Black Dirt Dancers in the ‘Big Apple'

Twelve dancers from the local Black Dirt Dance Company performed recently at Abron’s Art Center, in Manhattan’s lower east side. “I like to challenge my dancers by giving them venues to perform in outside of Orange County. It gives them a taste of what a professional career in dance is like,” explained Eve McClanahan, director of Black Dirt Dance. “We danced to a full house, and the audience was riveted as we presented our work.” The young women who danced were Lisa Albornoz, Alanna Dickten, Leah Giles, Nicole Gozza, Anna Greenblatt, Katie Gulak, Jaclyn Lawrence, Eve McClanahan, Elizabeth O’Connor, Brianna Perdomo, Claudia Soifer and Elisabeth Stampfel. For more information, call 258-1100.