Susannah Keita and Julia Geringer
Keita, Director of Dance; Julia, Student, College of Fine Arts and Production
When asked, “What’s your major?” many of our students will cringe with anticipation of the response to being a dance major, usually expecting something along the lines of “Sounds like fun!” or “That must be easy!”
First of all, it is fun! That is not a myth, however, it also happens to be a lot of work. When you walk by the various pools on campus, you’ll see students swimming and laying out, having a grand old time. I can guarantee none of them are dance majors. You’ve probably seen a few dancers walking around campus with a t-shirt that says, “I can’t. I have rehearsal.” The shirt does not lie. Dancers are some of the busiest and hardest working folks you’ll ever meet. Let’s take a look behind the scenes and see what Julia Geringer’s life as a dance major is like: