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Get to know our beloved faculty member Eric Rivera 💛💃🏻🖤 twitter.com/VCUarts/status… 😍💪🔥 twitter.com/vcuarts/status… We were so proud to see Marsell Chavarria and Jelani Taylor perform their beautiful duet, "Dreams" at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of the American College Dance Association 2018 National Festival on Saturday!… Yesterday, we were so proud to see Marsell Chavarria and Jelani Taylor perform their beautiful duet, "Dreams" on the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Terrace Theater stage as part of the American College Dance Association 2018… 👀👀👀 twitter.com/icavcu/status/… Lookin’ good dancers! twitter.com/vcuarts/status… Current dance majors ready to dance in support of all our soon-to-be VCU Dance alumni! Congrats @VCUarts class of 2018! #VCUartsGrad2018 Three VCU Dance majors have dance films in Amendment’s Film Festival tonight! twitter.com/amendmentvcu/s… Live from ‘TheCityAndItsInterior: Hub to Hub’ @VCUarts Freshman Rep is tonight!! Join us to witness the class of 2021’s site specific works throughout the VCU campus/RVA Community !#firstfriday #RVAart #RVAdance #VCUDANCE #VCUdance #vcudancers #vcudancemajors #sitespecific #performanceart (1 of 2) Join the VCU Dance freshman repertory class, along with @VCUGDES and VCU Jazz, for ‘TheCityandIt’sInterior: Hub to Hub’ this Wednesday at 7 pm Amazing, site based performance by our freshmen shaping up for Wednesday, in collaboration with VCUarts Graphic Design, with thanks to Untold RVA. André M. Zachery, ChingI Chang https://arts.vcu.edu/dance/news/the-city-and-its-interior-hub-to-hub/ Come through! Yes you read it right... An Improv JAM! ....with Live JAZZ Musicians!! With our last senior project concert of the year finished we’re feeling nostalgic.. #tbt to Class of 2018’s Freshman Rep!!! Here are two favorites choreographed by Melanie Richards, Witness & Rush. And one of the self-choreographed solos by Jelani Taylor!… CLOSING NIGHT was such a success! Congratulations to the Spring 2018 Choreographers! It’s CLOSING NIGHT! Don’t miss your last chance to see Means Within, 8 pm at the @GraceStTheater 👯‍♀️✨ It’s warm up for OPENING NIGHT! Join us at 8 at the @GraceStTheater and help us fill these seats! It’s dress rehearsal night! Here’s a backstage sneak peak of the deck crew for Means Within, Thursday-Saturday @ 8 pm @ the Grace Street Theatre. Get your tickets today: embed.showclix.com/events/1319 Have you gotten your tickets to Means Within yet? Don’t miss out! facebook.com/events/3635679… VCUarts http://arts.vcu.edu/the-art-and-science-of-dance-morgan-senter/ Read about the AMAZING Christine Wyatt: dance major, scholar, researcher, activist extraordinaire! twitter.com/vcu/status/984… Hurrah for current senior Christine Catherine Wyatt! https://news.vcu.edu/article/VCU_student_researcher_explores_dance_as_a_method_for_combating Recent VCU Dance alum Taylor-Leigh Adams served as assistant choreographer on this @TheatreVCU production! Get your tickets today! twitter.com/theatrevcu/sta… Excited to welcome some new friends at @VCUarts preview day! Happening now @VCUarts It’s opening night of this phenomenal work that you definitely do not want to miss! twitter.com/vcudance/statu… Join us tonight at 8pm for @mkabadoo’s Octavia’s Brood: Riding the Ox Home (OBROH) ! Location: Grace Street Theatre- 934 W Grace St, Richmond, VA 23220Tickets: $15/$10 for students Opening Tomorrow!! At the @gracestreettheater, @mkabadoo’s Octavia’s Brood: Riding the Ox Home. 8 pm Friday and Saturday 3/23-3/24. You don’t want to miss this! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AMAZING DONATIONS AND SUPPORT! THE SPRING SENIORS HAVE MET THEIR GOAL JUST IN TIME FOR FINAL SHOWINGS!! “We are truly grateful! And any addition money that we raise allows us to be a blessing… The Spring Seniors are so grateful for all of the amazing donations from our families and the VCU community ! We still have a little ways to go... can we get 50 backers? 50 people declaring how valuable this work… MK Abadoo’s immersive, site-expansive work featuring VCU dancers and Richmond community members is this weekend! facebook.com/events/1836848… Don’t forget! This weekend visiting iCubed scholar MK Abadoo presents this *amazing* work featuring VCU dancers and members of the Richmond community! https://t.co/0LnLBxKpeh Our amazing icubed fellow and guest artist faculty member, @mkabadoo, is presenting her work “Octavia’s Brood: Riding the Ox Home (OBROH) this weekend at the @gracestreettheater ! @vcu_dance_majors, members of @clavesunidos, @jdldances, and other members of the RVA community come… "I am still in awe...hours after the performance." - DC Metro Theater Arts We are thrilled to present MK Abadoo's "Octavia's Brood: Riding the Ox Home" next week! facebook.com/events/1836848… Have a little extra to share? Consider donating to the Spring Senior Project kickstarter! kickstarter.com/projects/18138… The Spring Senior Project Class is fundraising for their concert MEANS WITHIN! Their show is April 19-21 ! Help support their goal of $4,000! The link is in the bio or search us on the Kickstarter Website! Check this out! https://youtu.be/S-ZG1ciUU0Y Can’t say we disagree 😉 twitter.com/vcuarts/status… What to do at the end of a long week of dancing? Dance, of course! What an amazing conference, big thanks to all who attended #ACDAMAS18 #VCUACDA18 What an amazing class! Thank you @AXISDanceCo for teaching, sharing, and inspiring at #ACDAMAS18 #VCUACDA18 twitter.com/axisdanceco/st… Dancers and banners and papers oh my! #ACDAMAS18 #VCUACDA18 Mid-Atlantic South ACDA T-Shirts are here!! They will be on sale during the conference! Short Sleeve- $15 & Long Sleeve- $20! #ACDAMAS18 #VCUACDA18 Students and faculty with VCU IDs can see this beautiful show FOR FREE! Spread the word! @VCUarts @TheatreVCU @vcuartsresearch @KineticImaging @VCUAthletics @VCUGDES @vcupapr @GraceStTheater @VCUALTLab @AmendmentVCU twitter.com/vcudance/statu… The countdown is on and the apparel is in! ACDA Mid-Atlantic South starts SUNDAY! #ACDAMAS18 #VCUACDA18 @VCUarts Don't miss @HSDanse in Land Bridge ONE NIGHT ONLY this Saturday! @VCUarts @VCU arts.vcu.edu/dance/news/hel… THIS SATURDAY ONLY: Helen Simoneau Danse presents ‘Land Bridge’, an evening length work investigating heritage, assimilation, and identity. For more info: facebook.com/events/7151491… @HSDanse @VCUarts Spread the word: Assistant/Associate Professor in Dance Media Technologies position announcement between Dance and Kinetic Imaging at VCU. Short window of time to apply. VCUarts This is the link to the posting on VCU eJobs: https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/76401 Short, fascinating video about a collaboration of visiting artist André M. Zachery and LaMont Hamilton. VCU Dance alum Johnnie Cruise Mercer performed as well! Wanna know something amazing? VCU Dance guest artist MK Abadoo taught a workshop on the Ring Shout to the Black Religion students of fellow iCubed scholar Dr. Onaje Woodbine! We love interdisciplinary study! @VCUarts Guest Artist Ching-I Chang Bigelow teaching our @vcudancemajors Chinese fan dancing in workshop! @VCUarts Here’s a special sneak peak into VCU’s hosting of the 2018 ACDA Mid-Atlantic South Conference: Enjoli Moon will be moderating 2 panel discussions! Get to know her and her incredible work here: twitter.com/karlanbc12/sta… Opening night was a roaring success! You have 3 more chances to see VCU Dance NOW: Program B tonight at 8 and tomorrow at 2, and Program A one more time tomorrow night at 8. Don’t miss out! @GraceStTheater @VCUarts IT IS OPENING NIGHT of VCU dance NOW! Check out our story! We’re here @gracestreettheater warming up the space! #moderndance #shownight #VCUdance #VCUarts #rvaarts #rvadance Speaking of @amzrenegade, come see his piece SWAY, along with other faculty, student, and guests works, at VCU Dance NOW, opening tomorrow night! Tickets at showclix.com or by calling 804-828-2020 Thank you, Style Weekly for the shout-out about VCU Dance NOW 2018! https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/vcu-dance-now-at-grace-street-theater/Content?oid=7016989 Check out VCU Dance guest faculty André Zachery in this @greatbigstory video on the history of the Dap! @amzrenegade twitter.com/renegadepg/sta… Our @vcudancemajors are spending tonight at the @GraceStTheater in preparation for next week’s VCU Dance NOW! Tickets are available for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, February 8,9, and 10 at showclix.com @VCUarts @VCU ✊🏿✊🏼It’s Feb. 1st!! ✊🏻✊🏾The events are endless on campus to celebrate Black History Month! There is an upcoming event just for us on Sunday, February 11, 2018 hosted by #VCUalumni- @1part_tarik @shanicemason_ @jcruisem @kamalihill & @tyebby. We’re excited to be… ...that the skills acquired by, say, a Dance major are major predictors of success! http://wapo.st/2kPG7vX?tid=ss_fb-bottom&utm_term=.3b7401c9b9c5 VCU Dance and Choreography majors at @IABDinc spotted alumni Sierra Noelle Jones on the @dallasblkdance Summer Intensive flyer! Our alums and students are off doing great things. Stay tuned for more updates from the International Association of Blacks in Dance! **ALUMNI SIGHTING** While at the #LWDTIABD @vcu_dance_majors received this flyer to @dallasblackdance ‘s summer intensive!! Today is our second audition of the 2017-2018 year! For future audition dates and application details check out arts.vcu.edu/admissions/how… @VCUarts Wonderful news that VCU iCubed Fellow MK Abadoo has been named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" for 2018! VCUarts https://www.dancemagazine.com/25-to-watch-2018-2515449573.html?utm_campaign=RebelMouse&socialux=facebook&share_id=3026147&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Dance+Magazine&utm_source=facebook Our Associate Chair publishes in @TheAtlantic @VCUarts @VCU twitter.com/leam811/status… Did we mention that tonight's Salon performance at 7pm includes audience feedback, facilitated by iCubed scholar @MeghanAbadoo and informed by MacArthur genius @lizlerman's Critical Response Process? #vcuarts @VCU bit.ly/2j0YCxh TONIGHT at 7 PM! The Salon - new work + audience feedback. @VCUartsDepot studio showing behind 814 W. Broad St. Free! #vcuarts #VCU Kudos to alum Brooke Armstrong as she launches her new dance company! twitter.com/VCUarts/status… OPENING NIGHT! @VCUarts @VCU facebook.com/events/5205613… OPENING TOMORROW! V E R S U S: Fall Senior Project part II @VCUarts @GraceStTheater facebook.com/events/5205613… Great shot of alum Ronnique Murray (BFA 2013) in @nytimesarts! @VCUarts @vcualumni Great photo of alum Ronnique Antoinette (BFA 2013) in The New York Times! And a great mention of her in Broadway World, linked below. Kudos, Ronnique! TONIGHT! Hey @VCUarts @VCU 2 seniors' capstone projects at #InLight2017 facebook.com/events/2325427… 🗣This year's Fall Senior Projects are presented in 2 parts! 🔺Part I happens this Friday, 11/3 @ 1708 Gallery's InLight Exhibition: 🔺Michelle Koppl & Tay Diggs will present their site specific works! 🔺Michelle Koppl's Showing times: 8:00, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15… This year's Fall Senior Projects are presented in 2 parts! Part I happens this Friday, 11/3 @ 1708 Gallery's InLight Exhibition:Tay Diggs and Michelle Koppl will present their site specific works! Tay Diggs' Showing times: 7:30, 8:30, 9:45 pmMichelle Koppl's… CALLING ALL #DanceEnthusiasts #DanceSupporters #RVAartists #VCUAlumi & #LoversOfDance!!! Isn't it a great day for Chipotle?! Dark, Gloomy, and Rainy... you need something to cheer you up! Treat yourself this halloweekend! Support the Department of Dance & Choreography today from 4-6!… It's #SupportUsSaturday ! The Fall Seniors are producing their concert VERSUS! With a little over HALF THEIR GOAL and 17 days left, the seniors are excited to reach their goal! Donate as little as $10 or as much as $100!… Check out our story to see footage from the Junior Choreography Class' immersive project at @vculibraries ! Dancers at VCU James Branch Cabell Library - look out! Oh and will we have live video of this @VCUCabell dancer takeover? Yes. Yes we will. 3:30 pm TODAY @VCUarts facebook.com/VCUDance/ Will there be live video of our dancers infiltrating VCU James Branch Cabell Library at 3:30 today? Yes. Yes there will. Watch this space. VCUarts Today at 3:30! @VCUarts @VCU @VCUCabell Remember - today at 3:30, dance at the library! VCU James Branch Cabell Library VCUarts We can't wait! twitter.com/VCUCabell/stat… @vcu_dance_majors take over @vculibraries tomorrow, Tuesday 10/24 from 3:30-5 pm! Visiting artist @amzrenegade and @renegadepg performed last Friday @kencen - watch online! youtube.com/watch?v=4xRzE_… Watch visiting artist André M. Zachery's company performance at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts last Friday - archived online! Renegade Performance Grouphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xRzE_q14nw&t=135s Tomorrow at 3:30 pm: we invade VCU James Branch Cabell Library. Do not miss this. VCUarts TOMORROW 3:30pm dancers invade @VCUCabell Library! Don't miss out! @VCUarts @VCU Freshmen Improv class with ChingI Chang and Jk Steel - dancers all over Virginia Commonwealth University! Freshmen Improv class with Judy Steel & Ching-I Chang Bigelow @VCUarts @VCU Friday Workshop with @michaelsakamoto on 9/22 @VCUarts Wonderful shots by Steven Casanova from Michael Sakamoto's Workshop class with dance majors on 9/22. VCUarts VCUarts Depot TODAY at 6pm, visiting artist André M. Zachery's company performs at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage. Watch the LIVESTREAM here! VCUarts Virginia Commonwealth University http://www.kennedy-center.org/video/upcoming #WATCHOUTWEDNESDAY The Juniors have been rehearsing for their library immersive project! Catch them at the Cabell Library (@vculibraries ) on Oct. 24th from 3:30-5 pm! Did you miss today's livestream? Check our FB page for a dance break - video still up! facebook.com/VCUDance/ Friday Workshop - today, master class in contemporary/commercial Dance with Miguel Perez! Check in at 10:30 am EST today for a livestream from Workshop class - today it's contemporary/commercial dance with Miguel Perez! VCUarts Virginia Commonwealth University Look for a livestream from Friday Workshop class tomorrow 10:30 am EST on our Facebook page! @VCUarts facebook.com/VCUDance/ Get ready for another livestream from Friday Workshop class, tomorrow with Miguel Perez! Around 10:30 am EST - check it out! VCUarts Virginia Commonwealth University

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