Pittsburgh native choreographs and performs in Beloit College's December Dance Workshop

BELOIT, WI (12/08/2011)(readMedia)-- Two dances choreographed by Mia Alcorn of Pittsburgh will take place during Beloit College's December Dance Workshop Performances on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9 and 10. Alcorn is a junior and a graduate of Pittsburgh High School for the Creative Performing Arts. She is the daughter of Hope and Terrence Alcorn.

Alcorn choreographed the dances titled "Awake at 4 a.m. and It Won't Let You Go," and "Taking Hold." She also did costume design for both dances, and she will perform in another dance called "Pull Apart The Collective."

These dances are among 20 student-choreographed dances to be performed during the annual December Dance Workshop. Student choreographers, who have either taken or are currently registered for choreography class, cast their pieces at the beginning of the fall semester and have been rehearsing ever since. The dances are publicly presented on two evenings, with an outside dance expert attending on the second night to give feedback and to choose which student pieces will be given an encore performance in Chelonia, Beloit College's annual dance performance in February.

Beloit College is a residential, liberal arts college offering 40 majors to its 1,250 students. Located 90 miles northwest of Chicago, Beloit is one of the nation's most international colleges, drawing students from 41 nations as well as 48 states.