Spring Break
Ballroom lovers prepare for 'magical' evenings
WHITNEY KESSLER
Issue date: 3/29/07 Section: Out & About
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It begins with the dancers circling up to stretch when one guy jokingly starts singing "Kumbaya."
They come from all over the University. Some are biology or political science majors, others marketing or advertising majors.
But wherever they filter in from, all of the dancers trade their flip-flops for a pair of black jazz shoes when they enter the theater.
Charlene Wang, the president of the Ballroom Performance Group and a senior at the University, said she enjoys the group because the diversity of the students involved makes the group unique. She said her job is to encourage the dancers one-on-one and offer them good feedback.
"This is about a team," Wang said. "When we are on stage, we move as one no matter what our backgrounds. Wang said Ballroom Magic is a great event for all students to attend.
She said dancing is different than what people see on television but as exciting.
BALLROOM MAGIC
When: 8 tonight-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday matinee
Where: New Dance Theatre
Cost: $8/students, $12/non-students at the Tate Center
"Our style is less competitive," she said. "We focus more on performance and giving the audience a good show."
Alan Hurst, a junior at the University, said he's dancing in Ballroom Magic for the first time this year. A science education major, Hurst said dancing is a great hobby for anyone willing to put in a little time.
"It's fun and kind of addictive because you can always get better," he said. "We're all putting in a lot of time."
Hurst said outside of practice with the group he finds himself hanging out in front of the mirror at home rehearsing moves. The group is his only extra curricular activity.
"There are certain style things that I practice in front of the mirror," he said. "When I lived in the dorms, I was that guy dancing up and down the hallway late at night."
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