Wichita, KS- Friends University congratulates senior Shelby Fox who has been accepted into an elite professional development track within The New Dance Lab.
The New Dance Lab, a partnership between The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission and Johnson County Community College, allows a select group of established and aspiring dance professionals the opportunity to participate in an intimate one-on-one and small group professional development experience.
Fox will be focusing on movement and social activism with Atlanta-based choreographer Lauri Stallings. Stalling’s choreography focuses on social issues impacting the past and today and how choreography can be utilized as a tool box for place-keeping, empathy-building and celebration.
“This lab will be a wonderful opportunity for me to fine-tune my skills and develop artistically under the inspiring tutelage of Lauri Stallings. I’m especially interested in learning how to communicate my ideas to an audience through the medium of movement as well as how to create unique and versatile pieces,” Fox said.
Fox is currently a student under the direction of Andrea Vazquez Aguirre, Friends University’s visiting lecturer of dance.
Friends University, a Christian University of Quaker heritage, equips students to honor God and serve others by integrating their intellectual, spiritual and professional lives.