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During the winter season, a group of students and faculty prepare for the much-anticipated annual Winter Dance Concert. For four months, students and faculty choreograph and teach dances to their dancers in preparation for three nights of performances. This year, the styles of dance ranged from the usual contemporary and hip hop styles to cultural dances, such as African, Indian and Latin. The diversity of dancing styles is something that Milton’s students bring to the Dance Concert, because students take the initiative to become choreographers for the concert.
Dance Concert embodies the Milton experience for me. At many schools, it is rare that the plays and concerts have audience numbers equal to or surpassing football and soccer games. For the Milton Academy Dance Concert, tickets sell out within minutes of going on sale. People line up hours ahead of the doors opening for good seats, and students and faculty bring flowers and make signs for students. Dance Concert is a pride-filled part of Milton Academy, from the faculty members in charge, to student choreographers and dancers, to the students who manage to find seats for all three nights–support is found in surplus here.
Hi, and thanks for visiting us! We’re the leaders of Milton’s Orange and Blue Key (OBK) Society. OBK is the group of about 160 students who give tours to students and families visiting our campus. We work closely with the admission office to make sure you get a good sense of what it’s like to be a student at Milton. We hope that you’ll visit us in person, and until then, enjoy this “insider’s” view of the School we love.
