New dance offerings at GCC-Payson

            GCC welcomes our new dance instructor, Valerie Castaneda.  Instructing since 2001, she has taught for several community colleges in Arizona, private venues, Senior Centers, Parks-n-Rec departments, and was the featured dancer for a fine dining Mediterranean restaurant, the Bleu Olive, in Branson, Mo.  Since returning to the Rim Country, she looks forward to teaching and sharing dance with anyone interested.

            GCC offers two new Dance classes:

1.      Beginning Modern Dance I is an introduction to Modern Dance as a form of dance art.  DAN 120, Beginning Modern Dance I, meets Thursday from 4-5:40 pm. 

2.      Beginning Ballet I is the study of ballet technique through the traditional exercises with proper awareness of style and phrasing.  DAN 132, Beginning Ballet I, meets Tuesday from 4-5:40 pm. 

GCC fall semester is from Aug. 18 through Dec. 11.  Registration is taking place now.  For students 55 and older, tuition is waived.  The campus is located at 201 N. Mud Springs Road, or call (928) 468-8039.