Carole Cascio Fund Sponsors A Day of Dance at Chesapeake College
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 […]
Acting And Dance Students Attend The Community Of Baltimore County Dance Company’s Concert at Catonsville Campus
Advisory Committee member Diana Curran and Melinda Blomquist Artistic Director of the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Dance Company greeted a large group of acting and dance students from Queen’s Annes County High School that were accompanied by Kristen Tyler, the Director of the Dance Program at the QACHS. The acting students were from […]
A Celebration of Life to Honor Carole Drake Cascio
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
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 […]
CCF Donates Five of Carole’s Artworks to the CCBC’s Permanent Art Collection
Nicole Buckingham Kern the Gallery Coordinator for the permanent collection was delighted and happy to receive the works. She intentionally chose a wide variety of works to show Carole’s versatility as artist. The college was thrilled and honored to have Carole’s work be a part of the collection. The five newly acquired works were displayed […]
Jazz Master Class
The CCF makes it possible for 40 dancers and their teachers Amber Wright from Kent Island High School and Kristin Tyler from Queen Anne’s County High School to participate in a Jazz master class taught by dance instructor Tommy Parlon at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Essex campus. After the class Melinda Blomquist […]
Queen Anne’s County and Kent Island High School Contemporary Dance Class
Executive Director Peter Pucci Teaches Contemporary Modern Dance Class Newly appointed Executive Director Peter Pucci teaches a contemporary modern dance class to dance students at Queen Anne’s County High School in Centerville and Kent Island High School in Stevensville. Peter, a renown dancer and choreographer had the opportunity to introduce the Carole Cascio Fund (CCF) and […]
Kent Island Senior Center Pilates Classes
Peter visits Amy Goldsborough the Manager for the Kent Island Senior Center in Stevensville. Amy worked closely with Carole coordinating her Pilates classes. Over the course of four years Carole taught a modified class that was geared for the seniors using large rubber exercise balls. Amy said Carole’s class was very popular at the Senior […]
On Bringing Dance to Chesapeake College
Part of Carole’s wishes in her estate plan for the creation of CCF was to somehow bring dance and dance classes to Chesapeake College. Peter and Ann Karwacki Goodman meet with Dave Harper, Vice President of Workforce and Academic Programs and Kevin Brown, Executive Director of the Todd Performing Arts Center (TPAC). Dave and Kevin […]
