The spring recital featured 27 dance numbers, with choreography split among the six MDT dance teachers: Caroline Crain, Kelsey Lambe, Olivia Reid, Lauren Thain, Kaili Watkins, and Alice Wegener. High school seniors Gabriele Whitacre, Brooklyn Whitethorn, and Freya Tucker took part in the choreography of their own senior showcase solos in the recital.
The Mitkof Dance Troupe (MDT) brought the circus to town, with elephants, clowns, acrobats, feats of strength, magicians, fire dancers, lion tamers, and even circus animal cookies. 125 dancers from pre-K to graduating seniors performed to a packed auditorium Monday night and a line down the block on Tuesday. Signs of a successful program, despite the challenges that MDT faces to purchase the studio building.
As for opening night, "It went really smooth," said Olivia Reid, MDT executive director and instructor. "We like to do something lively in the spring... the instructors all pick their own...
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