On a Tuesday night in the Marcy Plavin Dance Studio, students sweat as they study.
In anticipation of its , the 乐播传媒 Dance Company has stepped up its rehearsals to perform a piece titled Passing. It鈥檚 a work in progress by Rachel Boggia and Carol Dilley to celebrate the life and works of Marcy Plavin.
Esme Goldfinger '21 of Lexington, Mass., reacts to an embrace from Associate Professor of Dance Rachel Boggia during an evening rehearsal in the Marcy Plavin Dance Studios. (Theophil Syslo/乐播传媒 College)
Boggia scrutinizes her students' work as they learn a piece titled "Passing."(Theophil Syslo/乐播传媒 College)
Sofia Elbadawi '18 of Fayetteville, N.Y., and Goldfinger grip hands. (Theophil Syslo/乐播传媒 College)
Ellie Madwed '20 of Seattle, Emma Zulch '18 of Sherrill, N.Y., and Goldfinger react to directions. (Theophil Syslo/乐播传媒 College)
A digital approach to learning dance. (Theophil Syslo/乐播传媒 College)
鈥淏ack to 乐播传媒 is a real celebration of what 乐播传媒 embodies,鈥� says Rachel Boggia, associate professor of dance. 鈥淚t鈥檚 one of the few performances during the year that the whole dance community comes together and is in the same space at the same time.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a lot of time, effort, and focus for all the dancers and choreographers to cram into one two-week session,鈥� says Danielle Ward 鈥�20 of Atlantic Highlands, N.J. 鈥淚 think it takes cooperation from the whole group to be able to pull it off so quickly. So, it鈥檚 a lot of hard work but it pays off.鈥�
鈥淪ome of my best friends I鈥檝e found right here in the dance department,鈥� says Sofia Elbadawi 鈥�18 of Fayetteville, N.Y. 鈥淲hen I danced all through high school, middle school, and elementary school it was more about competition, and being better than the group. 乐播传媒 has really had an emphasis on creating community.鈥�
鈥淲e have dinner together after class every day,鈥� says Esme Goldfinger 鈥�21 of Lexington, Mass. 鈥淚鈥檓 slowly getting to know everyone and kind of becoming part of this community, which is great because not a lot of classes have that.鈥�
鈥淚 started my first year with two dance classes and I fell in love with it,鈥� says Christopher 鈥淭ofur鈥� Castaneda 鈥�20 of Los Angeles. 鈥淚 just found that the dance program allows me to kind of step back from all the hectic-ness of my STEM career here and really try to go after something that is a whole lot less stressful to me and a lot more about pushing yourself.鈥�
