Dance Category
The Commons Ball: A Real-Life Fairy Tale
Feb. 13, 2015—Many people say life is not a fairy tale. They clearly haven't attended 'Vandy Ever After'.
A Dancer’s Guide to Vanderbilt
Feb. 1, 2015—One of my passions is dancing. As a little girl I learned and performed traditional Mexican folk and Spanish flamenco in my hometown of San Antonio, TX. In high school I got involved in my high school’s dance program through a dance troupe that was new to the school. Coming to Vanderbilt I knew that...
MLC’s Masquerade Gala
Jan. 18, 2015—I had always wanted to be a part of the Multicultural Leadership Council (MLC) at Vanderbilt because it showcases and celebrates the diversity at Vanderbilt. Although I did not get a chance to do so during my first semester, I wrote to Danielle McKeiver, a sophomore heading MLC’s freshmen program, FreshIDEAS, and she invited me...
Family Time
Dec. 19, 2014—Reflecting on why I'm thankful for all of the families that I have at Vanderbilt.
Diwali 2014: She’s The Man!
Nov. 16, 2014—Experience Diwali: the biggest multicultural performance at Vanderbilt!
Movies + Dancing + Theater = FUN!
Oct. 5, 2014—A week full of Channing Tatum, Garba and Much Ado About Nothing.
This is it!!
May. 8, 2014—THE day is here. It’s really weird to think that those chairs set up on alumni lawn are for MY class’ graduation. But that is the reality. Man, these past four years have FLOWN by. There have even been moments during this final semester when I would walk through campus and be oddly reminded of...
Diwali Withdrawal-i
Dec. 12, 2013—As I sit down and relax (I just finished my finals--whew!), my mind wanders to everything that has happened this semester. One of my personal goals this year was to try something new that I have never done before. This semester, I achieved this by performing in Diwali.
The Great TAP THATsby
Dec. 8, 2013—This semester I have had the grand opportunity of participating in a new tap dancing organization at Vanderbilt called Tap That!, and boy oh boy has it been fun. I have been tap dancing since age 3, and while I am not quite as precious as 1996 Samantha, it still pumps me up to lace up my tap shoes and impress friends and family by moving my feet REAL fast.
Fall Fun Recap
Dec. 6, 2013—Fall is my favorite season for so many years. It marks amazing weather (70 and clear skies = ecstatic me), beautiful nature (The trees, people. Flawless), and fall time adventures. As part of this reflective blog post, I want to tell you guys about a few of my favorite fall semester traditions