Blank Slate Dance is a newly formed group of dancers from around the Triangle who have come together to create and perform new pieces of contemporary work in and around North Carolina. Blank Slate began with a few dancers' desire to return to the world of performing and choreographing after college and while teaching dance. They were soon joined by several other dancers who shared the same vision. The company has a unique process where every company member has the opportunity to play the role of either choreographer or performer giving Blank Slate the opportunity to create and present different aesthetics and styles.

Several of the dancers are dance educators in the Triangle area, and many studied dance and dance education at schools such as East Carolina University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Arizona State University, Oberlin College, and Texas A&M. Blank Slate members are: Heather Pike (director, founding member), Leigh Allen, Carly Cusick, Jill Bradley Hall, Erica Locke, Kristen Mazuk, Amanda Randall (founding member), Heather Rose, Marsha Thomas (founding member), Lauren Trollinger, and Carolyn Usanis.

Blank Slate would like to thank Barriskill Dance Theatre School for supporting the company. For more information about the school, visit, www.barriskilldance.com.

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