A baby uses movement and hand gestures to tell its parents what it wants. Friends wave to each other as a greeting. Somebody estimated that 80 percent of what we take in as input is nonverbal. A lot of that has to be how close we stand to people. Yet, we are such a verbal society.
Dancing is also a form of communication.
About 15 to 20 student choreographers and dancers will be performing 11 pieces of contemporary and modern dance to hip hop. There is something in the air at the time. Sometimes it has been, as in the past, very heavy and dark. This year, there is a lot of energy and is very bright. As faculty coordinator, Lizenbery tries to stay in touch with all of the choreographers and with the design to make sure everything is on track.