'Suite For Buster' Update

Honoring the life and spirit of tap legend Dr. James ""Buster" Brown, Jeannie Hill's new tap suite is off to a terrific start. We've improvised to swinging jazz tunes and raucous music with a New Orleans second line feel. The dancers are being introduced to Buster's life by learning the steps to his two-chorus routine, an uptempo arrangement of the David Raskin/Johnny Mercer song "Laura." Jeannie's telling stories, we're looking at pictures, watching videos and invite you to take a look at the website created in honor of the great master, http://www.drbusterbrown.com/om

Our Danstage 2011 Program

Danstage 2011 features five unique works choreographed by faculty members Jeannie Hill, Michael Estanich, and Joan Karlen, and Chicago guest choreographer Eddy Ocampo.

Wipe / choreographed by guest artist Eddy Ocampo

Suite for Buster / choreographed by Jeannie Hill

In The Attic Room / choreographed by Michael Estanich

A Classical Dance I / choreographed by Michael Estanich

Trace / choreographed by Joan Karlen

2011 Guest Choreographer Announced!

Chicago artist Eddy Ocampo will be staging his original work "Wipe" for Danstage 2011. For more information about Mr. Ocampo please visit http://eddyocampo.com/

John Morser photos

A finale for one, a debut for others

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Doug Wojcik | Stevens Point Journal slideshow

http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=U0&Dato=20100506&Kategori=SPJNEWS&Lopenr=5060804&Ref=PH

Opening Night!

It's finally here! Danstage 2010 opens tonight at 7:30! So get your tickets quick and make sure you don't miss this year's amazing show!

The Lonely Visitors, Michael Estanich, choreographer | Ari Wagner photos

Dirty, Loud, Messy, Ugly video preview

Dirty, Loud, Messy, Ugly, a three-section work choreographed by Jeannie Hill features nineteen energetic, athletic, visceral, raw, percussive dancers. With a narrative undertone exploring conflict the sections personify desperation, demons, and moving forward. Using recognizable musical and physical quotes Dirty, Loud, Messy, Ugly pays homage to the late, great Michael Jackson.

The Lonely Visitors video preview

Michael Estanich's new work, The Lonely Visitors, is structured like a poem- a series of images colliding and smashing together to reveal both the whimsical and perfidious nature of the heart. The dancers share stories- with their voices and bodies. Non-linear in nature, the collection of short episodes poner the depths and desires that love holds over us- from the giddiness of a favorite song to the romantic idealism of melancholy to the hurt of a collapsed relationship. The stories take shape in simple, hones, and profound ways and lead the audience on a journey through the imagination.