University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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WHATQS nit PUINTEP These bright young students may not be cracking textbooks or studying for midterms, but they punish their bodies in the narne of art. That's hardcore. v 1 pr 1 -at N 7 way k ' vii, M, 1 71-T ' ritwt 'jimi ,-.2 L wa 'if 4' L 1: if fs t 1E'ft1i,'a .ii ,i-.1 , Q'airt'W-'t-wet:iirthitritt:,fnr.ir-ii,twirl-its-iii:Tttdvw.-1It'-'?Ht1'.ii'1i,ilbtw tllaifgt' -Tili'ii?i'f . ,A L+.-1'.'2-rzilai :at itz.. ata. is , '-+.- asre- .11 ..mg,y+?.zsa.,. 5555?-ty,fratQv...,:f',,f..-.ve- aff.: ' 1 1 - -f .Q-9' 7 V 'L 'V9'i'EYtfif1 2Tp'f'i ?iii carmtuslife ZLV l ,- EE The lirst thing that may eome to mind is a buneh olgirls in tu-tu's twirling around. ln Robinson, the ballet elasses taught bvjerel and Krvstyna Hilding are anything but. Ballet may not look hard. but most people underestimate the amount ol'ef'Iort and skill that has frone into looking effortless. f e- The reality ol'a daneer'd life is hard work. Many have daneed sinee they were toddlers and daneing is now rhythm in their bodies. not just motions. Repetition ol'basie tondues or plies is something a rlaneer hears all her lile, Meggi Sweeney. lreslinian. started daneing when she eight years old at a small loeal studio. liver sinee, her passion lor daneing has developed even further. She attended many intensive summer danee eamps where she daneed lor eight hours eontinuously. KU has some ineredible daneers. it hieh provides an ineentix e lor me to reaeh that higher level ol'teehnique. Sweeny said. This type oliintensity is the norm lor many daneers who want to perleet their teehnique. The University ol' Kansas doesn't oller intensive training but does ofler i arious lex els ofballet. The danee department also ollers a University Danee Cionipany that requires tryouts. The Company praetiees multiple times a week to get prepare lor perlormanees at the Lied Center. Many daneers in the c1am,,anyati'iu- lrom injuries beeause ol'how rough ballet is on the body. They eonstantlv have to streteh and iee their bodies to get through the pain ofdanee. Sarah Briggs. sophomor, she has bones in her Ieet that are eompletely litsed and immobile along with juvenile arthritis. l danee lor those lleeting moments olienioynient. Briggs said. Sell'Expression also motivates people to danee. The ability to ereate something that is part ol' them and to share it with others is quite povterliil lorjenny Hoyt,junior. i'When I danee. l leel the musie and the rhythm. l enjoy expressing'mvsell'in clanee beeause it's one olthe len things that l aiu able to do bv mv emotionsf, llovt said.

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