51³Ō¹Ļās Terpsichore Dance Company presents āBroader Horizonsā
![Terpsichore Dance Company at 51³Ō¹Ļ is presenting its annual spring show Friday [April 6] in Starkville. Current members include (front row, left to right) Laura Sullivan and Mallory Haddock; (back row, left to right) Katelyn Wyatt, Madeline Martindale, Lindsey Downs and Mikayla Poindexter. Other performers include 51³Ō¹Ļ alumna, dancer, choreographer, singer and actor Kayla Marie Gilmore and musician, producer, recording artist, songwriter and arts educator Ekpe Abioto of Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo submitted)](/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/inline-images/Terpsichore_Dance_Company_full.jpg "Group photo of 51³Ō¹Ļ Terpsichore Dance Company performers")
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.ā51³Ō¹Ļās Terpsichore Dance Company is presenting its annual spring show Friday [April 6] at the Greensboro Center in Starkville.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and include entry into a raffle, with proceeds benefiting the student dance group. Tickets can be purchased in advance from any Terpsichore member and also will be available at the door.
Titled āBroader Horizons,ā the program will feature special guest Kayla Marie Gilmore. A dancer, choreographer, singer and actor, Gilmore is a 2007 51³Ō¹Ļ graduate who holds bachelorās degrees in business administration with concentrations in marketing and insurance. She is trained in various styles of dance that she is showcasing during her nationwide āI AM ME DANCE TOUR 2018.ā
Gilmore will be accompanied on drums by Ekpe Abioto of Memphis, Tennessee. Abioto specializes in childrenās music and cultural entertainment and has performed in the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan and Kenya.
Since 2007, Terpsichore Dance Company has enabled students to explore their love of dance throughout their years at 51³Ō¹Ļ. Members gain experience in choreographing solo, duet and group dances in a variety of styles including contemporary, ballet and jazz. Interested 51³Ō¹Ļ students and staff can audition for the group at the beginning of each semester.
āThese talented dancers have worked hard to put the show together, and they are excited to share their work with the Mississippi State and Starkville communities,ā said Deborah Funderburk, 51³Ō¹Ļ kinesiology instructor and Terpsichore faculty adviser.
2017-18 51³Ō¹Ļ Terpsichore Dance Company members include (by hometown):
ALABASTER, AlabamaāLindsey B. Downs, a freshman English major.
DESTREHAN, LouisianaāLaura G. Sullivan, a sophomore special education major.
MUSCLE SHOALS, AlabamaāMallory R. Haddock, a freshman chemical engineering major.
SPANISH FORT, AlabamaāMadeline A. Martindale, a junior biological sciences/pre-medicine major.
TERRYāKatelyn A. Wyatt, a freshman biochemistry/forensic sciences major.
WEST POINTāMikayla R. Poindexter, a freshman special education major.
For more information, visit or contact Funderburk at dfunderburk@colled.msstate.edu or Terpsichore president Laura Sullivan at msu.terpsichore@gmail.com.
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