By Lynsey Jeffery Music blared and shouts of encouragement rang out in the dance wing of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Friday night. Balloons all over the floor and floating in the windows spelled out “L-N-A-E,” or Late Night Arts Explosion, an annual event hosted by the honorary dance fraternity, Delta Chi Xi. This is the third year Delta Chi Xi has held … Continue reading Dance rocks the Clarice at Late Night Arts Explosion
by Jillian Atelsek Photos by Jillian Atelsek The beginning of spring semester means new classes, new jobs or internships, and, for members of UMD’s Phunktions, new dances. Phunktions is a contemporary hip-hop dance company that was founded on campus in 2003. According to Monique Watson, the creative director of the group, Phunktions aims to perform an “eclectic style” of dance and to push individual artists … Continue reading Phunktions, a UMD Hip-Hop Dance Group, Gears up for Spring 2017 Season
TerpThon, a student-run fundraising organization, collaborated with Terps After Dark and hosted a Zumba marathon in Eppley on Thursday night. When the doors opened, the enthusiastic students poured into the gym, grabbed some glow-in-the-dark accessories, and shook and shimmied for a great cause. The instructors took turns leading the participants through two hours of Zumba routines, accompanied by a live DJ. TerpThon hosts many events … Continue reading Zumbathon has students busting a move to show support for local children’s hospital
Sounds of bagpipes and lightly tapping feet echo throughout the large marble rotunda in the Mathematics building. Hours earlier the James A. Yorke Rotunda was filled with students bustling to class, but on Wednesday nights linguistics Professor Howard Lasnik teaches Scottish country dance to a small class. Lasnik, who instructs graduate level linguistics courses at the University of Maryland, originally helped teach the class in the … Continue reading Linguistics professor leads Scottish dance class
