The Swing Club’s dance instructors Leah Phillips and Ryan Roussel teach the moves to the Lindy Hop – an American dance originating from New York.
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prime: Hamasaku
Hamasaku, a Japanese restaurant tucked away in a shopping mall near Wilshire Boulevard, serves small plates and fresh rolls daily. According to executive chef Yoya Takahashi, the restaurant offers both an omakase and standard menu of sushi, rolls and bowls.
prime: LazRFit merges laser tag and cardio
LazRFit is a fitness program that combines laser tag and cardio exercise. Participants play a game of laser tag in an indoor arena built with wooden modules. Each player is equipped with a device that tracks the number of calories they burn and the number of points they have scored.
Dance Break: Hui O ‘Imiloa
Hui O ‘lmiloa at UCLA seeks to share Hawaiian culture with the community through dance. Zilla Wentworth, the president of Hui O ‘Imiloa, teaches a tutorial for a dance for the song “Waiahole E,” which is about partners appreciating the land and each other as they live together.
Dance Break: Icarus
Michelle Barnes, the administrative director of ICARUS Contemporary Dance Company, teaches an excerpt of choreography to the song “Kill the Lights” by Britney Spears.
Video: Irish Music Ensemble at UCLA
UCLA’s Irish Music Ensemble, led by adjunct assistant professor Aaron Bittel in the ethnomusicology department, provides students with the opportunity to come together, play Irish music and share memories and traditions associated with the Irish tunes.
Dance Break: Chinese Cultural Dance Club
Jaclyn Yuan, UCLA’s Chinese Cultural Dance Club’s instructor, provides step-by-step instruction on Chinese-Korean choreography. Yuan teaches the moves to a dance called Mei-A-Li.