Dance Studio: Everything from Hip-Hop, Salsa, and Jazz to Belly, Flamenco, and Lyrical
Brandon Belford (WG'08) Contributing Writer
Issue date: 4/21/08 Section: News
To: College Roommate
Subject: You Won't Believe What's Happening at Wharton April 21st & 22nd
Whattup Kid?
Time and time again, I've relayed to you the details of my various shocking -- and often wildly embarrassing -- extracurricular activities here at Wharton. And accordingly, like a good friend, time and again you've listened intently (while no doubt also lining up a really good shrink for me once I get out of here). But, alas, just when you thought that you'd heard it all during my 2 year hiatus away from the real world, I have managed to outdo myself yet again.
Now you might be asking: "What could possibly make for a better story than the tales from that weekly, subsidized five-hour happy hour that I keep hearing about?"... "Or those photos of you walking around Philadelphia in your underwear or a Care Bear costume?"... "Maybe that unbelievable, come from behind victory against Columbia in that club soccer tournament down in Austin?"
But now there's more to add to the legendary, endless reign of questionable activities that is the life of an MBA student: Next week the world will witness my TAP DANCING skills for the first (and maybe only) time as a part of Wharton's Dance Studio.
Yes, you read that correctly. I am TAP DANCING with 16 of my classmates in front of the entire school. Now I bet you're probably thinking that there has to be some angle that I'm trying to work with one of Wharton's tap dancing finest, but you're wrong (though in retrospect, that wouldn't have been a bad idea). Do you want to know the real reason why I decided to hang up my soccer cleats for a pair of patent leather tap shoes? Well, what it really comes down to is that besides the fact that I have lost all self respect after making a fool out of myself in practice every week, I now have a completely new arsenal of dance moves that are sure to be a hit down in Miami during Beach Week. I mean, I don't want to brag but I'm basically a dread-less Savion Glover at this point. Anyhow, I digress...
If you're free today or tomorrow (April 21 or 22), come on over to the Kimmel Center and check out the tap routine. And if you really aren't feeling any love for tap dancing, the show will still give you a full flavor of all dance genres - Everything from Hip-Hop, Salsa, and Jazz to Belly, Flamenco, and Lyrical. If nothing else, it'll be a great opportunity to see if all our hard work has paid off. It will also provide you, and all of the boys from undergrad with a lifetime's worth of email ammunition and blackmail.
Enjoy...
Subject: You Won't Believe What's Happening at Wharton April 21st & 22nd
Whattup Kid?
Time and time again, I've relayed to you the details of my various shocking -- and often wildly embarrassing -- extracurricular activities here at Wharton. And accordingly, like a good friend, time and again you've listened intently (while no doubt also lining up a really good shrink for me once I get out of here). But, alas, just when you thought that you'd heard it all during my 2 year hiatus away from the real world, I have managed to outdo myself yet again.
Now you might be asking: "What could possibly make for a better story than the tales from that weekly, subsidized five-hour happy hour that I keep hearing about?"... "Or those photos of you walking around Philadelphia in your underwear or a Care Bear costume?"... "Maybe that unbelievable, come from behind victory against Columbia in that club soccer tournament down in Austin?"
But now there's more to add to the legendary, endless reign of questionable activities that is the life of an MBA student: Next week the world will witness my TAP DANCING skills for the first (and maybe only) time as a part of Wharton's Dance Studio.
Yes, you read that correctly. I am TAP DANCING with 16 of my classmates in front of the entire school. Now I bet you're probably thinking that there has to be some angle that I'm trying to work with one of Wharton's tap dancing finest, but you're wrong (though in retrospect, that wouldn't have been a bad idea). Do you want to know the real reason why I decided to hang up my soccer cleats for a pair of patent leather tap shoes? Well, what it really comes down to is that besides the fact that I have lost all self respect after making a fool out of myself in practice every week, I now have a completely new arsenal of dance moves that are sure to be a hit down in Miami during Beach Week. I mean, I don't want to brag but I'm basically a dread-less Savion Glover at this point. Anyhow, I digress...
If you're free today or tomorrow (April 21 or 22), come on over to the Kimmel Center and check out the tap routine. And if you really aren't feeling any love for tap dancing, the show will still give you a full flavor of all dance genres - Everything from Hip-Hop, Salsa, and Jazz to Belly, Flamenco, and Lyrical. If nothing else, it'll be a great opportunity to see if all our hard work has paid off. It will also provide you, and all of the boys from undergrad with a lifetime's worth of email ammunition and blackmail.
Enjoy...
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Linda Morris Belford
posted 4/21/08 @ 8:53 AM EST
Wow! Brandon, you (and your classmates) cease to amaze me!
Is it too late for me to get a ticket? If I cannot get there to witness this first-hand, "break a leg". (Continued…)
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