Dance-Off

WUSauce presents Dance-Off: A Night at the Oscars

Friday night’s Dance-Off: A Night at the Oscars was truly spectacular. For two hours, Washington University dance groups of all different styles—and an a cappella group, the Aristocats—performed in Tisch Commons, competing to be named “Wash. U.’s best.”

Isabella Neubauer | Senior Cadenza Editor

Salsa and spice: behind the scenes with Wash. U.’s WUSauce dance team

Comprised of 14 dancers, ranging from freshmen to seniors, performing a high-energy combination of Latin movements, from sharp turns to hip swings, WUSauce is Washington University’s preeminent salsa dancing club. The group was formed eight years ago, and since then, it has grown in popularity and developed into a diverse collection of students across ages, majors and cultural backgrounds.

Over-programming harms student-centered performances

WUSauce’s annual Dance-Off offered students free entertainment in Edison Theater on Saturday, but managed to fill only 190 of the theater’s 656 available seats. Many students were not even aware that the event was happening—which may not be surprising since it was only one of half a dozen large-scale events to grace campus over the course of less than a week.

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