A visual feast will be enjoyed by all who attend the fall 2005 Dance Concert of Laredo Community College on Sunday, Nov. 6.
Sponsored by the LCC Music and Dance Department and the City of Laredo, the dance extravaganza will begin at 3 p.m. in the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center theater. Admission to this culturally eclectic concert is free and open to the public.
A potpourri of dances from various genres and cultures will come alive on the stage with the presence of five student performance ensembles, including the Dance Theatre, the Ballet Folklorico, the Flamenco Company and the combined Lyric Ballet and Jazz Ensemble.
The LCC Ballet Folklorico, led by adjunct dance instructor/choreographer Alicia V. McKinnis, will offer a cultural perspective on the dance forms relative to the Mexican state of Guerrero.
McKinnis also directs the LCC Flamenco Company, a troupe of dancers dedicated to promoting traditional and modern styles of dance from Spain. The dancers will perform a traditional flamenco rumba. On the modern side of dance form, the group will perform a tango entitled “Sevillanas de Lebrija.”
Sultry rhythms featuring contemporary music will spice up the stage with the Lyric Ballet and Jazz Ensemble.
Under the direction of adjunct instructor/choreographer Sandra Saucedo, the combined groups will perform to the music of Bryan Adams, Janet Jackson and No Doubt.
The mystique steps of modern dance will be presented on the stage by the LCC Dance Theatre, directed by dance instructor/choreographer Danuta U. Gazdyszyn.
The Dance Theatre will perform music to the beat of the Gotan Project, Jaques Offenbach, Donovan and the Propellerheads with Shirley Bassey.
Members of the LCC Ballet Folklorico include Jose De Leon, Viridiana Franco, Giovanna Hinojosa, Anime Jimenez, Brenda Martinez, Christina Martinez, Erika Perez, Sofia Silva, Amy Ramos, Angelica Solano, Luis Villanueva and Arlene Velez.
The Lyric Ballet/Jazz Ensemble includes: Brandy J. Anaya, Mary Lou Galvan, Stella D. Ibarra, Karina Montemayor, Maria Palencia, Monica Reyes, Norma L. Romero, Sofia Salas, Ludivina Salazar, Dennise L. Sanchez, Mayra Sanchez and Patricia “Andrea” Trevino.
The Flamenco Company features Maria Ancira, Brenda Barajas, Monica Lamar Berain, Karina Castillo, Jose De Leon, Giovanna Hinojosa, Melissa Hinojosa, Aime Jimenez, Brenda Martinez, Andrea Martinez, Christina Martinez, Sochil Medina, Rebecca Munoz, Roxana Peralta, Jessica Pineda, Carmen Quesada, Amy Ramos, Lucia Romo, Sofia Silva, Angelica Solano and Maria De La Luz Vasquez.
The Dance Theatre includes Brenda Barajas, Arlene Calderon, Kristina Gutierrez, Veronica Hernandez, Gracie Lara, Veronica Lugo, Carmen Marquez, Lucia Martinez, Francisco Miranda Jr., Leiza Nochebuena, Linda Lee Ramon, Monica Reyes, Rosa Torrez and Arlene Velez.
For more information, contact the LCC Music and Dance Department by calling 721-5330.
Different dance styles will be showcased for all to enjoy at the fall 2005 Dance Concert of Laredo Community College on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. in the Martinez Fine Arts Center theater. The dancers and the performance ensembles they represent are, from left, Giovanna Hinojosa, Flamenco Company; Monica Reyes, Dance Theatre; Stella Ibarra, Lyric Ballet/Jazz Ensemble; and Jose De Leon, Ballet Folklorico.
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