Program / Solos & Ensembles

 


 

 

SOLOS

 1

Wind

Dancer: Xuanrui Peng
 
 Music: Xiang Feng Yi Yang ----- Joker Xue

People who have lost their other half. Expresses a longing for love. Wants to go get her.


2

Summertime Memories
 
Dancer: Tomi Frame

Song: Hymn for the Weekend- Coldplay

This will be the song to which I dance my piece because it plays a roll in some of my favorite summertime memories. it puts me in a good mood

 

3

 “Together”

Dancer: Al Jacobs

Music:Insieme -mina

The song reflects a sense of love gratitude and appreciation for things rarely seen in music. The vocals are genuine as well as authentic, they do not brag they do not boast rather they simply are. Insieme. The English transition of the Italian vocals are included below. 


4
 
"Hurt"

Dancer: Caro Mojena
Music: "Scars to your beautiful" by Alessia Cara.

My solo is called "Hurt". I will be channeling how my inner insecurities doesn't define me but my own choices, which is to be confident and happy because God made me this was for a reason.

 

5

Break
 
 Dancer: Lauryn Lee

What if  one can't stop one's heart from breaking

 

6

Amor
 
Dancer: Celeste Pongratz

Music: Si no estas by Inigo Quintero 

This piece is about  "missing my love over time."


7

  Rain

Dancer: Jingjing Pan 

 Music：The Steps of Rain

The rain is free and lively. I hope my dance movements are so.


8

The reality of a journey

Enrique Carlos Santos Ortiz

Music: Cornfield Chase

My performance is an expression of my journey as a queer undocumented Latin man in the states. A place that is against me, at least that is how I use to see it. The journey comes with challenges but no matter what I continue forward and I bring people with me. No one is left behind like I was. 

 

9

Childhood Dreams

Dancer: Gabi Ramsamy

Music: The Dream Continues by Charles Leclerc and Sofiane Pamart

The path to achieving your childhood dreams isn't always easy or straight forward

 

10

 
Lauren Tedesco

Title: Reflect

Song: Mirrors

About: reflecting on your past

 

11

Jordyn Solages

Title: Breaking Free
Song: Shake it Out
About: Letting go of past worries and fears
 

 12

Yiyun Yang
 
Title: freedom

My soul is unique and longs for freedom. I can be the wind, I can be the clouds, I can be the water, I can be anything. I don't like the feeling of being tied down.

music：（may be change）Forever-Labrinth
 
 
13
 
Untitled
 
Dan Bron

Music: Tequila


14

Meng Wang

name: unexpected separation 
song:在加纳共和国离婚
 
 
15
 
11 days ago
Adaria Fennoy
My title: Reliving and Reviving
Song: Torn by Nathan Lanier or Arrival of the Birds by Cinematic Orchestra
Story: It is about my personal struggles of letting go of the past to find a new and better life for myself.
 
 
16
 
Alejandra Hernandez

The name of solo is called War. Specifically, it is the war I have with myself. The constant contradiction of my mind. Am I doing enough; am I lazy; why do I look like that; etc. It is about the constant arguments I have with myself on a day to day basis. The name of the song is called Sand by Nathan Lanier.
 
 
17
 
 Danielle Levine
Title: Nature is Upon Us
Song: Here comes the sun
About: Nature
 
18
 
 Savannah Park

"Let it go from frozen"

 I need to let go of unwanted emotions.

 

19

 

 
Shayla Modi

Title: A Journey

Meaning: An upward trek and the journey with obstacles

Song: "Luminary" by Joel Sunny

 

20

 
Sofia Kauderer
Freedom by Sofia

1. Freedom 

2. I have named this piece freedom as this is what I have felt throughout this whole semester when coming to this class. This is always the one time during the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays (my most stressful / full day of classes) where I know I can fully be myself and let go and not care what anyone thinks due to the classes environment of being judgement free.

3. escape John summit remix 


21

Oriana Davila
title of my piece: feels weird
song: won't you stay the night (instrumental)
meaning: week of my life that everyone, everything was feeling weird
 
 
 
22
 
Nadia Chan
detached distance

seperation due to distance

Komorebi- Kenson Lee (piano version)

 

23

Gianna Angelillo
song: my love, Title: feel it, I will be showing how my love for someone can make me just let go and not care.


24

Claire Llewellyn
My dance is called Stimulate
The song: “Stimulate” by Ship Wrek

It is about the vibes of getting ready, awakening, and I want the dance to get me and the viewers uplifted… happy vibes.
 
 
26
  
Onward
 
Dancer: Emma Tishler 
 
My solo is called “onward” and my song is “feels like we only go backwards”
 
 
 27
 
Tusca Mahmoudpour

Music: when heaven takes you home bySwedish house mafia

 

28

 Delaney Brown

Music: Yellow by coldplay
 
 
29
 
 Katerina Molina

Dancer: Katerina Molina 

Music: Vienna Billy Joel

ENSEMBLES

 

1

Real and Virtual

Dancers: Xuanrui, Meng, Enrique, Nadia, Jingjing, Yiyun and Lauryn 
 
 Music: Beng Huan

This piece is about people who long to get into the world of gaming, never far from real life. 

 

2

Fighting for it

Dancers: Lauren, Oriana, Savannah, Shayla

Music: Kung Fu Fighting by ceelo green

This piece is about having fun while fighting through our struggles 

 

 3

Awaken

Dancers: AJ, Adaria, Alejandra, Emma
 
The theme of our piece is called Awaken. For us, this means we are awakening our body parts movement by movement, while also embodying nature movements.

 

4

Life is what you make it

 Dancers: Celeste Pongratz, Daniel Bron

 

5

Take it Away

Dancers: celeste, sofia, daniel, tusca, delaney,kat, gianna,claire 

Choreographers:celeste, sofia, daniel, tusca, delaney,kat, gianna,claire  


Music: Take it away 


This piece is about feeling free to express our inner emotions and clear our minds

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