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Marion County School of Music
Welcomes New Dance Program Marion County School of Music is
proud to announce the opening of its Department of Dance. Students at the
school can now participate in Ballet classes as part of the Arts After Hours
program, which is the after-school program the Marion County School of Music
offers to the community. As well, students of all ages, from pre-schoolers to
adults, may participate in evening dance classes in Ballet, Jazz, or Modern,
taught by Susan Lugo Lockhart.
Susan received her Bachelor's degree in
Dance from Jacksonville University in Florida in 2002. She was an active
performer while she studied at JU, involved in numerous guest artist
residencies, formal and informal concerts, dance festival adjudications,
choreographic showcases, and production tours at local elementary schools. She
was the recipient of the Excellence in Dance Performance award and graduated
with honors. Susan also holds a Master's degree in Psychology from the
University of North Florida.
While in Jacksonville, she taught Ballet,
Jazz, and Modern at the Ballet Arts Centre. During her 7 years of teaching
there, she rebuilt the modern dance program, worked closely with the in-studio
performance company, and held many important production roles, such as
choreographer and music editor. She continues to return to the school as a
guest artist to teach master classes and set new choreography for company
productions.
Susan recently moved from Jacksonville to Florence, and is
excited to share her love for dance with the students of the Pee Dee region.
She brings to the region a commitment to professional dance education that
develops artistry and technique, but also allows the growth of love and respect
for the art of dance. To find out more about participating in this exciting new
program, please contact the Marion County School of Music at (843) 423-8166.
Tae Kwon Do
This Martial Art
Form is the largest practiced martial art in the world. Though different from
Olympic Tae Kwon Do, American Tae Kwon Do contains many elements of traditional
T.K.D. however addresses the western style of practices. Some Karate students
already having achieved higher levels of achievement (colored belts) will be
accepted at the level where they are presently performing, and will be allowed
to wear their colors proudly. The student will be guided through the basics of
T.K.D. in order to be fully informed. Sensei Sam Midgette constantly strives to
bring about other styles and relevant programs to his Do Jo, thus making
possible a wider variety of training and knowledge base.
ABOUT
SENSEI SAM MIDGETTE
Sensei Midgette is a Journeyman Tae Kwon Do
Stylist, who sees himself first as a Martial Artist, then as a T.K.D.
practitioner. He began training in Martial Arts at the age of 14, in Japanese
Karate. At 16 he was introduced to Tae Kwon Do, and has earned his Black Belt
in 1985, and his second degree in 1994. He is a life-long practitioner of the
art. Sensei, a native of New York, trained and competed in tournaments, such as
West Point Military Academy, Henry Chou Invitational, Battle of Atlanta, Beach
Battle Classic and Dixieland National (the only National tournament in South
Carolina), to name a few. He has opened and operated several schools, taught
throughout Marion School District 1 and 7, was voted "Marion Intermediate
School Classified Employee of the Year", and he presently is an Assistant
Special Education Teacher; he operated several After School Programs including,
The Door of Hope Program, taught "Upward Bound", through Florence-Darlington
Tech, hosted at Francis Marion University. He twice qualified for the NBL
(National Black Belt League) World Championships, while competing in the Sport
Karate Tournament Circuit. Along with Sensei Midgette's qualifications comes
his love for children, their development as well balanced persons, and a high
standard of discipline, which is best when self-imposed, and most children
respond well to this type of requirement.
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