BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:West Windsor\, N.J. &ndash\; The Mercer Dance Ensemble (MDE)\ , featuring students and community dancers\, presents "On the Move!" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Performances will be h eld Saturday\, May 12 at 8 p.m. and Sunday\, May 13 at 2 p.m. Kelsey The atre is located on Mercer's West Windsor campus\, 1200 Old Trenton Road. \nSix contributing choreographers\, including MCCC faculty members\, alu mni and a current student\, will blend their talents for a performance t hat will incorporate a variety of modern and international dance styles as it celebrates the body in motion. Approximately 13 pieces will be per formed.\nAdding the international element to this year's performance wil l be Latin American tango\, choreographed by MCCC's Theatre/Dance Progra m Coordinator Jody Person. A professional tango dancer\, Person has foun d this highly stylized dance form to be very helpful in teaching acting skills to his students.\nPerson notes that MCCC Theater students learn h ow to tango during their first acting class.  \;"It helps them be cl earer with their intentions\, improve coordination\, and develop a stron ger understanding of posture as they learn to follow and lead\," he expl ains.\nHe adds that through tango\, students become more used to physica l contact with their acting partners\, while developing a sense of spati al awareness on stage. They also learn to play with and alter rhythms\, which is very useful in line delivery. "Tango forces the performer to ma ke creative choices very quickly. Actors have to get use to making quick creative decisions when they are auditioning for roles\," Person says.\ nIn addition to Person\, choreographers for the show include faculty mem ber Janell Byrne\, MCCC Dance alumni Jennifer Gladney\, Rebecca Brodowsk i and Kaitlyn Seitz\, and current student Stephanie Maher.\nTickets are $16 for adults\, $14 for seniors\, and $12 for students. \; Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net\, in person at the Kels ey Theatre box office\, or by phone at 609-570-3333. \; Free parking is available next to the theatre. \; Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair a ccessible and provides assisted listening devices upon request.\nThe MCC C Dance program includes the study of jazz\, ballet\, and modern dance s tyles from the fundamentals to advanced instruction. \; With the ben efit of small classes and individualized instruction\, students may earn either an A.A. degree\, which prepares them for transfer as juniors int o a bachelor of arts program in Dance\, or an A.F.A. degree in the Perfo rming Arts\, a transfer program in which they combine conservatory train ing in theatre\, dance and music with education in the liberal arts and sciences. URL:http://eastwindsor.patch.com/events/mercer-dance-ensemble-is-on-the-m ove-at-mcccs-kelsey-theatre-may-12-13 SUMMARY:Mercer Dance Ensemble Is “On The Move!” at MCCC’s Kelsey Th eatre May 12-13 LOCATION:1200 Old Trenton Rd\, West Windsor\, NJ 08550: 1200 Old Trenton Rd\, West Windsor\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR