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Dance program faculty and students on stage at the Lied Center for Performing Arts for Evening of Dance in April.
Cody Hartshorn OMAHA, NEBRASKA When did you start dancing?
What was it like performing Evening of Dance at
I started dancing at the age of 12. I had been watching
the Lied Center this year?
my sister, and I was like that seems kind of cool. I wanted
It had been maybe a year since we had actually
to take part in that. And that’s when my journey began.
performed in person, so having the opportunity to
What are some of the highlights of studying dance? The first highlight is the family aspect of the dance program. I have never been able to feel so much love
“Having the giant stage to showcase our love of our art was really cool.”
and care these last four years. After
dancer’s perspective, the audience’s energy really carries the show. Also, having the giant stage to showcase our love of our art was really cool.
my last show, I was bawling my eyes
What’s next for you?
out because I’m just going to miss
There’s a dance company coming to Omaha
these people so much. Another high-
called Vōx Dance Collective. The artistic director
light for me was getting to perform
is Vivian Kim, who is an alum from UNL, and I’ve
at the Sheldon Museum of Art and at
been able to work with her this semester in her
the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
hip-hop class. So I will be auditioning for that.
Cody Hartshorn performs in the 2019 Student Dance Project. Photo by Justin Mohling.
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do so was something really special for us. From a
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