Class Notes

Vicky Wilder and I attended a recent meeting of Friends of Dance of UMW to discuss details of scholarships that were to be awarded in the fall. The Claudia Moore Read Scholarship and the Sonya Dragomanovic Haydar Scholarship are awarded yearly to individuals who are outstanding students, dancers, choreographers, and performers and who express an interest in dance beyond graduation and have participated in the development and work of the Performing Arts Club (PAC). Other Friends of Dance members who are UMW alums include Gail Conway ’86, Florence Ridderhof ’50, Rozzie Whitescarver ’71, and Kristin Gauta ’08. This year’s goal is to increase our involvement with PAC by inviting visiting choreographers. Vicky and I are also members of the Sacred Dance Ensemble of Fredericksburg, which hosted the July workshop “Dancing the Psalms,” attended by members of sacred dance groups around the area and country.