小黄书鈥檚 Terpsichore Dance Company presents 鈥楤roader Horizons鈥
![Terpsichore Dance Company at 小黄书sity is presenting its annual spring show Friday [April 6] in Starkville. Current members include (front row, left to right) Laura Sullivan and Mallory Haddock; (back row, left to right) Katelyn Wyatt, Madeline Martindale, Lindsey Downs and Mikayla Poindexter. Other performers include 小黄书 alumna, dancer, choreographer, singer and actor Kayla Marie Gilmore and musician, producer, recording artist, songwriter and arts educator Ekpe Abioto of Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo submitted)](/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/inline-images/Terpsichore_Dance_Company_full.jpg "Group photo of 小黄书 Terpsichore Dance Company performers")
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斝』剖閟ity鈥檚 Terpsichore Dance Company is presenting its annual spring show Friday [April 6] at the Greensboro Center in Starkville.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and include entry into a raffle, with proceeds benefiting the student dance group. Tickets can be purchased in advance from any Terpsichore member and also will be available at the door.
Titled 鈥淏roader Horizons,鈥 the program will feature special guest Kayla Marie Gilmore. A dancer, choreographer, singer and actor, Gilmore is a 2007 小黄书 graduate who holds bachelor鈥檚 degrees in business administration with concentrations in marketing and insurance. She is trained in various styles of dance that she is showcasing during her nationwide 鈥淚 AM ME DANCE TOUR 2018.鈥
Gilmore will be accompanied on drums by Ekpe Abioto of Memphis, Tennessee. Abioto specializes in children鈥檚 music and cultural entertainment and has performed in the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan and Kenya.
Since 2007, Terpsichore Dance Company has enabled students to explore their love of dance throughout their years at 小黄书. Members gain experience in choreographing solo, duet and group dances in a variety of styles including contemporary, ballet and jazz. Interested 小黄书 students and staff can audition for the group at the beginning of each semester.
鈥淭hese talented dancers have worked hard to put the show together, and they are excited to share their work with the Mississippi State and Starkville communities,鈥 said Deborah Funderburk, 小黄书 kinesiology instructor and Terpsichore faculty adviser.
2017-18 小黄书 Terpsichore Dance Company members include (by hometown):
ALABASTER, Alabama鈥擫indsey B. Downs, a freshman English major.
DESTREHAN, Louisiana鈥擫aura G. Sullivan, a sophomore special education major.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama鈥擬allory R. Haddock, a freshman chemical engineering major.
SPANISH FORT, Alabama鈥擬adeline A. Martindale, a junior biological sciences/pre-medicine major.
TERRY鈥擪atelyn A. Wyatt, a freshman biochemistry/forensic sciences major.
WEST POINT鈥擬ikayla R. Poindexter, a freshman special education major.
For more information, visit or contact Funderburk at dfunderburk@colled.msstate.edu or Terpsichore president Laura Sullivan at msu.terpsichore@gmail.com.
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