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Battle of the Chefs with Guest Chef Todd Gray ’82
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n exceptional group of students recently faced off for the winter 2013 Battle of the Chefs in Laird Dining Hall. Each team had 45 minutes to prepare an entree for the judges to score. The evening’s judges were English teacher Tim Rogers ’79, Chief Financial Officer Boota deButts ’76, and special guest Todd Gray ’82, chef and owner of Equinox, a premiere restaurant in D.C., who was named the 2011 “Chef of the Year” by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. Head Chaplain Gideon Pollach served as the evening’s narrative host. n
Gray (second from right) and his son, Harrison, speak with members of the winning team: Dayzia Terry ’15, Blake Richardson ’14, and Laurel Jacques ’14. Robert Talley ’16 (not pictured here) was also on the winning team.
Chef Todd Gray ’82 works alongside Henderson Beasley ’13.
Dance Program Winter Showcase
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n Feb. 14, the Episcopal dance program hosted the winter showcase in the Breeden Black Box Theater. The dancers were Maya Glenn ’16, Claudia Chu ’16, Allegra Geanuracos ’15, Ellie Halm ’16, Layne Berry ’16, Arden Kuhne ’16, Prabhlean Kaur ’16, Christina Chang ’16, Michelle Lu ’16, Brooke Webb ’16, Mimi Apple ’16, and Lydia Webster ’16. The show kicked off with a modern jazz piece set to Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard it Through the Grapevine.” The number was choreographed by dance instructor Connie Lin Fink, making great use of the floor as well as finding moments to highlight the storytelling and acting skills of the dancers. The show also featured a series of studentchoreographed trios which ranged widely in subject matter and style. “We had a great trio and came up with our idea really quickly,” said Allegra Geanuracos ’16. “That allowed ample time to go back and really strengthen the dance and add more to it.” The evening closed with an energetic hip-hop number that was answered
with an enthusiastic standing ovation from the crowd. “I really liked how many different styles of dance were represented in the show,” remarked Teresa Kim ’13. “It seems that every time I go watch a dance performance here, there are more students involved and the level of talent just keeps rising.” n
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