See the Exciting 2024 Fall Events Lineup 🍁
Welcome




Movement, in its various forms was always central to Carole’s artistic and educational endeavors. In her words,
“As we experience our world through moving in it and dancing about it, we remind ourselves of the truth and knowledge that is stored, away from awareness. When a dance is performed and watched, both dancer and audience share another person’s awareness conveyed by a language that is universal and for which no words suffice.”
“Dance remains a rich and continuous medium for art making, as well as for intellectual personal revelation”
-Carole Cascio
Free Performance!
You’re invited to attend a Free Performance at the Queen Anne’s County Family YMCA on Friday, March 14th, 2025.
The Carole Cascio Fund for Mind Movement Dance Connections and the YMCA of Queen Anne’s County will be sponsoring a free performance by the Ballet Theatre of Maryland.
This performance is free and open to the public.
The address is:
Queen Anne’s County Family YMCA
210 Vincit St.
Centreville, MD
Seating is First Come, First Served. Seating Opens at 5:00 pm. Performance from 5:30-6:30pm
NO RESERVED SEATING. All attendees must register.

Thank you for a wonderful year of dance. Your support has helped to bring these wonderful events to the community in 2024. See you all again in 2025!

Preliminary Schedule
8:30am- 9:30am – Dancers Registration
9:00am- 9:30am – Public Arrival
9:30am-10:45am – Modern /Contemporary/Melinda Blomquist
11:00am-12:15pm – Ballet/ Kristi Schaffner
12:15pm-1:15pm – Break – snacks and drinks/ Q & A with Guest Artists
1:15pm-2:30pm – Hip Hop/ Adrienne Kraus-Latanishen
2:45pm-4:00pm – Pilobolus Partnering/Choreography class / Peter Pucci
If you would like to attend the Day of Dance, please RSVP by email to ppucci@carolecasciofund.org
Day of Dance Featured in Star Democrat
Our World Day of Dance was featured in the Star Democrat of Maryland. Click below to read the full story on their website.
Recent News and Events

Executive Director, Peter Pucci and CCF Teaching Artist Adrienne Kraus Latanishen to teach master classes at the 35th Maryland Public High School Dance Showcase at Goucher College in Baltimore.
On January 10, 2025, over 500 dancers from across Maryland gathered at Goucher College in Baltimore for the 35th Annual Maryland Public High School Dance

Amy Young Former Dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company in NYC is in residence at Queen Ann County High School this year teaching and choreographing.
Amy (Young) Kleinendorst was a former professional dancer for 17years with the Paul Taylor Dance Company in New York City. She is in residence teaching

CCF Teaching Artist Adrienne Kraus Latanishen taught a number of Hip Hop classes this fall in the Queen Anne’s County Public Schools and will choreograph at QACHS this Spring.
In August Carole Cascio Fund’s (CCF) Teaching Artist Adrienne Kraus Latanishen started her third year working for CCF visiting with Queen Annes County Public School
Day of Dance Featured
Our Day of Dance was featured in the Bay Times and Record Observer. Click below to read the full story on their website.