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Dance students bring the world to Swenson Hall stage
More than 50 Middle School dance students brought music from as far as Asia and Africa to the Everglades Campus Dec. 15 in the debut performance of first-year dance teacher Julie Pappas Smith. Erika Siblesz '23, Rachel Weissman '23, Manu Murra '21 and Ana Martin '22 were featured as students showed off a range of dance styles.
In the "Holiday Celebrations from Around the World" concert, the sixth grade danced to "Tarentella" from southern Italy, the seventh grade performed a traditional Chinese Christmas fan dance; the eighth grade offered an interpretation of "Bolingo" by the African Children's Choir; and all three classes took the stage for the finale: "Go Tell it on the Mountain." The students also danced to a range of holiday favorites from "Hanukka, Oh Hanukka" to "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."
Pappas Smith arrived to the Middle School last summer from the Miami City Ballet and Miami Performing Arts Studio. During her wide-ranging career in theater and dance, she served on the faculty of the Miami City Ballet; taught tap, ballet and musical theater at the University of Miami; and assisted as summer faculty at the Boston Conservatory of Music, where she earned her BFA. She previously performed on and off Broadway, and was featured in movies and TV shows as a vocalist or dancer.
The show's cast included:
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Pappas Smith arrived to the Middle School last summer from the Miami City Ballet and Miami Performing Arts Studio. During her wide-ranging career in theater and dance, she served on the faculty of the Miami City Ballet; taught tap, ballet and musical theater at the University of Miami; and assisted as summer faculty at the Boston Conservatory of Music, where she earned her BFA. She previously performed on and off Broadway, and was featured in movies and TV shows as a vocalist or dancer.
The show's cast included:
Class of 2021
Fer Alvarez, Neely Amdur, Grace Arriola, Kira Browning, Miriam Bussel -Alonso, Brinson Cusack, Vivi Davis, Mila Gelles, Helen Hannan, Lauren Holtz, Ava Levinson, Daniela Pineros, Amanda Sotolongo, Kelly Stewart, Nicole Tacher Lois, Paulina Tein, Hillary Weisburd, Yasmine Zaydon
Class of 2022
Mimi Angeli, Hannah Badia, Ella Rose Di Gasbarro, Lucia Font, Rebecca Gotterer, Yara Haddad, Audrey Harrelson, Delfi Iribarren, Dina Kaplan, Laitlyn Lieber, Karlee Malloy, Kira Oglesby, Keidi Riemer, Ameila Sanford, Katya Sucher, Leah Thorpe, Ana Tovar, Juliana Williamson and Lauren Zanarini
Class of 2023
Emma Arnhols, Grace Burke, Maya Douyon, Anabelle Echevarria, Lucy Fitzpatrick, Jessica Friedman, Alexa Geller, Sloane Gittler, Sofia Gudino Ruffa, Lauren Howard, Barbie Hyland, Carolina Levy, Parker Martorella , Sofia Paraoulaki de Miranda, Olivia Rubell, Annabelle Snaders, Olivia Silva, Sonia Toubes
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Fer Alvarez, Neely Amdur, Grace Arriola, Kira Browning, Miriam Bussel -Alonso, Brinson Cusack, Vivi Davis, Mila Gelles, Helen Hannan, Lauren Holtz, Ava Levinson, Daniela Pineros, Amanda Sotolongo, Kelly Stewart, Nicole Tacher Lois, Paulina Tein, Hillary Weisburd, Yasmine Zaydon
Class of 2022
Mimi Angeli, Hannah Badia, Ella Rose Di Gasbarro, Lucia Font, Rebecca Gotterer, Yara Haddad, Audrey Harrelson, Delfi Iribarren, Dina Kaplan, Laitlyn Lieber, Karlee Malloy, Kira Oglesby, Keidi Riemer, Ameila Sanford, Katya Sucher, Leah Thorpe, Ana Tovar, Juliana Williamson and Lauren Zanarini
Class of 2023
Emma Arnhols, Grace Burke, Maya Douyon, Anabelle Echevarria, Lucy Fitzpatrick, Jessica Friedman, Alexa Geller, Sloane Gittler, Sofia Gudino Ruffa, Lauren Howard, Barbie Hyland, Carolina Levy, Parker Martorella , Sofia Paraoulaki de Miranda, Olivia Rubell, Annabelle Snaders, Olivia Silva, Sonia Toubes
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