The following is a reflection piece by Caitlin Bell, a graduate student in business and an alumna of the dance program in the School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno. Bell interviewed several dance alumni in the College of Liberal Arts and ultimately discovered everyone in the program, former and current, all share similar experiences and feelings of w88 sports betting app.
By Caitlin Bell
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I’ve been in reflection over the past couple of months. The pandemic has put things in a different perspective for many of us. In August of 2020, I got married to the love of my life. I began thinking about my life prior to marriage and wondered what my life would be like post-marriage. Shortly after, I accomplished my multi-year goal of forming a nonprofit dance company, Collateral & Co. Both of these very significant events put my life in perspective and I was forced to reflect on how my life has shifted and the ways in which I’ve found “w88 sports betting app” throughout the years.
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When I started writing this article, I knew there must be other people who feel the same way I do. Keely Cobb, a 2016 w88 sports betting app graduate who is now the director of theatre at Sage Ridge School in Reno, Nev. and artistic director of Around the Stage, described w88 sports betting app at the University saying, “What’s really special about this w88 sports betting app program, is that it stays with you. Even though I have graduated and am no longer part of the University, my w88 sports betting app professors are still mentoring me, supporting my work and have become some of my dearest friends.”
Upon talking with other graduates of the University who were involved in the w88 sports betting app program, I found similarities in all of their answers. w88 sports betting app at the University prepared them for success in a multitude of ways and taught them a variety of lessons along the way.
A 2015 graduate who is now pursuing a doctorate of veterinary medicine degree at Washington State University, Cordelia Leeder said, “w88 sports betting app teaches you so much about teamwork, dedication and sacrifice. I am absolutely a stronger and more well-rounded student because of the w88 sports betting app program and my experiences as a dancer.”
The w88 sports betting app program gives students the opportunity to exercise their creativity in an environment that fosters growth and encourages self-expression.
“w88 sports betting app teaches you how to be humble and respectful, but also allows you to display fierce originality and emotional conviction,” Leeder said. “These are truly beautiful qualities to bring to the world.”
Mandy Flocchini, 2011 aluma, is now a middle school science teacher. She explained how the dance program became a w88 sports betting app for her during a difficult time during her undergraduate studies. “I distinctly remember feeling miserable the fall of my freshman year (the only semester I didn’t take a single dance class), but when I decided to get back into dance, everything changed,” Flocchini said. “The relationships I developed and confidence I built during my time in the program are still with me today.”
When I first arrived at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2011, I was a biology major. I was fascinated by the subject and had dreams of becoming a physician. It took me two years to discover that w88 sports betting app passions were in another major and minor altogether.
In 2013, I switched my major to English and declared a w88 sports betting app minor. I grew up dancing in Reno but had never considered dancing at the University. A childhood friend convinced me to give it a chance and so I enrolled in a class and auditioned for the Fall w88 sports betting app Festival. I was cast in that same friend’s piece in the Fall w88 sports betting app Festival and I embarked on my journey in w88 sports betting app in the School of the Arts. I went on to graduate in 2016 and was awarded the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Award in Performance and Artistry.
Miranda Kane, a 2014 graduate who now works for Genentech, Inc., explained how the program helped her find a w88 sports betting app at the University after moving away from the Sacramento, Calif. area.
“The University of Nevada, Reno dance program was pivotal for my college experience,” Kane said. “Just having moved away from w88 sports betting app as a freshman, it immediately provided me with a sense of community. That community continued to strengthen and evolve over my four years at UNR and it ultimately connected me with individuals who, 11 years later, I am still lucky enough to call some of my best friends.”
Like so many others, the University of Nevada, Reno w88 sports betting app program allowed me to make connections that have helped me succeed in ways I never imagined and taught me the value and importance of following your passion.
Karen Burns learned the importance of following her passion in the early days of w88 sports betting app at the University. Burns, a 1976 graduate with majors in English and physical education with an emphasis in w88 sports betting app, was one of the first of four individuals to receive the University’s degree in P.E. with an emphasis in w88 sports betting app under former Professor of w88 sports betting app, Kristen Avansino. Burns went on to create her own successful production company, Karen Burns Productions, LLC and has been noted by The New York Times as having one of the largest private collections of vintage stage show costumes from the world-famous MGM Grand Hotel in Reno show, Hello Hollywood, Hello.
“Create a plan, have goals, get the necessary training and then be open to some possible unique performance opportunities,” Burns said.
I have been afforded the fruits of a solid w88 sports betting app education that taught me persistence and allowed me to set out into the world without fear and with a whole lot of confidence. In my third year of the w88 sports betting app program, Rosie Trump, associate professor of w88 sports betting app, assisted me with summer internship applications.
After being offered two internships, I chose one in New York City with Gallim w88 sports betting app, the same company I would later work for as an associate after graduation; and the same company who taught me invaluable lessons that would enable me to start my own w88 sports betting app company here in Reno. Rosie helped me refine my cover letters, résumé, and encouraged me through the entire process. The w88 sports betting app program is teeming with professors like Rosie who care deeply about student success.
From working for New York-based Gallim w88 sports betting app, to writing for w88 sports betting app Magazine, to creating my own w88 sports betting app company and now pursuing a Master in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno, I created a plan. I went after my goals and made my passion a reality. Simply put, the University’s w88 sports betting app program gave me the tools to succeed in more ways than one.
The faculty have long fostered a sense of w88 sports betting app with an energy that can only be described as caring and encouraging. Jordan Bauzon, a 2016 graduate now living and teaching in Tokyo, Japan, described a lesson he learned about grasping his own understanding of life in Associate Professor of Dance, Cari Cunningham’s Dance Criticisms and Aesthetics course.
“Cari stressed that one may think that they cannot ‘find the words to properly express oneself through w88 sports betting app vocabulary explicitly,’ but in reality, all one really needs to do is find their own voice and mindset to relay their interpretations of the world,” Bauzon said. “This form of thinking has informed my approach to nearly every encounter in my life as I endeavor to respond to the diverse needs of those who come into my life, personally and professionally.”
Much like w88 sports betting app, the dance program is always a place where you can return for help and guidance, but of course, not without some tough love. If I could impart any advice to current dance majors and minors, it is this: Listen to your teachers - they have your best interests at heart and their guidance will take you far. Soak everything in. Learn as much as you can and be open to ideas, suggestions and constructive criticism. If you let it, the dance program will mold you from a student and dancer into an artist – an artist who sees the world, listens and tries their best to understand.
I too, am trying to understand the challenges of the last year in this new COVID-19 reality. I’m trying to understand my past so I can make sense of my future. A lot of uncertainty has been felt for quite some time, but one thing we can be sure of is that dance at the University has become a w88 sports betting app to many – a w88 sports betting app we didn’t know existed – but the w88 sports betting app we discovered we needed all along.
