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Dance Theatre of Harlem to leap onto PAC stage
Dance Theatre of Harlem will bring a burst of culture to the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center with a variety of classical and neoclassical ballets on Nov. 12.
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Mustang News, Oct. 10, 2013: Affordable Care Act impacts students, Govt. shutdown brings tourists
Mustang News anchor Ashley DeVriend covers today’s biggest news.
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More than 100 waltz through ballroom competition
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Colin Keane and Marie Grap walk through the arch of white, green and gold balloons, arms outstretched, faces frozen in a smile as they glide past the judges. They take their places among the other dancers. Standing just a foot apart, the couple poses, eyes locked, bodies reaching, waiting for the signal. […]
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‘Suspend’ your disbelief: Orchesis’ annual show is here
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net It’s not all flashy spins and kicks during the 43rd annual Orchesis dance concert “Suspension.” The Orchesis dance company will take center stage this weekend at Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre. The modern and contemporary show focuses on conveying messages and ideas through the movement of the dancers. “It’s a title that tries to encompass […]
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Students bring dance to Spanos
Cal Poly students are prepared to dance the night away at this year’s sold-out spring dance concert, “Catalyst.” With performances on May 24 and 25, the concert will feature various dance styles including modern, contemporary, lyrical, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop and break dancing. “A definition of a catalyst in the body is something that […]
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From chair to center stage
In the weeks leading up to their annual show, the dancers of Cal Poly’s dance company, Orchesis, spent 16 to 18 hours a week in Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre polishing their choreography. Orchesis dancer and biological sciences senior Misty Moyle spent these weeks watching her fellow dancers from the wings of the stage in […]
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Best Sorority Dance Crew Slideshow
Cal Poly Fraternity Theta Chi held a “Best Sorority Dance Crew” competition February 13.
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Theatre and dance department puts modern twist on classic play
In Greek, the word “antigone” means unbending. And in the Greek tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles — which will be performed in the Spanos Theatre Nov. 18 to Nov. 20 — that’s just what the main character Antigone had to be to honor her brother.
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Orchesis director turns passion into career
Like many college-aged students, Diana Stanton wasn’t sure what type of career she wanted to pursue in her early twenties. A competitive gymnast early on, Stanton didn’t know that her brush with modern dance at a community college was her ticket to eventual success in the academic world.