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Friday, November 2, 2001

Modern movements
Dance department to present ‘Moving Forward’ this weekend
By Kristin Campbell
Staff Reporter

TCU dancers can be seen on crutches, on trapezes and being thrown up into the air this weekend at “Moving Forward”, the TCU fall dance concert.

Erin Munger/PHOTO EDITOR
Dance majors rehearse Thursday for the TCU fall dance concert, “Moving Forward,” which opens at 8 p.m Friday.

Ballet and modern dance department faculty, two guest artists and a choreographer in residence choreographed the seven pieces which will be performed by ballet and modern dance majors.

Beth Brandt, a junior modern dance major, will perform in “Moving Violations,” a physical piece that incorporates pedestrian movements, dancers being thrown up in the air, crutches and a trapeze. “The dance has humurous elements,” Brandt said. “It is the essence of post-modernism.”

Ellen Shelton, ballet and modern dance department chair, said two forms of dancing will be presented. Modern dance utilizes space and includes rolls, leaps and movement on the floor, while ballet is structured and is designed around a basic set of movements, she said.Shelton said the varied and diverse pieces in “Moving Forward” do not conform to a theme.

“You will see everything from tutus to street clothes,” Shelton said.

Choreographing original pieces is part of academic freedom for the faculty, she said.
She said some of the pieces are original works, such as “Flight of Fancy,” which is accompanied by traditional Irish ballads, while others are modified classics, such as “Swan Lake.”

Shelton said all 80 ballet and modern dance majors are involved in some aspect of the show. Students not dancing in the concert serve as understudies, pre-production set crew or prop crew.

The dancers are limited to performing in two pieces since practice time is extensive, Shelton said. After the dancers were chosen in August, they began rehearsing for an average of at least four hours a week.

Performances will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m Sunday in Ed Landreth Auditorium. The concert, approximately 90 minutes long, is free and open to the public.

Kristin Campbell
k.a.campbell@student.tcu.edu

   

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