Bravo HS & MS Performers in the 2024 Dance Symposium Creation and Destruction
Congratulations to all the North Shore High School and North Shore Middle
School students who performed in the 3rd Annual Dance Symposium titled Creation and Destruction. The symposium was composed of performances from the high school students in the Conditioning for Dance, Studio in Dance and Advanced Dance classes, as well as the middle school Dance Exploration and Popular Dance Club students under the talented direction of Ms. Simone Kuranishi, Dance Educator.
Ms. Kuranishi said, “I am incredibly proud of the effort and performances by our dancers and the work of our student choreographers. They have shown themselves to be graceful, powerful, and beautiful artists both on stage and off. The dance symposium is truly a collaborative effort for the Fine and Performing Arts students and staff. The dance department is fortunate to have the support of our fine artists as well as our musicians and thespians to perform alongside us and showcase what is best about North Shore and ‘What Makes Us, Us.”
Bravo to the following dance groups and dancers:
Advanced Dance: Meghan Braun, Ariana Bridges, Sylvia Gao, Melissa Palmetto, Giada Settino, Kate Vanchieri, Emery Viscovich
Conditioning for Dance 5: Grace Capone, Sofia Conway, and Mahiya Vira
Conditioning for Dance 8: Lila Bonvicino, Ruby Brock-Tarkashvand, Lucia Cagno, Giuliana Cimino, Eva Dominguez, Olivia Kenny, Abigail Monte, Adrianna Moreno, Jolie Neal, Sara Shikder, Dakota Sperry
Dance Explorations: Ashley Freidlin, Adriana Goris, Josephine Hecker, Yeimi A Lopez Figueroa, Samantha Maffei, Rafaella Mango, Maebel Wright
NS Select Dance Ensemble: Ariana Bridges, Sadie Elbaum, Giuliana Ferrari, Julia Friedberg, Sylvia Gao, Axel Glatt, Virginia Levine, Ava Maffei, Olivia McCarthy, Juliana Meli, Abigail Neice, Alexa Petulla, Emma Sussman, Nicole Tom, Kate Vanchieri, Giuliana Zaccagnino\
Popular Dance Club: Noelle Dorman, Scarlett Feldman, Benjamin Makin, Lucia Minksy, Lila Reo, Ella Russo, Lola Viana
Studio in Dance 5: Mae Curiale, Sadie Elbaum, Julia Friedberg, Joanna Kim, Virginia Levine, Penelope Lonigro+, Ava Maffei, Delilah McAuliffe, Olivia McCarthy, Madison O’Donnell, Alexa Petulla, Keira Rechsteiner, Emma Sussman, Parker Trager, Kimberly Zhao
Studio in Dance 7: Skyler Escobar, Giuliana Ferrari, Axel Glatt, Josef Hunter, Juliana Meli, Abigail Neice, Siena Siu, Giuliana Zaccagnino
To accompany our incredibly talented dancers, thank you to the all the student musicians including:
NSHS Orchestra: Noah Lee (Cello) and Claire Tao (Piano)
NSHS Madrigal Singers: Soprano - Mae Curiale, Norah Davison, Violet Ganzekaufer, Maiko Giannakis, Charlotte Marchioli, Polina Oleynikova, Julia Price, Ginger Sanborn, Ava Winter, Alto - Emma Bajdechi, Veronica Frank, Axel Glatt, Bella Martocci, Nicole Miraglia, Abigail Neice, Mia Wasniewski, Caroline Winchester, Connie Zhang, Tenor - Josef Hunter, Parker Trager, Jonathan Versocki, Josef Winter, Bass - Luke Feldman, Shea McDonnell, Jordan Price, Oliver Schweiger, Henry Spina
NSHS Percussionist: Finn Gallagher
Kudos to all the fine artists who provided their beautiful artwork to accompany the dance ensembles including Elle Archer, Sabrina Bordonaro, Josie Crocco, Danielle DeMillio, Luke Dixon, Ariele Escobar, Catherine Fradelos, Jack Freeman, Mackenzie Hannon, Annika Kaelin, Ginevra Levin, Marisol Lopez, Claire Tao, Jared White
Furthermore, thank you to all of the teachers and staff in the Fine & Performing Arts Department under the leadership of Ms. Dalia Rodriguez and the Arts Angels. Additionally, many thanks to all the students who provided Music Production and Engineering including Mitchell Ganzekaufer, Daniel Kinsedahl, Konstantinos Kosmidis, Matthew Macrigiane, Charlotte Marchioli, Joell Mena, Shreeya Ramlogan, and Jayden Reo, and Technical Support including Norah Davison, Luna Espinosa De Rozas, Violet Ganzekaufer, Maiko Giannakis, Grace Miller, Oliver Schweiger, Henry Spina, and Kayla. Our appreciation also goes out to the two ushers, Ginevra Levin and Madison O'Donnell.
Congratulations to all on this wonderful night of dance!
Photos by Shelly Newman