In residence on the Essex campus, the CCBC Dance Company, under the artistic direction of Christian Richards and Bethany Kwasniewski, was featured in the July/August issue of Dance Teacher magazine. Membership includes full-time students as well as concurrent enrollment and continuing education participants. The Company holds main stage performances on the Dundalk campus in the Fall and the Essex campus in the Spring. The Company also conducts various outreach performances during the year, professional development trips including an annual Fall excursion to New York to attend classes and performances, and annual participation in the American College Dance Festival in the Spring. Guest teachers and performers such as Mary Seidman from Mary Seidman and Dancers in NYC, Luis Torres from the Washington Ballet, and dancers from movement/addiction conduct regular master classes, seminars and perform with the student dancers. Students are encouraged to schedule informal performances of works in progress in either of the spacious dance studios, in addition to having the opportunity to participate in the annual Student Works Showcase held on the Essex campus.

The CCBC Dance Company holds auditions on the Friday and Saturday at 2pm of the first week of each semester. Dancers are not required to attend both days but are encouraged to. Once accepted, dancers must be concurrently enrolled in at least one modern or ballet technique class and DANC 150/151, the company workshop class.

For more information, please contact the CCBC Dance Company Artistic Director, Christian Richards, at 410-780-6347, or e-mail to crichards@ccbcmd.edu .