Performance at Nebraska State Capitol

Oct. 4, 2013, Lincoln, NE  — American Midwest Ballet company dancer, Erin Alarcon choreographed an original work  performed by company trainee Chloe Watson at the beautiful Nebraska State Capitol Rotunda during the 7th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Commemoration.

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PHOTO: L to R – American Midwest Ballet artistic director Erika Overturff with Nebraska’s First Lady Sally Ganem, and company trainee Chloe Watson.

Nebraska’s First Lady, Sally Ganem, presented the proclamation signed by Governor Dave Heineman marking Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month.
Alarcon’s father is Ecuadorean and Watson’s mother is Colombian, which lent an added layer of significance to the event for both artists.