April 23, 2003
Contact: Therese Young (509- 963-1937/fax 509-963-1848/e-mail: youngth@cwu.edu)
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - The Central Washington University
Orchesis Dance Company will present its 36th annual spring concert May
1-3 in the Nicholson Pavilion Dance Studio on the CWU Ellensburg campus.
The show will feature a variety of styles, primarily modern
and jazz with the addition of a rhythmic tap piece and a classical
Ballet solo, according to Therese Young, CWU dance program coordinator.
In addition, dancers from the Dance Center will perform a hip
hop piece as company guest artists.
“There is a lot of variety in the show, with music ranging
from (experimental American composer) Steve Reich to two selections
from the musical ‘Cabaret,’” Young says.
The troupe is comprised of 21 dancers, 10 of whom are
minoring in dance at CWU.
“There are a lot of new dancers in the company this year,”
Young adds. “They have provided a lot of new energy. They are a very
hard-working, enthusiastic group. One of our graduating company
members, Courtney Dickson (Sr., Olympia), is not only dancing in
multiple pieces, she also has choreographed a group piece and a solo
which reflect varying styles of jazz.”
The concerts will begin at 8 p.m. each evening. General
admission is $7, and CWU students are $4.
For more information about the concert, or for persons of
disability to arrange for reasonable accommodations, call (509)
963-1993 or (for the hearing impaired) TDD (509) 963-2143.
