Congratulations to Mr. Murphy and Cross Cultural
Dancers
Dance Wins Award; Drumcliffe Dancers to Perform Cross
Cultural Communications Piece in NYC
A dance piece created by Drumcliffe’s own Mr. Murphy
showcasing the sounds, styles and rhythms of African and Irish step dancing has
been recognized by the prestigious dance program at SUNY College at Brockport,
gaining the opportunity to perform at Revisted VIII in New York City this
Martin Luther King weekend. Mr. Murphy’s piece will be one of only 11 dance
pieces to perform during this program, and was selected from over 4,000
entries.
Mr. Murphy first debuted Cross Cultural Communications in
2008, with dance students from Drumcliffe and Wilson Magnet High School’s step
team. The 15-minute(?) piece takes a dramatic look at how the similarities and
differences of cultures merge and intersect through dance. The performance
showcases African American step dance, a modern recreation of a dance style
created during slavery times, in which intricate steps are executed with drill
team precision. Three African steppers trade back and forth with both male and
female Irish dancers, resulting in a fusion of dance that illustrates both the
similarities and differences of both dance styles.
Participating from Drumcliffe in the Revisited VIII
performance this January are:
• Liam Connolly
• Thomas Dunne
• Katie Jamieson
• Nick Schwazmann
• Elena Rebholz
• Meghan Rebholz
Congratulations to Mr. Murphy for a well-deserved (and
long overdue) award honoring a truly breathtaking dance piece, and to our
dancers (past and present) who helped to turn Mr. Murphy’s vision into a
reality. Click here to read more on the award and Revisited VIII.
We will be holding a special fundraising event in October
2010 to help subsidize the costs for all dancers to travel and stay overnight
in New York City.