International Folk Dance Club and Global Dance Club at UCLA aim to embrace the culture of Greece through fun folk dances paired with upbeat music. During the Greek/Balkan Culture Night, dance co-director Cynthia Harper teaches a tutorial for the song “Kalamatiano / Syrto,” which involves repeated foot steps and group interactions.
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Dance Break: Casual nature of Greek, Bulgarian festival dances connects students
Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through rehearsals at a daycare-like dance studio until the age of 8. As a personal experiment, she attended workshops and lessons for 10 campus dance groups […]
Otamatone orchestra to perform as part of Japanese device art exhibit
An orchestra of instruments that resemble giant musical notes with head-shaped bulbs will fill the Broad Art Center with synthesized sounds Tuesday. The instrument, known as an otamatone, is a piece of Japanese device art that Erkki Huhtamo, a professor in design media arts, will showcase in an otamatone orchestra comprising UCLA design media arts […]
TV review: ‘Ball in the Family’
“Ball in the Family” has officially become the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” of sports. The Facebook Watch show, which follows parent, coach and manager LaVar Ball’s life and his children’s basketball careers, debuted its second season Sunday to more than 300,000 viewers amid the current drama surrounding the family. Elements that solidified the Ball […]
Restaurant review: Ministry of Coffee
Students can cram for exams in style at a new Australian coffee shop on Glendon Avenue. Nestled in between Trader Joe’s and Jersey Mike’s, Ministry of Coffee offers artisanal drinks and satisfying foods to the UCLA community. After opening Tuesday, Ministry of Coffee offered an introductory menu to preview some of the food they will […]
Alumnus helps direct play that aims to normalize transgender identity
Shen Heckel didn’t get the lead in “Rotterdam,” but the opportunity to work on a play about transgender identity made him determined to join the production. Heckel became the assistant director for the play, which tells the story of two women in a relationship as one struggles to come out to her parents, while her […]
Video: Santiago’s Trip
Santiago’s Trip is a UCLA-based group of students who perform rock and alternative music around Los Angeles and in unconventional spaces such as campus parking lots. Lead singer Sahfa Aboudkhil, lead guitarist Nish Selvalingam and bass player Marcel Burgunder speak about their journey as a band.