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Wednesday, October 30.1974
University Daily Kansan
Prison no bar to dance students
BY ANGELA POTHETES Fine Arts Reporter
Swarms of bothersome flies gave the gymnasium at the Kansas State Correctional Institution for Women in Lansing the groundwork of a picnic area in July last Monday.
One of the inmates took off a shoe and swatted at them...
Nine women were rehearsing for a dance performance which they presented Monday night. The performance was a result of a 12-week dance workshop sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education at the University of Kansas.
Grund said she couldn't foresee what would happen in the classes, and she reacted to what was happening at the moment.
Marcia Grund, University Theatre choreographer, taught the class, assisted by Beth Leonard, Independence, Mo., graduate student.
She didn't know before the performance who would be in the show or what would be included in the program, Grund said. Of the four dances, one was choreographed the week before the performance. Grund didn't see the solo dance until dress rehearsal.
Grund taught an acting class at Lansing last semester.
At dress rehearsal she told the class that they would play black play, "Day of Abortion," not getenamed.
"I'll be out by then," one woman said.
"You can do a play in the world," Grund renthal.
Also at dress rehearsal, Grund asked the class to consider donating their tights to the Continuing Education program. Continuing Education allocated money to the class for purchase of the tights as part of the curriculum.
Joyce Easonn, 26, an inmate, said Grund
to enjoy being and took a real im-
petition to see.
"Doing this is important humanly-
creating people instead of num-
ber. Great said."
Grand said most of the dances came from
her group. She wasn't teaching so much as
enticing.
the four dances performed, one was choreographed by Grund. Class members developed two of the dances, and one dance was a solo improvisation.
"We made the steps," said Lois Stone, 22,
an inmate.
Bonnie Frazier, 28, an innate, said they made up their own dances combining popular dance steps with steps they learned in class.
Patricia Morgan, 19, an inmate, said she did go-oxie, exotic and strip-tease dancing before she was imprisoned. She did the solo improvisation.
"It comes natural," she said. "If a person wants to learn dance, they learn movements. It's a gain to learn anything and really fun."
Several of the women made suggestions for the dance class and other classes.
Morgan said she would like some of their shows performed outside the prison.
De Mellow, 26, an innate, said she a class or vocal or instrumental music.
She also said the dance class didn't have a chance to practice enough.
The class practiced on Monday afternoons in a gym. During dress rehearsal, folding chairs lined the floor so the building resembled a high school gym before a curtain was here there were two portable post goals posted to the back of the makeshift theater.
No make-up, no special lights and no costumes, except for the dance tights, were used. Music didn't come from the orchestra but rather from record and tone players.
The women's reasons for joining the dance class differed.
Dancing is good exercise and a way to
in shape, Camille Scott, 22, an amputee.
KU office helps public schools
School of Education faculty members are improving the image of among Qanbaaspus district students Administrative and Instructional Development courses (ANS), according to the Ministry of Education.
AIDS was established early last summer to provide services for educational agencies in the US.
AIDS, formerly the Bureau of Educational Research and Service, has been very successful in working with several schools, he said.
One program that ADS worked with was
three-day staff orientation program in
Western Michigan.
AIDS is now working with Bonner Springs schools, Holloway said. AIDS is looking at the future population trends in comparison to current facilities and teaching methods, he said.
Holloway said the School of Education did not send students to the schools were able and willing to pay.
Holloway said the money went back into the school and paid for such things as sending faculty members to national education conventions.
The impact of AIDS on the public schools in Kansas so far has been good, Holloway says.
Sherise Yates, 28, an inmate, said practice is difficult but she was glad for the care.
Holloway said he hoped that in the future AIDS would continue to extend their services and also extend the research of KU. He said it was not enough research being done now.
"I found out that KU was known as Snob
hill and this image has changed in some
places."
"If it wasn't for this I wouldn't fit in my clothes," she said.
"I can do it, but have to think about it," she said.
Karen Wiesner, 27, an inmate, said, "It
not you opened up again."
It gets boring laying around. Earlline Miller, 29, an inmate, said, "If you have something to do, you're at someone's throat."
The class rehearsed in the gym from 3 to 6 p.m., then performed for other inmates.
First, the class warmed up on stage while Grund explained ballet positions and their importance in developing muscles to the audience
Then Morgan and Yates did a dance they choreographed called "Summer Is Coming." Next four members of the class sang, "They arranged named 'Flight Time.'"
"Trica Plays it Cool," a solo improvisation, was performed next by Morgan. Then the entire class danced in "Sugshin Day." designed by Grund.
Kathy Whitley, 20, an inmate, said, "I enjoyed it, but would be out on the run."
Finally, William Kuhike, professor of theater, presented certificates of attendance to the performers. A recipient had said he would attend Grand said she was pleased with the
performance
body did what they needed to do"
she said
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