THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010
WWW.KANSAN.COM
VOLUME 123 ISSUE 52
JUST DANCE
Student takes the lead at local studio
Marja Edwardson, KU alumna (left), Jade Daniels, a freshman from Colorado Springs, Colo., (center), Austin Robertson, a sophomore from Silver Lake, and Carly Marshon (far right), rehearse Sunday morning at Point B Dance Studio, 3115 W. St.六、to prepare for the upcomming B Moved dance performance. B Moved will be held at 7:30 in the Artvue Arts Center Tickets; are $7
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BY GARTH SEARS gsears@kansan.com
Austin Roberson had to make an unusual decision as a high school freshman: play football or dance.
"I had to pick," he said.
He had been dancing since he was 11, after his sister's studio needed a Danny for a six-city tour of Grease. And he liked playing football too. But he didn't have time to pursue both.
That choice led the sophomore from Silver Lake to a lifelong passion for dancing, a road that will travel through the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., at 7 p.m. tonight.
Roberson has been a dancer for almost 10 years, but tonight is his debut as a choreographer. The Point B dance studio, 3115 W. 6th St., is putting on an hour-long show tonight, called "B Moved," featuring the work of seven choreographers, many new like Roberson.
Most of the choreographers and dancers - dozens of them - are University students and alumni, but there are also high school seniors, other college students, and other Lawrence residents involved. They will be dancing to a wide range of music, from hip hop and contemporary songs to more lyrical or jazz-based music.
frustrated side tonight
The show will have 13 pieces that tie small stories into a larger program, one that deals with different stages in life. One piece is about someone dying of cancer, another called "Let It Be" about letting life run its course.
Roberson is dancing in seven pieces, and choreographing two of them - one is a simple duet of dancers, but another, called "jar of Hearts," features eight women dancing alongside himself.
Roberson dances as a man who goes around consuming love, cheating on people, unable to stop. The women around him are his lovers, who react with varying emotions - perhaps happiness for the end of a poisonous relationship, or anger and jealousy for losing a man.
Morgan said it varied from practice to practice, but she thought she would be representing an angry or
"He didn't assign emotions to us because he wanted it to be natural," said Julia Morgan, a sophomore from St. Louis dancing in "Jar of Hearts."
Courtney Bone, who graduated from the University in May, is also dancing in several pieces, including "Jar of Hearts." She said she liked the natural approach Roberson picked.
"If you can dance how you truly feel, you'll give a great performance," he said.
Cathy Patterson, the owner of Point B and organizer of "B Moved," said the program is similar to "So You Think You Can Dance" with its modern music and dance styles.
Roberson said he wanted to be a dancer for awhile, able to quickly give a for-instance of how his career might go: Lawrence, to Kansas
City, to Chicago, to Broadway - "Anything," he said. "I don't want to be here my whole life."
He would want to do a little choreography while he dances, but would turn to choreography especially later in his career.
"Nobody's going to hire you as a dancer when you're 50," he said. "That's just the honest truth."
So he's learning about choreography, not only for his future career, but to help him in his dancing now. He stayed casual with his dancing partners, joking alongside them when the music stopped. Dancers who have worked with him said he's open to their input. But when cor-
section or instruction was needed,
he wasn't shy.
"It doesn't seem like he's never done this before." Bone said.
Patterson said she was trying to foster the love of dance in people like Roberson, as well as provide them opportunities to learn. Everyone who talks about the studio emphasizes that it is inclusive and encouraging and that it's fun, not a competition.
"Sometimes we have a 45-year-old dancing next to an 18-year-old." Patterson said. "We just want to dance."
She said she started her studio three years ago because too many
college students who loved dancing as they grew up didn't have anywhere to dance now. Her studio teaches drop-in classes, meaning you only pay for the classes you attend, whenever you have time to attend them. And you have to be 17 to attend a class, so only a handful of high school seniors attend.
It's a studio designed for college-aged students with hectic schedules who just love to dance.
"We have this vibe," she said.
"When people get here, they're drawn to it."
The studio presents a company every spring that many of the class-takers participate in, including Roberson, Morgan and Bone. But "B Moved" is the studio's first fall event, and Patterson said she wanted to incorporate more choreographers learning the craft.
Morgan said the studio was an amazing place because nobody was judgmental — of each other, or even of a new choreographer working in that role for his first time — which in turn made the dancing more fun.
"You can go there and be whoever you want to be," she said. "As long as I'm in Lawrence, I'll be coming back."
Edited by Roshni Oommen
HEALTH
Campaign advocates for more milk
BY JUSTINE PATTON jpatton@kansan.com
The milk mustache may seem like a fashion statement that was only cute in our preschool days, but today's Milk Mustache Campaign is aimed at convincing students that the milk mustache deserves a second
Research has found that college students do not get enough calcium, and experts are concerned about a possible osteoporosis epidemic in the coming years, said Ann Chapman, a dietitian at the Wellness Resource Center in Watkins Memorial Health Center.
The Milk Mustache Campaign.
which is sponsored by H.O.M.E.B.A.S.E Healthy Options for Movement. Exercise, Body Acceptance and Savvy Eating gives students a chance to sample regular skim and chocolate milk, as well as soy white and chocolate milk.
primary source of nutrition.
Students can get their pictures taken sporting milk mustaches. These funny photos will help promote calcium as a
Once people reach their thirties, bone loss begins and continues until the end of the life cycle, Chapman said. That means most students have a very small window of time left during college to make their bones stronger. And odds are, they aren't taking advantage of the little time they have left. According to the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published in 2009, 39 percent of men and 43 percent of women ages 20 to 29 consume less than one daily serving of dairy products.
Brian Andalikiewicz, a junior from Shawnee, admitted that he doesn't get enough calcium in his diet.
"I used to when I lived at home with my parents, because they bought milk and stuff like that," Andalkiewicz said. "But now that I live by myself I really don't."
Chapman said while dairy products are the best source of calcium, students don't have to drink milk to get the recommended amount, which is 1,000 milligrams per day. Calcium can also be found in some combination foods, such as macaroni and cheese, tacos, cheeseburgers, and cheese pizza. There is also some
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Students who aren't getting enough calcium don't have to make huge lifestyle changes to make their bones stronger, either. Chapman said if a student visits a restaurant, the foods on the menu that contain cheese or milk would increase their calcium intake for the day. If they make food at home, students could add milk to some recipes in place of water or use cheese as a topping for their food.
calcium in leafy greens, canned salmon with bones, almonds, and canned beans.
Calcium supplements are also an option for students who don't get enough calcium in their diets. However, Chapman warned that they are not absorbed as well as calcium in food form. She said studies show only about 35 percent absorption with supplements.
The Milk Mustache Campaign is happening today at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center from 3 to 5 p.m. Students can pick up handouts on the importance of calcium in their diet, including recipes that use milk.
— Edited by Leslie Kinsman
POLITICS|3A
Wanted: young voters
Fewer young voters are expected to visit the polls than during the 2008 presidential election. The majority of voters are more than 30 years old.
ELECTION 13A
Library bond up for vote
The bond, totalling $50 million, will provide money for an increase in size of the library and its parking lot, and for more publicly accessible computers.
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