” Maple Leaf Rag ” The Martha Graham Dance Co. interview w/ Blakely White McGuire

www.speliotis.com ... ... Steven Speliotis , ... Dance Theatre Photographer / Videographer interviews Blakely White McGuire, prinicipal Dancer of the Martha Graham Dance Company backstage during Dress Rehearsal "Maple Leaf Rag" choreographed by: Martha Graham. This was done during the dress rehearsal, press call at NYU as part of the Graham Dance Companies 2009 Season... Exerpts from "The Maple Leaf Rag" ... video & edit by: Steven Speliotis thank you StevenSpeliotis speliotisphoto@yahoo.com 1 212 353 - 8413 Blakely White-Mcguire Principal Dancer, Martha Graham Dance Company * Dancer, Dance Captain at Move-It Productions Education * State University of New York Empire State College Public Profile www.linkedin.com Summary I have worked as a professional dancer in New York City for over thirteen years crossing genres from modern to post-modern, opera ballet to tap. My choreography has been presented at dance festivals in New York and Massachusetts, at the Baton Rouge Gallery in Louisiana and is in the repertoire of the New Ballet Ensemble. In 2005, I served as the choreographer-in-residence for the Young Artist Program at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. My teaching career began at The Ailey School in New York City and I continue to teach internationally through creative residencies and master classes. Specialties Dance performance and production, choreography, teaching dance technique and setting repertory. Served as a Union Delegate from 2002-2004.