News & Events

On February 27 CCF sponsored a field trip to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. for students from Queen Anne’s County High School (QACHS) to take a free dance masterclass with Alex Clayton a member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. The students were also able to watch a technical rehearsal on stage by the company in the Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Center. Queen Anne’s County Public School students at

Executive Director Peter Pucci had been reaching out to many of his contacts in New York City (NYC) to see if any of his colleagues in the field had a used dance floor for sale. His old friend Greg Stuart, who is the company manager for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) looked into it and apparently they did have a used floor. Greg graciously arranged for the floor to

Feb 5, 2025 Centreville, MD – For the first time in school history, Queen Anne’s County High School (QACHS) had a dance selected for the prestigious All-State Maryland State Dance Showcase (MSDS) performance, which was held at Goucher College on January 10, 2025. The dance, Inner Chaos was choreographed by CCF Associate Teaching Artist Gabby Pfeifer and a former All-State Dancer herself. The dance earned a coveted spot in the exclusive

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 Showcase (MPHSDS). Executive Director Peter Pucci and CCF Teaching Artist Adrienne Kraus Latanishen volunteered their time to teach master classes at the Showcase. The participating high school dancers represented over 45 different dance programs and diverse communities across the state.  Dancers improving group partnering movements in

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 and choreographing for the Queen Anne’s County High School (QACHS) dancers. The Carole Cascio Fund is supporting Amy’s Choreographic/Teaching residency at QACHS this school year 2024-25. She will also teach some masterclasses and at Kent Island High School (KIHS) in the Spring of 2025. Amy will

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 (QACPS) teachers at their Personal Development day. In collaboration with Michael Bell, the Supervisor for Instruction for QCAPS, Adrienne represented CCF and discussed many dance possibilities and opportunities for the CCF to support free dance and movement classes in QAC high schools and middle schools. Chorus