Book-themed dance, music program April 13-14 at MCCC

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MONROE — "One for the Books" is the theme of this year's program by Monroe County Community College's Inside Out Dance Ensemble. The program will be offered at 7:30 p.m. April 13 and at 3 p.m. April 14 in the La-Z-Boy Center, Meyer Theater at MCCC, 1555 S. Raisinville Road.

The show will feature nearly 30 dance performances, live music and poetry readings.

Members of Monroe County Community College's Inside Out Dance from a previous year are shown with musician Kevin R. Daniels. Daniels will return for this year's performances, which are set for April 13-14.
Members of Monroe County Community College's Inside Out Dance from a previous year are shown with musician Kevin R. Daniels. Daniels will return for this year's performances, which are set for April 13-14.

General admission tickets are $12 each and can be purchased in advance at monroeccc.edu/events.

"The selections for this year's performances include musical and dance interpretations of a variety of bestseller and classic books and traditional and recent songs about the art of the written word," MCCC said in a news release.

Dances will include group performances, solos and duets. Kevin R. Daniels will provide guitar and vocal interludes. Three award-winning poems from the MCCC Writing Fellows Poetry Competition will be read; the poets are Aiden Gerlica, Anna Muth and Ashley Atkins.

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The IODE is a contemporary dance company founded by Kelli Lajiness in 2010 and is housed at MCCC. Lajiness is the choreographer and director of the company. IODE dancers are: Elisabeth Brockman, Brandon Burns, Grace Drewior, Autumn Hensley, James Marshall , Jillian Marshall, Jake Moskal, Nicole Nangle, Ashley Redfern and Ashley Redfern. Maysie Burns is a member of the Junior Company. IODE Full Member Understudies are Racheal Chatfield, Abigail Johnson and Timothy Johnson. Members of the Destination Tap Collective are: Krista Green, Autumn Hensley, Sydney Nimeth and Kelli Plumb.

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