ESU’s University Dance Company’s Fall Performance to Showcase Dances Choreographed by Students

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) University Dance Company (UDC) fall performance will showcase new, exciting dances choreographed by five of the its own students: Alyssa Noll, Kimberly Rittel, Miranda Barbieri, Deven Dan and Joslyn Williams. The shows will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 15 and Friday, November 16 and at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 17 in the Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts (located in the circle in the front of campus).

Rittel and Noll’s dance, “Malignant,” is an energetic and upbeat hip-hop dance. Barbieri’s “Le Rélevè Comique” is a comedy about a ballet class gone horribly wrong. Dan’s duet with Barbieri, “A Space Between,” explores how two people handle conflict and find resolution between them. Williams’ “Dynamics” portrays the curves, lines and contours of the human body in motion. Other choreographers this year include Dr. Elizabeth Gibbons, professor in the department of movement activities and lifetime fitness, and Natalie Schultz-Kahwaty, an instructor in the department of movement activities and lifetime fitness, who will be bringing a humorous tango spoof and modern dance styles to the performance. Choreography by guest artists Jacqueline Perna and Maria Troiano will also be showcased.

Admission is $4 for students, children, and senior citizens; $6 for ESU faculty and staff; and $8 for the general public. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Returning members include: Barbieri, a senior from Levittown, Pa., majoring in business management; Dan, a sophomore from Bushkill, Pa., majoring in pre-physical therapy; Emily Hassinger, a sophomore from Collegeville, Pa., majoring in hospitality management; Karla Huyett, a sophomore from Quakertown, Pa., majoring in rehabilitative services;  Noll, a junior from Nazareth, Pa., majoring in business management; Shanna O’Connor, a sophomore from East Stroudsburg, Pa., majoring in psychology; Rittel, a sophomore from Mechanicsburg, Pa., majoring in social work; Emily Tankel, a sophomore from Philadelphia, Pa., majoring in social work; Brittany Wilcha, a sophomore from Carbondale, Pa., majoring in rehabilitative services; and Williams, a senior from Philadelphia, Pa., majoring in psychology.

New members include: Nicole Brusca, a sophomore from Middletown, N.Y., majoring in sport management; Katie Constantine, a freshman from East Stroudsburg, Pa., majoring in early childhood/special education; Jillian Dente, a senior from East Stroudsburg, Pa., majoring in rehabilitative services; Jessica Gigantino, a freshman from Mt. Ephraim, N.J., majoring  in early childhood/special education; Brooke Grim, a freshman from Fleetwood, Pa., majoring in early childhood education; Kaitlyn Kessler, a sophomore from Tucson, Ariz., majoring in business management; Jessica McClure, a freshman from Fairless Hills, Pa., majoring in nursing; Kate Siley, a freshman from Philadelphia, Pa., studying liberal arts; Bobby Skibber, a sophomore from Paupack, Pa., majoring in environmental studies; Deanna Vazzano, a sophomore from Budd Lake, N.J., majoring in French and Spanish; and Michelle Zbinden, a sophomore from Milford, Pa., majoring in social work.

Members in the dance minor include: Barbieri, Brusca, Dan, Noll, Rittel, Vazzano, Williams and Zbinden.

For more information about this event, please contact Dr. Gibbons at 570-422-3331 or at egibbons@esu.edu.