The Linfield College Dance Ensemble’s annual concert, “Every Last Piece,” will be held Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield.
Students have choreographed and will perform more than 20 diverse dances in styles including ballet en pointe, hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, tap, modern and Bollywood/hip-hop fusion.
Dance Ensemble is a class that explores the art of dance composition. Class members are encouraged to create dances. Students make creative decisions, generate material, direct rehearsals and prepare for the show.
The show will feature work by students in the class as well as the Dance Team and Hip-Hop Club. Students represent departments across the college and their skill level ranges from first-time dancers to those who have studied and performed most of their lives.
The Dance Ensemble is under the direction of Emily Crocker, who teaches the class and supervises the composition process for student choreographers. She has a bachelor’s degree in dance from the University of Oregon and has been teaching for over 15 years. At Linfield, she teaches ballet, modern, tap, jazz and African dance in addition to directing the Dance Ensemble. She also choreographs and performs in shows at Linfield and was a principal dancer with the UO repertory company, Dance Africa, for 13 years.
The performances are free and open to the public. For more information, call the Linfield Music Department, 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
