BCPS Dancers To Appear In Virtual Dance Concert June 2

Dundalk MD

28 May, 2021

4:34 PM

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — The 2020-2021 All-County Honors Dance Ensemble of Baltimore County Public Schools will be featured in a virtual dance concert hosted by the Maryland State Department of Education's Fine Arts Office. The event, "Maryland Dances! A Statewide Dance Sharing," will be available online on Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free virtual tickets can be reserved online. "2021 is a special year for the All-County Honors Dance Ensemble as it marks the 15th anniversary of this ensemble," Sonia Synowski, BCPS dance resource teacher, said. "We are so proud of our Honors dancers who were committed to excellence for every rehearsal and who are wonderful representatives of Baltimore County Public Schools." Since its inception, the ensemble has been directed by Stephanie Powell, dance teacher at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology. Madison Bonaparte, dance teacher at Middle River Middle School, serves as the ensemble's assistant director. This year's ensemble is comprised of 19 returning members from the 2019-2020 troupe who committed to weekly virtual rehearsals during the 2020-2021 school year to prepare choreography for Maryland Dances. The ensemble members are: High School Members Imani Abney, Grade 12, Carver Center Toimar Allen, Grade 10, Milford Mill Academy LaKeira Anderson, Grade 9, Carver Center Olivia Anderson, Grade 10, Carver Center Simone Brown, Grade 9, Carver Center Jordan Cherry, Grade 10, Milford Mill Academy Melody Cole, Grade 10, Parkville High Lillian Geedey, Grade 10, Carver Center Kendal Jordan, Grade 12, Carver Center Sara Klugs, Grade 11, Milford Mill Academy Randall McKinney, Grade 12, Carver Center Shantae Samms, Grade 10, Carver Center Morgan Strebeck, Grade 12, Patapsco High Ray-Nyizah Waller-Jones, Grade 9, Carver Center Jase Woolcock, Grade 9, Carver Center Middle School Members Isabel Aolani Armstrong, Grade 8, Pikesville Middle AaShyah de Vries, Grade 8, Deep Creek Middle Ja'Zara Lane, Grade 8, Deer Park Middle Madisyn Rice-Evans, Grade 7, Franklin Middle