SENIOR
SPEAK

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SENIOR
SPEAK

A SENIOR SOLO PERFORMANCE, CEREMONY & RECEPTION

SeniorSPEAK

PERFORMANCE: June 1st, 6:30pm

At the opening of school, each senior is asked to think about the special presentation they will give on the eve of their final weekend as JLDC dancers. A solo performance and ceremony followed by a reception for parents and friends that we call SeniorSPEAK. After so many years on the JLDC stage, and so many dances accomplished with style and grace each senior will be given one last opportunity to show what dance has meant to them – a chance to express the totality of their dance experience in an intimate setting with teachers, parents, family, and fellow dancers. Seniors become alumni in one short weekend leaving the stage that they “grew up” on knowing that they’re dancing alongside friends that they won’t see in class next week – a lot to process in a short amount of time. SeniorSPEAK is our way to give JLDC dancer’s a unique and special “until we see you again.”

THE ENTIRE SCHOOL WILL BE
LOOKING TO YOU FOR LEADERSHIP
THE TONE YOU SET WILL INFLUENCE US ALL
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SENIORS LEAVE AS ALUMNI,
AN EXALTED COMPANY OF
GRADUATES, DANCERS,
AND FRIENDS

Meli Currie - Director - JL Dance Center, Newton, MA

Meli Currie

Director

Meli Currie joined JLDC in 2003 and was appointed Managing Director in 2007 and today serves as Director overseeing the schools’ training and creative process.  In addition, Ms. Currie is head of Faculty and Students serving as school principal managing all level classes and performances and has created a vision that inspires JLDC education teams to do their best work. Meli has spent her career dedicated to teaching and mentoring students of all ages. Using her background in education and psychology and teaching experience, Meli has earned the respect and devotion of a generation of JLDC students. During Meli’s tenure at JLDC, she has produced JLDC’S Senior Solo Performance Concert, SeniorSpeak for the past ten years. As a choreographer, Meli has created ballet performance productions highlighting students of the JLDC middle school preparatory program.   Meli directs the JLDC Student Wellness Initiative that allows students to learn the discipline of dance in healthy ways while forming strong peer relationships. Ms. Currie serves on the JLDC Board of Directors.

Meli began her dance studies in a strict ballet environment in which she excelled. This advanced training at an early age afforded her full scholarship to NYC’s Joffrey Ballet Company Trainee Program in her early teens. Once in New York Meli began to seek out other opportunities in dance genres conducive to her changing body and mindset which led her to study ballet and modern in New York City with David Howard and Finis Jung.

While a dance major at U. Mass Amherst under Andrea Watkins, Meli received her BFA with honors in Dance Technique and Theory. Meli was an instructor in the Dance Dept. of Harvard University for 3 years.

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