Creekview Department of Dance

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Students who are highly involved in the arts participate in more community service than students who are less involved in the arts.

That means dance education access doesn't just benefit the students directly participating... it benefits entire communities!

It's time to audition for Footprints! ⏰ This program gives students real-world professional company experience as they work with an influential choreographer for four weeks during SDI. Footprints works are fully produced in the ADF main stage performance series during the last week of the festival.
👉 HOW TO AUDITON:
• Complete your online application for the Summer Dance Intensive, pay the $75 nonrefundable application fee, and wait for your application to be accepted.
• All applicants who express interest in auditioning in their SDI application will receive an email from the ADF School with audition instructions and deadlines.
• Submit all audition materials by April 17th

Learn more at americandancefestival.org/footprints.

📢 Join the Office of Arts and Culture team! We are looking for two interns to support our office. The roles will close on April 9.

💼Support a wide range of ongoing arts and culture planning and artist- engaged projects managed and staffed by the Office of Arts and Culture.

✅Apply Today: dallasculture.org/employment

“Dance, for me, has always been instinct,” says Jacquelin Harris, a dancer at , in her “Why I Dance” essay for . “I lost my first tooth and tied my first shoe at the studio. I knew right away I was meant to be there, although I didn’t know it would be forever.”

Head to the link in the comments to read about how she channels that instinct to expand her understanding of humanity. 💖

📸: Jacquelin Harris. Photo by Dario Calmese, Courtesy Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
📝: Harris



Image Description: Jacquelin Harris in the air, one leg is in a parallel passe while the other extends straight. She wears a pink outfit with asymmetrical sleeves. Text: “Dance has been used to mourn, to celebrate, to honor, to protect, to repent, to bring hope, to transcend fear. I dance as a way to honor our ancestors, to tell stories of people whom, even if I have never met them personally, I have met through history.” —Ailey’s Jacquelin Harris

So proud of our Karla Villely Hardaway! Keep doing amazing things for our dancers and community!

Congratulations to the amazing Karla Hardaway for her new award from UT Austin! We are so proud of her for her many accomplishments!






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✨Celebrating Women's History Month at ADF! ✨
Hanya Holm (1893-1992) was a visionary pioneer of modern dance and a founding artist of ADF. Her revolutionary work in dance education and performance has shaped the art form for generations. In 1984, she was honored with the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award at Duke University. 💫 Her innovative approach to movement and choreography continues to inspire dancers and artists today, leaving an unforgettable mark on the world of modern dance. 💃✨

As we continue to celebrate Hanya Holm during Women's History Month, let's take a moment to reflect on her incredible legacy⭐

Holm was a member of "The Big Four", the title of Bennington's founding faculty alongside Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman. Her most important contribution to the American Dance Festival at Bennington was "Trend". In contrast to the soul-searching works of Graham, "Trend" leapt skyward in its abstractions, seeking fresh, ungrounded ideas through pure movement. According to Alain Nikolais, "Trend was of heroic proportions...symphonic rather than psycho-dramatic."

The world is a better place when more people have access to quality dance education programs.

When dance education access increases, we allow more students the opportunity to grow their creativity, coordination, problem-solving, empathy, collaboration, responsibility, persistence, communication, grit, accountability, and JOY!

Support this by having conversations with your local school administrators about the value of dance education.

Find resources at ndeo.org/Advocate/Advocacy-Tools

Creekview signing day 2025! 18 student athletes ready to take it to the next level! Well done all!






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Are you planning on auditioning for any of the Varsity Dance Companies at Creekview High School for 25-26? We have a mandatory student and parent interest meeting that is required to receive an application. Please plan to attend in order to audition for:
Creekview Chevals Drill Team (10-12)
Los Stangs Folklorico Company from Creekview High School (9-12)
Moving Ground Dance Company (9-12)