![Freshman Milan Earl and sophomore Lucy Kaplan sit with their grandparents at Archer’s annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day Friday, March 15. The event took place over three 75-minute sessions. “[I hope my grandparents] gain an understanding about what I do, Kaplan said, because I know they ask a lot of questions and can sort of see what I do in school and what the experience is like to be here.](https://archeroracle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/grandparents-day-option-2-1200x800.jpg)
Dance Company celebrates dance, tells stories with first annual ‘Festival of Dance’
Photo credit: Logan Connors
From left to right, Jael Ellman ’18, Lucia Barker ’18, Nelly Rouzroch ’18, Dana Duwaji ’18, Audrey Angel ’18 and Sara Rabinowitz ’17 dance in the show’s opening number. The dance was choreographed by Duwaji.
Archer’s Dance Companies held their first annual Festival of Dance on May 19 to showcase their passion for dance to the Archer community.
Students were invited to gather in the courtyard during X-Block to watch their peers perform student-choreographed dances ranging from hip-hop to contemporary. The dancers had been working on their pieces since March.
During lunch that day, student created dance videos which were presented in the Rose Room.
“For me as the teacher I see each [dance] as a masterpiece,” Andrea Locke, arts teacher, said. “It shows growth and development of those dancers and that choreographer.”
From left to right, Stella Gregg, Audrey Choate, Scarlett Strasberg, Vivian Shay and Chloe Powers, all ’20, dance in “Things We Lost”. The dance was choreographed by Shay. Photographer: Logan Connors ’17.
Vivian Shay ’20 dances in “The News”. The dance was choreographed by Shay. Photographer: Logan Connors ’17.
From left to right, Hannah Greenwald ’17, Seaf Hartley ’16 and Kendra Casey ’16 dance in “Forever Holding On”. The dance was choreographed by Hartley. Photographer: Logan Connors ’17.
From left to right, Meagan Rowles ’18, Maya Winkler ’18, Sophia Rusoff O’Neill ’18 and India Military ’17 dance in “Sheets”. The dance was choreographed by Rowles. Photographer: Logan Connors ’17.
Jordan Alberstone ’16 dances in “Assertion”. The dance was choreographed by Alberstone. Photographer: Logan Connors ’17.
From left to right, Jael Ellman ’18, Chloe Weisberg ’18, Sophie Goldberg ’18, Audrey Angel ’18, Nelly Rouzroch ’18, Sara Rabinowitz ’17 and Cybele Zhang ’18 dance in the show’s closing number. It was choreographed by Weisberg.
Photo credit: Logan Connors
All dancers line up for curtain call. 2016-2017 Dance Troupe Captain Milan Cross ’17 thanked the audience. Photographer: Logan Connors ’17.
Logan Connors joined the Oracle writing staff in 2015. She is on the varsity equestrian team and has been riding for 12 years. She is a member of the Best...
Dr. Yoshimura • May 31, 2016 at 1:19 pm
The Festival of Dance was so inspiring–and I’m #grateful that the rain held off!
I hope it encourages more Archer girls to attend the Night of Dance in February, too!