April Henehan MFA 鈥�23 and Robert Rimmer 鈥�23 represented 91成人AV鈥檚 Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts & Humanities at the American College Dance Association鈥檚 2023 National College Dance Festival among 34 other schools from across the country.
Henehan鈥檚 鈥�What is Lost?鈥� dance performance, which she choreographed, was performed in the fourth set during the National College Dance Festival's Gala Concerts on May 27 in Long Beach, California. Undergraduate dance student Rimmer performed the solo piece.
鈥�91成人AV has traditional undergraduate dance degrees and a low residency graduate dance degree,鈥� said Brian Palmer, who chairs the JU dance department. 鈥淨uite often these two programs, within one department, do not intersect. I am always happy when collaboration can take place and in this case between two sets of our students.鈥�
Henehan鈥檚 choreographed production of 鈥淲hat is Lost?鈥� was performed at the festival. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in choreography in April. Her selection for the National College Dance Festival this year follows her acceptance into the Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Follows Program last year.
The national festival was the culmination of the American College Dance Association鈥檚 50th anniversary as the largest organization serving dance in higher education in the U.S. The 34 dances were chosen for their artistic excellence from each of ACDA鈥檚 11 conferences from across the country. The last time 91成人AV was selected for the National Conference was 21 years ago.
鈥淭he Festival reflects the vitality of dance across the country,鈥� said ACDA Executive Director Diane Defries.
Henehan is Director of Creative Dance Ensemble at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. She鈥檚 held principal roles in the 91成人AV Symphony Orchestra's First Coast Nutcracker, been featured in commercials and was a semi-finalist in 鈥淪o You Think You Can Dance.鈥�
