DanceNation
True to its name, DanceNation is the association for students passionate about dancing. Within the association, a wide array of dance styles is practiced, and there are four demo teams that perform and compete. Moreover, they organize their own showcase each year, open to all members, which is not only a fantastic and beautiful show but also a very enjoyable and sociable event. Apart from dancing, there's also room for activities such as a cycling dinner or cocktail workshop. To learn more about this association, keep reading!
Showcase
Dance Nation, as the name suggests, is the student association for everyone who loves to dance. Their biggest event of the year is the Showcase, a two-day event around May with around 70 dancers at Factorium.
In the showcase, various dance styles are presented, and all members can participate. Every year, there is a theme; last year's theme was "Art Tour," and all dances were choreographed based on paintings.
The showcase is where many new friendships are made, and it's an incredibly fun weekend where members collaborate for a great show. In preparation for the showcase, we also have an open stage night in December where some members have their first on-stage experience.
Dancing
At the SportsCenter, a lot of different dance classes are offered. With a sports membership, everyone can try various kinds and choose their favorites. For example, you can do ballet, latin, (female) hip-hop or contemporary. You can also go to multiple different ones, some of our members do two or three styles.
Many classes are offered at different levels so anyone can join. It is casual; in the beginner classes, there are always people attending for the first time. No one will judge you; you are there just for yourself.
“A lot of people are scared to go for the first time, but it is not that big of a deal. Just wear something comfortable, something you feel good in, and then just go for it.”
Workshops
The picture is taken during a members-only salsa workshop. Every month we try to have a dance workshop for our members. We had a belly dance workshop, tried breakdancing, and had a freestyle hip-hop workshop. Here we invite a special dance trainer to teach us a new style of dance.
It's nice to have different teachers sometimes. Every teacher has a different way of teaching. Even if it's the same dance style, you will always learn something new from another teacher.
Next to the workshops, we also offer 7-week courses. These courses cover a random style that we usually don't offer and are given by a random teacher. Every seven weeks, there is a new style to try out, and you have a compact course of that specific style.
“ Accept that you're not gonna be good from the beginning. But that's why you're there, you wanna learn and you just have fun at the class, even if you don't do it perfectly. ”
Activities
At least once a month, mostly twice a month, we have an activity in addition to dancing. In the picture, you see us at the cocktail workshop. We learn how to make good cocktails, have fun together, and of course, drink some cocktails too.
For Valentine's, we have a Valentine's dinner, and we also organize a cycling dinner every year. In addition to that, we sometimes have collaborations with other associations, like figure skating with the ice-skating association.
The activities are especially for getting together more because in the dance class, you mainly dance, and there is not much time to talk. So it is nice to just do something else fun together.
Demo teams
We also have four demo teams, Uni-T, Infini-T, Divini-T and Danslab Zuid. You have to do an audition to be part of the team. If you are part of a demoteam you get to compete and perform at various events, for example night university.
Uni-T is demo team for hiphop and last year at the UDO Championships they won the first prize. Infini-T dances contemporary and the Divini-T team dances on heels a mix of different styles, which we call our entertainment group.
Danslab Zuid is a new demo team since last year. They are a theatre dance group who explore their artistic abilities and develop and take their physical dance skills to the next level.
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