They take to the floor all elbows and knees, bodies tense, faces frozen in scholarly concentration. Minds were easier.
Knees start loosening up.
Hips start swinging. Left hands trace circles in the air. And the rubber soles start stomping in the dance studio in Wilson College. Social Dance and Social Life in 20th-Century America, in which students exercise a critical eye in evaluating what dance says about society. For Aleta Hayes, lecturer in the Council of Humanities and Theater and Dance, leading her first freshman seminar is a dream come true.