Week 9-Cami Gore

Trip to Washington D.C. to see the New York City Ballet

April 7, 2019- 19 year old freshman dance major Gabriela Esposito poses at the College Park  Metro Station before boarding the green line towards The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

April 7, 2019- 19 year old freshman dance major Olivia Shamy  on the metro heading towards The  Kennedy Center. The metro was crowded because many people were heading to D.C. to see the cherry blossoms. 

April 7, 2019- Esposito reapplies lip gloss before entering The Kennedy Center to see the New York City Ballet  perform.

April 7, 2019- Esposito poses in front of the flower display at The Kennedy Center. 

April 7, 2019- Shamy fixes her hair outside of The Kennedy Center. She  came to the show because she is in a ballet class this semester and is doing a report on the show.


April 7, 2019- Shamy (left) and Esposito (right) pose with their Playbills after the show.  The company performed works by Balanchine, Robbins, and Reisen. Shamy and Esposito were very impressed!



April 7, 2019- Feeling inspired after seeing the ballet, Esposito poses in a fourth arabesque.  
April 7, 2019- Shamy waits for the metro to return back to College Park, Maryland. The New Jersey native loves being able to quickly travel to Washington D.C. from campus.

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