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Studio Dress: a day of wonder and joy

As I mentioned last time , the Dance Department's Studio Dress Rehearsal for The Nutcracker was this past Saturday. Studio Dress is that magical day when we finally put all the bits and pieces of T he Nutcracker together and run the show as if it were... well... one show. We ran the production twice...

Posted to Olivia's Blog by BUOlivia on Mon, Nov 16 2009
Filed under: ballet, weekend, dance department, Nutcracker, rehearsal, Studio Dress, Lilly Hall

Re: Dance

Hi Jessie, I know there are classes for non-majors in ballet--I think in either modern or jazz as well. So yes, you can continue to take classes. As for the dance minor, I'm not sure. The only minors I know were those who began the program as majors. If you want more information, tell me, and I'll...

Posted to Butler Blues by BUOlivia on Mon, Nov 16 2009

Ballet, bagels, and other things that start with B

Studio Dress was yesterday--the Nutcracker has finally been assembled! Now come the daily run-throughs. Maybe I'll put a schedule up of what we did during Studio Dress, but now I want to talk about my friend's birthday and what's going to happen today. So my friend turned twenty! It was incredibly...

Posted to Olivia's Blog by BUOlivia on Sun, Nov 15 2009
Filed under: ballet, food, friends, performance, Indianapolis, birthday, travel, Broad Ripple, Chicago

Nutcracker Spirit Weekend

Why am I up this late on a Friday night? It's Nutcracker Spirit Weekend, of course! Sigma Rho Delta , the honorary dance fraternity, helps the department a lot during Nutcracker season. When we kept scheduling things for this one weekend that were Nutcracker-related, we decided to informally christen...

Posted to Olivia's Blog by BUOlivia on Fri, Nov 6 2009
Filed under: ballet, China, Nutcracker, Sigma Rho Delta, baking, Friday

A collection of random ideas and pictures

I have not blogged in half a week! * gasp * That's a looong time in the world of electronic stuff. Want one reason why I've been absent? Sunday was lovely, as you already heard. After I posted that day's blog entry, I met Cathryn in the campus Starbucks to work on NaNoWriMo . We looked a...

Posted to Olivia's Blog by BUOlivia on Wed, Nov 4 2009
Filed under: dance, ballet, NaNo, novel, Cathryn, summer, auditions

Re: Dance

Ah, you must have been in my audition class! Were you the group that auditioned while the studio had been converted into a studio theater? D eshanked shoes: The only thing I think that was said was: "We wear deshanked shoes for technique classes. I had never worn them before I came here, and some...

Posted to Butler Blues by BUOlivia on Tue, Nov 3 2009

Scheduling and magic circles

Last time , I promised I'd give you some information about a dance major's schedule. At Butler, there are three different tracks a dance major can follow: Dance Performance , Dance Arts Admin , and Dance Pedagogy . I am following the Dance Performance track, so my requirements are slightly different...

Posted to Olivia's Blog by BUOlivia on Thu, Sep 17 2009
Filed under: ballet, schedule, dance major, requirements, dance performance, degree plan, classes, magic circles, freshmen

Class of 2013 ENewsletter

What's Happening in Indy? This week, explore the Komodo Dragons exhibit at the Indianapolis Zoo, watch “Field of Dreams” on the lawn at the Art Museum, see the new dinosaurs at The Children’s Museum or watch a baseball game at Victory Field with the Indianapolis Indians. Like concerts...

Posted to Class of 2013 by BUKristen on Tue, Jun 16 2009

Re: Dance

Hello dancers! I wanted to add that even though it would be really difficult (almost impossible) to study abroad for a semester as a dance major, there are a few summer travel opportunities for dancers. This summer 16 dancers from Butler Ballet are going to Russia and Poland for a month to study the...

Posted to Butler Blues by Emi on Fri, Apr 17 2009

Re: Dance

You auditioned on either a Friday or a Monday: We wear black leotards and pink tights on those days. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday we can wear black or pink tights and colored leotards. The leotards are supposed to be all one color, though you can have differently colored trim. Actually...

Posted to Butler Blues by BUOlivia on Thu, Apr 16 2009