeron Dance Company 

performed at the New York International 

Fringe Festival in August. The company 

will work with a cinematographer on 

a Dance for the Camera project to be 

completed in 2009. She has also been 

promoted to Director of Dance Programs 

and Initiatives at Texas A&M University. 

Danny Clifton (BFA 1998) received his 

MFA from Hollins University and was 

married on September 2, 2007. 

Terence Duncan (MFA 2005)taught and 

performed in Wichita, Washington D.C., 

Steamboat Springs, Paris, Brooklyn and 

Mallorca, Spain. He also danced at the 

Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival and 

worked with Gemze de Lappe in excerpts 

by Agnes de Mille. He staged Donald 

Mahler’s Cinderella on Atlanta Ballet. 

Terry danced in two premieres in Points of 

Departure, a program of contemporary, 

Baroque inspired choreography at the 

Mark Morris Dance Center. He has also 

joined the faculty of Ballet School NY, 

the official academy of New York Theatre 

Ballet, teaching a new class for boys. 

Kathleen Dyer (BFA 1992) and her 

company, KDNY Dance, celebrated their 

10th anniversary season. 

Joyce Straub Fausone (MFA 1974) was 

married to Rick Fausone in July 2007. 

James Frazier (MFA 1994) received 

his PhD from Temple University and 

has completed his first year as Chair 

of the dance program at Virginia 

Commonwealth University. 


Seiji Gammage (MFA 2007) was a guest 

artist with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance 

Ensemble. He is acting as rehearsal 

director, dancer, and assistant to Cleo 

Parker Robinson. 

Meg Griffin (MFA 2007) has been 

appointed adjunct faculty at Winthrop 

College. She is dancing with Caroline 

Calouche & Company and recently 

performed Fantasy on Dark Eyes, 

choreographed by FSU Professor Lynda 

Davis, for the Charlotte Dance Festival. 

Kathy Dunn Hamrick (MFA 1984) and 

her company, KDH Dance Company, 

premiered their work, Well-Suited. The 

piece features paper costumes by Renee 

Nunez and Mark Nunez. 

Catherine Horta-Hayden (MFA 1998) 

was named Assistant Provost at Towson 

University in Towson, MD. 

Lawrence M. Jackson (MFA 2006) has 

been appointed to full-time tenure track 

Assistant Professor of Dance position at 

the University of Wyoming following an 

appointment as visiting faculty at the 

University of Nevada/Las Vegas. 

Millicent M. Johnnie (MFA 2007) 

presented her work The Speak Easy 

during the 2008 Harlem Dance Festival 

in NYC. 

Kim Jones (MFA 2008) has been 

appointed to the faculty at the University 

of North Carolina – Charlotte. 

Tennille Lambert (MFA 2005) and The 

Ugly Company presented a concert at 

the Merce Cunningham Studio in New 

York City in October 2007. 

Susan Taylor Lennon (MM 1972), chair 

of the Department of Speech, Theatre, 

& Dance and director of the Dance 

Program at The University of Tampa, 

is the 2007-08 recipient of the annual 

Louise Loy Hunter Award. This award is 

the highest official honor given to a UT 

faculty member and is presented for 

exceptional contributions in teaching, 

service, and scholarship. 

Judith Lyons (MFA 1974) continues 

to provide massage therapy to people 

with AIDS through Big Bend Cares and 

to clients of Big Bend Hospice. Her 

daughter, Halle Lyons, Au.D. and Bree Van 

Oss were married in their community, 

the Miccosukee Land Co-op, (in Leon 

County) on March 22, 2008. 

Carol L. McCoy (MFA 2007) joined 

Compagnie James Carles in Toulouse, 

France in July 2008. 

Angela McDonough (MFA 2005) served 

as adjunct faculty at the University of 

Florida and at Santa Fe Community 

College during the 2007-2008 academic 

year. 

Dr. Constance McIntyre (MFA 2000), 

along with her husband, Dr. Vincent 

McIntyre, hosted and produced a second 

television program, Called 2 Dance 

Television Series in Miami, FL. 

Mishele Mennett (MFA 1986) has been 

appointed Assistant Professor of Dance 

at DeSales University in Center Valley, 

PA. 

Courtney Miller (BFA 1999) presented her 

first full evening work, Love for the Weary, 

in New York City by the Tank at Collective: 

Unconscious and in Springfield, MA by 

American International College. She has 

been working with the Brooklyn-based 

Williamsburg Art Nexus (www.wax205. 

com) as the Production Director for their 

monthly multimedia showcase series, 

“WAXworks.” She became engaged to 

her long-time beau and was recently 

accepted to the SUNY Downstate 

Medical Center’s School of Nursing. 

Emily Mlot (MFA 2006) has been 

appointed as a part-time dance 

instructor at Kennesaw State University 

in Kennesaw, GA. 

Alyce Christina Vallejo Moran (BFA 

2006) was recently married and is 

currently dancing with Kinetic Works 

Dance Company in Charlotte, NC.

PDATES 

has been performing throughout the 

Adele Myers (MFA 2000), Artistic 

Director of Adele Myers and Dancers 

Northeast including Maine, Vermont 

and Massachusetts, and was most 

recently presented in New York City by 

Dance New Amsterdam’s Splice series 

in the fall of 2007, and at Joyce Soho in 

July 2008. Adele Myers and Dancers will 

be presented as an Artist-In-Residence 

at Dance New Amsterdam in June 2009. 

Adele is also on faculty as a Visiting 

Assistant Professor at Connecticut 

College. 

Andrew Noble (MFA 2008) 

has been awarded a 2008 

Distinguished Alumni Award 

from the University of South 

Florida. In the fall he will start 

a tenure track position in dance 

at Sam Houston State University in 

Huntsville, Texas. 

Kristen Tucker Paladino (MFA 2007) was 

wed to Eric Paladino. Their ceremony 

was held in Wilmington, Delaware and 

the newlyweds are currently living in 

Downingtown, Pennsylvania. 

Tom Pearson (BFA 1998) is hot off the 

heels of his latest production, “Vanishing 

Point,” a collaboration with Zach Morris, 

presented in NY by Danspace Project in 

June. ThirdRail Projects, the company 

Tom directs with Zach Morris and 

fellow FSU Alumna Jennine Willett (MFA 

1997), has officially incorporated after 

seven years and has enjoyed recent 

commissions from the Lower Manhattan 

Cultural Council (LMCC), the Hong Kong 

Youth Arts Foundation (for Third Rail’s 

Hong Kong tour in 2007), and Danspace 

Project along with grants from LMCC, the 

American Music Center, Dance Theater 

Workshop, and an award from the 

Smithsonian National Museum 

of the American Indian in 

support of Tom’s latest 

work, “The Witness Project” 

premiering spring 2009. Tom 

is currently working with Zach 

and Third Rail artists to develop “The 

Orange Project,” a month-long sitespecific, 

participatory performance for 

downtown Manhattan in fall 2008. 

Pam Pietro (BFA 1989) is now on the full 

time faculty at Tisch School of the Arts at 

New York University. 

Jessica Prohias (BFA 2002) has been 

appointed as the Assistant Director of 

the School of Dance for Ballet Hispanico 

in New York, NY. 

Dawn Maira Sasine (BFA 1997) 

is now a Project Manager with 

Silverman Construction Program 

Management in Atlanta, GA. 

Jeremy Smith (BFA 2004) has 

joined ODC/Dance 

in San 

Francisco, CA. 

Erin St. John (BFA 1998) has 

been invited to join Barry 

University as Adjunct 

Dance Faculty in Miami 

Shores, FL. as well as 

continuing to teach at 

Broward Community 

College in Davie, FL. 

In May 2008, Erin 

performed at The 

40th International 

C h o r e o g r a p h e r s ’ 

Showcase at The 

M o n t e n e g r i n 

N a t i o n a l 

Theater in 

Podgorica, 

Montenegro. 

Vincent E. Thomas (MFA 

1998) performed with his 

company, VT Dance, as part 

of Free Fall Baltimore. He also 

was a featured choreographer for 

“The International Choreographers’ 

Showcase,” a presentation of Dance- 

Forms Productions for the 22nd World 

Dance Conference held in Bari, Italy. 

Carol Trowbridge (BFA 1995) is happily 

married with a 2 year old daughter, 

Charlee. She is currently working at a 

Miami law firm. 

Alana Marie Urda (BFA 2004) was the 

choreographer for The Dream Ascends 

tour in southeast Asia. Alana 

recently married 

Nicholas Urda. 

P a m e l a 

Warshay (BFA 

1992) taught 

Gyrokinesis, at 

Ramblewood 

Dance, a one 

week professional 

level dance 

intensive retreat in 

Maryland. 

Ruka White (BFA 

2005) has joined 

Dayton Contemporary 

Dance Company. 

Tamara Williams 

performed with The Alpha 

Omega Theatrical Group 

in NYC as they celebrated 

their 35th anniversary and 

is currently apprenticing with 

Urban Bush Women in New York 

City. 

Contact Emily Keeler at: 

ekeeler@fsu.edu with new contact 

information or to be added to our 

mailing list. 

These updates cover the period July1, 2007 

to June 30, 2008. 

adele myers (mFa 2000) and Dancers 

Photo: Lois Greenfield 

Dancers: Jessica Patz (BFa 2001), Diana 

Deaver (BFa 2001), rachel astern 

(BFa 2002), allison Walton (BFa 

2002) 


Dance rePertory theatre 

Dance Repertory Theatre, the 

resident repertory company, 

vigorously met another year as 

they participated in events both 

on and off the Florida State University 

campus. Chosen by audition, 

the dancers present a home 

concert as well as performances 

for local museums, benefits and 

community festivals. 

Highlighting the year was the 

annual DRT In Concert held in 

January, led by the Artistic Director, 

Lynda Davis. Guest choreographers 

for the concert included 

Lynda Davis, Rick McCullough, 

Anthony Morgan, Patty Phillips 

and a restaging by Sheila Humphreys. 

Choreographer and FSU 

alum , Alan Danielson, also set 

his piece Window of the Heart on 

DRT dancers for the concert. 

In conjunction with the January 

performance, DRT held a children’s 

matinee the week of the 

concert. Over 200 area students 

came to Montgomery Hall to 

learn about dance and to view 

an abbreviated performance. 


In February DRT participated in 

the Fine Arts Festival, an annual 

event in February celebrating 

the arts in the Tallahassee community. 

The event was held at 

Suite Appalachia 

Choreographer: Rick McCullough 


Dancer: Maggie Cloud 


the Tallahassee Museum as part 

of the Seven Days of Opening 

Nights festivities. 

Continuing their activities, the 

group also organized In The 

Works, an evening of informal 

showings of works in progress 

from various disciplines. This 

Rhapsody 

Choreographer: Lynda Davis 


Dancers: The Company 


year’s presenters included Cynthia 

Hollis from the Mary Brogan 

Museum, Aline Wachsmuth, 

Andy Noble, Dan Wagoner and 

Gerri Houlihan. 

The group gave lecture-demonstrations 

to hundreds of FSU 

students through Honors Colloquium 

classes and First Year Experience 

Leadership events. The 

performances demonstrated 

how dancers train, aspects of the 

choreographic process and excerpts 

from repertory. 

In addition to the many performances, 

DRT continued its master 

class series featuring guest 

artists A’Keitha Carey (Afro Caribbean), 

Jennifer Atkins (Tap) and 

Danzas Españolas (Flamenco). 

According to Davis, the goals of 

the student group are repertory 

study and performance, community 

and school links, curriculum 

links and collaborations with 

other artists, campus departments 

and organizations.

a fonD farewell 

The 2007-2008 academic year brought a farewell to three outstanding 

family members. Janie Brown, John Perpener and Marc Ray all bid a fond 

farewell to Montgomery Hall. 

Janie Brown (Academic Support) Janie served as the Senior Program 

Assistant for the FSU Department of 

Dance for over 17 years, and was with 

Florida State for 36 years. Before joining 

the department Janie worked at the Florida 

Center for Public Management where 

she was Staff Assistant. Prior to that she 

served as Lead Secretary for the FSU Honors 

and Scholars program. Dance alumni 

presented her with a chair in the Nancy 

Smith Fichter Dance Theatre to honor her 

for many years of service to the Department. 

John Perpener and Jennifer S.B. Calienes 

Photo: Emily Keeler 

John O. Perpener (Dance History) 

has served the Department for six 

years. John received his Ph.D. in 

performance studies from New York 

University and his MFA in dance 

from Southern Methodist University. 

He has performed with the Hartford 

Ballet Company, Maryland Dance 

Theatre, and D.C. Repertory Dance 

Company. Dr. Perpener lectures internationally 

on African-American 

dance and was a consultant for the 

2001 PBS documentary Free to Dance. He was also the author of awardwinning 

African American Concert Dance. Dr. Perpener, along with Janie 

Brown, were honored at the February Dance Repertory Theatre concert, 

which was dedicated to their service to the Department of Dance. 

Marc Ray (Technology Specialist) Marc Ray received his BS in Information 

Studies from Florida State University. 

He has been working in the 

computer networking and Internet development 

field for the past six years, 

four of them with the Department of 

Dance. His work has ranged from website 

programming to network administration 

and design. He also helped 

bring to the department new experience 

in digital video and documentary 

video production. He currently runs his 

own company in the Tallahassee area. 

Janie Brown 


Marc Ray 


Welcome! 

NeW FaCUlty aND staFF 

Chris Cameron 

(Technical Support 

Analyst) received 

his BFA in Studio 

Art from Florida 

State University. He 

is experienced in 

web development, graphic arts, 

and digital video production. He 

has collaborated on a number of 

dance video projects and is interested 

in the research and development 

of interactive technologies 

and their relationship to dance. 

Stephanie Farmer 

(Academic Support) 

has been with 

Florida State University 

for nine years. 

She was born and 

raised in Tallahassee 

and enjoys spending quality time 

with friends and family. Stephanie 

also enjoys traveling and spending 

time with her children. 

Jasmine Johnson 

(Senior Accountant) 

received her B.A. in 

Philosophy & Religion 

from Florida A 

& M University. Prior 

to working in the 

Department of Dance, she worked 

for the FAMU-FSU College of 

Engineering. She enjoys traveling, 

spending time with family and 

friends, and reading. 


Faculty and S 

Jennifer Atkins received her PhD in History from 

Florida State University. 

Jennifer S.B. Calienes, director of the Maggie Allesee 

National Center for Choreography, was honored 

in September by Butler University at their annual Jordan 

College of Fine Arts Alumni Convocation. A 1994 

alumna of their Arts Administration program, she was 

presented with an Alumni Recognition Award to honor 

her achievements. Following the ceremony Calienes 

spoke to current arts administration students 

and dance majors. Along with graduate student 

Shoko Letton, she also presented Behind the Scenes of 

Contemporary Dance Choreography: Documentary and 

Dance during the 2008 Film and Lecture Conference 

at FSU. In January she served on the panel for Dance 

Advance, a program of the Pew Charitable Trusts. 

Alex Davis composed the music for Coca-Cola Film 

Competition finalist Paul Seetachitt, a current FSU 

graduate student (film). The 50-second comedy “Can 

on the run” can be viewed at www.ccrfa.com. Davis 

also composed the music for “empty” which won first 

place in the PSAid contest and will be broadcast nationally. 

Lynda Davis was a guest artist with the Dallas Museum 

of Art celebrating the opening of the new museum 

wing The Center for Creative Connection. The two 

day event included classes, lecture-demonstrations 

and studio sessions in the museum spaces. She also 

taught at FSU’s Summer Intensive. 

Joyce Fausone was promoted to Associate in Dance 

and served as Director of the first FSU Summer Dance 

Intensive Workshop. 

Suzanne Farrell, as the Artistic Director of The 

Suzanne Farrell Ballet, presented four programs of 

mixed repertory at The Kennedy Center. Farrell also 

set Balenchine’s Tzigane on The Royal Ballet of Lon- 


don in February. 

Nancy Smith Fichter received the 2008 FSU Alumni 

Association Commitment to Excellence Award on 

April 5, 2008, a special award of the FSU Emeritus 

Alumni Society. She also served as a consultant for 

the Dance Program at the University of South Carolina 

in late February and her work, SOUNDINGS, 

was performed in late February at the University of 

Florida, Gainesville,FL. 

Gerri Houlihan received her M.F.A. from the 

Hollins University/American Dance Festival 

MFA program. She taught a master class at 

Booker High School and at New College 

in Sarasota in December. She also 

conducted a two week residency 

in Shanghai for the 

American Dance Festival, 

and taught at their 

Winter Intensive in 

NYC. Houlihan’s 

choreography, Every Little Movement will 

be performed by Fuzion Dance Company in 

Sarasota, FL and will be directed by former 

FSU grad Leymis Bolanos-Wilmott (MFA 

2003). 

Tim Glenn was the featured artist 

for August on theartsweb. 

com. He also directed the 

ChoreoVideo.com project in 

conjunction with MFA candidate 

Andrew Noble (dance) 

and FSU guest faculty 

Dionne Noble (dance). 

Glenn also created a new 

work, Puzzle Piece at the 

University of Wisconsin-Madison 

set to an original score by Alex Davis (dance).

taff Highlights 

Rick McCullough premiered his contemporary ballet 

work Trans/Cell July 24, 2007 at the NCSA Summer 

Performance Festival. McCullough 

worked with Michael Davidson 

(Mag Lab) and his award-winning 

photomicroscopic images 

and Alex Davis (dance) 

composed an original score 

for the duet. The duet 

was filmed for use 

in dance exhibitions 

around the world, including 

the 21st World 

Congress in Research in 

Dance in Athens, Greece. His work, Exception 

to the Corollary was premiered 

by the Columbia Classical Ballet in the 

spring. His choreography was showcased 

in April during BalletBuilders 2008, 

presented by New Choreography On 

Point, Inc. in New York City. 

Lindsay Meeks served on the dance 

grant panel for the Council on Cultural 

Arts (COCA), the local arts agency for Leon 

County, Florida. 

Anthony Morgan created the choreography 

Idyll to the music Helletused by Veljo Tormis on the 

Vancouver company Dancers Dancing in late July. It 

was performed November 15, 2007 at Simon Fraser 

University’s Mainstage Theatre in Vancouver, Canada. 

Morgan’s dancefilm Zoomorph screened in the MA 

Dance Screen Salon, October 26, 2007 at the Drake 

Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Morgan was a guest artist 

with Coast Contemporary Dancers (British Columbia, 

Canada) in March. 

Russell Sandifer designed lighting for Les écailles de 

la mémoire (The scales of memory), an evening length 

work choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and 

Germaine Acogny and performed by the combined 

companies of Urban Bush Women from Brooklyn 

and Compagnie Jant-Bi from Senegal. The dance will 

tour the nation throughout the year. Sandifer also designed 

the lighting for four productions at the Kennedy 

Center for The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. 

Sally Sommer contributed to the article “Krumping 

in PDX: The gravity-defying, cross-cultural dance arrives” 

by Casey Parks. The article was published in The 

Oregonian on March 20, 2008. 

Dan Wagoner Winthrop University bestowed upon 

Dan Wagoner the university’s highest award for the 

arts: Medal of Honor in the Arts. The awards are given 

to those who have encouraged the arts and offered 

inspiration to others. The university president selects 

all of the recipients. He also served as an adjudicator 

for the 2008 South-Central Regional American College 

Dance Festival at Stephen F. Austin State University 

and the North-Central Regional at the University 

of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Tom Welsh and Jennifer Deckert (University of Wyoming) 

and Sarah Barry (University of Alabama) cowrote 

Analysis of pelvic alignment in university ballet 

majors for the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. 

Jawole Zollar was a presenter at the 2007 BESSIE 

Awards in New York City. She was also the invited 

speaker for the Spring 2008 commencement ceremonies 

at Florida State University. 

The Fan 

Choreographer: Shouze Ma 


Dancer: Kim Jones 



Ikons 

Choreographer: Anthony Morgan 


Dancers: Rebecca Lee, Jacqueline Eremitea, Blythe Barton 


2008-2009 

scholarshiP 

reciPients: 

Nancy Smith Fichter Award 

Kanisha Brown 

Martha Graham Summer Intensive 

Joshua Reaver 

Friends of Dance Awards 

Brittany Anastasio, Christine Corbett, 

Shauna Dever, Jessica Herzogenrath, 

Devon Kelly , Maxey Koch, Elizabeth 

Loft, Amanda McPeek, Aimee 

Plauche, Jade Poole, Kaley Pruitt, 

Mallory Starling, Jana Tripp 

Friends of Dance-Summer 2008 

Kanisha Brown, Diane Cahill, Christine 

Corbett, Natalie Ellison, Denae 

Hannah, Jessica Herzongenrath, 

Kirsten Kapustik, Jana Tripp 

Dickinson/Settle Awards 

(Study for FSU in NYC Program) 

Olivia Aman, Alexandra Jennings, 

Michelle Kinny , Stephanie Mas, 

Chelsea Rodriguez 

DMJT O’Brien Scholarship 

Philip Ancheta 

Daisy Flory Men’s Scholarship 

Philip Ancheta, Etienne Diaz, Jason 

Macdonald, Joshua Reaver 

Alumni Award 

Diane Cahill, Kirsten Kapustik 

Dickinson Settle-Summer 2008 

Shauna Dever, Michelle Fletcher, 

Devon Kelly, Maxey Koch, 

Sarah Pomarico, Kaley Pruitt, 

Chelsea Rodriguez, Mallory Starling 

MANCC Summer Scholarships 

Michelle Fletcher, Ashley Denae 

Hannah, Kaley Warren Pruitt, Jana 

Tripp 

research highlights 

Tim Glenn will be on sabbatical during 

the 2008-09 school year to research a 

new multimedia work. Dionne Sparkman 

Noble will teach technology 

classes during his research period. 

Sally Sommer returned from her sabbatical 

this fall to once again head the 

FSU in NYC program in New York City. 

During her absence last year, Latika 

Young (MA 2007) ran the New York 

program. 

Tom Welsh completed his sabbatical 

during which he worked on a new 

book. The book will be published in 

2009. During his sabbatical Carol L. Mc- 

Coy (MFA 2007) ran the conditioning 

program. 

Senior Chelsea Rodriguez was 

awarded an Outstanding Undergraduate 

Award for summer research. 

Mancc anD DtW 

PartnershiP 

MANCC and Dance Theater Workshop 

(DTW) have launched an institutional 

partnership to provide creative development 

residencies for artists receiving 

commissioning and presentational 

support from DTW. This new initiative 

will engage choreographers, their collaborators 

and performers to pursue 

artistic experimentation that includes a 

process-driven residency within FSU’s 

comprehensive academic research 

setting. The artists then will access 

resources at DTW, an internationally 

recognized performing arts venue, 

to further develop and present their 

work. Selected artists will have access 

to the extensive resources of both 

institutions. The goal is to deepen the 

commitment to contemporary choreographers 

through the integration of 

resources needed to create work over 

time, from inception to final product. 

The first artist to receive support was 

award-winning director, dance and 

video artist Dean Moss, whose MANCC 

residency took place 

June 15 - 30, 2008.

Impresario 

Howell Ferguson and Sharon Maxwell-Ferguson 

Shawn C. Murphy 

Aline Wachsmuth 

Producer 

Barbara L. Aguirre 

Nancy Smith Fichter & Robert W. Fichter 

Head Over Heels Dancewear 

Dr. Jim & Betty Ann Rodgers 

Kathryn Scott 

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Sholes 

Tallahassee Dance Academy 

Principal 

Provost & Mrs. Lawrence Abele 

Ellen Ashdown 

Kathryn & Katy Cashin 

Perry T. Fulkerson 

Debra & David Lachter 

Ralph & Sue Mancuso 

Susan & Jim Mau 

Dean Sally McRorie 

Cricket & Doug Mannheimer 


John & Virginia McCray 

Dean & Chris Minardi 

Anthony Morgan 

Rich & Mary Beth Mutarelli 

Patricia Pertalion 

Tom & Jeannie Pierce 

Ann & Fred Salancy 

Nikki Spencer & Family 

Nancy Smith Fichter 


ing organizations. She continues her inspiring leadership through her choreography 

and graduate level classes. 

This historic event was attended by over 200 community members and raised 

nearly $6,000 for the Friends of Dance Scholarship Fund. During their 20 year 

history the group has awarded over $160,000 in scholarships to deserving 

dance students and hosted the annual Workshop for Young Dancers. Friends 

of Dance continues to raise funds to provide financial support for the policies, 

projects and activities of the Department of Dance, as well as encouraging 

participation and attendance of various productions. 

An evening with Nancy 

Friends of Dance celebrated their 20th anniversary with a wine gala held in 

honor of Nancy Smith Fichter, former Chair of the department and founder of 

Friends of Dance. The event was held at The Fresh Market and featured gourmet 

food and wine. 

Nancy served as the Chair for 33 years and her choreographic legacy includes 

more than 90 original works. Her dedication to dance at Florida State developed 

a number of students who 

have gone on to perform and teach 

at top dance schools and perform- 

The Department of Dance would like to thank its generous patrons who have contributed to the 

Department of Dance through Friends of Dance during the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. 

Rob & Robin Stuyverson 

Sandy & Eric Wiedegreen 

Wildwood Ballet 

Soloist 

Michele Ackermann / The Dance Studio 

Kitty & Jim Ball 

Beverly A. Barber 

Dorothy & Harold Bell 

Margo & Klaus Bindhardt 

Leslie Campbell 

Ann & Greg Choppin 

Sharon Davis School of Dance 

Jerry & Anne Draper 

Grayal Earle Farr 

Rick and Joyce Fausone 

Beverly Frick, Photographer 

Caitlin Hafer & Family 

Gerri Houlihan 

Geoffrey & Joan Kajcienski 

Amy & Bryan Lowe / Performing Arts Center 

Jane & John Marks 

Pauline M. Masterton 


Bernard & Patty Phillips 

Russell & Ombra Sandifer 

Bill & Denise Sherman 

Susan & Chris Smith 

The Tallahassee Ballet 

Steve Urse 

Patsy Vinson 

Friends of Dance President, Jeannie Pierce, presents 

Nancy with a gift during the reception. 


Corps 

Nancy Carroll Abbey 

Helen A. Akenson 

Benjamin Bivins 

Barbara Cooper 

Doug & Beatrice Corbin 

Robert & Lynda Davis 

Elizabeth Delancy 

John & Peggy Finizio 

Roberta Behrendt Fliss 

Donna & Ken Gates 

Janet & Peter Hughes 

Jean Graham Hunt 

Martin & Karen Jennings 

Jessie Kano 

Emily A. Keeler & Keeler Lee 

Helen Light 

Amelia Rogers Pelton 

Frank & Eva Pomarico 

Jane Quinton 

Marc & Kate Ray 

Nicole Spencer & Family 

Tom Welsh & Sue Carpenter 

Full House Project Theatre Chairs 

Barbara Aguirre 

Cristina Aguirre 

Maria Caruso 

Elizabeth Fletcher 

Kristen Swingle Sholes 

Urban Bush Women 

Letitia K. West 


save the Date! 

Embodiments of Silence September 26-27, 2008 

MFA Concer t October 17-18, 2008 

Days of Dance November 18-22, 2008 

Dance Reper tor y Theatre Januar y 30-31, 2009 

MFA Concer t Februar y 13-14, 2009 

7 Days - Noche Flamenco Februar y 17-18, 2009 

MFA Concer t March 27-28, 2009 

An Evening of Dance April 16-18, 2009 

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