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...says they tend to do “different types of pieces that don’t only involve percussion instruments.” This year, for instance, THUD will be performing an original composition by Sonali Palchaudhuri ’07 that uses ping-pong paddles as instruments. JAZZING IT UP While Music for Percussion and THUD are working with rhythmic traditions from around the world, the members of the Harvard Jazz Collective aim to bring in a sound whose origins are much closer to home. “Two of the pieces that we’re going...
...ballet was also suggested as a remedy. Chang and Pringle, now lithe and limber, are part of the 13-woman CDT, whose performance this weekend, “I want to be…MADE,” promises to be anything but awkward. With a routine containing pom, jazz, and funk sections—loosely organized around the MTV-style theme of fame and stardom—CDT’s performance will combine impressive athleticism, graceful lyrical dance, and incredibly sexy energy. The CDT spend most of its year intensely preparing for the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship...
...versions set to Ciara’s “One, Two Step,” among other hip-hop staples. A deviation from the more traditional dance forms—such as those of The Harvard Ballroom Dance Team and Harvard Ballet Folklorico—is Mainly Jazz, a company which presents a mix of jazz, hip-hop, and funk. Choreographer Shruti E. Saini ’06 incorporated moves from her background in cheerleading and dancing to create a high energy piece set to ’90s hits like “Baby One More Time?...
...wanted to do something that would enable me to choreograph and to use all of the styles that I had learned over the years,” she says. “Expressions, with its emphasis on student choreographed hip-hop and funk pieces infused with jazz and lyrical...was the perfect fit.”With her choreography for the 2004 Cultural Rhythms show, Cloud created an unprecedented fusion of diverse styles. “I set [my] piece to an old techno song by Prodigy and literally taught the women a traditional fan dance which I infused with...
This summer, Yuan’s goal is to continue trying his hand at a “crapload of stuff.” He plans on improving his skill with jazz, buying a new guitar, and perhaps composing a little...