Students have been busy this school year performing and learning new dances for the community. Earlier this year, many students participated in the Winter Dance Concert, an annual favorite Holy Cross event. 

The Dance concert can be a learning experience for LOTAs. Freshman Blythe Batchlder expressed that she had not performed in a real show since she was little. 

“I was excited that all my friends and family came to see me,” Batchlder said. “I learned how to tap, something I never knew existed!” 

Not only do students enjoy the thrill and fun of performing in the different concerts, but they also love the opportunity to be able to take dance classes during the school week. Classes like dance, can help manage stress, and help people express themselves in ways they may feel scared to outside the dance studio. 

 “It’s like a break,” Batchlder explained. “You are sorta free from academics.” 

This is a similar feeling among students about taking dance classes during the week.

 “I love the exercise and I like doing it to the music,” Sophomore Alexis Buxo expressed.

Holy Cross’s Winter Dance concert was another huge success, and there is even more dancing in store for this year’s spring dance concert. 

Buxo is a part of this semester’s period four modern dance class. She shared that the song for one of the classes is “I’m On Top Of the World” by Imagine Dragons. 

“The lyrics are deep, but the song is really upbeat,” she expressed. “It makes you appreciate everyone in life that you love.” 

Donna Reese, Holy Cross’s dance teacher, is very excited to show what her students have learned this semester. 

“My favorite part about teaching dance at Holy Cross is when I present a concept or idea and my student understands exactly what was given and executes it well,” Reese explained.

Reese says that this year’s dance concert can be described as vibrant, organized, exhilarating, thoughtful, and successful. From somber dances with flowy feeling, to loud and jumpy music that makes people want to dance, this year’s spring dance concert will leave a mark, and the audience will experience a range of emotions.  

 “The concert will make them happy,” Reese said. “For one hour they will be immersed in different forms of dance and be taken on a fantastic journey.”