Tag: dancing
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New Food, Art and Music Event Shakes Up Local Festival Scene
By Isabella Lawkins On Saturday, Oct. 5, the budding company 845 Vibrations launched the first of many local festivals in New Paltz, New York. The festival, held at Stone Mountain Farm, featured local food and art vendors, live music, DJs, a massive bonfire and art performances like fire spinning and poi spinning. The event was…
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The Commander of Movement
By Sara Shameem “Boom, Boom, Bap! Left, right, left!” A booming voice fills the air as a group of serious faces follow the orders, “Do you guys understand where I’m getting at? It’s like a party, act like you got all that swag!” Christine Drexler steps forward to the iPod speakers against the mirrored…
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Forest Fest Rocks Through the Night
With two stages and 15 hours of live music and art, the fifth annual Forest Fest was back and bigger than ever. A steady flow of attendees flocked by car, shuttle and even bike to enjoy one of the warmest days of the year at the Center for Symbolic Studies. The non-profit performing arts center,…
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Dance Underground: A Figment of Reality
Choreographer: Simone Bart, who is also the Student Director of Dance Underground. Dancers: Simone Bart, Rich Powers This piece was performed at Dance Underground on February 23rd in McKenna Theater.
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Dance Club Swings Into SUNY
Flapper dresses for girls, suits for boys, the Lindy Hop, a dance floor, and big band jazz music; all of the essentials for a swing dance. Some people may think this dance is out of date, but two students from the State University of New York at New Paltz disagree and are bringing it back.…