Welcome to Lakeshore High School's
Countywide Dance Program!
Welcome to Lakeshore High School's
Countywide Dance Program!
Berrien County Dancers is part of the Career and Technical Education Consortium in Berrien County.
The mission of our dance program is to help students become confident, disciplined, respectful, self-loving young adults, and to empower them to recognize and reach their utmost potential. Our classroom environment is both nurturing and demanding; a home where there is room for love and growth with the highest expectations for effort, discipline, and respect. Students will be assisted in recognizing their talents and guided through their obstacles so that they may reach their fullest potential.
-Mrs. Graziano, Artistic Director
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If you are interested in auditioning for the 2012-2013 school year, contact Mrs. G. It's not too late!
grazianodance@gmail.com
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Just click on the link to Century Resources, type in our code 3860 and place your order at any time during the school year! Pay online, order comes through mail, and profit comes directly to our program.
ORDER AT CENTURY RESOURCES!
********************************************************Just click on the link to Century Resources, type in our code 3860 and place your order at any time during the school year! Pay online, order comes through mail, and profit comes directly to our program.
ORDER AT CENTURY RESOURCES!
Community Update
Thank you to all of the community that participated and helped fund our Hubbard Street 2 Residency. It was absolutely amazing. The students and I couldn't have dreamed of a more successful, insightful, and inspiring week. We also had a great turn out for the phenomenal Hubbard Street 2 Performance on March 24. Taryn Kaschock Russell, Director of HS2, and her company members were highly impressed with our program and students. They felt as though our program is comparable to something seen at a Performing Arts high school. What a huge compliment! Lakeshore and BCD are doing great things!
Thank you to all of the community that participated and helped fund our Hubbard Street 2 Residency. It was absolutely amazing. The students and I couldn't have dreamed of a more successful, insightful, and inspiring week. We also had a great turn out for the phenomenal Hubbard Street 2 Performance on March 24. Taryn Kaschock Russell, Director of HS2, and her company members were highly impressed with our program and students. They felt as though our program is comparable to something seen at a Performing Arts high school. What a huge compliment! Lakeshore and BCD are doing great things!
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We also thank The Lakeshore Excellence Foundation, RESA Career Technical Education Consortium, and Lakeshore Public Schools for the additional funding.
***BCD Auditions for the 2012-2013 school year have been completed. If you missed your opportunity to audition for Intermediate or Advanced Dance, please contact at grazianodance@gmail.com
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In the Course of a Year...
Throughout the school year we base our primary focus on modern dance technique, but we also spend time learning techniques of jazz and ballet. Students will learn about elements of composition and are offered opportunities throughout the year to choreograph their own works. Students that audition their ideas for choreography have the chance to feature their work in our Winter or Spring Dance Concert. Outside of learning student choreography, BCD members also learn repertoire from Mrs. Graziano and outside professionals. Throughout the years our students have worked with distinguished dance professionals such as Randy Duncan, Jon Lehrer and members of LehrerDance, Frank Chavez, Laurie Eisenhower and members of Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Mari Jo Irbe, Sarita Smith Childs, Winifred Haun, Lisa Catrett-Belrose, Jennifer Archibald, Autumn Eckman, Taryn Kaschock Russell and members of Hubbard Street 2.
Throughout the school year we base our primary focus on modern dance technique, but we also spend time learning techniques of jazz and ballet. Students will learn about elements of composition and are offered opportunities throughout the year to choreograph their own works. Students that audition their ideas for choreography have the chance to feature their work in our Winter or Spring Dance Concert. Outside of learning student choreography, BCD members also learn repertoire from Mrs. Graziano and outside professionals. Throughout the years our students have worked with distinguished dance professionals such as Randy Duncan, Jon Lehrer and members of LehrerDance, Frank Chavez, Laurie Eisenhower and members of Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Mari Jo Irbe, Sarita Smith Childs, Winifred Haun, Lisa Catrett-Belrose, Jennifer Archibald, Autumn Eckman, Taryn Kaschock Russell and members of Hubbard Street 2.