Standing in front of the Soo Theatre last Friday, STARS dance students (above) try to get the attention of Ashmun Street travelers to publicize their campaign to raise money for a portable dance floor.
To date the students have received $800 in donations toward the estimated cost of $5000. STARS dance students' Annual Revue at the LSSU Performing Arts Center takes place in mid-May, and the girls hope to be able to purchase the portable floor in time for that event.
"The portable dance floor will provide a safer surface for the students to perform on," said STARS dance instructor, Dianna George. "Neither stage surface at LSSU or in the Soo Theatre was specifically built as a dance surface," she explained.
If you'd like to contribute to this project, you can stop in at 534 Ashmun between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. or send a check to the Soo Theatre Project denoting "dance floor" in the memo space.
For more news on the students' fundraising efforts, see the STARS website.
Below, from a STARS window, young ballet students watch their idols, the older ballerinas, dancing in the street in front of the Soo Theatre.
STARS is a community arts center offering instruction in music, dance, theater, visual arts and yoga for students of all ages. STARS is a program of the Soo Theatre Project, housed in the historic Soo Theatre complex. For more information on classes and lessons, call the STARS office, 632-1930.
Photos in this posting courtesy of Meta Geyer.