Carole Cascio Fund Donates $2,000 to Bolster CCBC’s Carole Drake Cascio Dance Scholarship and CCF Teaching Artists are featured on the CCBC Dance Concert
Essex, May 1 2026 The Carole Cascio Fund (CCF) recently announced a donation of $2,000 to the Carole Drake Cascio Dance Scholarship fund at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). This contribution continues the CCF’s commitment to the scholarship, which the Carole Cascio Fund and the CCBC Foundation jointly established. The original Carole Drake Cascio Dance Scholarship was created in March 2023 with an initial $10,000 donation.
The scholarship ensures that future generations of CCBC Dance Company members have access to the necessary training, artistic development, and performance opportunities they need to thrive. Since its inception, one to two Dance Company members have been selected each year to receive the scholarship.
CCF Sponsors a Field Trip by QACHS dancers to see CCF Teaching Artist Adrienne Kraus Latanishen’s new Hip-Hop Dance at CCBC Essex
On April 3, 2025, the Carole Cascio Fund (CCF) arranged for dance students from Queen Anne’s County High School (QACHS) to attend a dance concert by the CCBC Dance Company at the Essex campus of the Community College of Baltimore County. The students were accompanied by Kristen Tyler, Director of Dance at QACHS, Adrienne Kraus […]
Dr. Sandra Kurtinaitis the President of CCBC helps Celebrate and Honor the 50th Anniversary of the Dance Company that Carole Drake Cascio founded.
Dr. Sandra Kurtinaitis, the President of the Community College of Baltimore County spoke on stage to welcome the audience to a festive celebration for the 50th Anniversary of the Dimensional Dance Media /CCBC Dance Company on May 4, 2024. Dr. Kurtinaitis honored Carole Drake Cascio, the founding director of the Dance Program and of the […]
CCF Executive Director Peter Pucci & CCBC President Dr. Sandra Kurtinaitis unveil the new Carole Drake Cascio Dance Studios East and West
Front row L to R: Kristi Schaffner, Anastasia McKenzie & Tommy Parlon. Back Row L to R: Diana Curran, Leslie Tinios Linda Lloyd, Peter Pucci & Adrienne Kraus Latanishen L to R: Anne Lefter, Peter Pucci, Melinda Blomquist & Tommy Parlon November 10th was the official unveiling of the new Carole Drake Cascio Dance Studios […]
Queen Anne’s County High School students travel to CCBC Dance Concert at the Dundalk Campus
Caption; Kristen Tyler, Peter Pucci & Megan Murphy at the CCBC Dance Concert On November 9th CCF provided a bus to enable 40 dance and theater students from Queen Anne’s County High School to attend the CCBC Dance Company’s Fall Dance Concert at the CCBC Dundalk Campus. Dance Teacher Kristen Tyler and Theater Teacher Megan […]
Executive Director Peter Pucci teaches a class for the Maryland Dance Education Association Event at CCBC
CCF Executive Director Peter Pucci volunteered to teach a Modern Dance masterclass for 50 dance educators from all over the State of Maryland for the Event at CCBC Essex Campus. Peter was happy to participate and for the first time teach a dance class in the new Carole Drake Cascio Dance Studio West. Many of […]