Viking_Yearbook_93

Left: Folklore Ballet dancers applaud the performance on stage. Far Left: The Galla performance of 1993. Photo by Rob Kerr A fter 30 years, the PSU Department of Dance is no more. Budget cuts have forced PSU to cut the dance program, effective June 30, 1993, that was an integral part of the Portland performing arts scene. All the professional dancers in town have either graduated from, taught at or performed at PSU, said Catherine Evleshin, dance professor. The dance department has brought five major national and international companies to Lincoln Hall during the last 10 years, she said. Last year the department brought in groups from both Japan and Cuba. Over the years, the dance department has brought dance groups from France, Belgium, Peru, Cuba, Japan, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, and England to perform in either Shattuck or Lincoln Hall. The dance department has recieved National Endowment for the Arts