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A group of male and female dancers in black and white Polynesian outfits half-kneel and spread their arms toward the audience.

Around the Globe hosts spring festival, celebrates culture with dance

Emma Malinak, Arts & Life Editor April 11, 2023

Washington and Lee University’s Around the Globe club hosted its second annual spring festival on April 8 to showcase cultural dances. Around the Globe co-founders Aishwarya Vemagiri, ’25, and Irina...

A group of female dancers stand or sit on stage, surrounded by floating picture frames.

W&L Dance Company, Rockbridge Symphony Orchestra celebrate African American artists

Catherine McKean, Arts & Life Editor April 11, 2023

The Washington and Lee Repertory Dance Company partnered with the Rockbridge Symphony Orchestra for the first time to put on three performances celebrating the work and histories of African American artists...

A woman in a leotard raises a leg above her head. She is in a large metal cage on a stage. A crowd of people in formal wear surround the stage.

Students kick off end of semester with Sean Kingston concert, 116th Fancy Dress

Catherine McKean, Arts & Life Editor March 28, 2023

On March 22, the General Activities Board (GAB) brought American singer and rapper Sean Kingston to Washington and Lee for an evening of music and nostalgia. The 33-year old singer, best known for his...

Angela Tu, ’24, started the petition to raise awareness for the amount of time and effort dancers put into their dance courses. Photo by Elena Lee ’25.

W&L dance students petition for P.E. credit

Bri Hatch March 29, 2022

Students in the Washington and Lee Repertory Dance Company are petitioning to receive physical education credit for their dance courses.  Angela Tu, ’24, started the petition to raise awareness about...

Workshops are free and open to the public. Photo by Lea Borner, ‘22.

Dance department hosts annual master class series

Lea Borner October 26, 2021

The department of theater, dance, and film studies hosted its annual dance master class series, which featured three fall term workshops that were free and open to the public. The next class on the...

Exploration through improvisation

Faith Isbell October 12, 2015

As a liberal arts university, Washington and Lee allows its students to experience and engage in the fine arts with departments and programs ranging from Art and Art History to Theater, Dance and Film....

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