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Alexia Harris ‘13 and Shira Kogan ‘14 dance with EXP, Expressions Dance Company’s audition-based traveling subgroup, in a guest performance between competitors in HSBSE’s step contest last Saturday.

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Members of the all-female Brandeis step team compete at the HSBSE show last Saturday.

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A middle school step team wows the crowd at Saturday’s step competition, at one point dancing while wearing blindfolds.

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Sexual Chocolate, Boston College’s all-male step team, placed first at Saturday’s competition after providing the crowd with a provocative performance and chocolate treats.

Dancing Flash Mob Brightens Annenberg

As the Class of 2014 experiences reading period for the first time, many students find themselves struggling with the stresses ...

Flashmob Dances Through Annenberg

What was a seemingly ordinary lunch in Annenberg erupted into a veritable dance party at 12:20 p.m. today, thanks to the students in the freshman seminar “Movement and Meaning: Dance, Culture, and Identity in the 20th Century.”

Ethnic Art Bypasses Boundaries

November 5 marked the start of the Hindu festival of Diwali, the most important festival in the Hindu calendar. Diwali—which ended November 9—coincided with a generous offering of South Asian cultural events at Harvard, including performances of dance and music by students and professional artists alike.

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Eight women perform in the energetic dance number Eight, including choreographer Megan E. McKenzie ’12.

Expressions: Exhale

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Fame, a dance choregraphed by Jena N. Mills ’11 portrays a life of glitz, glamor, and fame—The Rise, The Public Relationship, The Scandal, The Sass, and The Reinvention.

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Following a few days of intense rehearsals, dancers catch up on studying backstage during the performance.

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It’s Complicated, choregraphed by Sylvia Ko ’12 and Kareem Z. Shuman ’09, is a dance portraying the four phases of a relationship, beginning with flirtation and ending with letting go.

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The Harvard Breakers are featured as guest performers in a piece called Lost and Found, choreographed by Ke Xu ’11 and Laura A. Freeman ’12.

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Incorporating routines from the renowned George Balanchine as well as student choreographers, the Harvard Ballet Company showcased both modern and traditional elements of ballet.

The New Face of January

Though professionally run and varied in content, the Arts Intensives Harvard will offer to students in January face many challenges in their pilot stage.