Department of Theater and Dance adapts to COVID-19
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Editor's Note: The managing editor of The Collegian is co-captain of University Dancers.
Editor's Note: Maeve McCormick, daughter of Meredith McCormick, is a writer on The Collegian's staff.
First, you hear the music. A simple beat, something you find yourself nodding your head to without even thinking.
University of Richmond dance teams Embody and Block Crew are hosting a joint showcase titled Emblock at 9 p.m. in The Pier on April 14. In anticipation of the show, I sat down with Brian Li, RC ‘17, and Tia McArtis, WC ‘17, who are the respective captains for Block Crew and Embody, and asked them some questions about their time at UR and in the dance community.
Ring Dance, a Westhampton College tradition during which junior women celebrate their academic achievements at the Jefferson Hotel, proceeded smoothly Saturday night, a break from the controversy of previous years.
The University Dancers performed diverse and captivating pieces at their @30 spring show last weekend, named in honor of the dance group's 30th anniversary.
The University Dancers will celebrate their 30th anniversary with the performance of their annual spring dance show, @30, which will debut Friday, Feb. 27 in the Alice Jepson Theater at Modlin Center for the Arts.
Change is hard, right? Trying something new can be frightening. We often choose to stick with favorite activities, words and behaviors that feel safe simply out of familiarity. We, individually or culturally, are accustomed to such safety. These metaphorical safety nets often get labeled as “traditional” in contrast to unfamiliar practices or ideologies that get marked as “modern.”
As alumnae, we have both served on Westhampton College Government Association, and last year we were the WCGA president and chair of senate. We are disheartened and saddened by some of the responses to Ring Dance 2015.
I seem to be one of the few women at Ring Dance who voluntarily walked alone during the ceremonial procession.
I want to begin by sharing with you my gratitude to the Westhampton student leaders and colleagues who organized this year’s Junior Ring Dance. Each of them worked so hard to plan this year’s dance, an event meant to celebrate the academic accomplishments of our junior women and their friendships with one another.
Upfront, I'm not against Ring Dance existing or women making the choice to participate. I encourage those who feel that the evening means something to them to show up, if they can. They should be able to attend wearing whatever color dress, or even suit, they want. They should be able to choose who, if anyone, will walk them down the now infamous flight of stairs. (Yes, this is me throwing my hat in the ring after this weekend’s controversy with the new ceremony rules).
Last edits made at 7:44 p.m. by Collegian reporter Jesse Siebentritt.
We all learned this rule in kindergarten: Don’t put your hands on other people without their permission. It seems that our administrators forgot this lesson Saturday night at Ring Dance when the deans and policemen crossed the line from strongly encouraging against to physically restraining escorts from walking down The Jefferson Hotel’s historic flight of stairs with junior women.
Security at Ring Dance this year will be tighter than in the past because of damage to The Jefferson Hotel at last year's event, and everyone attending must be registered on the guest list.
Salsa, singing and samosas. What could be better? All of these and more were at the 2014 closing ceremony for International Month which was held Nov. 13 in the Carole Weinstein International Center Commons.
Contact photographer Chrissy Wengloski at christine.wengloski@richmond.edu
Ring Dance is an annual event with an unknown year of origin. It is a one-night celebration to commemorate the academic accomplishments of Westhampton College junior women, for which parents fly across the country to escort their daughters down the stairs at the Jefferson Hotel and to see the white-clad group form the "W" at the bottom.
International choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland is doing a residency at University of Richmond from Nov. 11-23. She will teach dance classes and create a new piece for the University Dancers for their annual spring performance next semester.
Students dedicated the annual theater and dance reception to Myra Daleng, who will retire from the University of Richmond after 32 years, but plans to continue teaching dance elsewhere.