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13 Water Street in Thurmont
13 Water Street in Thurmont Megan Doolittle
Elower-Sicilia
Productions (ESP) of
Dance and Music Courtesy Photo of ESP Dancers
in Thurmont is
celebrating its 50 year in business, and the dancers continue to work hard and
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diligently on their new choreography. They had a great time performing some
of their new dances at the Thurmont Colorfest. The rain didn’t hold them
back!
ESP would like to thank all who came out and participated in the 8
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Annual ESP 5K “Tutu Cute Edition.” A portion of the proceeds went to help
support Maggie Kudirka (aka “The Bald Ballerina”).
Maggie is a Maryland native who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer
at the age of twenty-three, while she was dancing with the Joffrey Ballet
Everyone in District 4 deserves to be heard. Vote November 6th. Company in New York. Maggie has been a strong advocate for breast cancer
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large medical bills.
ESP will be holding a Bingo event at the Thurmont Carnival Grounds
By Authority of Ysela Bravo-Schwetje. Danielle Konstandinidis, Treasurer
Activity Building on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Doors will open at 2:00
p.m. The cost is $10.00 admission for a 6-pack of regular games, specials,
and jackpot. Early birds, 50/50, and additional cards are also available for
purchase. Games are being played for restaurant and business gift card prizes.
Early birds and 50/50 are monetary prizes, including a $200 jackpot. Delicious
homemade food and baked goods will be available for purchase.
ESP is currently accepting sponsors for the 2018-2019 year. There are a
lot of perks to sponsoring. Please contact the office if you are interested in
becoming a sponsor. Please help our dancers make their way to the Nationals
competition in June 2019.
The dancers have been hard at work with choreography and training for
the new dance season. They will be traveling for regional and national dance
conventions and competitions throughout the season, including Baltimore;
Norfolk, Virginia; and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The dancers love to travel
and work with master teachers from all over the world, but their favorite place
to perform is for their home community. Other local performances for the season
will include Thurmont Main Street’s Arts and Wine Stroll on November 9,
2018 (dancers will be performing between 6:00-7:00 p.m.); the ESP Showcase is
scheduled for February 23, 2019, at Mount Saint Mary’s Knott Auditorium; and
Frederick’s Festival of The Arts will
be held in June 2019. The dancers are
also excited to be performing at the
Mount Saint Mary’s halftime show on
December 8.
ESP specializes in all types of
dance, including tap, jazz, ballet,
hip hop, acro, lyrical, and pointe.
Classes are currently enrolling for the
fall season. For more information,
contact the studio at 301-271-7458
or register online at www.espdance.
com. Be sure to check them out
on Facebook. ESP would like to
give a special “Thank You” to the
Thurmont community, The Catoctin
Banner, and The Frederick Arts
Council for all of their continued
support.