Slippery Rock

Allentown native’s

choreography featured

The Dance Department at Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, will present its Fresh Moves Dance Showcase, 7 p.m., Dec. 6, and 2 p.m., Dec. 7, in the Stoner West Dance Studio Theater.

The showcase will feature Skylar Ankrom, a senior dance major from Allentown along with 13 other choreographed performances by current SRU dance students.

The Fresh Moves concert will showcase a diverse range of performances, including a traditional Bharatanatyam piece created by Jaya Mani, an SRU professor of dance, for her students.

In addition to faculty contributions, the concert features student works developed through a unique choreographic process led by Jennifer Keller, an SRU associate professor of dance, who also serves as the artistic director of SRU Dance Theatre.

To have work accepted into the concert, students participated in a series of labs hosted by Keller, where they received feedback from both faculty and peers during the development of their pieces.

More than 50 students will perform in the concert, presenting a range of original works.

“For many choreographers, Fresh Moves is a debut of their ensemble choreography, and it is always exciting to celebrate this milestone,” Keller said. “Fresh Moves is an amazing vehicle for peer-to-peer learning that takes place outside of the classroom. Dancers dedicate evenings and weekends to creating, sharing ideas and inspiring each other in their artistic journeys. Faculty offer support in the choreography labs, but the true inspiration comes from student collaboration. I’m very proud of these artists.”

General admission and tickets can be purchased online at sru.edu/tickets or at the Smith Student Center information desk.

More information is available on the SRU Dance Department webpage.