Tower Dancers premiere group-choreographed piece

By Linnea Shively Circulation Manager

After over three months of concert preparation, Tower Dancers will perform Saturday, December 3rd at 8 p.m. in Markel Auditorium.

“This is our first show all student choreographed so it’s very exciting,” said Holly Hobbes, Director of Dance and Tower Dancers.

According to Sophia Rome, a sophomore dance minor and student in Hobbs’s choreography class, the dance styles featured in the show will be mostly modern with some contemporary and jazz. Each dance is the work of a student in the choreography class.

“We’re turning improv into choreography,” Rome said. “We’re creating movement and developing that into a group dance.”

Hobbes encourages the audience to approach each piece as an individual artistic statement from her class.

“Each dance should be looked at as if you were in an art museum,” Hobbes said. “As you look at each painting, they’re going to appear different. That’s how I would encourage the audience to approach a dance concert.”

Throughout the semester, students received feedback from dance faculty and dance company during concert showings as they developed their group choreography.

“The process for dance is involved,” Hobbes said. “Once you’ve made part of a dance, it’s really helpful for choreographers, especially when they’re just starting out, to get feedback.” company and the dance faculty.

Rome is excited to share her first group choreographed piece with an audience.

“It’s surreal to think that the concert we’ve been thinking about since before school started is this weekend,” Rome said. “I’m really excited to showcase my piece and perform. It’s very magical. You go into different worlds and when you’re performing.”

The concert will be free admission. No ticket reservation is needed.