Come Celebrate with Us!

Come Celebrate with Us! You are invited to join us for our 2nd annual event to celebrate Carole Cascio and her contributions to the community. This event will also benefit her fund, the Carole Cascio Fund for Mind Movement Dance Connections. Our event will be at the Mark Cascia Vineyards on Sunday, October 1st, from […]

The Carole Cascio Fund For Mind Movement Dance Connections sponsored another Day of Dance

Day of Dance April 2023

Choreographer Melinda Blomquist works with the Queen Annes County High School Dancers On Saturday April 22nd, the Carole Cascio Fund (CCF) in collaboration with the Eastern Shore Arts Festival at Chesapeake College sponsored two free masterclasses in the Health Professionals and Athletic Center Dance Studio. The Day of Dance started early with a modern dance […]

The Carole Cascio Fund donates $10k to Renovate Dance Studios

The Carole Cascio Fund donates $10k to have two newly renovated dance studios on the CCBC Essex Campus named the Carole Drake Cascio Dance Studios in honor of our Founder. Pictured: Carole Cascio Fund’s Trustee Ann Goodman and Exec Director Peter Pucci On March 23 CCBC Alumnus Peter Pucci and the Executive Director of the […]

Maryland Public High School Dance Showcase

Carole Cascio

Carole Cascio was honored at the 33rd Annual Maryland Public High School Dance Showcase at Goucher College on January 6, 2023. Executive Director Peter Pucci presented a video tribute about Carole to over 500 dance students from the state of Maryland. Peter spoke with the students about Carole’s many contributions to the dance community in […]

The Carole Cascio Fund is awarded a Mellow Internship for CCBC dancer Rachel Huber

Dancer, Rachel Huber cropped

The Mellow Internship that was awarded to the Carole Cascio Fund is in collaboration with Melinda Blomquist the Artistic Director of the Community College of Baltimore County Dance Program and the Dance Company at CCBC. The Mellon Foundation and CCBC Humanities for All granted the Internship to Rachel Huber. This opportunity comes with financial support […]

Carole Cascio Fund Sponsors A Day of Dance at Chesapeake College

Carole Cascio Fund Day of Dance Fall 2022

Over 50 dancers gathered on stage at the Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College on November 12 for a Day of Dance sponsored by the Carole Cascio Fund for Mind Movement Dance Connections. Melinda Blomquist the Artistic Director of the Community College of Baltimore Dance (CCBC) Program & Dance Company taught a Modern Dance […]

A Celebration of Life to Honor Carole Drake Cascio

Photo of Carole Tribute video on stage

The CCBC Performing Arts Program directed by Anne Lefter and the CCBC Dance Company presented performances and videos for A Celebration of Life to honor Carole Drake Cascio’s contributions to the CCBC Dance Program. The Dance Company revived one of Carole’s many dances that she created for the company, Black Dust. The dancers did a […]

Official Launch of the Carole Cascio Fund Mind Movement Dance Connections

Melinda Blomquist and Peter Pucci

From the stage of the F Scott Black Theatre where Carole Drake Cascio directed hundreds of dance performances and lecture demonstrations over her twenty seven year career, newly appointed Executive Director Peter Pucci officially launched the Carole Cascio Fund Mind Movement Dance Connections on April 29, 2022. With the current Director of the Dance Company […]