Every Step is a Story

In this episode of The Undercurrent, host Kennedy DeMars sits down with members of three different dance organizations on campus. She discusses NRG Dance, Orchesis Dance Company, and MSU Dance Club, and speaks with members of each group about what makes each organization special. They talk about the atmosphere at rehearsals, types of classes they offer, upcoming performances, and favorite memories the members have had in their respective dance groups. Each of the groups has something special to share, and we hope you enjoy hearing the dancers perspectives

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to season 16, Episode 4 of The Undercurrent.

My name is Kennedy DeMars, and the Undercurrent is a podcast where I share some fun stories about the community.

If you're a student at Michigan State, you probably know about all the different student orgs on campus, and there are almost too many to count.

What you probably didn't know is that there are so so many dance organizations and they're all unique in their own ways.

Today we're gonna hear.

from three of these dance groups and discuss what makes them special.

First, we're gonna hear from sophomore Alana Harville, a member of MSU's hip hop group called NRG Dance.

Hi Alana, I'm so glad to have you here today.

Yeah, thank you so much for having me.

I'm so excited.

Of course. So just to start off, what year are you in and what's your major?

I'm a sophomore and my major is humanities pre-law.

Awesome. All right so can you start us off here just by telling us about energy dance and what it is.

So energy dance Dance is a hip hop club here on campus.

Um it's kind of just like a space where you do a lot of like choreography and it's like a new combo every week.

Mm-hmm. And there's a pre profession uh performance company which is really cool.

They like perform at like certain events on campus such as like basketball, um halftime and the pistons in the spring, I believe.

Mm-hmm. And yeah, it's just really cool.

Yeah. I love that. So the performance company is like within like the dance team then?

Yeah, yeah. That's like a you can audition for that separately.

I'm not in it right now.

Yeah. Just because I like had a really busy first semester.

Yeah, no, I get it. Do you have a role in NRG or are you just like a general member?

No, I'm just a general member.

I just go to c combo classes and just learn routines.

Cool. I love it.

So for listeners who maybe aren't familiar with dance, can you explain more of kind of like what hip hop is?

Um hip-hop is kind of just like a more hard hitting form of dance.

I don't know. I feel like it's a little bit more like groovy and not as much as like a technical thing, but it's still like really hard to execute and I don't know.

It's cool.

I've I've been taking hip hop dance since I was little but I don't know.

I think being on campus and taking hip hop here it's like a different kind of influence just because you're I feel like hip hop is definitely a style that is impacted by like the teacher you have that teaches it.

Definitely I mean I was a dancer too and I forget that there's like so many different genres and it's like difficult to kind of keep track of them all if you're not a dancer but I feel like hip hop is like a lot of what you see in um like music videos like that's kind of what I think of and I feel like that would be a good way to describe it.

But there are a lot of like backup dancers at concerts like Yeah definitely like Beyonce her backup dancers.

Yeah. So how long have you been a part of this club?

I've only been a part of this club since like August I believe.

Um I saw the like it's a Instagram last year but I know this year I just decided to do it with one of my friends and it's been really cool.

I love that. What like drew you in to join the organization?

I think it was a lot of like the part that I was interested in was that the club was like not like a ton of work that you had to put in or like you don't have to go to every class, but I feel like every time you do go to class it's like it's really fun and fulfilling but there's not like a strict schedule which is what I had before I danced in college which so this A nice like change of pace from that.

Yeah. How is it different, like dancing in college uh compared to like did you dance in high school?

I'm assuming compared to when you danced in high school.

I think that when I was in high school it was a lot of pressure and I think like everything was like kinda high stakes when I like was performing or like I don't know, I feel like a lot of like a lot of people were like were impact like invested in that and it was their whole lives and like it was my whole life.

But then when I got to college I was like I I I don't do this anymore.

I took off last year and like didn't dance.

Yeah. So this year I kinda wanted to like slowly at like get my way back into the dance space.

Right. And I feel like in college you have so much more time too compared to like high school where it's like you go to class and you do your sport and then you do your homework.

But like in college like you pick when your classes are and then if you want wanna have an activity you can choose when in the day or when in the week you kinda wanna put that in and that's the really Fun thing about that.

Um, do you guys mainly just stick to hip hip hop or like explore other genres?

I think it's like the genre, like under the genre.

I think there's a lot of like different types of hip hop you can do.

Like I feel like that's something that they kind of emphasize at the beginning of the class are like, Oh, this is gonna be like more of like a sassy jazz funk hip hop or like more of like a hard hitting, like like like groovy.

Like I feel like they emphasize that and that's kinda like Like the style we do.

Like it's there's always like I feel like some sort of that like hip hop element underneath it.

Yeah, that's really interesting.

I know I mean there's so many d dance organizations on campus too, and I feel like a lot of them it'll be like there's maybe like three genres, like there's like ballet, contemporary, jazz, but I think it's really interesting that like NRG focuses on like one broad genre and then kind of like expands off.

that. I think that's I think that's really interesting.

What's the vibe like at like rehearsal or not rehearsal?

But like the classes, practices, like is it more you guys are all locked in or you guys are all having a fun time?

I think it's like a mixture of both.

I think everyone wants to learn the routine and like put in the effort because they're showing up the classes are super late at night.

They're like eight to ten th eight thirty to ten normally.

But um I feel like everyone wants to learn those routines so they're focused, but like there's also no pressure to like get it perfect.

'Cause like the only high stakes is the video at the end of the class really.

Like there's not like a lot you can do.

So Everyone's there to have a good time.

So I feel like it's pretty like lighthearted but also like everyone still wants to learn.

Yeah. I know you said something about like the taking videos at the end of class.

Are those used for like social media like to m promote you guys, I'm guessing?

M.m-hmm Yeah.

Um I feel like social media is a really big part of the club.

I feel like getting like the content of the class is really cool and the Instagram account is really fun.

The girl who runs that is on the e board and yeah, they do a great job with it.

So Yeah. That's awesome.

Who's like um teaching?

these like routines or combos like is it one person or is it multiple people in the group?

It's multiple people. It's a lot of the e board members, but then also I believe that members of the club can also teach kind of if you want to.

So it's it's cool.

You get a lot of different like experiences and teachers, which is fun.

Yeah, that's awesome.

I'm just curious, do you have a favorite routine that you've performed with NRG?

Um I really like the audition combo if I'm being so honest.

I thought it was really fun.

It was something like aga it was kinda like my first time like really doing hip hop past like the last time I did hip hop was in high school at national.

So like it was cool to do like a fun, like sassy review.

Yeah, I love that.

Sometimes it is fun to just like when there's no stakes or like low stakes and you just kinda do it.

I feel like that's kind of the best and the most fun.

Um is there a song I'm kinda putting on the spot here, is there a song you would really like to dance to in the future?

That you haven't been able to yet?

Ooh, that's a great question.

Um I'm trying to think, like what what's recent that's just come out?

Oh, I really like I mean it's not really hip hop, but I like Sabrina Carpenter's like tears.

Like I know she did like the dance break at the the V was it the VMAs, I think.

I think so. But yeah, I just thought that was so fun.

Yeah. No, I love that.

I feel like there are so many of like the female like pop stars right now I've noticed have like been incorporating so much dance into their concerts.

Like Tate McCrae, I know she was a dancer girl.

Like and I'm not a huge fan of her, but I'll watch her like just clips on social media of her concerts and I noticed like you well you can tell she's like a trained dancer, but she incorporates so much of that into her concerts.

And I think that's awesome.

I remember the concerts like I went to when I was a kid, I feel like there wasn't as much of that but now you see so many artists combining like singing and dancing and then amazing choreography from backup dancers and I think that's awesome.

It's I feel like it makes it more fun to see like more visual, you know.

Oh, I 100% agree. Like I think that that's like part of the appeal now that they like incorporate like people want to go to the show to see those artists like dance as well as like sing.

Just because that's like part of like who they are as a person now.

Yeah. And even like audience members who aren't necessarily dancers, I feel like there's still such an appreciation because I feel like one big thing about dance is like you it is so hard technically but executing it and like what it looks like from the outside is like beautiful and amazing to watch but then like the people actually doing it like it's so difficult but I feel like even just like general people who aren't dancers can appreciate that because I mean you can kind of tell what' withs some like the tricks and stuff you're like, how do you do that?

Like that that is crazy.

Yeah. So true.

Yeah. So I know you You were talking about like the performance team earlier.

Um, have you ever performed?

I know you're you said you're not on the performance team, but would you like to perform at like a campus event in the future or anything?

Yeah. I think that that's something to look forward to.

So definitely, yeah.

Um and then just to kind of claose close out here, do you have a favorite memory from being on this team?

Um I don't know if it's necessarily like one singular memory, but at the beginning of class they normally do like a question of the day, which is kinda fun.

So I don't know, for not like a I feel like most of the time during dance class people don't talk, but you gotta hear like everyone's perspectives or, which is kinda fun.

Yeah, that's the best.

Very cool. Dance definitely brings community together.

It's awesome. Yeah, well Alana, thank you so much for coming on here today.

Loved hearing from you.

And yeah. Thank you so much.

for having me.

It was super awesome to hear from Alana about NRG dance.

I especially loved how she was talking about the vibe at the rehearsals.

I think it's super important for groups to have an inclusive environment and like a really relaxing vibe.

So I love it. that they do that.

Um, but now we're gonna switch gears and we are going to talk about Orcasys with sophomore Lucy Embry.

She is a member and she is going to talk all about her experience in the group.

Hi, Lucy. Thank you so much for coming on today.

Thank you so much for having me.

I'm so excited. Of course.

So can you just start us off by introducing yourself and your role in Orcasis?

Yes. Um so my name's Lucy Embrae.

I am currently a member of Orcasis.

I'm just a general member, so that just means I come to class, do the pieces, audition.

Actually, this semester I have the privilege of choreographing a piece, which means I have a little bit more of a role, but I'm not on the eboard y boetard yet.

Ooh, that's cool.

So for listeners who might not know about it, um what is orchestra?

Orcasis and what makes it unique among like other campus dance groups?

Yeah, so Orcasis is a campus dance group as you just mentioned.

Um, but we specialize mostly in like contemporary lyrical jazz stuffyles.

So we kind of stray away from like those musical theater, hip hop, tap, and just focus in uh one area.

Um I would say it's pretty unique to other like campus organizations because we do have those free classes um every week.

So on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from six to seven PM.

You can come to I am circle room thirty-four and take free open class to anybody, whether you're a member or just a student at the school.

Um and I personally before I even joined Orcasys found it a good way to get involved in the community and stay up to date with like dance and all the different things.

Yeah, I love that.

So you were talking about kinda like the different styles that you guys do.

So I mean I was a dancer, so I like I kinda know like the styles of dance, but for people who don't know, how would you describe contemporary?

'Cause I feel like that's like a really neat niche genre of dance and not everyone knows what it is compared to like maybe jazz.

So how would you describe contemporary?

Totally. I think contemporary is almost kind of hard to describe because it's always changing.

Um I would say it's kind of I kind of explain it to non-dancers as a mesh between jazz and lyrical.

So it's kind of slower, a little bit funky, but can also kind of be whatever you want it to be.

It can be like really hard hitting, it could be totally flowy.

Oftentimes we wear socks if you like to envision it or bare feet totally.

Um but yeah it's just kind of like a a flow.

Yeah. So when you guys are doing contemporary through Orcasis like are you kind of like exploring like all the different like areas of it or are you just sticking to like one kind of like a style?

'Cause I feel like there are so many sub genres in contemporary.

Like are you kind of exploring all of those or just sticking to one?

I would say yeah, we definitely explore a bunch of different genres.

We have well we're a contemporary based group but like we have Different cohorts of um auditions, so like we'll have like three or four different cohorts, and all of which which might fall under contemporary, but they're kind of different flavors or styles of contemporary.

So when a choreography.

Um, for a certain like style that their dance is gonna be, they might have a little bit more of a hard-hitting contemporary versus like a softer, light, airy contemporary.

So yeah, definitely all different kinds.

Yeah, awesome. So in addition to the open classes that are.

That you guys hold, are you guys doing like performances as well or recitals?

Yes. So we have two shows a year, um, a winter show and a spring show.

Although don't be fooled, they're both in the spring semester.

Um, our first show um is going to be January sixteenth through eighteenth this year.

So just about right when we get back to school.

Um and then our spring show is usually like the last week of April.

I don't know if it pushes into May, I don't think it will.

But um yeah, so there's two a year, which is really great 'cause you can audition twice a year.

So if it doesn't work for your one side of the scheme, schedule for your first half the year, but it does for the second, then you have the opportunity to to join again.

Yeah. So I'm sure like with dance, since it is so like technically like difficult or it can be, I'm sure it takes a lot to prepare for these performances.

Um walk me through like the rehearsal process.

Like what are those like especially leading up to shows like that?

Yeah, so um for each dance that you're in.

Um And then when it comes to the actual performance, we have a big I really love it.

It's called company showing.

And it's the Sunday bef well, usually the Sunday, the Sunday before the week of the show.

So.

Because in that hour time slot, like you mostly don't really get to see everybody else's dance because you're not there.

Um so that's one of my favorite parts.

We have company showing and then throughout the week we have just text.

week so we'll have like I don't know like two three hours a day um in the auditorium that we're in just testing the lighting the music the costumes all the different things um in the actual venue itself and then we'll have shows Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Yeah. Last year we were at last spring we were at East Lansing High School, but usually we're in the four sided like black box theater in the basement of the auditorium on campus.

Ooh, that's cool. So do you guys like dance to all four sides if it's like a four side Oh yeah that's entries And in full honesty and transparency, I've never danced on that stage before because I joined in the spring.

And then choreographing on such a idea, I was like, what is this gonna be crazy?

But it's kind of cool. Like I went to the show last spring before I joined and it's just like it's a totally different like aspect of I love that.

So I know you mentioned um like core uh choreographing this year.

What is the process, even like from what you've seen from others, what is the process like?

Like choreographing a brand new piece for Orcasis.

Yeah. I mean I would say everybody does it kind of differently.

Like some of the pieces that I'm in will start in the middle and then work our way like outwards.

Me personally, I had to kind of start at the beginning and I almost struggle at this point because we finished our pe my piece as of right now um to just like find the meaning in it and just like why am I doing what I am doing?

How can I make it mean something?

And honestly connect back to the song.

So people start in all different places for all different reasons.

Um for me at the beginning I just had like a vision so I kind of just went from there and just kept going.

Um but now we're going back through really finding the meaning and different things like that.

Yeah I love that. I love what you said about like finding like the why of like why you're doing the dance because like I feel like that's some especially for non dance people, I feel like that's something that not a lot of people think about or like think interesting that you guys really value that like for a pieces because a dance is like so fun to watch and just like pretty to look at but I think the really important part is also the story and I think it's cool that you guys kind of value that.

Yeah I also think it's cool that it can mean something to every different dancer.

I remember last year we were it actually wasn't even a dance that I was in, but we they were just talking about like what their dance meant and like what it meant to them and then a girl was like, wa Waitit,, that that actually actually didn't mean any that to me.

It meant this, this, this and this and I was like, wow that's actually so cool that it can mean so many different things and still look cohesive and really nice and you know the audience can feel that yeah definitely because I feel like the music too like so like all songs are so open to interpretation often like the artist won't put out like their actual like what went into the song or like the story behind the song.

And it'll just be a bunch of lyrics and you just like look at them trying or like listen to them trying to f figure out like what could this possibly mean.

But I feel like that's like the really fun part about music and dance.

So for sure.

Yeah. So um How has being a part of this organization shaped your college experience?

Yeah, Orcases has definitely honestly improved my college experience for the better.

Um I uh was a part of a different dance team in the fall and it just like wasn't my vibe, wasn't for me.

Um but I knew I grew up dancing, so it kind of had to be part of my life.

I couldn't just like stop it cold turkey.

And honestly, besides like the actual dancing part, I've met people that I hang out with outside of dance honestly more often than I see.

at dance some of my friends I danced with last semester and this semester we don't have any dances together but I still see them like we still make plans together so it's just been a really good way to get involved in like a different side of MSU for me.

Yeah I love that.

And then I'm just curious do you have a favorite performance that you remember doing?

Um so remember when I said I went to like the open classes in the fall?

Yes. I could only make it to the Wednesday classes because um I had chem class on Tuesday and Thursday.

Um so Melanie was the teacher for Wednesday class and then Melanie put me in her piece in the spring and she was a graduating senior which was honestly really a privilege 'cause she knew all these other people was like the oldest.

She was on e board. Like she could have put anybody in it and she put me in that one and it was called Passenger to um by Noah Khan and it was just really great and I really loved that one.

Oh I love that.

What what has your favorite memory been from Orcasis?

Ooh I Probably Orcasis um introduced me to Tasty Twist.

Uh oh my gosh, no way.

Yeah, we had our cast bonding for actually I think it was a different not passenger, but a different dance last semester, um, chore choreograpograhed.phed by Ava Province.

Uhhuh. And we had our cast bonding there and I was like, Wait a second, this is really good.

And they were like, You've never been here 'cause I was like one of the only freshmen.

Uhhuh. It was just funny.

Oh my gosh. Yeah, for listeners who don't know what Tasty Twist is, it's this local local ice cream shop like right by campus and it's I don't it's amazing.

It's like and affordable.

It's affordable. It's amazing.

It's family owned and it's just better than any other like chain open like this.

Yeah. And it's just great when you need like a sweet treat.

It's it's fabulous.

Um my last question for you Lucy is what advice would you give to college students who maybe like want to try dance again but maybe haven't danced since high School, which I know is the case for a lot of people.

Yeah, um, I would say try them all.

That's kind of what I did at the beginning um of my freshman year.

I didn't really know how I wanted to see dance like continue in my life.

when I was in high school. It was like eat, sleep, go to school, go to dance.

And that was it.

So I knew it was gonna be different.

I knew it was gonna look different, and I ended up going to a professional convention.

My last two years of high school.

So I also kind of knew that's where like my personal niche Landed, but I still wanted to explore everything that they had to offer because they're all different commitments, they're all different styles, they're all different vibes.

Um, so truly just try them all.

I mean, it can't hurt for you to go to a class from each one of them.

I know most of them hold like one welcome classes at the beginning of the year, just to feel it out and find what's right for you.

I know Orcasis is right for me.

Yeah. Oh, I love that.

Well, thank you so much, Lucy, for coming on today.

I really appreciateated it hearing about your dance organization and yeah, thank you so much.

Thank you. Lucy did an excellent job.

About explaining what Orcasis is and what makes it really special here on campus.

Next up, we're gonna hear from the president and the vice president of MSU Dance Club, and they're gonna talk all about MSU Dance Club and what makes it special.

Next up on the podcast, we have Riley and Lauren here to talk about MSU Dance Club.

Thank you guys so much for coming.

Thank you for having us.

Yeah, of course. So can you guys first just start by introducing your yourselves and then your roles in the organization?

Yeah. I'm Riley.

Um I'm president of MSU Dance Club.

And I'm Lauren and I'm the vice president of MSU Dance Club.

Awesome. So for listeners who may not know, what exactly is MSU Dance Club?

We're a no-club organization.

We focus on letting dancers with experience or not experience have fun dancing.

We offer plenty of different kinds of dance.

We mainly focus in jazz, lyrical, and hip hop.

And this year we have an extra dance that's tapped.

Um we are no-cut, which means that when you come into audition, you just come in and you basically just we kind of score you put place you in like your level placement based on experience level um and where you think we think you're gonna do well.

Um and then we have our level coordinators teach dances and then twice a year, once a semester, we have an end of the year show.

Our end of the year show is actually this Sunday.

Ooh that's so exciting.

I love that. Um I'm just curious, how do you guys like choose songs for performances?

That's a great question.

It's really up to the level coordinators and what they want to choose.

We know that our level coordinators spend a lot of time really just over the summer really looking at different songs, making up mashes of songs and really just doing their best to make sure that they find songs that would fit their dancers for their levels.

Yeah. That's awesome.

And I'm just curious, how did both of you guys get into MSU Dance Club and like what was your journey with that?

Do you want to go first? Yeah.

So I grew up dancing my whole entire life competitively, which I feel like kind of fits a lot of dancers.

They grew up dancing their whole lives and wanted to keep doing it.

And I really just did some research into some of the dancing Clubs around MSU and I found MSU Dance Club and since then I've met my best friends and I really just stuck with it and I have no regrets.

It's been the best decision of my life.

Yeah. I also grew up dancing my entire life.

I competed since I was like three years old.

I came to college and I was like I'm just gonna take a break.

So my first semester I didn't have a dance club or anything like that, but there was a girl down the hall who was a part of MSU dance club who was like, Do you wanna come to a combo?

'Cause we offer like once a week we offer combos to any Who wants to come.

Okay. Members get like extra points for bringing friends, but there's no fee or anything like that.

They're on Monday nights.

Um but back then it was on Thursday, so I came to one of the combos and I fell in love and I came to the house.

every single Thursday combo until next semester when I auditioned.

Yeah. I love that.

That's so exciting.

So um for choreography, do you guys collaborate on that or is it like one person like choreographing these like combos or performances?

It really depends for our level dances, which is a good the ones that we like are our main like level showcase dances.

We have like people in positions on e board so like we have like coordinators for each level and they choreograph their jazz, lyrical and hip hop dances throughout the semester.

We also have a extra dance coordinator and she does whatever dance she chooses.

So this year C year I chose to do tap.

So she it's like combined levels.

She she just tap to everyone and that comes that like we perform that as well.

But in the fall and the spring we have opportunities for people to um create small groups of their own.

Okay. So any member of the dance of a dance club can create like a small group that they want to and they can have whoever they want to be in it.

Um so it really just depends.

Some of our dances are eboard run and some of our dances are student run.

Okay. Awesome. So I know you guys said that you have a showcase coming up.

What is your preparation like for those kind of rehearsals?

Like maybe like the weeks leading up to it, that kind of thing.

It's madness.

Definitely is. Yeah, we basically um this past Sunday we had our full show run through Um mid-year is basically kind of like our more chill kind of um show.

So we have our Sunday practices from 2:30 to 5, and we run through the show um twice just to let our dancers.

like have an outline of what the stage is gonna look like.

Um but really it's our level coordinator's job to make sure everything is ready.

It's our it's our members' jobs to make sure that they're coming to practices and stuff like that and they know everything and they're clear.

clarified and everything looks good.

Um on our part, we we we do a lot of the behind the scenes work.

Um just making sure every all the music is ready to go.

Um we'll be there on Sunday really early to block everything.

Um but it's like it's it's madness, but once it all comes together, it's just so beautiful.

Yeah. I love that.

And then for those like open classes that you guys have um that your members go to, um, what is like the vibe like there?

Is it like more fun or is everyone more like locked in on the combo?

I would say it's a lot um a more fun aspect.

It's really nice to just be able to kind of relax and learn a different style each week from a different person and really just have fun with it and just be able to dance with people of all levels is really great on Monday night.

So it's more of a fun aspect just getting to dance and really just learn that combo for that hour and have fun with each other.

Yeah, I love that. And like I know these classes and like the organization itself as well as so many other dance organizations like really bring people together.

You make a lot of friends through c clubs like this.

Like what are some ways that this organization is able to create community?

Um I think speaking for myself I have met so many friends that like I do completely non-dance related things with.

Like I was just texting one of my friends on the club.

We were talking about like which hockey game we were gonna go to next weekend.

Like we like I do things with my friends on dance club that like have nothing to do with dance club.

Our e board is super close.

We hang out and we play board games all the time.

On Monday, we spent like we had a practice and we spent like 10 minutes in a circle just yapping.

It's so easy to create a community here.

Our look.

Level coordinators also do level bonding.

Um that helps like just create a bond just within your level, make you guys feel close.

Like there's inside jokes wherever you go.

Yeah. It's just so easy to connect because we all have something in common already, which is super nice.

Yeah. This is kind of like a fun question, but is there a song that you guys would really like to dance to in the future that you haven't been able to yet?

Or like by like an artist you've wanted to dance to?

I I love that question.

Um, I was just I was talking to Learn about this like literally yesterday.

We're actually coordinating. Do it next do it next semester, we do a pistons performance that me and Lauren choreograph.

Yeah. Um I really wanted to do Lemon by Nerd and Rihanna.

It's been stuck in my head and I was like, I need to choreograph to.

this. So it's gonna be an art performance next semester.

Cool. But I agree.

I'm so excited.

Sometimes you just hear a song and you're like that beat would go crazy with the dance.

And it's just like you just played.

you just want it on repeat.

I love that. Um and then.

One last question for you guys.

Do you guys have any advice for people who maybe used to dance in high school but haven't been able to get back into it in college?

What is your advice for them?

I would just say honestly, just go for it.

I think it was the best decision that I made and just I found just such a great community, especially with the MSU Dance Club, and just really being around similar dancers and just being able to make so many friends.

school. It's a really great opportunity to you know really focus on that hobby and it's just a really good break from school too and uh I've just I've loved every aspect of it so I'm glad I made the decision.

I would say go for it if you haven't yet.

Yeah definitely agree.

Um I feel like when you're in the world of dance growing up it's a lot of comparing yourself to everyone else and I think that we really focus on that not being the case at all.

I don't want anyone to feel like they're being compared to the person next to them.

It's kinda that kind of is what helps with like level placements as well.

You're being close with people who are dancing the same level as you and if you feel like you're out dancing them you have twice a year to showcase that to us that we can move you levels and it's so easy to move levels.

It's so easy to um it really improve.

I've actually improved so much as a dancer since joining MSU Dance Club.

I'm like way different than what I used to look like, which is crazy.

Yeah. That's awesome.

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That's all I had for you.

I loved hearing from you guys and yeah, thank you.

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