Hancock's "Dimensions in Dance" Returns With In-Person Performance

OCTOBER 4, 2021 -- The creativity, ingenuity and talent of Allan Hancock College’s dance students will again be on display as the college’s dance program returns to host an in-person performance of its “Dimensions in Dance” fall show.

After presenting a virtual performance last fall, this year’s “Dimensions in Dance” will be held on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 starting at 5 p.m. in the outdoor courtyard between buildings A and B on the college’s Santa Maria campus. The event is free to anyone who would like to attend.

“We are all very excited to present work that is site-specific and on campus,” said Hancock Assistant Dance Professor Sydney Sorenson. “The students are looking forward to performing in person again. They missed being able to perform on stage and feel very grateful to be able to perform for a live audience again.” 

The performance features multiple styles of dance centered around the theme change. The show’s performances were inspired by the challenges many of the program students and instructors faced in 2020 while they took classes remotely, learning to adjust to the “new normal” of life during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

This fall’s show will also feature a collaboration with two other Hancock fine arts programs. “Dimensions in Dance” will also feature costumes by Hancock’s Fashion and Design Club and original music from the college’s music program.

“Collaborating with other programs at the college is rewarding,” said Sorenson. “It’s a great opportunity to bring students together to create something meaningful. It is incredibly exciting to work with other creative people on campus.”

To learn more about Hancock’s dance program, visit www.hancockcollege.edu/dance.

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Photo Caption: Hancock will host an in-person “Dimensions in Dance” performance Oct. 8 and Oct. 9.