Abby Tarpey
The “Eye on Dance” special gave Dunleavy and fellow dance faculty member Kikora Franklin, who has been teaching at Penn State since 2003, an opportunity to reflect on how dance instruction has evolved at Penn State, and how dance has always served as a powerful tool for expression.
“Dance has given human beings a way to express themselves creatively, to communicate meaning. It has been a powerful tool of refuge, joy and shared lived experience,” said Franklin, who teaches courses in African dance and dance history. “Tying in with students the history of dance the connecting idea is that dance as art and as expression has linked us through time and space.”
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Tyler McKenzie joined the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) CURE Scholars Program in 2015 as a sixth-grade student ready to learn and take on new challenges. Now, McKenzie is an 11th-grade student at Green Street Academy with plans to pursue a career as a neurosurgeon.
For the first time in its four years of existence, the THON Showcase took place over a livestream Monday night. Although virtual, the showcase was still able to bring the same excitement and energy as years past.
The event, which was sponsored by First National Bank, had representatives from 15 different THON organizations perform different talents and acts. These groups included Penn State CrossFit, Tapestry Dance Company, The Statesmen, Eclipse, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Orchesis Dance Company, Supply Logistics Captain Committee, Donor Alumni Relations, Penn State Thespian Society, DoofenSchwartz Evil Inc., Penn State Dance Alliance, JulManji and FOTO.
Kelsey Wolf, the THON Showcase chair, opened up the night by introducing the judges of the performances. Wolf also introduced the acts before they performed. Before the event began, she announced that 10 random people watching the livestream would receive a $275 donation for their THON organizations.