Photos: Anchorage Museum honors history of dance in Anchorage

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April 26, 2021

April 8, 2025

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Justin Cox

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April 26, 2021

Pennino leaps during her performance. Photo by Justin Cox.

For First Friday on April 4, the Anchorage Museum hosted “Anchorage Dance History: Connecting Generations” to honor dancers who influenced Western dance beginning in the 1950s. The event included slideshows honoring 17 past dancers and their dance companies, with their friends or family members describing their history and contribution to dance in Anchorage. The event included performances by Anchorage-area dance companies or students.

Alice Bassler Sullivan — whose goal is archiving the history of Anchorage dance — gives the opening address. Photo by Justin Cox.

Audience members watch a slideshow and listen to a presentation on historic members of the Anchorage dance community. Photo by Justin Cox.

Sofia Pennino performs “Kitri Variation” from Act III of “Don Quixote.” Photo by Justin Cox.

Dancers from Barbara’s School of Dance, founded by Barbara Clausen one of the honorees of the event, perform “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Photo by Justin Cox.

Dancers from Barbara’s School of Dance perform. Photo by Justin Cox.

UAA dance students perform. Photo by Justin Cox.

A member of Pulse Dance Company performs an excerpt from “Grey Matter.” Photo by Justin Cox.

Pulse Dance Company performs an excerpt from “Grey Matter.” Photo by Justin Cox.

Members of Alaska Dance Theater perform a synchronized jump during “Rodeo.” Photo by Justin Cox.

A dancer from Alaska Dance Theater performs a jump. Photo by Justin Cox.

An Alaska Dance Theater dancer performs a spin. Photo by Justin Cox.

Momentum Dance Collective performs “Reflections.” Photo by Justin Cox.

Flow Zone Dance Studio performs an untitled piece. Photo by Justin Cox.

A member of Flow Zone Dance Studio performs. Photo by Justin Cox.

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