Dance At WSU

Photos and Writing by Ally Barton

I decided to take a deeper look into what it is like to be a member of the club Dance at WSU. Whether they are in Smith Gym 115 practicing, or traveling around Pullman and Moscow performing at various venues, the group always has a blast doing what they love. Not very many people know how much blood, sweat, and tears go into just a single dance routine. Each member participates equally while coming up with new choreography and everyone always practices as hard as they can everytime they run through a dance. I hope these photos will give people at least a glimpse into the world of dance.

Members of Dance at WSU practicing for a holiday routine.

Jacob Ward and Tashayia Thompson, two members of the club, laugh together while on a water break.

“Make sure to point your toes!” says Tashayia Thompson, one of the directors of Dance at WSU.

Dominic Hernandez, a co director of Dance at WSU holding up the hand sign for the club in for the hip hop routine the club is practicing.

Club Members working to perfect their routine before their performance coming up.

Jacob Ward, a member of the club, works on his own to perfect to the moves more precisely.

Jen Byers stretches her muscles to make sure she is good and warmed up before practice.

Dance at WSU members gracefully performing the lyrical piece they prepared at Shades of Black WSU.

Dance at WSU hits their ending pose to a fast paced and difficult routine at Shades of Black WSU.

Dance at WSU holds up their fists during their routine at Shades of Black WSU as an ode to Black Lives Matter.