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Scholarships Awarded to MCBC Dancers:

Carly Hammond - Winner - $250 Cash Scholarship
Haruka Sassa - Winner - $250 Cash Scholarship
Colleen Shaughnessy - Winner - $250 Cash Scholarship
APPOINTMENT
Mary Celeste Geiger, artistic director of the Geiger Classic Ballet Academy and the
Michigan Classic Ballet Company, has received the following board appointment:
Parliamentarian of the Mid-States Region of
Regional Dance America

STUDENT NEWS
GCBA dancers audition for summer programs:
Grace Kowalski has been accepted to both
Ballet Chicago and the
School of American Ballet (SAB). She has chosen to attend SAB where she was
awarded a full scholarship.
Carly Hammond auditioned for
Ballet Chicago, the Houston Ballet and the
San Francisco Ballet. She will attend the summer program in San Francisco.
Good luck to both!
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This page was last updated: Sunday, February 1, 2009.