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Friday, January 14, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Hi, from NOLA!!
Hi Everyone!
I'm down in New Orleans, LA currently beginning my second week. I have come down here for a cultural experience involving the people of Katrina. Katrina happened about 5 years ago, but from the looks of the 9th Ward, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. It is an area of our country that is being neglected and needs to be fixed. When I first thought about coming down here, I knew it was going to be a difficult experience but I never imagined it to be this difficult. From the first day we were here it's been an emotional roller coaster going from seeing the houses still there from the aftermath to talking with the people who stayed here through the storm and the ones who came back. I've found that home and community are an important aspect of their everyday lives here. People normally sit on their porches and talk with neighbors or anyone passing by. Since Katrina, this is not as prevalent because of the lack of people returning and because of those who unfortunately did not survive the storm. From those that I have talked to already, they all seem to have a very positive outlook on life and they know things will continue to get better even though it's a constant struggle.
That's all for now! I will be posting more later this week hopefully!!
-Danielle
I'm down in New Orleans, LA currently beginning my second week. I have come down here for a cultural experience involving the people of Katrina. Katrina happened about 5 years ago, but from the looks of the 9th Ward, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. It is an area of our country that is being neglected and needs to be fixed. When I first thought about coming down here, I knew it was going to be a difficult experience but I never imagined it to be this difficult. From the first day we were here it's been an emotional roller coaster going from seeing the houses still there from the aftermath to talking with the people who stayed here through the storm and the ones who came back. I've found that home and community are an important aspect of their everyday lives here. People normally sit on their porches and talk with neighbors or anyone passing by. Since Katrina, this is not as prevalent because of the lack of people returning and because of those who unfortunately did not survive the storm. From those that I have talked to already, they all seem to have a very positive outlook on life and they know things will continue to get better even though it's a constant struggle.
That's all for now! I will be posting more later this week hopefully!!
-Danielle
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
1st Annual Dance Award is a success!
On December 12th - right after the 12th performance of New Dancemakers / In the Flesh - Some 70 students, Alumns and faculty spent two hours together at the UWM Fireside Lounge to host a send-off party for the current crop of UWM Dance Graduates.
Katie and Karen were funny and personable in their roles as MCs and were instrumental in putting the successful event together. Kayla Premeau was also recognize as a force behind the event and all that goes on in the dance department! Bravo to all who came and made the event a success!
We started the evening with some alumni updates from all around the country... a lot of insights there!
The seniors put on a very funny skit using faculty idiosyncrasies as a backdrop for a dysfunctional faculty meeting... (see video below :)
Some pictures and videos were presented to great hooplah...
Some mock awards were handed out. (see list below)
And Finally Ed Burgess, Chair of the Dance Department announced the pieces from New Dancemakers who would be representing the Dance Department at the Regional ACDF at Saint-Olaf later in the Spring semester: Mary-Elizabeth Fenn's "It's not about Her" with dancers: Molly Mingey, Bonnie Watson, Megan Burki, Kimberly Rhyme, and Brenna Marlin. And Molly Mingey's "Excuse Me?" with dancers: Hilary Anderson, Annette Grefig, Jose Luis, and Nadia Marie Whitley. An alternate piece was also chosen in case with "A Round About Way, to Show You Today, This Little Dance" by Lindsey Krygowski with dancers: Olivia Gonzales and Tasha Holifield.
AWARDS!
Anton,Michelle | The I'm tiny but unexpectedly fierce award |
Bates,Nastassja | The You better watch out world |
Beneke,Sandy | The I'm as smart as I am nice award |
Cambra,Alberto | The My life is really just that funny Award |
Carlsen,Frieda | The I'm prettier than you and I don't like it award |
Follensbee,Benjamin | The Follensbee Award |
Gray,Chloe | The I'm tall and I'm proud award |
Krygowski,Lindsey | The I have a gesture for that award |
Lauerman,Nicholas | The I'm a rock, I'm an island award |
Leow,Amy | The Everything is falling out of my purse and I'm still happy and smart award |
Mathers,Mari | The "oh my gosh really!" award |
Mingey, Molly | The Beautifully weird award |
Mudroch,Elizabeth | The Quietly passionate award |
Mueller,Beth | The Smiling in all circumstances award |
Pamenter,Nikka | The Slowed down to a run award |
Rabbitt,Emilie | The two most different majors possible award |
Robinson,Joshua | The I just woke up so get out of my way award |
Silva,Monique | The I'm a strong latina woman so step aside award |
Spadafora,Emily | The I'm not stuck in ballet award |
Stern,Melissa | The the serious money award |
Taylor,Sarah | The I know what I want award |
Tegen,Bridgett | The Forever Gretchen Award |
Teschendorf,Sarah | The quirk award |
Vang-Strath,Yeng | The doing it all award |
Walker,Chelsey | The watch out, I'm a poster girl award |
Warsh,Stephanie | The You really did it award |
Zanoni,Andrew | The slow and steady wins the race award |
Zarzecki,Steven | The my feet ate my moustache award |
Fenn, Mary-Elizabeth | The if I slowed down you might catch me award |
Ferrante, Alisa | The If I were here you'd know about it award |
Pankratz-Solis, Nicole | The "boy this girl can dance award |
Bannon, Beatrice | The flower power award |
Adjudication | Mary-Elizabeth Fenn |
Informal | Molly Mingey |
Alternate | Lindsey Krygowski |
Merit awardee | Lindsey Krygowski |
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