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DESCRIPTION
UPD, the performance ensemble of the Dance Program
of the School of HMSLS, is the culminating performance
opportunity for dance majors and minors. A key aspect
of the company involves the performance of modern
dance works in order to practice technique, understand
compositional structure, and engage in creative activity.
Via the UPD entity, students also participate in
the ongoing advocacy of dance by taking their performances
to the public. They participate in and host concert
productions and service activities at the local and
regional level. Investigations into world movement
traditions allow students to experience kinesthetic,
social, and cultural resonances of non-Western cultures,
informing an overall understanding of the art of
dance and its communicative values.
The UPD experience models membership in a professional
dance company and provides opportunities in performance,
choreography, and production. UPD members agree to
a year-long commitment to all company activities. Auditions
for UPD are generally held at the end of the Spring
semester. Members receive course credit by registering
for DANC 224 or DANC 422, Dance Repertory I or II.
For more information regarding UPD contact Deborah Tell at dtell@bgsu.edu, or 419.372.6918.
2007-08 UPD SEASON AND ACTIVITIES
January 24-26 Come Together-Dance Now, Eva Marie Saint Theatre, University Hall. 8:00p.m. January 24-26 & a 2:00 Matinee on January 26. University Performing Dancers of the School of HMSLS, $ Featuring choreography by Dance Program faculty members Deborah Tell, Colleen Murphy, Julie Garmenn, Kerri Canedy and special guest choreographer/BGSU alumni, Jane Weiner. Info: dtell@bgsu.edu.
April 4-5 Fusion Dance Concert, Whitney Dance Studio, 222 EPPN, 8:00 p.m. Featuring student choreography by Elise Hanson, Sarah Zehnder, Carly Cusick, and Meghan Gillette performed by BGSU dance majors and minors. In partial fulfillment of BS requirements for Dance Major, $ Info: dtell@bgsu.edu.
April 24 & 25 Footlights Dance Concert, Class showings and student choreography, Whitney Dance Studio, 222 EPPN. $ Info: cmurphy@bgsu.edu.
For information regarding UPD activities contact Deborah Tell at dtell@bgsu.edu, unless otherwise noted.
 
OUTREACH
UPD is available to perform 30-minute lecture demonstrations in schools and after-school programs. For more information about availability and fees, contact Deborah Tell, dtell@bgsu.edu. UPD's current educational performance features modern dance and tap.
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