Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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Radford's Own Ballet, COPPELIA As part of Radford's Celebration of the Arts '80, the Radford University Dance Theatre presented COPPELIA, its first full length ballet. Directed by Franco Jelincic, Coppelia is the story of a young couple, Franz and Swanhilda. An eccentric dollmaker. Dr. Coppelius, creates a lifelike doll, Coppelia, who attracts the interest of Franz. Swanhilda becomes jealous, and together with her friends, sneaks into the doll workshop only to find that Coppelia is a lifeless doll. When Franz learns of this, he and Swanhilda get back together and are married. According to Dr. Balkus, chairman of the Dance Department, the production of Coppelia was ballet on a shoestring. The entire production, including costume rental and hiring guest dancers, cost $10,000. Swanhilda was portrayed by Dagmar Kessler, former prima ballerina with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Ted Kivitt, a principal dancer with the Pennsylvania Ballet, danced the part of Franz. Gernot Petzold, ballet instructor at the Charlotte Blume School of Dance in Fayetteville, N.C., portrayed Dr. Coppelius. Other dancers hired were male students from the Jof-frey School in New York. 22 Spring

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Dance the Night Away The Cotillion Club once again displayed its talent to the fullest with the Spring Formal under the supervision of Dr. Carithers and club president Melanie Bailey. The majority of the ladies wore floor-length dresses although traditionally the occasion required only semi-formal attire. Most men wore three-piece suits, quite a change from Levis seven days a week on campus. On a warm spring night, a full room of couples danced and mingled to the sounds of Cold Duck, who provided music ranging from disco to slow oldies. Between sets, refreshments were provider! by the Heth Food Services staff. 2 A Tmv A;,Ku't n