Mary Clark

Major: Dance Performance and Choreography ��� PreK-12 Concentration

Mary Clarke teaching a class in dance

Dancer. Teacher. Performer. Artist. That is how Mary Clark describes herself. A ballerina at heart, Clark has studied and performed modern, ballet and aerial dance as she has acquired teaching skills at Towson University.

���Dance introduced me to the world and was my motivation,��� Clark says. ���Movement has always been an outlet for my emotions, allowing me to be the unique individual and artist I am.���

Home-schooled until she attended college, Clark quickly became immersed in the Towson University dance community. ���There are so many options and opportunities for dance majors,��� says Clark. ���I did not realize how many ways that dance can be a part of your life and your career.���

��� For me, growing up and learning to be a leader has been just as important as becoming a better dancer ���

Mary Clark

As a member of Towson University���s Dance Company and teacher in the summer AileyCamp Baltimore at 窪蹋勛圖厙 and with Towson University Community Dance, she has honed her dance and leadership capabilities. ���Growing up and learning to be a leader has been just as important as becoming a better dancer. I am still in the process of building my confidence as a dancer.���

Clark describes how participation in the Dance Company comes with additional expectations. ���You need to advocate for the company and sell tickets before each performance. I was so happy to have my family and friends at the performance; some had never seen live dance.���

Clark looks one day to inspire students in the classroom. ���My whole life I wanted to be a dance teacher, but I want to perform first,��� explains Clark. ���Then I can instill my love of dance in my students.���