‘Dance Dementia’

Student choreographers and dancers have created the concert

“Dance Dementia,” showcasing seven pieces choreographed

by students and two pieces by BSU faculty members.

“We decided to call it that because all the dancers are

addicted to dancing and they’re crazy about it,”

director Marla Hansen, associate professor in the Department of

Theatre Arts, said.

“Dance Dementia” features pieces with a sundry mix

of musical accompaniments including hip-hop, jazz and new age.

“Every piece is distinctly different,” Hansen

said.

The students are primarily from Hansen’s repertoire dance

class, although some are from other classes and independent

study.

Aside from the students’ seven pieces, “Dance

Dementia” also presents Hansen’s

“Touristas,” a humorous piece set to jazzy piano and

flute music.

“It has the feel of tourists trying to see everything with

cameras and sunglasses,” Hansen said.

Hansen’s students spend about 50 percent of their class

time learning, choreographing and rehearsing her piece, she

said.

Students work on their own choreographing outside of class, and

show the work-in-progress during class time.

Echo Waldron, a part-time faculty member, who teaches dance,

also choreographed a piece from the intermediate jazz class.

If you go…

Attend “Dance Dementia” May 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. on

Stage II in the Morrison Center. Tickets are $3 for

students/seniors and $5 for adults.

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‘Dance Dementia’

Student Pieces

Controlled Addiction: choreographed by Alyssa Kelley to the

music of Match Box 20.

one: choreographed by Molly Beardmore to the music of U2.

Unkunjuku a Kimwitu, or spirits of the jungle: choreographed by

Kaira Hindman to the music of Deep Forest.

Your Loss: choreographed by Lisa Desilet to the music of

Johnathan Brooke.

Disturbing Dream: choreographed by Aidan Riordan-Buell to the

music of Nelle Hooper.

Everyday Life: choreographed by Adam Hansen to the music of

Busta Rhymes.

Chained Aggression: choreographed by Kristen Williams to the

music of Drench.

Tammy Sands, The Arbiter

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