STARS Dance Students Raise Money for Portable Dance Floor

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.