Full Text of SR0645 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate Rockford Dance Company on the occasion of its | 4 | | 50th anniversary; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rockford Dance Company, a registered 501(c)(3) | 6 | | nonprofit organization, pursues excellence in the art of dance | 7 | | through performance, classes, and outreach, bringing high | 8 | | quality dance education to the Rockford area since 1974; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Rockford Dance Company was established by a group | 10 | | of dedicated moms, led by Carolyn Bailey, who all had the | 11 | | desire to provide young dancers with performance opportunities | 12 | | beyond the classroom and recitals; they approached Professor | 13 | | Jayne Poor of Dance at Rockford College with their idea, and | 14 | | she accepted the challenge with her longtime friend, dancer, | 15 | | and choreographer, Chuck Hoenes; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of founding Co-Artistic | 17 | | Directors Jayne Poor and Chuck Hoenes, the newly formed | 18 | | Rockford Dance Company accepted 86 charter members in January | 19 | | 1973; the company was performing its first concert to a sold | 20 | | out audience in Maddox Theater at Rockford University by | 21 | | February 1974; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, At the outset, Rockford Dance Company presented | 2 | | an eclectic style, including ballet, modern dance, and jazz; | 3 | | since then, the organization has grown into a diverse and | 4 | | thriving company, offering classes in ballet, modern, jazz, | 5 | | tap, dance theater, stretch, conditioning, hip hop, and | 6 | | barre-vite; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Rockford Dance Company is currently led by | 8 | | Executive Director Vanessa Hita and School Director | 9 | | Christopher Damle; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Rockford Dance Company will celebrate the | 11 | | culmination of its 50th anniversary with a gala at the Maddox | 12 | | Theater of Rockford University on May 18, 2024; therefore, be | 13 | | it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | 16 | | Rockford Dance Company on its 50th anniversary, and we wish | 17 | | the organization continued success in the future; and be it | 18 | | further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Rockford Dance Company as an expression of our | 21 | | esteem and respect. |
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