Earlier this month, the University Dance Club presented its spring showcase at the Paramount Theater, which was appropriately entitled “Bringing Sexy Back.” The entirely student-choreographed performance included impressive dances from a wide variety of genres including tap, ballet, jazz, modern and hip-hop.
The talented dancers brought a fantastic amount of energy to their numbers while performing to the music of well-known artists such as Beyonce, Adele and Imagine Dragons. Especially exciting was the final number of the show, in which the club’s fourth-year students performed together for the last time in a special piece they choreographed themselves.
From the auditions at the beginning of the semester when dancers try out for specific numbers to the 10- to 12-piece performance at the end of the term, the club strives to be as open to the University community as possible. Although most numbers are limited to those with specific dance experience, the club also includes an “open” number in every show in which any University students can participate.
Third-year College student Taylor Henry, who will serve as the club’s president during the next school year, said the group has served as her “home away from home” while at the University.
Fellow third-year College student Grace Kegley, who will serve as vice-president of UDC next year, agreed, saying that although she loves putting together a show at the end of the semester, what she really enjoys is the opportunity to get together and dance with friends on a weekly basis.
Henry and Kegley have big ideas for the club in the next year — they plan to create a team for the University’s Dance Marathon, a yearly event raising money for the Health System’s Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network; and hope to offer dance lessons to local children through Madison House and the Boys and Girls Club.
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