Bravo HS & MS Performers in the 2025 Dance Symposium Moments Photos by HS Senor Lila Frame

Congratulations to all the North Shore High School and North Shore Middle

School students who performed in the 4th Annual Dance Symposium titled Moments. The symposium was composed of performances from the Advanced Dance, Conditioning for Dance, Dance Explorations, Studio in Dance classes, Usher, NS Select Dance Ensemble, and Popular Dance Club 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.” Congratulations to senior Axel Glatt who was honored at the symposium!

Bravo to the following dance groups and dancers:

· Advanced Dance: Stella DiPasquale, Sadie Elbaum, Josef Hunter, Ava Maffei, Abigail Neice, Alexandra Silva, Giuliana Zaccagnino

· Conditioning for Dance 8: Adriana Goris, Grace O’Neill, Savannah Plosky

· Dance Explorations 1A: Levi Blum, Amalia Carpenter, Violet Curiale, Alessandra DeFilippis, Mila Hamm, Willow Lonigro

· Dance Explorations 1B: Emma DeBlasio, Jane Espinosa De Rozas, Taheya Faruque, Margaret Friedberg, Gabrielle Glatt, Ryan Marco, Amelia Marks, Damiana Mitchell, Gianna Morrone, Anabelle Papaleo, Hudson Pasch, Alexis Rhodes, Trinity Sweeting, Hope Swinburne, Isabella Thompson

· Studio in Dance 5: Julia Friedberg, Penelope Lonigro, Olivia McCarthy, Juliana Meli, Abigail Monte, Adrianna Moreno, Sara Shikder, Mahiya Vira, Maebel Wright

· Studio in Dance 8: Lila Bonvicino, Ariana Bridges, Grace Capone, Giuliana Cimino, Eva Dominguez, Sylvia Gao, Axel Glatt, Grace Harding, Virginia Levine, Delilah McAuliffe, Alexa Petulla, Giada Settino, Emma Sussman, Nicole Tom, Joshlynn Wang

· Studio in Dance 9: Ashley Freidlin, Fiona Hughes, Samantha Maffei, Siena Siu, Olivia Volz

· Usher: Giuliana Ferrari

· NS Select Dance Ensemble: Ariana Bridges, Eva Dominguez, Sadie Elbaum, Giuliana Ferrari, Julia Friedberg, Sylvia Gao, Axel Glatt, Grace Harding, Fiona Hughes, Virginia Levine, Ava Maffei, Samantha Maffei, Olivia McCarthy, Juliana Meli, Abigail Monte, Abigail Neice, Alexa Petulla, Nicole Tom, Olivia Volz, Maebel Wright

· NS Select Dance Ensemble: Ariana Bridges, Eva Dominguez, Sadie Elbaum, Giuliana Ferrari, Julia Friedberg, Sylvia Gao, Axel Glatt, Grace Harding, Fiona Hughes, Virginia Levine, Ava Maffei, Samantha Maffei, Olivia McCarthy, Juliana Meli, Abigail Monte, Abigail Neice, Alexa Petulla, Nicole Tom, Olivia Volz, Maebel Wright

· Popular Dance Club: Amalia Carpenter, Chloe Chartier, Norah DiMeola, Noelle Dorman, Coralanne Dugan-Matarrita, Shae Early, Eliana Ecker, Lavetta Jahan, Amelia Kletter, Christiana Leach, Benjamin Makin, Harmony Petrilli, Zhifang Shen, Peyton Tomasheski, Brielle Vogt, Antonia Ward, Julia Wilson

Kudos to all the fine artists who provided their beautiful artwork to accompany the dance ensembles:

Fine Artists

Valentina Atlas, Laila Byrd, Brody Collins, Isabella D’Alessandro, Madelynn Freeman, Deanna Fromigia, Alexander Hsi, Ava Lampasona, Isabelle Lee, Penelope Lonigro, Gregory Nemirov, Victoria Perez, Casper Rodriguez, Olivia Schenck, Olivia Volz

To accompany our incredibly talented dancers, thank you to the all the student musicians including:

Music Production and Engineering: Bradley DeMarco (Satellite), Mitchell Ganzekaufer (Demo), Alexander Hsi - Onward (Splatoon Remix) Shreeya Ramlogan (Preposessing), Jayden Reo (Heartbreak Melodies), Anthony Scaglione (Pardon Me Remix), Parker Snow (Neville Thumbcatch)

Viking Masquers Technical Support

Stage Manager: Luna Espinosa De Rozas, Sound Crew: Keira Rechsteiner Stage Crew: Marguerite Collier, Mae Curiale, Kayla Wasniewski, Projections & Video: Caroline Winchester, and Photography: Lila Frame (Senior Intern NHSD)

Additionally, thank you to all the teachers, staff, and students in the Fine & Performing Arts Department under the leadership of Ms. Dalia Rodriguez. Additionally, many thanks to the Arts Angels for their continuous support. Congratulations to all on this wonderful night of dance! Go Vikings Go!

Article written with assistance from Ms. Simone Kuranishi Photos by HS Student Lila Frame and Shelly Newman