Ciara Benham Staff writer cbenham@murraystate.edu Photo by Richard Thompson/The News Jump, jive and wail? Pop, lock and drop? The Murray State Dance Company did it all at their spring showcase. On April 26 and 27, the Murray State Dance Company performed two shows for their spring showcase. The showcase titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” Read More
Story by Clara Firtos, Contributing writer Zumba is an aerobic fitness practice that attracts anybody who’s looking to make working out a fun experience. The class mainly follows Latin dance and music. Belinda Woods is a Latin Zumba instructor at Murray State. She was originally born in the Philippines but moved to the U.S. in 1973. Woods Read More
Story by Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Hula hoops have been around since the early 1950s, but now hula hooping is being used as flow art, the use of a variety of movement such as dance and object manipulation to achieve a mindful clarity. “Flow arts have been around for a long time and are super prominent Read More
With standing room only and a faculty member trying to manage the crowd inside Wrather Museum, the Japanese dance troupe Iwami Kagura performed Tuesday night. The Kagura dance originated as a religious service performed by Shinto priests as a sign of gratitude to the Shinto gods for giving them a plentiful harvest. The dances are Read More