My Dancescape Experience

  When I was a freshman in 2015, I decided to audition for the annual Dancescape performance because I knew I wasn’t ready to stop dancing. As a dance minor, I knew I wanted to jump right into the performing arts my first semester of college. It turned out to be...

Tips for the Incoming Dancer

  As a sophomore dance minor here at WSU, I’ve learned a lot from my involvement in productions and classes. Last year, I was a dancer in Dancescape 2016 and choreographer for the Senior Dance Show. This year, I was a choreographer for Dancescape 2017 and...

From Amateur Dancer to Dancescape 2015 Performer

On a warm night in September 2014, I found myself fumbling over my feet in the Memorial 300 dance studio at auditions for the 2015 Dancescape. How did I get here? The last time I danced in a studio setting was in third grade. Back then, I loved performing—I loved the...

Dancescape 2014

It seems there is nothing better in winter than to approach a fire, feel its warmth and become entranced watching its flames dance. Gretchen Cohenour, WSU dance professor and founder of Dancescape, gently tells me that Dancescape is like approaching a fire–it is...