WCU Dance Company Presents The Fall Dance Concert On Nov. 6 & 7 
Performances Feature Guest Choreographers Meghan Frederick and Nicole Sabella, and Original Works by Eight Student Choreographers
The West Chester University (WCU) Dance Company will present its Fall Concert on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre in the Swope Music Building and Performing Arts Center, 817 S. High St., West Chester. Tickets are available at https://wcupatix.com/theatreanddance.
The concert will showcase the creativity and versatility of WCU's student dancers through a diverse program featuring choreography by eight student artists, faculty choreographer Gretchen Studlien-Webb, and guest choreographers Meghan Frederick and Nicole Sabella.
The program spans a range of dance styles, including contemporary, jazz, modern, tap, and musical theatre, offering audiences an engaging mix of movement, musicality, and storytelling. One featured work by Studlien-Webb draws inspiration from jazz music of the late 1950s and 1960s, blending bluesy influences, playful humor, and retro hip swagger.
The Fall Concert provides an opportunity for WCU student choreographers (Teagan Bittner, Elya Bergstein, Sam Calabro, Mariah Marrero, Danielle Myers, Carly Nelson, Vivian Schreiber, Gabby Tomczak) and performers to develop their artistic voices while sharing their work with the university and the surrounding community. Through its variety of styles and creative approaches, the production celebrates the breadth of dance and the collaborative spirit of the University Dance Company.
The concert's guest artists bring distinctive perspectives and extensive professional experience to the WCU stage.
Meghan Frederick is a Philadelphia-based dance artist, scholar, and educator whose work explores choreographies of devotion. Her work has been presented throughout the Northeast through Meghan Frederick/Practice Project, and she frequently collaborates on duet dances with Kate Seethaler. Frederick was a member of Brian Brooks Moving Company from 2008 to 2014 and has performed with numerous artists and companies, including Cardell Dance Theater, Ella-Gabe Mason, Vanessa Anspaugh, Liz Lerman, and Megan Bridge. She teaches at Stockton University and earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from Temple University as a University Fellow, receiving the Katherine Dunham Award for Excellence in Creative Research. Her scholarship has been presented at international conferences, and she recently co-founded the Caregiver Educator Affinity Group through the National Dance Education Organization.
Nicole Sabella is a Florida native who earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Modern Dance Performance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. From 2013 to 2024, she was a core member of the Mark Morris Dance Group, performing in more than 35 works and originating roles in 13 world premieres. She also contributed to the company's educational programs through early childhood dance, teen mentorship, masterclasses, and repertoire staging. Sabella has served on the faculty of the School at Mark Morris Dance Group and New York City Ballet Outreach Education. She currently teaches with BalletX Dance eXchange. She has led workshops at institutions including Joffrey Ballet School, Princeton University Ballet, and Western Michigan University. A certified integrative nutrition health coach and Level 2 EFT Tapping Practitioner, Sabella also founded The Nourished Dancer, a coaching and education platform focused on supporting dancers' nutrition, mindset, and personal development while promoting a more sustainable and supportive dance community.