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Fall Dance Concert renamed to honor Bates dance icon Plavin
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 2:12 pm
Bates College has chosen to commemorate dance program founder Marcy Plavin, who died in 2016, by renaming its annual Fall Dance Concert after her.
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Dance alumni to perform, pay tribute to program founder Plavin
Monday, April 27, 2015 10:37 am
On May 2, dozens of dance alumni return to Bates College to perform in a reunion concert and pay tribute to dance program founder Marcy Plavin.