{"id":109753,"date":"2017-09-20T14:13:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T18:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=109753"},"modified":"2022-01-19T14:21:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T19:21:59","slug":"bates-at-night-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/20\/bates-at-night-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates at Night: Sweat and study at the Marcy Plavin Dance Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a Tuesday night in the Marcy Plavin Dance Studio, students sweat as they study.<\/p>\n

In anticipation of its Back to Bates concert<\/a>, the Bates Dance Company has stepped up its rehearsals to perform a piece titled Passing<\/em>. It\u2019s a work in progress by Rachel Boggia and Carol Dilley to celebrate the life and works of Marcy Plavin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\n\t

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Esme Goldfinger '21 of Lexington, Mass., reacts to an embrace from Associate Professor of Dance Rachel Boggia during an evening rehearsal in the Marcy Plavin Dance Studios. (Theophil Syslo\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Boggia scrutinizes her students' work as they learn a piece titled \"Passing.\"(Theophil Syslo\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Sofia Elbadawi '18 of Fayetteville, N.Y., and Goldfinger grip hands. (Theophil Syslo\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Ellie Madwed '20 of Seattle, Emma Zulch '18 of Sherrill, N.Y., and Goldfinger react to directions. (Theophil Syslo\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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A digital approach to learning dance. (Theophil Syslo\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cBack to Bates is a real celebration of what Bates embodies,\u201d says Rachel Boggia, associate professor of dance. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the few performances during the year that the whole dance community comes together and is in the same space at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a lot of time, effort, and focus for all the dancers and choreographers to cram into one two-week session,\u201d says Danielle Ward \u201920 of Atlantic Highlands, N.J. \u201cI think it takes cooperation from the whole group to be able to pull it off so quickly. So, it\u2019s a lot of hard work but it pays off.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of my best friends I\u2019ve found right here in the dance department,\u201d says Sofia Elbadawi \u201918 of Fayetteville, N.Y. \u201cWhen I danced all through high school, middle school, and elementary school it was more about competition, and being better than the group. Bates has really had an emphasis on creating community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have dinner together after class every day,\u201d says Esme Goldfinger \u201921 of Lexington, Mass. \u201cI\u2019m slowly getting to know everyone and kind of becoming part of this community, which is great because not a lot of classes have that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI started my first year with two dance classes and I fell in love with it,\u201d says Christopher \u201cTofur\u201d Castaneda \u201920 of Los Angeles. \u201cI just found that the dance program allows me to kind of step back from all the hectic-ness of my STEM career here and really try to go after something that is a whole lot less stressful to me and a lot more about pushing yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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