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Hip hop dance
Hip Hop Dance is a style of movement characterized by bounces and rocks, executed to Hip Hop music. It has deep historical and social roots in African American culture, having emerged in Black communities living in 1970s New York. While frequently referred to as a singular dance style, Hip Hop dance is part of a whole culture of Hip Hop, that includes Deejaying, Graffiti, Emceeing, and Breaking.
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Join us for the grand rehearsal!!
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Welcome to Tap dance!
Hey Hey Hey!!! Any body can dance, dance your heart out!
CMU cultural arts
"See the music, hear the dance."
We're all about doing what we love, doing it best, and making a living doing it. We design clothing lines, Baja off-road vehicles and new cures for diseases. We pitch our business ideas "shark tank" style, write poetry, teach new generations and step out on stages and in front of cameras.
And you don't have to wait to do it. That starts on day one. So you'll have the knowledge to earn your degree and the experience to launch your career.
Because when we see an opportunity to make a difference, we don't wait for someone else to step up.
We do.
Movement and dance, school of dance
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Dancers are the athletes of God.
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You only live once
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Days of our lives
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2026 Stephen L Barstow Art and Design Lecture
| Details: | Brenda Baumgarten Brenda Baumgarten is a stop-motion puppet fabricator with 25 years of experience solving complex technical challenges in silicone fabrication and materials innovation. She spent eight years at world-renowned Laika Studios, where she contributed to multiple feature films including Missing Link (2019) and the much-anticipated Wildwood, which is releasing to cinemas this Fall. As Character Project Manager, she played a major role in revolutionizing the studio's puppet-building process through innovative fabrication techniques. She was part of the team that won a 2019 VES Award for Best Animated Character in an Animated Feature Film for their work on Missing Link. Prior to Laika, she served as Character Fabrication Supervisor on The Little Prince (2015), which grossed nearly $100 million worldwide. The film celebrated a handcrafted aesthetic with its paper-based puppets, demonstrating the creative possibilities of unconventional materials. Brenda currently operates Stop-mo Puppet Co. just outside Portland, Oregon, where she continues to explore innovative approaches to puppet fabrication and is developing her own original project. Brenda will present a public lecture on Thursday March 26 at 6:30pm in Opperman Auditorium at CMU. Free and open to the public |
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Opperman Auditorium Opperman Auditorium, 250 E Preston Rd Mount Pleasant, MI , USA |
| Admission: | Free and open to the public |
| Sponsor: | College of the Arts and Media Department of Art & Design |
| Contact: | Department of Art and Design artanddesign@cmich.edu 989-774-3025 |
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