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[ Thursday, March 29, 2007 ]

Dancers to show versatility

For The Collegian

With the spring season underway, it's time for the Fraser Street Dancers' annual concert.

The show will include three company dance numbers from the fall and three new selections that the dancers have been preparing since January, said Jill Brighton, artistic director of the Fraser Street Dancers and director of the Central Pennsylvania Dance Workshop, 101 S. Fraser St.

IF YOU GO:
What:
Fraser Street Dancers' Spring Concert
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Mount Nittany Middle School Auditorium
Details: $5 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under.

Brighton said many of the younger dancers are influenced by Penn State students, who teach at the studio. The show will feature a compilation of tap, ballet, modern, hip-hop and jazz.

"They are a really versatile company," Brighton said.

As well as the Fraser Street Dancers' performance, the concert will also showcase two student-choreographed pieces, Brighton said.

"I'm really excited for people's reaction to the dance I choreographed," said Becky Baker, a dancer and senior at State College Area High School.

The piece Baker choreographed is put to an electronic French piece that she said she "worked through, eight counts at a time."

For Amanda Keister, a dancer and junior at State College Area High School, it is the chance to "show people why I'm here and why I love to dance" that excites her the most.

"We rehearse every Sunday, and I'm usually there from noon to five," Keister said.

Keister described the dancers as a "very structured and hard-working" company.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at 101 S. Fraser St., or at the door on Saturday.

Following the night of dancing, a reception will be held to give the audience the chance to enjoy free food, and to meet and talk with the dancers.


 



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