Columbus State University Dance Preparatory Academy

“I grew to not only need the performance but also the repetition and practice in the studio, the community, the creation of something new, and the release of the emotions that happens during long hours spent pushing your body to its limit.”

Read Moore’s full “Why I Dance” essay here: https://dancemagazine.com/melanie-moore-why-i-dance/ 🧡

📸: Melanie Moore. Photo by Benji Rivera, courtesy American Repertory Theater.



Description: Moore, wearing a dark suit, her long curly hair loose, is pictured against a blood-red background. Her whole body leans to the left, her arms dangling; she smiles broadly at the camera. Text: “Dance helped me process emotions that were too large for me to put into words, gave me a group of friends and mentors, and allowed me to be somebody else at times when I felt heavy in my own shoes.”—Dancer and Actress Melanie Moore

The 3rd Annual LaGrange Symphony Guild Art Competition

In our efforts to design the art that will be used to promote our annual event, My Favorite Things, we are asking for help from the very persons we support…you, the students. My Favorite Things is an annual fundraising event sponsored by The Lagrange Symphony Guild. The efforts of this group of volunteers has contributed support to the LaGrange Children’s Orchestra, as well as music lessons, and securing instruments for area young musicians. Local businesses also help sponsor this event, and along with vendors, silent auctions, and donations, has raised over $40,000 last year alone.

The subject for your art entry is Music! Music in our schools, music in your life, music as played by our youth; children’s orchestra music.
Illustrate the joy of music in your art!

Guidelines for the Contest:
• Entries should focus on music and/or student musicians/children’s orchestra
• Entries will be judged in three categories:
Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
• Entries should be submitted on a standard size art paper or canvas:
8X10, 9X12, or 11X14 inches
• Artist’s name and contact information must be legibly written on the back side of their art in order to be accepted.
• Entries must be submitted to the LaGrange Art Museum, 112 Lafayette Parkway in LaGrange, April 26 to June 30, 2025, and accompanied by a release form. The release form is important as the winners’ art will be considered for marketing purposes. (email [email protected] for a copy of the release form.)