DanceBrain Blog

During quarantine, many artists searched for new outlets of expression. In joining Zoetic Dance Ensemble, I’ve recently contributed to the Distance Disco blog. Here are some of my posts below. To read more posts… https://distancediscoproject.com/ 7/28 Every time someone asks me how I am dealing with the pandemic and social distancing, I feel two different,… Read more

This past March, I traveled along with twelve other OSU dance majors to Salvador, Brazil to embark on a fifteen-day dance tour. The Dance Brazil Study Tour was an exhilarating study abroad experience where we performed on tour all over Bahia, Brazil, learning about culture, professionalism, and art. Before heading to Brazil, our touring company… Read more

In my time shadowing pediatric occupational therapy at Aspire Pediatric Therapy, I learned a great deal about specific neurodevelopmental disorders, the incredibly important link between the mind and body, and the nuanced way therapy must be approached for children. After coming in with some self-formulated ideas on occupational therapy, I built a whole new outlook… Read more

Famous Cavalier Vaslav Nijinsky of the Ballet Russes acknowledged to Charlie Chaplin in 1916, “Your comedy is balletique, you are a dancer” (Kamin 100). Despite his lack of formal dance training, famous silent film actor, Charlie Chaplin, fooled his viewers into believing he was one of history’s greatest dancers with his articulated technique and dynamic… Read more

Contemporary jazz combination choreographed by MFA Candidate Josh Manculich in his Jazz 3 class. How lucky am I to learn from such a creative genius.      

  At the adjournment of Dance Composition Two, I found that my final choreographic study brought together all that I learned in this class, culminating into one last project. In this class, and through outside observation, I learned about and focused on two major topics of choreography: the importance of music and musical structure, and… Read more