The Department of Fine and Performing Arts hosted the 10th anniversary of the Senior Solo Showcase Feb. 23 in the Mundelein Center's Palm Court. The dancers, graduating this May, each performed solo dances as a capstone to their four years of learning dance at Loyola.
The show featured 11 solos and one group number, showcasing the external beauty of internal growth.
Parents, friends and other undergraduate dancers came to support the fourth-years as they displayed their individual stories through the art of dance.
The show was warmly introduced by artistic director Sarah Cullen Fuller, who first implemented the show at Loyola 10 years ago.
"These performances aren't just a presentation but a synthesis of the last four years," Fuller said. "They are extraordinary artists."
The dances all had their own separate choreographers whom they worked together with to create the dance — for example, Fuller was one of the choreographers.
Each dancer had a unique song choice, including pop hits like "Stay" by Rihanna, late 20th century jazz rhythms and orchestral instrumentals. Dance styles spanned contemporary, jazz and lyrical — which is a jazz-inspired form of ballet.
All of the dancers were clothed in white, but wore various types of clothing as well to represent their unity as fourth-years but individuality as dancers.
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