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Thurmont Teen to Tour David Salner to be Guest
Guest Poet at “Catoctin
with National Dance Group Voices” Evening of Poetry

James Rada, Jr.

It seems as if Charley Courtesy Photo David Salner Courtesy Photo artist, George
Bennett (pictured right) (pictured right) will Bellows. Says
has been dancing all her many different types of dance, but be the guest poet at Elizabeth Knapp,
life. She began taking her solo performances are always “Catoctin Voices” recent guest poet at
lessons at age three, and contemporary. Evening of Poetry “Catoctin Voices”
this year and next, she will on September 16, and assistant
be touring with Artists Before her tour begins, Charley 2016, at 7:00 p.m. professor of
Simply Human (ASH). will be participating in Nigel at The Creeger English at Hood
Lythgoe’s Celebration of Dance House, located at College, “…clear-
“It’s going to be a lot of Gala in Los Angeles on September 11 N. Church Street eyed, luminous
fun, and I’ll gain a lot of 10, 2016. Lythgoe, producer of in Thurmont. poems. Longing
experience,” said Charley, American Idol and So You Think permeates this
now age fourteen. You Can Dance, among other Salner worked book, the language
shows, founded the “Dizzy Feet for twenty-five thrumming with
ASH brings together Foundation” in 2009 and has since years as an iron ore desire…these
dancers, choreographers, held the gala, co-hosting with active worker, steelworker, poems ache their
students, and parents for foundation members such as Katie and general
dance events around the Holmes. Charley was among eight laborer. His writing has appeared in way toward revelation with a
country. dancers chosen from among sixty. Threepenny Review, Iowa Review, startling clarity and brilliance.”
Prairie Schooner, Salmagundi, River Salner holds an MFA degree from
Charley will be As for her future, Charley thinks Styx, and many other magazines. the University of Iowa and resides in
assisting the choreographers and she can make it as a professional His third book, Blue Morning Light Frederick, Maryland.
helping teach the classes, but she will dancer. “I’ve thought about moving (2016, Pond Road Press), features
also be performing and getting her to L.A. and joining a contemporary poems on the paintings of American For more information, contact
own instruction as well. “It’s exciting dance company or hip-hop crew. Lisa Cantwell at 301-418-3375.
because you get to work with the There are a lot of things you can do
choreographer one on one.” She will with dance.” VFW Post 6658 Sponsors
also dance in the final performances. “The Patriot’s Pen” Essay
Contest
The tour will take her to sixteen
different cities, beginning in October Each year, the VFW Post 6658 Auxiliary sponsors a contest titled “The
and running through next year. Patriot’s Pen,” which is open to students in grades six through eight. Students
are required to do a typed essay of 300-400 words based on the theme: “The
“It’s a big commitment, but America I Believe In.”
she loves it,” said Claire Bennett,
Charley’s mother. Monetary prizes are given the winners on local, state, and national levels.
Judging is based on knowledge of theme, theme development, and clarity of
Charley began her dance ideas.
instruction at the Sicilia Elower
Studio in Thurmont. As her skills If interested, please contact Annette Wivell at 301-447-3475 for an entry
improved, she began to compete and form. Deadline for obtaining the form is October 1, 2016.
attend dance conventions for further
instruction. She currently dances
four to five days a week.

“I do all types of dance, but I
like contemporary the best,” said
Charley. She also competes in

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