Senior dance majors showcase talents at concert
Student dancers display different styles in perfected routines, unique choreography
Posted on February 14, 2008
Since the start of this semester, senior dance majors have been striving to perfect their pieces for the senior dance program. Their hard work will pay off Friday and Saturday night as they perform their pieces for “True Life: I am a JMU Dance Major.”
Since the beginning of this semester, each senior dancer has choreographed a dance and rehearsed on a regular basis. After many practices and rehersals, the dancers have put their final touches on their work. Other dance majors in various academic years have been chosen to perform with the seniors.
Students have made each dance style unique by adding their creative flair. The program has different modern-based dance techniques that may vary from what many may expect. Jasmine Smith, a senior dance major, described it as being “like art.”
“This student production is a compilation of very intelligent and unique individuals who have worked hard in order to create movement with sentimental value,” Smith said. “The way the body moves is one interest, but the passion behind the movement is what makes it great.”
The senior dance choreographers are Meghan Ballard, Sarah Birgfeld, Jillian Boelte, Ashley Knight, Allie Larson, Lauren Matyisin, Jennifer Potosnak, Jasmine Smith and Kate Yow.
Various pieces will be performed, including “Another Layer Left Behind,” “…And Then There Were NONE,” “Something in the Way I Move,” “Ode to Cynthia,” “As You See Yourself,” “Insidious Behavior” and “Working Without a Net.”
There is a wide variety of pieces ranging from sentimental to fast and fun, according to Smith.
The culmination of the dancers’ hard work takes place Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in Godwin Hall, Room 355. Tickets will be sold at the door for $4 with a JAC Card and $8 for the general public.
