Marble Valley Dance Collective

See you at the studio! New dancers are always welcome and encouraged to join!

We're back to our regular schedule of classes. Tap on Monday was a blast, students got the opportunity to learn some "Blue Smoke" choreography! All adult dance classes held at Marble City School of Dance. We are always welcoming newcomers to our classes! Thursday, May 14th 9:30-10:45 AM–Intermediate Ballet with Stefy This Intermediate Level Ballet Class is geared towards individuals with previous or concurrent training. The class focuses on proper alignment, correct coordination, use of epaulement, and includes guidelines from the American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum, with elements from both Cecchetti and Vaganova methodologies. Stefania likes to give a lot of attention to details in order to foster a deeper understanding of the material presented, as well as having a good laugh with her students. Be prepared for both!!!! Comfortable clothing that shows the lines of the body and ballet slippers are recommended, as well as hair styled away from the face. Thursday, May 14th: 7:30-8:45 PM–Barre Fusion with Mya Barre Fusion is a full-body workout blending ballet-inspired movement, strength training, and low-impact cardio. Using small, controlled movements, you’ll target core, glutes, arms, and legs while building strength, flexibility, and balance. All levels welcome! Friday, May 1st, 15th: 5:30-6:45 PM–Open Level Contemporary with Shannon Blending techniques from various styles, this series will contain a warm up, including moving phrases across the floor, and then spend the majority of each class learning and dancing new combinations each week. New to class? Come a few minutes early to get signed in. Questions? Email us at: [email protected]

A special thank you to all of those who attended our show yesterday! We are beyond grateful for your support! Reminder: we’re back to our regular class schedule this week. Tap Class tonight, Monday, at 7:15!!

It’s not too late to get your tickets for Dances in Bloom! /e/dances-in-bloom or at the door! Enjoy an afternoon of original choreography and live dance! Sunday 2:00pm.

CHOREOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT 💫 @tvmarrvt “Synchronicity: The Sequin Effect” This piece is all about continuous movement, shifting unison, momentum and evolving formations. The song begs for nonstop dancing, titled “Perpetuum Mobile” or perpetual motion in Latin. It is inspired by both nature and the mechanical synchronicity of a machine. Assembled as a patchwork of images - a mumurmation of birds that flip like sequins, a drop of liquid breaking surface tension, a changing grid, an inverting pyramid brainteaser, etc - it is an exploration of dancing as one seamless unit. Smooth and graceful, precise and powerful. Twyla Marr (she/her), born and raised in Vermont, has danced since the age of seven. Beginning her training at Adams School of Dance, she continued at Smith College, earning a B.A. in Dance, with a minor in Landscape Studies. While at Smith, she was Co-Artistic Director of the student run dance company and enjoyed exploring many styles of dance and aspects of production. Since college, she has danced in various shows and groups, including DanceFest Vermont, the Vermont Opera Project and, most recently, performing and choreographing with the Marble Valley Dance Collective. In 2025, she joined the faculty of Marble City School of Dance. Twyla loves art, traveling, being in nature, working with children and laughing with friends and family. Get your tickets here! /e/dances-in-bloom

Our final fun fact before our performance! Just how old are the dancers that make up our collective? We welcome adults of any age and currently have dancers from 23-70 in our group! (In search of dancers in their 60s!) 😂 Sunday, May 10 at 2pm- Get your tickets here! /e/dances-in-bloomn

CHOREOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT ✨ @zoewildflower “A Color This Planet Had Never Seen” This piece revisits the age old story of warring tribes and forbidden love. It explores themes of hatred and violence; rejection and division; discovery and shock; acceptance and understanding; celebration and joy. The heroes of this story are crossing lines, breaking barriers, and bringing their people together. Unlikely bonds can be a catalyst for change. This is meant as a reminder to us all to not judge a person by the color of their t-shirt, and to pick up our heads and really see the person standing in front of us. Zoë Marr Hilliard (she/her; MVDC Vice President) is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, visual artist, mother of three, and born-and-raised Vermonter. She has danced professionally for Ballet Vermont, Vermont Opera Project, Cradle to Grave Arts, and Vital Spark North. Zoë teaches dance at VTSU Castleton, teaches Theater at Green Mountain Community School, and co-owns and teaches at Marble City School of Dance. She has choreographed for Castleton University’s Theater Department, Vermont Actors’ Repertory Theater, Marble Valley Players, and Rutland Youth Theater. She has been a part of the Marble Valley Dance Collective from the very first kitchen table planning meeting and is now so happy to be teaching, choreographing, and performing regularly with and for this incredible group of dancers! One of the joys of Zoë’s career is getting to work with dancers ranging in age from 2 to 70 on a weekly basis across her multiple teaching jobs. When not dancing, she loves to create collage work, metal sculpture, and sewing projects, but her most amazing creations of all are her daughter and twin sons! Get your tickets here! /e/dances-in-bloom

Fun fact # 6! We spend a lot of time dancing, especially leading up to our performance, but what else fills our days? Get your tickets here! /e/dances-in-bloom

Here's our May Schedule! You will notice the schedule is a bit more sparse than usual. This is because the performing members of MVDC are preparing for our show, Dances in Bloom, as well as Memorial Day weekend. Interested in coming to our show on Sunday, May 10th at 2:00 PM. Follow this link to purchase your tickets: /e/dances-in-bloom All classes held at Marble City School of Dance New to class? Come a few minutes early to get signed in. Questions? Email us at: [email protected]

CHOREOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT 🌟 Nicole Pelaggi Ullman “Rippling, yet Stable” started with the idea that each dancer was going to create a character and perform as that dancer. That original concept seemed to fall away and something else evolved. Today, you will see a dance where throughout there are two distinct elements: one where dancers are very aware and connected to each other and another where individual members shift their focus inward. Nicole Ullman (she/her) is a dancer, choreographer, and dance educator. She serves as the Secretary for the Vermont Dance Alliance and the President of the Marble Valley Dance Collective. Nicole was part of the Providence College Dance Company, where she earned her BA in Elementary and Special Education. Get your tickets here: /e/dances-in-bloom

All adult dance classes are held at Marble City School of Dance We are always welcoming newcomers to our classes! NEW CLASS ALERT! Thursday, April 30 7:30-8:45 PM–Barre Fusion with Mya G. Barre Fusion is a full-body workout blending ballet-inspired movement, strength training, and low-impact cardio. Using small, controlled movements, you’ll target core, glutes, arms, and legs while building strength, flexibility, and balance. All levels welcome! *Can't make it in the evening? Reminder, we offer ballet on Thursday mornings at 9:30.* New to class? Come a few minutes early to get signed in. Questions? Email us at: [email protected]

As we count down to our performance, we have another fun fact to share! We added up all of the years of dance experience our collective has and it’s… a lot! Come watch that experience in action on May 10 at 2:00pm! /e/dances-in-bloom