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ΊμΠΣΚΣΖ΅ Dance Department to host β€œΊμΠΣΚΣΖ΅ Cougar Dance Day”

dancers talking to each other in a dance studio
Dancers interact during a choreography session during last year’s ΊμΠΣΚΣΖ΅ Cougar Dance Day.

January 23, 2024
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Courtney Liebl

ΊμΠΣΚΣơ’s Dance Department invites all dance students aged 12-19 to be a college dance student for a day at the third annual β€œΊμΠΣΚΣΖ΅ Cougar Dance Day” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 2 in Studio 34 on the ΊμΠΣΚΣΖ΅ Campus.

Participants will take short dance classes, attend dance information seminars, rehearse with ΊμΠΣΚΣơ’s dance company, observe a dance team practice, and more.

Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator and Dance Instructor Danika Bielek said this unique college visit is a fun and collaborative experience for teens of all ages who enjoy dancing.

β€œOur Dance Day is an event I really look forward to,” she said. β€œIt’s such a great, positive experience to get the dance community together and share what dancing in college is really like. Dance studio instructors are also welcome to join us as well. We are inviting all dancers to spend the day with us in our excellent dance studio to engage in doing something they enjoy. You just can’t beat that. If you ever wondered what dancing in college is like, then sign up.” To sign up for ΊμΠΣΚΣΖ΅ Cougar Dance Day, please visit the .

For more information, contact Bielek at bielekd@bartonccc.edu or (620) 792-9253.