'IndePennDance' to feature fun and eclectic numbers

It will be tutu fun. The dancers said this week that while students who are dance aficionados will definitely enjoy the show, those who have never seen a dance show should give it a try. "Constant interesting movement is always fun to watch," Engineering senior Sevrin Huff said. "I enjoy watching football even though I can't play." Huff said that the group will perform five pieces ranging in style from jazz to modern to "ballet-ish." "There's something in the show for everyone," she said. "And its not so artsy that only dancers will understand it." Huff said two of the pieces were choreographed by professionals -- one by Peter McCoy and the other by Norman Taylor, a dance teacher at Glassboro State College -- and the other three by students in the group. In addition, Taylor will be performing in the show. College sophomore Robin Pulis, who will be making her debut as a co-choreographer with a piece entitled Dante's Number Nine, said that working with the professionals taught her a great deal about what and how certain feelings can be expressed through dance. At the same time, she said, dance is a subjective art form and a chance for choreographers to express emotions in their own personal style. "This is the first time I've choreographed anything in my life," Pulis said. "I'm really beginning to see and understand how dance can be an outlet for my creative spirit just like talking or writing." College junior Kristi Gamble said that another unique aspect of Penn Dance is that not all the dancers have training in the same styles and some have little training. "Everyone gets to learn from everybody else," Gamble said. "Even those with years of training can learn from the inexperienced dancers because they're the ones who concentrate more on the meaning of the dance since they don't have the perfect technique." Absolute IndePennDance opens tonight at 8 p.m. and continues through Saturday night in the Annenberg School Theater. Tickets are available on Locust Walk.

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