Dance

BPG shows wild side at spring rendition

BPG was started in 1996 by a group of classical ballet students here at the UR. Although the group retains the name, it has moved to incorporate a variety of dance forms including jazz, hip-hop, tap, acrobatics, and rhythmic gymnastics.

Rochester City Ballet pays visit to College Town

The University bookstore organized a storytelling event that featured dance as a center point Thursday afternoon. From toddlers to teenagers, everyone waited eagerly for the dancers to make an appearance.

Tradition and talent intermingle at China Nite

The Chinese Students Association welcomed the new year with luck, music, and togetherness at its annual celebratory China Nite.

Seventh annual InspireDance brings the swing

World-renowned dance troupe Dance Heginbotham wowed the packed Spurrier Dance Studio Friday evening with an hour-long performance.

BPG reaches out to Rochester

Strong Auditorium came alive Friday night with the elegant and graceful moves of the UR Ballet Performance Group in their fall show “Out of the Blue.”

Louvre dances to empower

On Saturday night, in the intimate setting of Spurrier’s dance studio, Louvre performed its fall production “EmpowerHER.”

Indulgence resurrects MJ’s classic ‘Thriller’

Students learned the moves to the dance of Michael Jackson’s iconic song, considered the best-selling album of all time in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association of America.

UR Royals pom squad dances for school spirit

UR Royals, the pom squad established this spring, fuses ballet technique, jazz, and hip-hop dance together.

Garth Fagan Fringe Fest performance is universally moving

Fagan declared himself “madly in love” with this work, and it wasn’t hard to decipher why.

Expanded UR Bhangra swings into new semester

Anyone who has spent a week or two on campus can safely assure any foreign readers of the popularity of Bhangra, the Southeast Asian dance.