Welcome Back!

Welcome back to another school year! We can't wait to meet the incoming class of 2018 and members of the USC community interested in bustin' a move with us.

 Some important upcoming dates:

STUDENT LIFE DINNER 
Monday August 18th
4 pm - 6 pm Pappas Quad, HSC
Grab some free food then come stop by the DOK table to chat with us! Bring any questions, concerns, or ideas you have, and don't forget to check the box next to "Dancers of Keck" when you fill out the survey to sign up for list servs!

FIRST WORKSHOP OF THE YEAR
Thursday August 21st
5 pm - 6 pm
MDLs (Room # TBA)
Our first weekly workshop of the year will be by our fantastic president, Cory Johnson! The first 10-15 minutes of this workshop will be getting to know one another and taking care of administrative matters including starting some early planning for the annual Med Games!! Cory will be teaching his own choreography to a hip-hop piece.
Previous experience is NOT required and all skill levels are welcome! We recommend you come dressed in loose, comfortable attire that you can move around in.

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Congratulations on Second Place in Med Games 2013!

Dancers of Keck got wild with a mixture of hip-hop, Bhangra, and belly dancing in their performance at this year's Med Games!  Joined in competition by talented dancers from UCLA School of Medicine and the Western University of Health Sciences, we placed 2nd and showed off our Trojan pride!  Great job everyone!

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Member Bio: Jennifer Sakioka, Class of 2017

Jennifer Sakioka, Class of 2017

Jennifer has spent the last 12 years of her life training in many different modalities of dance.  Starting out with Huggy Ford at HBP Dance Extreme in southern California, she trained in hiphop, jazz, tap, and musical theater throughout high school.  When she left California to go to college at Princeton University, she began her belly dance training (the Suhaila Salimpour method) with Kim Leary of the Drum and Dance Learning Center.  From 2006-2008, Jennifer was the President and the Artistic Director of Princeton University’s belly dance troupe, Raks Odalisque. When she moved to Northern California in 2010, Jennifer studied with Suhaila at her studio in El Cerrito, got her Level I certification, and was asked to be a part of the repertory ensemble.  Due to her participation in post-bac, she could only dance full time for 6 months.  After that she moved onto aerial circus arts, pole dancing, and teaching yoga and belly dance at the YMCA in San Francisco. 

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Member Bio: Cory A. Johnson, Class of 2017

Cory A. Johnson

Cory began dancing in college with the Harvard Expressions Dance Company (EDC). After two and half years as a company dancer, he joined EDC’s traveling subgroup EXP and subsequently became an artistic director of the company. After college, he danced in New York City at Broadway Dance Center while pursuing a public service fellowship. He enjoys incorporating hip hop into dance themes -- e.g. Alice in Wonderland & 1920s Jazz style -- and integrating hip hop with other dance styles. He loves working with inexperienced dancers and believes that everyone has rhythm; they just have to find it!

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USC hip-hop group "Chaotic 3" hosting 3 workshops Aug 28th-30th

"USC's hip hop dance team, Chaotic 3, is pleased to announce a series of workshops leading up to our auditions!

Our series includes three workshops:

Beginner- Wed 8/28
Intermediate- Thurs 8/29
Advanced- Fri 8/30

The costs are as follows:
$10 for 1
$18 for 2
$20 for 3

Starting at 8PM!

For further questions, you can contact us at chaotic3@gmail.com

Like/Follow us!
Facebook: USC Chaotic 3
Twitter: @chaotic_3
Instagram: @chaoticthree"

Location: USC Parking Structure B 3rd Floor

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Workshop #2: Bhangra taught by Dippy Roy, Wed. Aug. 28th, 2013 @4:30PM

Don't forget our very own Dipayon Roy is teaching the secrets to life happiness through Bhangra dance in MDL 257 today at 4:30pm! 

Remember:

Bhangra = Endorphins = Natural High = Happy Med Student = Pass = MD

http://dancersofkeck.blogspot.com/2013/08/workshop-2-bhangra-taught-by-dippy-roy.html

About the workshop leader:

Dipayon "Dippy" Roy was first introduced to Bhangra at a young age, at the beginning of high school. Upon starting undergrad, he danced for USC's competitive Bhangra team, with whom he competed around the US. More recently, he has thoroughly enjoyed bringing his love of Bhangra to Keck by helping choreograph for and dancing in Keck's annual Diwali Day celebration as well as Kecktacular!

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Member Bio: Jessica "Juno" Uno, Class of 2016

Jessica "Juno" Uno has been dedicated to the performing arts since 3rd grade when she first began studying traditional Chinese martial arts.  She has since branched off into other performing arts including Japanese taiko drumming and is excited to finally learn hip-hop dance.  She choreographed her first hip-hop piece in September 2012 and is excited to learn more about the world of dance.

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