Is Independent Study Right for You?
Find Your Topic Dancers are often most intimidated by homing in on an idea for their independent study. Here are a few tips for brainstorming a subject: Find inspiration in other classes. Be on the...
View ArticleDance Team, Dance Major…or Both?
There’s something hypnotic about watching a dance team nail their group à la seconde turns or fly into a straddle leap in perfect unison. These feats of astonishing exactitude and unshakable technique...
View ArticleHow to Wow Your College’s Next Guest Artist
When Robert Battle is setting No Longer Silent on your college class, or Mandy Moore is asking you to throw your body around with wild abandon in the studio, it’s hard not to feel a little starstruck....
View ArticleHow College Dancers Can Marry Their Passion to Activism
Maria Simpson will never forget watching Hillary Clinton’s 2016 concession speech on her office computer as students and faculty crowded around the screen. “People were weeping,” recalls Simpson,...
View ArticleConsidering Women’s College? Here’s What You Need to Know
The dance field is chock-full of bright, talented women. And yet, when it comes time to choose a college program, dancers often overlook the possibilities that lie within a women’s college. Although...
View ArticleProactive Practices For Mental Health Care in College
Every dancer knows the importance of the warm-up. They’ll get the blood flowing with a quick jog around the room, loosen up their joints with a few hip swings, and maybe throw in an ab exercise or two...
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