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Ballet school has new name
Staff Report
The Cooperstown School
of Ballet is getting a new
name. Owner Alma Curtis
announced that the school,
which is located on 103 Main
St. in the Key Bank building
on the third floor, will adopt
the new name Cooperstown
Performing Arts.
Curtis said the school’s
newly adopted name reflects
the expansion of the programs
being offered to students.
``This will give us an opportunity
to diversify and
discover new interests in
many different elements of
dance,’’ Curtis said. ``With
the new name, I believe we
are going towards the right
direction along with our new
offerings.’’
Curtis said Shannah Kane
has been appointed to the position
of artistic director.
This will be her third year
teaching at the dance school.
She is a graduate of Dean
College, graduating Phi Theta
Kappa. Shannah received
her bachelor’s degree in
dance. She participated in
the New York State Summer
School of the Arts Program
in Saratoga, N.Y., and with
the Alvin Ailey Dance Intensive,
as well.
Kane was a featured soloist
with the Impulse Dance
Company and was a member
of the She-Figured Dance, located
near Boston. Kane is a
current member of the Phoenix
Project Danse Theatre
Company in Norwich.
``Shannah is an excellent
dance instructor, a wonderful
individual and a tremendous
asset to our school,’’
said Curtis.
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