Student Dance Choreography
May 11, 2010
leva and Justin (shown at another performance) will be showcasing their own work
Student Dance Choreography is happening again this Thursday through Saturday, May 12-14, at the Dance Studio on the Idyllwild Arts campus.
It’s a forum for the junior and senior dance majors to showcase their talents for three to 10 minutes onstage.
“Most of the pieces are modern, but there’s some ballet pieces as well,” said leva, a senior dance major. “Cyndi tried to choreogrpah a Chinese piece, but it didn’t work out, so she made it more modern.”
For weeks, the students have been getting ready by choreographing, practicing with their fellow dancers, making costumes and selecting their music.
“Each of the juniors and seniors have to choreograph their own piece, then they also have to dance in two or three other pieces,” leva explained. “It’s really fun to create one and dance in others.”
Cyndi Huang was interested in choreographing a Chinese piece
Her piece was modern, she said, and centered on dancing around three black boxes.
Anna, another senior dance major, said that her piece was modern too. Neither wanted to give too many details away before the performance.
“You’ll just have to come,” Anna said.
Everyone helps with the performances, even non-dancers. Jacobl, a junior theater major with a focus on costuming, is helping out with Ariann’s costumes.
“I saw her struggling with shedding the costumes, and I offered to help,” he said. “She was grateful because she needed to get back to the choreography.”
Dakota and Justin (shown at another event) will be choreographing modern pieces
Jacob simply cut the short dresses in strips and pulled and worked with the material. “It’s all about the material. The cuts needed to move freely when the girls were dancing,” he said.
The juniors and seniors that will be showcasing their choreography include: Adrianna, Sofia, Dakota, Cyndi, Ellen, Ariann, leva, Justin, Tramayne, Anna, DJ, Kayla, Ella and Geneva.
The underclassmen who will be performing include: Marianna, Gina, Giovanna, Macarena, Kira, Allie, Paulina and Hailey.
All shows are open to the public and start at 7:30 p.m. in the Dance Studio on the Idyllwild Arts campus. For more information, visit www.idyllwildarts.org or call (951) 659-2171.
