![Terpsichore Dance Company at Mississippi State University is presenting its annual spring show Friday [April 6] in Starkville. Current members include (front row, left to right) Laura Sullivan and Mallory Haddock; (back row, left to right) Katelyn Wyatt, Madeline Martindale, Lindsey Downs and Mikayla Poindexter. Other performers include MSU alumna, dancer, choreographer, singer and actor Kayla Marie Gilmore and musician, producer, recording artist, songwriter and arts educator Ekpe Abioto of Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo submitted)](https://www.msstate.edu/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/inline-images/Terpsichore_Dance_Company_full.jpg "Group photo of MSU Terpsichore Dance Company performers")
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STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University’s Terpsichore Dance Company is presenting its annual spring show Friday [April 6] at the Greensboro Center in Starkville.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and include entry into a raffle, with proceeds benefiting the student dance group. Tickets can be purchased in advance from any Terpsichore member and also will be available at the door.
Titled “Broader Horizons,” the program will feature special guest Kayla Marie Gilmore. A dancer, choreographer, singer and actor, Gilmore is a 2007 MSU graduate who holds bachelor’s degrees in business administration with concentrations in marketing and insurance. She is trained in various styles of dance that she is showcasing during her nationwide “I AM ME DANCE TOUR 2018.”
Gilmore will be accompanied on drums by Ekpe Abioto of Memphis, Tennessee. Abioto specializes in children’s music and cultural entertainment and has performed in the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan and Kenya.
Since 2007, Terpsichore Dance Company has enabled students to explore their love of dance throughout their years at MSU. Members gain experience in choreographing solo, duet and group dances in a variety of styles including contemporary, ballet and jazz. Interested MSU students and staff can audition for the group at the beginning of each semester.
“These talented dancers have worked hard to put the show together, and they are excited to share their work with the Mississippi State and Starkville communities,” said Deborah Funderburk, MSU kinesiology instructor and Terpsichore faculty adviser.
2017-18 MSU Terpsichore Dance Company members include (by hometown):
ALABASTER, Alabama—Lindsey B. Downs, a freshman English major.
DESTREHAN, Louisiana—Laura G. Sullivan, a sophomore special education major.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama—Mallory R. Haddock, a freshman chemical engineering major.
SPANISH FORT, Alabama—Madeline A. Martindale, a junior biological sciences/pre-medicine major.
TERRY—Katelyn A. Wyatt, a freshman biochemistry/forensic sciences major.
WEST POINT—Mikayla R. Poindexter, a freshman special education major.
For more information, visit http://www.terpsichore.org.msstate.edu or contact Funderburk at dfunderburk@colled.msstate.edu or Terpsichore president Laura Sullivan at msu.terpsichore@gmail.com.
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