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CSUS dancers were treated to a master class in Graham technique on Wednesday, March 26 with Erica Dankmeyer '87. Ms. Dankmeyer, who studied dance under Maggie Fongheiser when she attended Crystal,
...danced with the Martha Graham Company for 10 years and currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at Williams College and is a faculty member of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance in New York City.  (See full bio) During the two-hour workshop, dancers were introduced to the basic techniques of Graham's methodology, graduating from in-place warm-ups to across-the-floor exercises.  "It was a marvelous opportunity for our dancers to experience or explore something new, and having one of my former students back to teach this workshop was immensely satisfying," said Maggie Fongheiser, Fine Arts Department Head. View slideshow>>
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