Category: Observations
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The interviews
If you learn anything from me this fall, it’s this: never use an audio recorder without a USB port. At times when I don’t have my camera kit recorder ready, I use one I bought a few years ago. I run into problem, however, when I leave the cord and home for several weeks and…
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Take a class at UGA
On Thursday, October 22, I went to the Ramsey Center to find the breakdancing group to photograph for this week’s post. However, I couldn’t find the group and stumbled onto this hip hop class instead. Headed up by Christina Figueroa, who teaches beginner and advanced hip hop classes, the class was doing a review week…
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SYTYCD?
The abbreviation stands for the newest craze in dance competition and reality TV – So You Think You Can Dance. The show, produced by the same people American Idol, poses auditions for thousands across the nation, bringing hundreds of dancers to Las Vegas to compete for 20 spots on the show. Throughout the season, viewers…
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BSE takes the cultural stage
Mix modern choreography with hip hop, black shorts and three girls who can’t stop laughing, and what do you get? Black Shorts Entertainment. Lorien Kim, a senior chemistry major from Atlanta, founded the group when she was a sophomore. Ranging between three to 20 members during the year, BSE rehearses at the Ramsey Center on Thursdays.…
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The preceding event …
Prelude is a new dance group created this fall by a group of friends who attended South Forsyth High School together and were a part of the same dance company in high school. “It was a big part of our lives,” said Gracie Rogers, a sophomore who started the group. “We didn’t want to audition…
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To Swing, then Swung!
The Swing Club at UGA showcases all aspects of swing dancing – Lindy Hop, Charleston, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing/Jitterbug. The instructors teach three Lindy Hop lessons a month and one Charleston/Balboa/ShimSham lesson a month. UGA students, faculty and members of the community are invited to join and donate $1 at the end of…
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Martial arts + dance + music = Capoeira
Capoeira is a UGA club sport and student organization that mixes parts of martial arts, fitness, dance, gymnastics, music and Brazilian culture. The art form came about when slaves were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean during the colonial period of Brazil. Slaves brought their cultural traditions and religions with them, and Capoeira helped them to…
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Champa and Chameli starts a new year
Champa and Chameli, established at the University of Georgia in 2005, combine the classical art of Bharatnatyam (traditional Indian dance) with folk dance and modern dance genres of hip hop, jazz, ballet, gymnastics and tap. The members choreograph their own original routines to perform at cultural shows and competitions. The six girls pictured below held…
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The plan
As a part of 3710: Advanced Photojournalism, I’ll build a documentary site this semester about what it’s like to be a part of the dance culture at UGA. Look for posts about various groups and techniques – including ballet, step, Bhangra and ballroom. I’m interested in the practices and performances, and my photos will focus…
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Catcher in the Rye = serial killer
When I picked up Mein Kampf, the investigator also asked if I had ever read Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I haven’t, but it is most definitely on my reading list for this summer. I’ve been meaning to read it for years now. “15 out of 18 serial killers own the book, you…
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