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GET SOME CULTURE // SUZANNE FARRELL BALLET
> It's not all about fast food and beer pong
Suzanne Farrell, renowned dancer and muse of legendary choreographer George Balanchine, works to preserve Balanchine's legacy through every performance the Suzanne Farrell Dance Company presents. The company, based in Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center, will perform at the Lied Center this Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Farrell works with the Balanchine Preservation Initiative to preserve and perform the works of Balanchine, including some that haven't been seen in many years. This performance will include Meditation, one of the first ballet choreographed by Balanchine for Farrell. "The 'Diamonds' pas de deux is one of the most beautiful Balanchine ever made; classical in style, epic in scope," Farrell says. "The combination of Balanchine's choreography and Tchaikovsky's music is as exciting and glamorous and audiences should come see it for themselves."
The University Dance Company hopes that seeing such a prestigious company perform will inspire dancers and non-dancers alike. "I hope the audience experiences a feeling that
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they've never had before and that the non-dancers in the audience can understand what the ballet is trying to communicate and come away with a greater appreciation of the art form," says Libby Ingram, a senior from Tulsa and president of the University Dance Company.
There will also be a pre-performance discussion on Balanchine's legacy at 6:30 as well as a post-performance meet and greet with the artists. Tickets are $25-28 for adults and $10 for students and youth.
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Dancing Queen: Famed dancer Suzanne Farrell's ballet company will perform this Saturday at the Lied Center.
DOING WITHOUT // WALKING ON SIDEWALKS
> Absence makes the heart grow...?
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It's nearly impossible to go an entire day without using sidewalks. They were created to provide a durable surface to walk on, and for one week, I tried to go without to see how much of a difference concrete makes in daily life.
I soon realized this was going to be harder than I thought. Almost everything on campus is surrounded by concrete. My route to class turned into a strategic game of leapfrog beginning at the landscaping on the edges of Jayhawk Boulevard and ending with the patches of grass between the sidewalks that lead to Stauffer-Flint. I've noticed there's an unwritten rule around campus that if there's a sidewalk around, you use it. I got funny looks because I was off the beaten path, walking in the grass while no one else was. Walking to my car one day near Budig, a car came barreling up the hill and almost hit me because I was in the road. Thankfully, I was close to the curb and moved out of the way.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Walking off the beaten path requires more thought on your daily footwear.
twice your body weight on your foot with each step and can cause pain," says Lawrence Gaston, a podiatrist from Gaston Podiary in Lawrence. Gaston recommends wearing the proper shoe for the environment, such as tennis shoes or something with support instead of flip-flops to walk on concrete.
Concrete is used for sidewalks because it is the most affordable, durable surface, but hard surfaces are hard on your feet. "Concrete has no give to absorb the shock, so it puts almost
DOING WITHOUT // UNDERWEAR > Absence makes the heart grow...?
Though it was a challenge I enjoyed my time sans sidewalks. For convenience sake I'll go back to using them, but I'll put more thought into the types of shoes I wear from now on.
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Going commando while on a long drive was possibly the worst driving experience I've had in years. The entire time, I couldn't stop thinking of what my butt was going to look like after the inner linings of my windbreaker pants imprinted a fishnet pattern on it. It hurt, a lot.
> Absence makes the heart grow...?
Normally, the idea of going without underwear says freedom to my mind. A way to let the goods breathe, if you will. I was accurate in my thought of letting the goods breathe, but the freedom thing, well, that's one freedom I don't mind having revoked. In class, I had to sit in awkward position just to keep the inner linings of my pants from digging into me. I had to lean so far one way or the other that I was practically falling out of the desk.
Prior to this, I didn't really think much about my undies. I just put them on every day and enjoyed the comfort they gave as a barrier to the inner linings that I now dread. But Mercedes Furgus, a freshman from Wichita, believes that going commando is great. If she runs out of underwear, she does without it until it is laundry time. For her, going commando is comfortable, but she says when guys do it, it's "just creepy."
However, it appears not all women think this
Photo by Chris Neal Commando and Chafe: Going without underwear was an uncomfortable experience for Neal.
way. Alexis Nizzi, a sophomore from Overland Park, finds it very uncomfortable and risky. "If you're wearing a dress or a skirt, you definitely run the risk of flashing your goodies to the world," Nizzi says.
I can see how it would be easy for a woman to do it and also why it could be risky for them, but for guys, it doesn't seem worth it. It may make the front side free, but the backside takes a toll.
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