Bill Text: IL SR0645 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Rockford Dance Company on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Wishes the organization continued success in the future.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0645 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0645-Introduced.html
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Rockford Dance Company is currently led by | ||||||
| 8 | Executive Director Vanessa Hita and School Director | ||||||
| 9 | Christopher Damle; and
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| 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
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| 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
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