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October 9, 2017

Student Blog: USC Kaufman in Japan

By Satori Folkes-Stone

I’m still processing last week’s USC Kaufman trip to Tokyo. This was my first time out of the country, and I wasn’t really sure what to expect. It was completely new and exciting, frightening, and exclusive, but highly informative.

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October 1, 2017

Student Blog: Hip-hop and cypher studies

By Simrin Player

USC Kaufman has amassed some of the top innovative visionaries who embrace all different styles of dance. The New Movement growing here is truly a hybridity of dance styles. The inclusion of hip-hop as a core class for dance technique is a strong representation of the school’s focus on the creation of hybrid artists.

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September 18, 2017

Student blog: Ballet BC, bold beauty

Ballet BC director Emily Molnar has a “warm yellow aura,” as one of my classmates phrased it–upon introduction, she emits welcoming, curious, and incredibly grounded energy. Her questions are rooted in an incredibly strong technical base and impressive résumé; she asks in order to create confusion and investigates in order to build beauty out of it.

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September 11, 2017

Student Blog: Rhoden and Williams teach “Hissy Fits”

By Rose Ritch

Dwight Rhoden’s “Hissy Fits” has left my mind in a tantrum. I would be a complete liar if I said this work was easy to dance. From its complexly-layered to music to difficult choreography and partnering sequences, each rehearsal has been a new challenge.

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September 4, 2017

Student Blog: Tackling student choreography

By Alyssa Myers

As the semester begins to unfold, myself and the class of 2020 have begun working on choreography of our own. Lasts semester’s freshman choreography showcase brought so much light to our class; I can only imagine how a whole year of Kaufman curriculum can enhance our creative process.

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August 28, 2017

Student Blog: First week for freshmen

By Zach Manske and Jainil Mehta

Initial impressions

JM: The freshman class has been constantly surprised by the admissions team and the faculty these past two weeks. The first time we ‘physically’ met each other was during the Meet the Dean event, just after moving in. I say ‘physically’ because we were in contact through our Facebook and iMessage group during the long waiting period after acceptance (between March and mid-August).

BFA students Juan, Sophia, Alvaro, and Jake in the Large Performance Studio

August 21, 2017

Student blog: Family’s first day back

By Celine Kiner

After Wednesday’s return to the USC campus, my textbooks are finally stacked, notebooks labeled, pencils sharpened, and of course, pointe shoes sewn.

BFA student Ardyn Flynt reflects on her time at Blues Week over the summer

August 14, 2017

Student Blog: At home in house and blues

By Ardyn Flynt

This summer, I was fortunate enough to spend time dancing to music that makes my heart soar, exploring movement that has fascinated me for years, and experiencing a culture that I have long been curious about: house dance.

August 8, 2017

Student Blog: Get involved

At USC Kaufman, there are endless ways to get involved–so many, in fact, that one student couldn’t cover them all. So we asked two; in this student blog, Lenai Wilkerson and Kaylin Sturtevant talk us through their activities inside and outside of the studio.