Equinox Dance Festival: Student Choreography Showcase

The Equinox Dance Festival: Student Choreography Showcase is back on!

Join us for an exciting evening of dance at the Equinox Dance Festival: Student Choreography Showcase! This in-person event will be held at Greenville Technical Charter High School's Black Box Theater and features a new work by DTG Artist-in-Residence, Decent Dance.

Witness the premiere of first time choreographers Mabel Bailey, Olivia Lane, McCellen Medcalf, Emilia Mertel, Alice Miranda, and Kate Roemmich as they take the stage. And stick around after the show for an artist Q+A session.

Doors open at 4:30pm!

Meet the Student Choreographers

Mabel Bailey is a homeschooled sophomore and has been a dancer for 6 years. She has been with DTG’s performance company for 1 year and worked with choreographers such as Rebecca Lee, Kristin Sheola and those on the DTG staff. Mabel has performed with the company both locally in DTG shows, and at Artishpere in GVL and has performed at Disney World. She has never done professional choreographic work but this program that DTG offers is a great opportunity to start exploring that part of dance. Her favorite style of dance is Modern / Contemporary and besides dance she enjoys reading and listening to music.

Olivia Lane is a seventeen-year-old dancer who has been a part of Dance Theatre of Greenville’s Performance Company since 2019. She has performed in shows at the Gunter Theater such as Mind’s Eye and Flora in works by choreographers from all around the U.S. She has also performed with Dance Theatre of Greenville in the Equinox Dance Festival, Artisphere, and at Disney Springs. This fall Olivia will participate in a pediatric physical therapy internship.

McClellen Medcalf is a pre-professional dancer and choreographer, born and raised in Greenville, SC. She is a sophomore in high school and has been dancing for eight years. She is currently in the Senior Beta Club at her school, as well as entering her tenth year as a pianist. This is her second year as a member of the DTG Performance Company, as well as her official debut as a choreographer. McClellen has performed in shows including Flora: Awaken the Spring, DTG's Blackbox 2024, Artisphere 2024, and in Disney Springs. She has had the opportunity to work with amazing choreographers such as Rebecca Lee and Kristin Sheola. While she loves all styles of dance, jazz and contemporary tie as her favorites.

Emilia Mertel, born in Greenville, SC is a sophomore at Fountain Inn High School. She has been dancing with DTG since she was 8, and joined the performance company at 12. Her passion for dance led her to the Governor's School's 5-week intensive, where she was immersed in styles like Russian and Cuban ballet and African dance. Emilia competed twice in the Grand Jeté competition, recently placing third in the modern division. At DTG, she has worked with guest artists, performed at Disney Springs, and participated in productions on many stages.

Alice Miranda has been dancing since the young age of 5 and has not stopped since. Alice joined the Dance Theater Of Greenville in 2017 and has been a part of the Performance Company for 4 years. Alice has danced in many performances with her current dance studio. These may include, Mind's Eye, Continuum, and Flora: Awaken the Spring. Alice has been able to grow not only as a dancer but also as a person from the past couple of years. It is safe to say that the arts of dancing will always partake in her life.

Kate Roemmich is a 16 year old dancer who has been part of Dance Theater of Greenville’s Performance Company since 2019. With Dance Theater of Greenville’s Performance Company, Kate has performed in shows including Mind’s Eye, Continuum, and Flora. Additionally she has performed in Equinox, Through the Looking Glass, and at Disney Springs. Kate is also a member of the Mauldin High School Mavettes Dance Team through which she performs at Mauldin High School pep rallies, half time shows, and on the sidelines of football games. Through these programs, Kate has worked with choreographers from all across the U.S.

About DTG Performance Company

DTG's Performance Company, founded by Cindy Nunweiler in 2015, is a non-profit organization with the sole mission to create new contemporary dance work with pre-professional dancers, inspire the community through movement, and captivate audiences of all ages in the Greenville area. The Performance Company provides educational and performance opportunities for dances ages 11-18 with yearly performances spotlighted at The Peace Center's Gunter Theatre and in our studio home at the Dance Theatre of Greenville, among others.

The Equinox Dance Festival is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. This project is also funded in part by a generous award from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of The Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina.

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