BCPS announced that 12 dance students from six eastside Baltimore County public schools are leaping with joy over their latest honor – being named to the BCPS High School and Middle School All-County Honors Dance Ensembles for the 2019-2020 school year.
“We are thrilled to see our All-County ensembles continue to grow and strengthen with the addition of more dance programs in our middle and high schools,” said Sonia Synkowski, BCPS dance resource teacher. “Our teachers and students are truly raising the bar when it comes to high quality arts instruction in our dance programs.”
Both ensembles will be led by Artistic Director Stephanie Powell and will rehearse from January to June 2020 at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology. Throughout the season, they will perform at school system and community events, including the BCPS State of the Schools luncheon at SECU Arena on March 18; the countywide dance festivals at Perry Hall High School on March 27 and at Sudbrook Magnet Middle School at April 2; and a gala concert at Carver Center on June 15.
The ensemble members are:
Middle School All-County Honors Dance Ensemble, 2019 – 2020
Deep Creek Middle School
AaShyah deVries
Golden Ring Middle School
Madison Cosden
Middle River Middle School
Riley Herold
High School All-County Honors Dance Ensemble, 2019 – 2020
Parkville High School
Melody Cole
Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts
Deon Cox
Morgan Strebeck
Justus VanPelt
Armani Woods
Perry Hall High School
Kristine Mae Escoto
Kamryn Evans
Francheska Querol
Tabitha Tamulevich
BCPS offers elementary dance integration programs at eight schools, and dance education programs at the following secondary schools:
Middle Schools
Deep Creek Middle School
Deer Park Middle Magnet School
Dundalk Middle School
Golden Ring Middle School
Franklin Middle School
Middle River Middle School
Pikesville Middle School
Southwest Academy
Stemmers Run Middle School
Sudbrook Magnet Middle School
Windsor Mill Middle School
High Schools
Dulaney High School
Dundalk High School
Franklin High School
George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Hereford High School
Lansdowne High School
Milford Mill Academy
New Town High School
Overlea High School
Owings Mills High School
Parkville High School
Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts
Perry Hall High School
Pikesville High School
The mission of the BCPS dance education program is to provide quality performance-based instruction with experiences that include perception and response activities with movement, historical, social, and cultural dance forms, creative expression and production, aesthetics, and personal development for a successful lifetime.
