Videos
March 8th, 2024 – The New York Dance Project (NYDP) arrived from New York City to present a performance at the YMCA in Centerville. The event was sponsored by the Carole Cascio Fund For Mind Movement Dance Connections and the YMCA.
February 24th, 2024 – Over 40 dancers gathered on stage at the Decker Theatre in the Gibson Center for the Arts on the campus of Washington College for the 4th Day of Dance sponsored by the Carole Cascio Fund for Mind Movement Dance Connections.
January 30, 2024 – The Carole Cascio Fund’s Teaching Artist Adrienne Klaus Latanishen was brought in to teach a special combined Hip Hop master class for Queen Anne’s County High School (QACHS) dancers with students from Centreville Middle School (CMS).
December 8th, 2023 – The Carole Cascio Fund provided an amazing opportunity for dance and theater students at Kent Island and Queen Anne’s County High Schools to experience a workshop with Far East India Dance Teachers, Deepti Mukund Navile, Gowrie Velayudhapillai & Tulsi Rughoonundun.
November 10th, 2023 – The official unveiling of the new Carole Drake Cascio Dance Studios East and West and the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Wellness and Athletics Center at CCBC Essex. The Wellness and Athletics Center ceremony preceded the unveiling with Peter Pucci and Dr. Kurtinaitis, the President of the Community College of Baltimore County. The two new Essex Campus dance studios in Carole’s name are state of the art and beautiful. The new dance studios were officially sanctioned by the National Dance Association.
November 4th, 2023 – CCF sponsored its 3rd Day of Dance at the Todd Center for the Performing Arts at Chesapeake College. Over 40 dance students from the community were able to participate in four free dance classes. Ballet, Modern Dance, Hip Hop and Partnering. The dancers that participated were from 10 schools and studios that included, the Mid Shore Dance Academy, To the Pointe Studio, Queen Anne’s County High School, Chesapeake College, Washington College, Eastern Shore Dance Studio, Step 1 Dance 2 Studio, the Baltimore School for the Arts, Northwood High School and JFK High School.
November 2nd, 2023 – CCF Teaching Artist Adrienne Kraus Latanishen taught three hip-hop classes starting at Queen Anne’s County High School with Kristen Tyler’s dance students and then moved over to Centreville Middle School to teach Choir teacher Lucas O’ Farrell’s 6th and 7th graders beginning hip-hop technique.
November 1st, 2023 – Peter Pucci was honored to receive the Energizer Bunny Award from the Queen Annes County Board of Education Superintendent for Schools, Dr. Patty Saelens and Michael Bell Supervisor of Curriculum for QACPS.
October 19-22 & 26-29 – The CCF commissioned choreographer Adrienne Kraus Latanishen to choreograph an opening dance for the fall Halloween musical, Harvest Horror: Carnival of Curiosities, Directed by Rob Thompson at Chesapeake College. Executive Director Peter Pucci and Rob Thompson, Associate Professor of Theatre Chair of Arts and Humanities are working together to bring dance to the Chesapeake College.
October 1st, 2023 – The Carole Cascio Fund celebrated its Second Annual Community Benefit at the Mark Cascia Vineyards with over 90 Friends of Carole, community members and dancers who performed. It was an exciting celebration!
August 24, 2023 – CCF Teaching Artist Adrienne Kraus Latanishen taught a movement workshop for 45 public school teachers from QAC at their Professional Development day at the invitation of Michael Bell, Supervisor for Curriculum for QAC.
April 22nd, 2023 – 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 technique class taught by Melinda Blomquist, the Artistic Director of the Community College of Baltimore County’s CCBC Dance Company. Next up was CCF teaching artist, Adrienne Kraus Latanishen who taught a hip-hop class.
March 25, 2023 – Carole Cascio Fund Sponsors A Day of Dance on Stage at The Decker Theatre in the Gibson Center for the Arts at Washington College in Chestertown.
November 12, 2022 – Over 50 dancers gathered on stage at the Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College for a Day of Dance sponsored by the Carole Cascio Fund for Mind Movement Dance Connections.
Oct 9, 2022 – The Gathering to Celebrate Carole Cascio’s contributions to the community and to benefit her newly formed foundation went beautifully. It was a spectacular sunny fall day at the Mark Cascia Vineyards in Stevensville. Mark and Kim Cascia old friends of Carole’s were our gracious hosts. Many of Carole’s friends were there to help celebrate her legacy.
Executive Director, Peter Pucci teaches master classes a Queen Anne’s County High School and Kent Island High School to introduce dance students to the Carole Cascio Fund.
The CCF makes it possible for Queen Anne’s County High School and Kent Island High School dance students to visit and participate in a master class by Tommy Parlon at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Essex campus. Also, the students attended a performance by the CCBC Dance Company.
