Joppa Dance Company, based at The Dance Place in Newburyport, presents its annual spring performance, Awakening, on Sunday April 3rd, 1:00pm & 3:30pm. The show features new contemporary choreography by company directors, Fontaine Dubus, Jen Steeves and Erin Staffiere with a ballet repertory piece by Pam Smith. The show will also feature new student choreography.

Joppa Dance Co., a non-competitive youth troupe, was established over 35 years ago by Irene Weiss (also founder of The Dance Place). Joppa gives young dancers- grades 4 through 12- the opportunity to study a range of dance techniques and perform throughout the year locally, in New York and abroad.