Eden LandgroverStaff Writer UNCG’s dance department is currently two performances into their fall concert season, with one performance showcasing faculty choreography, and two performances choreographed and performed by students. As usual, the dance department had a strong performance season, but… Read More ›
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Carolina Ballet Debuts ‘Frankenstein’
Eden LangroverStaff Writer This Halloween season, Carolina Ballet presented the world premier of ‘Frankenstein’, an all new ballet created by the company’s Artistic Director, Zalman Raffael. Debuting brand new choreography, costumes and set design, as well as new music from… Read More ›
Dancing Into Wellness
Hannah Larson Staff Writer A few days ago, a TV anchor, Lara Spencer, decided to target Prince George for taking ballet. As a society, people have often ridiculed boys for their interest and desire in this art and that it is… Read More ›
UNCG Choreographer Experiments with Chance Dance
Eden LandgroverStaff Writer At the conclusion of each semester, the UNCG Dance Department puts on a concert in which students in repertoire classes perform the works that they have been developing and rehearsing all semester. These courses are performance based,… Read More ›
Should Dance be Classified as a Sport?
Ashley AllenStaff Writer Dance is a sport, dance is not a sport. The debate has been occurring for years on whether to classify dance as a hobby or as an athletic sport. This argument is even present here on the… Read More ›
The Art of Teaching (Dance) Teachers to Teach
Eden Landgrover Staff Writer For any education major, the scholastic apex of your college experience will be student teaching. You’ve built up your pedagogical skills for three and a half obstacle-ridden years to finally get the opportunity to begin passing… Read More ›
‘Spring Dances’ Exhibit Inventive Variance in Choreographic Composition
Eden Landgrover Staff Writer During the weekend of April 13, upperclassmen in the UNCG Dance Department showcased the works that had been assigned to them by faculty and guest artists over the course of their spring semester repertory classes. The… Read More ›