Two weeks of dancing culminates in Viennese Ball
Leading up to Viennese Ball, dance lessons and workshops have been held as part of the Austrian Fortnight.
Richard Powers
Social Dance class deals with gender disparity
Social Dance 1, one of Stanford’s most popular introductory dance classes, was forced to reopen its doors this fall after reaching full capacity to correct a gender imbalance of 17 more males than females.
Google Waltz Lab teaches active creativity
Google Waltz Lab, a project searching for “innovation in waltz,” according to its website, has found a new lead at Stanford. The program, which began as a dance class on Google’s main campus in Mountain View, is moving to Stanford under the direction of dance instructor Richard Powers.
Taking the dance floor
Jammix is a space where students who take Social Dances of North America can practice, share steps they’ve picked up and invent new ones. Attendees generally consist of current students and local alumni who come back to campus just for the night.
Swinging with Rhythm
Then the music starts, and it’s showtime, even during rehearsal. With every step, swivel and swish, the energy and excitement in the room seems to go up a notch, as if everyone had a healthy dosage of caffeine before rehearsal.
The Powers of dance
These trinkets are more than just mere adornment for Powers, an instructor in the drama department’s dance division. They represent an illustrious career as a groundbreaking dance connoisseur and a lifetime of passion for dance…