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#VCUartsDance alum Johnnie Cruise Mercer has an upcoming show at Danspace Project! Johnnie workshopped this project while in Richmond, and even invited our Freshmen class into the rehearsal process with the company. #VCUartsAlumni #VCUarts More info: bit.ly/2GzV6aW Johnnie Cruise Mercer, VCU Dance alum and founder of Johnnie cruise mercer/theredprojectnyc, has an upcoming show at Danspace Project! Johnnie workshopped this project while in Richmond, and even invited some of our Freshmen class into the rehearsal process with the… VCU Dance NOW was a hit thanks to our awesome faculty, and now that can be you! #VCUartsDance is hiring a tenure track position for an Assistant Professor of Dance + Choreography. Apply and share far and wide with the… This could be you! #VCUartsDance is hiring a tenure track position for an Assistant Professor of Dance + Choreography. Link in bio, apply and share far and wide with all the dance educators in your life! #VCUarts VCU Dance NOW was an absolutely incredible show thanks to our talented dance majors and our awesome faculty and guest choreographers. Now we've got more exciting news: our faculty is expanding! VCU Dance is hiring an Assistant Professor of Dance… Happy Valentine’s Day dance lovers! Need a last minute date spot? Lucky for you, #VCUartsDance has you covered with opening night of VCU Dance NOW. Link in bio! 💛❤️ #VCUarts #ValentinesDay2019 Tomorrow is OPENING NIGHT! If you don’t have tickets already, what are you waiting for? They’re going fast, get yours at gracestreet.showclix.com or by calling 804-828-2020. #VCUartsDance #VCUarts Opening night is the day after tomorrow! If you don’t have your tickets yet, what are you waiting for? They’re going fast, link in bio! #VCUartsDance #VCUarts This Friday is our LAST audition of the 2018-2019 #VCUartsDance season! Don’t forget to complete all registration materials, and to grab your tickets for VCU Dance NOW that evening. #VCUarts #VCUarts2023📸 Steven Casanova This Friday is the last audition of the 2018-2019 season! Auditioners: Don't forget to complete all of your audition materials, and to grab your tickets for VCU Dance NOW that evening. https://arts.vcu.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/freshman/dance-choreography/ This Friday is the last #VCUartsDance audition of the 2018-2019 season! Don’t forget to complete all the audition materials, and grab tickets to VCU Dance NOW that evening. #VCUarts #VCUarts2023📸 @stevencasanova Thank you to The Grace Street Theater for this awesome promotional video for VCU Dance NOW 2019. Less than one week until opening night! Tickets available now! Don't forget, our second to last audition of the semester is this Friday, February 8th. We're looking forward to meeting the newest members of the class of 2023! This Friday is our second to last audition of the semester here at #VCUartsDance! Excited to meet more members of #VCUarts2023 💛❤️ 📸@stevencasanova To get pumped for VCU Dance NOW 2019, some moments from past guest artists: “Still Crossing” by Liz Lerman in 2017 and “Mélange” by Helen Simoneau in 2018. This year’s guest artist is Gregory Maqoma! Info & tickets: bit.ly/2TuIYKN #VCUarts… The last couple VCU Dance NOW shows have featured some pretty explosive pieces: here’s moments of guest artist work “Still Crossing” from Liz Lerman and Dance Exchange in 2017 and “Mélange” from Helen Simoneau in 2018. This year’s show will… Calling all theater tech folks! Our search for a Lighting Designer/Stage Manager is open until February 15th. #VCUartsDance #VCUarts vcujobs.com/postings/86492 👀 We’ve got a VCU Dance NOW poster fresh off the press! Just two weeks until #VCUartsDance faculty and guest artists present new work, link in bio for more info. #VCUarts Get your tickets today! And for all you high school seniors, remember that the Friday show on February 15th is the last audition day of the semester! There’s also one more before then on February 8th. twitter.com/GraceStTheater… Our search for a Lighting Designer/Stage Manager is open till Feb 15 - please share! https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/86492 #VCUartsDance is pleased to present VCU Dance NOW, a concert of new work by faculty members and South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma (@gregmaqoma), Thursday, Friday, Saturday, February 14, 15, and 16 at 8:00 pm and Saturday, February 16 at 2:00… We are so proud to announce that TWO separate #VCUartsDance students received #VCUarts Undergraduate Research Grants. Click the link for more info on Zoe Wampler and Hallie Chametzky’s projects, as well as the other grant recipients: bit.ly/2HP2IHE @VCUarts #VCUartsWork We are so pleased to get to brag about this: two separate #VCUartsDance students have been selected as recipients of the #VCUarts Undergraduate Research Grant. Seniors Zoe Wampler and Hallie Chametzky will each create projects this semester using the grant… Tomorrow is opening night of PATH FINDERS! Here’s a little sneak peak of #VCUartsDance student work featured in the show: “Orbit,” choreographed and performed by Deonta Featherston and Christina Collins and “In the Mix,” choreographed by Brea Sasser. This is… Tomorrow is opening night of PATH FINDERS! Here is a sneak peak of #VCUartsDance student choreographers Deonta Featherston and Christina Collins in their duet “Orbit.” This is not a show you want to miss! Info and tickets: bit.ly/2FUiRcx #VCUarts #VCUartsWork It’s officially show week! Don’t miss #VCUartsDance PATH FINDERS this Friday and Saturday at the @gracestreettheater! @vcuarts #VCUarts Less than a week now until #VCUartsDance PATH FINDERS, our annual chance to show off the work of our creative, talented students of all classes. Tickets available now! #VCUarts Adjudicated by #VCUartsDance faculty and students, the Pathfinders concert program will feature new work choreographed by dance majors Jenna Beardsley, Taylor Bonadies, Christina Collins and Deonta Featherston, Kasey Grigsby, Nelson Mejia, Michelle Knight, Alicia Olivo, and Brea Sasser. Tickets available… #VCUartsDance presents PATH FINDERS, the 2019 Student Concert, Friday & Saturday January 25th & 26th at 8 pm at @GraceStTheater. Tickets $15/$10 students at showclix.com or by calling (804) 828-2020. More info: facebook.com/events/1390762… #VCUarts #VCUartsDance presents PATH FINDERS, the 2019 Student Concert, Friday & Saturday January 25th & 26th at 8 pm at @gracestreettheater. Tickets $15/$10 students at showclix.com or by calling (804) 828-2020. More info at the FB event, link in bio. #VCUarts Good morning, and welcome back to school everyone! Want to join the #VCUartsDance family next semester? Our second audition of the year is in only 11 days, more info: https://arts.vcu.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/freshman/dance-choreography/Photo: Steven Casanova Good morning, and welcome back to school everyone! Want to start next semester with us in these beautiful studios? Our second audition of the year is in only 11 days! More info: bit.ly/2VblsEb#VCUartsDance #VCUarts 📸: Steven Casanova Good morning, and welcome back to school everyone! Want to start next semester with us in these beautiful studios? Our second audition of the year is in only 11 days, link in bio for more info. #VCUartsDance #VCUarts 📸: @stevencasanova Classes start up again on Monday and we’ll already be in full prep mode for Student Concert on January 25th! #VCUarts #VCUartsDance #VCUartsWorkPhoto by Sarah Ferguson of “Dreams” by Jelani Taylor and Marsell Chavarria, a student work performed at ACDA… Classes start up again on Monday and we’ll already be in full prep mode for Student Concert on January 25th! Photo by Sarah Ferguson of “Dreams” by Jelani Taylor and Marsell Chavarria, a student work performed at ACDA nationals last… Calling all theater tech folks! twitter.com/VCUarts/status… VCU Dance is hiring a Lighting Designer/Stage Manager. App deadline Feb 15 - pass the word to your theater tech friends! https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/84000 Happy New Year from #VCUartsDance! We are grateful for a lot this year, and excited for the year to come. Check out our Instagram (vcu_dance_majors) for a year’s highlights story. #VCUarts @VCUarts This is how we’re groovin’ into 2019 at #VCUartsDance! Check out our story for a year in review highlights. #VCUarts @vcuarts Photo by Sarah Ferguson of André Zachery’s piece “SWAY” from VCU Dance NOW 2018 ‘Tis the season to start planning your college auditions! We have three next semester, starting January 25th. Plan on sticking around for Student Concert that evening!Audition info: http://bit.ly/2VblsEbPhoto: Sarah FergusonStudent Choreo: Taylor Black ‘Tis the season to start planning your college auditions! We have three next semester, starting January 25th. Plan on sticking around for Student Concert that evening!Audition info: bit.ly/2VblsEbPhoto: Sarah FergusonStudent Choreo: Taylor Black#VCUarts #VCUartsDance ‘Tis the season for prospective students to start planning your college auditions: we have three next semester, and the first is quickly approaching. If you audition January 25th, plan on sticking around for Student Concert that evening. Link in bio… I spy #VCUartsDance majors rocking that lift 👀 twitter.com/VCUarts/status… Sending well-wishes to all the @vcu students still holed up in @vculibraries studying for the last couple days of finals. You’re almost done!Photo from last year’s #VCUartsDance library choreography project. #VCUarts #VCUartsDance alum Sierra Noelle Jones (BFA '15) is quoted and pictured in this important article on the lack of skin-tone pointe shoes for ballet dancers of color, and the gradual steps towards progress. #VCUartsAlumni https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2018/12/why-do-only-two-major-dance-suppliers-offer-shoes-for-ballerinas-of-color/?ref=feat-sect #VCUartsDance alum Sierra Noelle Jones (BFA ‘15) is quoted and pictured in this important story on the lack of skin-tone pointe shoes for ballet dancers of color, and the gradual steps towards progress. bit.ly/2GcBWbK #VCUarts #VCUartsAlumni We’re taking a mental break from this snowy finals week by fondly remembering last year’s sunny outdoor improv! Taking a mental break from the snow by daydreaming about last year’s outdoor improv class 🌞 #VCUarts #VCUartsDance Thanks to @vcuartskineticimaging for this great photo of Dance/KI faculty Kate Sicchio’s (@sicchio) wallpaper of images of dance senior Marissa Forbes. Kate enters these images into a machine learning algorithm to start developing a coding language for dance! #VCUarts Thanks to VCUarts Kinetic Imaging for this great photo of Dance/KI faculty Kate Sicchio's wallpaper of images of dance senior Marissa Forbes. Kate enters these images into a machine learning algorithm to start developing a coding language for dance! ❤️Thank you to VCU Dance for bringing my family @jcm_redprojectnyc and myself into their Instagram for an amazing insta-take over! Much love to my ram fam! Until next time ❤️ Hey guys! Johnnie here taking over the VCU Dance instagram! I’m a RVA native and a VCU Dance graduate (2014). I am the Choreographic/Company Director of @jcm_redprojectnyc based in NY; and a current AIR at RestorationARTS in Brooklyn NY. Yo… Join us tomorrow for a #takeover with #VCUartsDance alum and founder of @jcm_redprojectnyc Johnnie Mercer (BFA ‘14)! Pictured here during his time at #VCUarts, @jcruisem will be taking us through a day in the life as a Company Director. Photo:… We're thrilled for alum Burr Johnson (BFA 2009), who will dance in the largest Cunningham “Event” ever staged, taking place at BAM Stage in New York, CAP UCLA in Los Angeles and Barbican Centre in London on April 16, 2019!… After a restful Thanksgiving break, our #VCUartsDance majors are back in the studio and hard at work 💪Photo: Steven Casanova #VCUarts Our very own Kara Robertson (BFA '16) was recently featured by VCU Alumni for her work with KARAR DANCE COMPANY! Learn about how her time as a student here at VCU shaped her perspective and creative voice as a choreographer.… Take a bow and dance it out! These ten #VCUartsDance seniors completed their BFA capstones this past weekend in their phenomenal show #ChanceToWitness. Here they are practicing their final bows during dress rehearsal Monday night. Photos by Amy Ariel. @vcuarts… Take a bow and dance it out! These ten #VCUartsDance seniors completed their BFA capstones this past weekend in their phenomenal show #ChanceToWitness. Here they are practicing their final bows during dress rehearsal Monday night. Congrats, seniors! Photos by Amy… Take a bow and dance it out! These ten #VCUartsDance seniors completed their BFA capstones this past weekend in their phenomenal show "Chance to Witness." Here they are practicing their final bows during dress rehearsal Monday night. Congrats, seniors! Photos… One more show of each program of #ChanceToWitness! Program B today at 2 pm and A tonight at 8 pm. Photos: Zoe Wampler and Katlyn Lawhorne’s pieces from program B, photos by James Demas, and Hallie Chametzky’s piece from program… Our super nifty new postcards featuring current #VCUartsDance majors also serve as an excellent audition reminder! We’re excited to see this season’s first round of auditionees this Friday morning, and hopefully at #ChanceToWitness Senior Project Concert that evening! @vcuarts #VCUartsPhoto… Our new nifty postcards featuring current VCU Dance majors also serve as an excellent audition reminder! If you're planning on auditioning this Friday, double check the important details, and don't forget to get your tickets to the Senior Project Concert… Check out this promotional video for "Chance to Witness" filmed by Torian Ugworji and edited by Helen Solomita! Watch the ten seniors who will present their capstone choreographic works in next weekend's concert move and groove at RVA's Paradise Park:… Check out this promotional video for "Chance to Witness" filmed by Torian Ugworji and edited by Helen Solomita! Watch the ten seniors who will present their capstone choreographic works in next weekend's concert move and groove at RVA's Paradise Park!… Our first audition of the season is next week on Friday, November 16th! Planning on auditioning? Be sure to check out the audition schedule and information below. Auditionees can also plan on attending the Fall 2018 Senior Project concert "Chance… #tbt to this Senior Project Concert poster from the early 1990s, when Senior Projects was hosted in the VCU Dance Center. Compare it with the current Senior Project poster for “Chance to Witness,” which opens in just one week! @vcuarts… #tbt to this Senior Project Concert poster from the early 1990s, when Senior Projects was hosted in the VCU Dance Center. Swipe right to compare it with a section of the current Senior Project poster for “Chance to Witness,” which… The #VCUartsDance Fall 2018 senior projects class presents “Chance to Witness” in just a couple of weeks! Tickets are available now: facebook.com/events/2949000… #VCUarts @VCUarts The Fall 2018 seniors are presenting their concert “Chance to Witness” on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday November 15th, 16th, and 17th. The link in our bio will take you to the FB event page where you can find more information… Join our friends at @andersonvcuarts for performances by Matty Davis and Eryka Dellenbach. Info from the Anderson: “For the toward is an endlessly mutable performance revolving around the transformation of a nail. Effort and precision are channeled into a brutally… The VCU Dance Fall 2018 seniors have four days left to reach their fundraising goal! We encourage you to help support these talented young artists as they present their degree capstones in the concert "Chance to Witness." Follow the link… Check out this excellent review of @AnanyaDance’s VCU performance written by #VCUartsDance faculty Julinda Lewis! We were so thrilled to host ADT in their new work “Shaatranga: Women Weaving Worlds” this weekend! #VCUarts twitter.com/AnanyaDance/st… Seniors Len Foyle and Marissa Forbes at the @ananyadancetheatre reception last night! Thank you to @andersonvcuarts for being a wonderful host. You have one more chance to catch ADT at the @gracestreettheater at 8 tonight, we hope to see you… VCU Dance Majors working with Ananya Dance Theater!!. Repost from @ramsnotsheep of today’s indigo dyeing workshop with @ananyadancetheatre 💙 Don’t miss the other opportunities to interact with ADT, all of which can be found at the link in our bio. @vcuarts #VCUartsDance Join us this Wednesday at 7 pm for a free community conversation with @AnanyaDance and @untoldrva’s Free Egunfemi! @VCUarts #VCUarts #VCUartsDance facebook.com/events/3024103… Our first event of the @ananyadancetheatre residency here at @vcuarts is Wednesday! Join us for a free community conversation with ADT and @free_egunfemi at 7 pm at the Depot Annex Studio, located behind 814 W Broad St. Link in bio!… The Grace Street Theater https://vimeo.com/292425648 The incredible @ananyadancetheatre will be joining us for a residency next week! Their stay will include community conversations, workshops, and two performances of their new work “Shaatranga.” Check out the link in our bio for more information! #VCUartsDance @vcuarts #VCUarts Don’t forget: tomorrow is the Salon, this year’s first public showing of new student work & a fantastic opportunity to offer feedback and observations directly to the artists! @VCUarts #VCUarts #VCUartsDance 's cover photo VCU Dance The day after tomorrow is the Salon, your chance to see and give feedback to new, in-process dances and dance films by #VCUartsDance majors @vcuarts #VCUartsDance October is jam-packed here at VCU Dance! Later this month we'll be hosting the incredible Ananya Dance Theatre for a performance and residency series. As a sneak peek of their visit, check out the trailer for "Shaatranga: Women Weaving Worlds,"… Join us this evening at 6 pm for “Moving Patterns,” a choreographic coding installation by hybrid Dance/KI faculty Kate Sicchio. Senior #VCUartsDance major Marissa Forbes will be performing in Kate’s work at the FAB Gallery, located at 1000 West Broad… Join us this evening at 6 pm for "Moving Patterns," a choreographic coding installation by hybrid Dance/KI faculty Kate Sicchio. Senior dance major Marissa Forbes will be performing in Kate's work at the FAB Gallery, located at 1000 West Broad… VCU Dance is pleased to present the SALON Tuesday, October 16 at 7pm in the Depot Annex Studio, behind 814 West Broad Street. Audience members are encouraged to share observations and reactions to new, in-process student works at this FREE… VCU Dance is pleased to present the SALON Tuesday, October 16 at 7 pm in the Depot Annex Studio, behind 814 West Broad Street. The event is FREE and open to the public.The first public presentation of freshly conceived student… Thank you VCUarts Kinetic Imaging for this fantastic interview! Check it out if you're ready to be wowed by Dance/KI faculty Kate Sicchio. https://arts.vcu.edu/kineticimaging/qa-with-kate-sicchio/ The Fall 2018 Senior Project class is fundraising for “Chance to Witness,” their capstone concert. Check out the Kickstarter to get more info, sneak peeks, donate, and share! kck.st/2INqbWQ #VCUarts #VCUartsDance #VCUartsWork @VCUarts The Fall 2018 Senior Project class is fundraising for their concert “Chance to Witness,” which is the presentation of their capstone works. Check out the link in our bio to get more info, donate, and share! @vcuarts #VCUarts #VCUartsDance #VCUartsWork The Fall 2018 Senior Project class is fundraising for their concert "Chance to Witness," which is the presentation of their capstone works. Check out their Kickstarter to learn more about the concert, see some sneak peeks of their choreographic processes,… Don’t forget: community class with the incredible Gregory Maqoma today! Suggested for intermediate-advanced dancers of any background and age bit.ly/2y3xRz1 #VCUartsDance Join us Sunday, October 7th from 12-1:30 pm for a community masterclass with guest artist @GregoryMaqoma . The class is free, open to the public, and located at the VCU Dance Center at 10 N. Brunswick St. in our 2nd… Join us on Sunday, October 7th from 12:00-1:30 pm for a community masterclass with guest artist Gregory Maqoma. The class is free, open to the public, and located at the VCU Dance Center at 10 N. Brunswick St. in our… Happy October! It’s not too late to check out Associate Chair Lea Marshall’s September cover story for Dance Teacher Magazine @VCUarts #VCUartsDance bit.ly/2y3xRz1 To celebrate the first day of October, we're looking back on Associate Chair Lea Marshall's cover story for the September issue of Dance Teacher Magazine. Congrats, Lea! https://www.dance-teacher.com/3-teamwork-lessons-we-could-all-learn-from-smith-colleges-angie-hauser-and-chris-aiken-2600432018.html #VCUartsDance senior @taylorpantera will be screening her dance film “window pains” in @smallplatesdance festival in Brooklyn this weekend! Congrats, Taylor ⭐️❤️🎥 #VCUartsWork #VCUarts @vcuarts Alum Kara Robertson (BFA ‘16) and her company @KARARDANCECO present “Across Disciplines” next week on Friday & Saturday. Find tickets and a link to their fundraiser here: mailchi.mp/195fbfcded68/t… #VCUartsAlumni #VCUartsDance #VCUarts @karardancecompany, started by alum Kara Robertson (BFA ‘16) presents “Across Disciplines” next week on Friday & Saturday. Check out their page for more info! #VCUartsAlumni #VCUartsDance #VCUarts

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