Heidi Echols

The Spring Concert is Coming

By Shea Bove The time of year has come when members of the dance company and the dance department are spending every moment in the dance studio or the drama workshop. Spring Concert season is coming, and there is no time to waste. On Sunday, April 17, dancers adjudicated pieces for the Spring Concert, showing […]

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SCDC Dances Their Way to West Virginia

By Shea Bove “I can’t, I have dance.” This is the phrase many of the dancers a part of the Salem College Dance Company have been saying for the past few months as they prepare to travel to West Virginia University for The American College Dance Association Conference. Every year, the dance company takes around […]

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Simoneau at Salem

By Merritt Enright Choreographer Helen Simoneau may be from Quebec, but she’s no stranger to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This February, Simoneau hosted an informal choreography showcase at Salem College. Local fans, students, and colleagues gathered in Salem’s Bryant Hall studio to witness Simoneau’s “Paper Wings” performed by Salem College dancers. The showcase marked the […]

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Project MoRE is Dancing Its Way Onto Campus

By Emily Ramser Photos courtesy of Heidi Echols Project MoRE presented its first dance performance this Jan Term on Jan. 27. Hosted by the Department of Dance Studies at Salem College, Project MoRE is an ongoing movement research project, which explores how arts and sciences interact through dance. The project includes presentations, performances, community classes, […]

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Student Dancers to Perform at National Conference

By Emily Ramser Photo by Lakin East Three Salem students, seniors Calleah Solomon and Hannah Calloway and junior Katherine Williams, are taking their own choreographed dances to the American College Dance Association Conference this coming March at West Virginia University. The conference is a collection of classes and performances that highlight […]