Community Workshops & Performances
Cora Dance Alleghany holds free workshops and performances as part of community events and festivals and events year-round! Catch us around the community at such events as Clifton Forge’s Kriskindlmarkt and Fun Fridays, Alleghany Highlands Arts & Crafts Center’s Arts Community Celebration, Clifton Forge Main Street and Town of Clifton Forge’s Fridays in the Forge and Tree Lighting, Jack Mason’s Tavern Hometown Mondays, and the YMCA’s Spooktacular!
Come sample a little something from Cora Dance Alleghany! For more information on where we will be next, click here! Interested in including Cora Dance Alleghany as part of your event? Email CDA_info@coradance.org!
kriskindlmarkt
A German-themed holiday market presented by Clifton Forge School of the Arts in Clifton Forge, VA.
Professional dancer Ammara Shafqat tables and performs To Friends choreographed by Shannon Hummel at Kriskindlmarkt. (2024)
Professional dancers Ross Honaker and Ammara Shafqat perform Flock choreographed by Honaker and Shafqat at Kriskindlmarkt. (2023)
HOMETOWN MONDAYs
Cora Dance Alleghany kicked off our 2024 fall fundraising drive with a special event at Jack Mason’s Tavern! Jack’s Hometown Mondays are a chance for the Tavern to support local nonprofits and when you dine at Jack Mason’s Tavern.
CDA staff and CYC dancers at Hometown Mondays. (2024)
Arts community celebration
An annual celebration that takes place throughout the town of Clifton Forge, VA! Cora Dance Alleghany appears as part of the event with the Alleghany Highlands Arts & Crafts Center.
Professional dancers Ammara Shafqat and Ross Honaker and CDA CYC dancer Faith Shull perform Sylvie choreographed by Shannon Hummel and CDB graduate Z’Yanah Gonzalez at ACC (2023). And Carli Mareneck and company member Ross Honaker in one of Shannon Hummel’s Ditties (2024).
fun fridays
Fun Fridays, presented by the Clifton Forge School of The Arts, offers free workshops in arts and crafts, music, dance, theatre, and other creative disciplines throughout the summer!
Artistic Director Shannon Hummel and Professional dancers Nikki Assanti, Ross Honaker, Ammara Shafqat, and Keon Washington hold a free dance workshop for all ages and abilities and perform excerpts of Hummel’s latest work, Because at CFSOTA’S Fun Fridays! (2024)
CLIFTON FORGE TREE LIGHTING
An annual celebration that takes place at the town hall of Clifton Forge, VA on the same day as Kriskindlmarkt! (2024)
FRIDAYS IN THE FORGE
A monthly event that takes place throughout the town of Clifton Forge, VA in the fall!
Photo of CDA CYC Directors Ross Honaker and Ammara Shafqat with the CDA CYC company. Photo by the Alleghany Journal (2023).
Spooktacular
The Alleghany Highlands YMCA’s annual Halloween event offers free workshops, community resources, and of course, candy!
Artistic Director Shannon Hummel, Associate Director Ammara Shafqat, and Dancer/Faculty Member, Keon Washington with workshop participants performing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” after learning the choreography during their workshop at the YMCA’s Spooktacular! (2021)
Photos from the YMCA’s Spooktacular! (2023)