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| Student work showcased at dance
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Michael
Lee
Entertainment Beat |
Dancing days are
here again as the summer evenings grow and the Appalachian State
University Dance Ensemble is ready for the show.
From March 26-29 the dance ensemble will be performing their spring
dance recital in the Valborg Theatre.
Show time is at 8 p.m., and tickets are $6 for students and $10
for the public.
Marianne Adams, an Appalachian graduate and a professor in the theatre
and dance department, has been a full time faculty member since
1990 and is looking forward to the modern motif of the dance recital.
“We will be performing nine dances: six student pieces, two
faculty pieces and one community piece,” Adams said.
For over 30 years, the ensemble has been hosting this spring recital,
which is a modern dance show with influences ranging from country
music to Fiona Apple.
“Some of the dances are interpretive in nature with improvisational
qualities and a jazz influence,” Kristine M. Kelly, a 21-year-old
senior with a minor in dance, said.
The main idea for the show is for both students and teachers alike
to perform and create their own dances.
“The dance ensemble is an experimental lab for students and
faculty to develop their own choreographic ideas,” Adams said.
“I wanted to do something that was my own style. I’ve
done other people’s styles for so long I wanted to do something
that was me,” Katy Piatt, 21, one of the student choreographers,
said.
More than 40 dancers, including three brave males, make up the ensemble.
They have been working overtime to get ready.
“It’s a climax to all the hard work that we’ve been
doing this semester. We’ve spent three months rehearsing, spending
at least two hours, three times a week, on each dance. Sometimes
longer,” Kelly said.
The dances appeal to men, women and children of all ages and backgrounds.
There will be something for everyone.
All the dancers and faculty members are hoping for a great turn
out and that people will come in with an open mind.
“A lot of people come to modern dance shows and since it’s
an abstract art form, they don’t know how to interpret it.
We want people to come and trust what they feel. Just enjoy the
motion,” Adams said.
Tickets are available at the Farthing box office or can be reserved
by phone at 262-3063. |
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