Press Release

May 24, 2011:

On Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, the studio dancers and faculty, performed 'Kaleidoscope' as their year end recital. Written, directed, and produced by owner and artistic director, Katie Carpenter King, 'Kaleidoscope' is the multimedia story of protagonist, Odette's, journey as a young girl struggling to find her place in the world. Featuring modern, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and aerial dance forms, the storyline showcased professional and student dancers.

During Odette's travels from water, to land, to air, and back, she faces adversity and meets friends.  And although she begins her journey without direction or answers, each encounter teaches her more about herself.  In the end, Odette understands courage and happiness--all she needed--was inside of her all along. From the sound effects of the storms to the spectacular dances in the air on trapeze, lyra and silks, dancers and audiences were transported, for a short time, through a kaleidoscope's lens. For more information and photography from the performances, please visit www.studio180dance.com.

Studio 180 offers classes, age 3-adult, beginner-professional level, in ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, tap, ballroom,zumba and aerial dance. Summer camps and classes, as well as fall session classes are now open for registration; Studio 180 encourages everyone to visit their website at www.studio180dance.com or call 410-268-5299 for more information. 

Katie Carpenter-King, 3rd from right, owns Studio 180.