Listen in as Robin chats with long-time EMC community member, Elisabeth Simmons.

Once a student at EMC, now a Team Member and EMC parent, Elisabeth has experienced our culture from multiple angles.

The conversation meanders from what the performing arts experience did for Elisabeth as a young person, to where her dance studio training led her, wrapping up in a full circle moment where she is now contributing to curriculum development and stage managing our productions.

House Keeping Segment Notes:

Our EMC housekeeping segment finishes at 23:16 and the episode with Robin and Elisabeth will begin then.

We talk about our Spring Concert Theme, the return of Erica Bull, our Summer Schedule release and when costume payments are due, the last day to register to Dance as a Performer in the Pullo Spring Concert, welcoming our new Dance Company members, sharing more about our new Showstopper format, and reminders on our upcoming Imagine That! Moana Event and Open Gym.

Let’s Connect on Socials:

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In The Spotlight: Raising Leaders in the Performing Arts on Facebook

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Robin sits down with long-time friend and dance educator, Jeffrey Gunshol, to discuss how his students have benefitted from performing arts training over the years, and tells tales about how a dance education builds character traits that carry young people confidently into the future.

JEFFREY GUNSHOL

Jeffrey Gunshol has danced with many different artists including, Liz Lerman, Mark Dendy, Melanie Stewart, and Kattie Duck and collaborated with Vincent Cacalano, Adrienne Clancy, Reggie Crump, Stephanie George, and Michaela Cannon. He began dancing at the Baltimore School for the Arts then headed to New York City and attended Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. He pursued his undergraduate degree at Virginia Commonwealth University and after graduation started dancing with Dendy Dance. Following his work with Mark Dendy, he began to teach, choreograph, and dance for Liz Lerman for five years. He moved to Amsterdam to work with Vincent Cacalano. While abroad he was a guest artist with Magpie Music and Dance, created his own work, did long term projects with Danish choreographer Eric Pold, and Dutch choreographer Martin Butler. He received his Masters in Dance from the University of Utah. After leaving Utah he taught at East Carolina University for a year before coming to Tulane. He is a 2004 recipient of the Weiss Presidential Fellowship for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at Tulane University.

Listen to Jeffrey and Robin chat on the DSO Connect podcast: Preparing Our Students For College Dance Programs

House Keeping Segment Notes:

Our EMC housekeeping segment finishes at 17:05 and the episode with Robin and Jeffrey will begin then.

We talk about and New Year Energy at EMC, The Musical Experience changes, our upcoming Imagine That! Events, Open Gym, and the Big Reveal for our Spring Show.

Let’s Connect on Socials:

EMC Performing Arts Studio on Facebook

EMC Performing Arts Studio on Instagram

In The Spotlight: Raising Leaders in the Performing Arts on Facebook

Interested in Classes at EMC? Learn More About Us Here

Join us this week for a housekeeping segment where we chat:

• Show Recap: Stories (both highs and lows) of EMC Performing Arts' Holiday Celebration
• Sparkle Days: What they are and when they are running
• When Classes Resume

Let’s Connect on Socials:

EMC Performing Arts Studio on Facebook

EMC Performing Arts Studio on Instagram

In The Spotlight: Raising Leaders in the Performing Arts on Facebook

In The Spotlight: Raising Leaders in the Performing Arts on Instagram

Interested in Classes at EMC? Learn More About Us Here