{"id":141917,"date":"2018-09-28T10:22:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T14:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=141917"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:04:10","slug":"dancing-beneath-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2018\/09\/dancing-beneath-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing Beneath the Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

UConn’s Swing and Blues Club spent a recent Friday night dancing under the stars at the Husky Starlight Dance.<\/p>\n

\"Victoria<\/a>
Victoria Damore '20 (CLAS) helps set up the dance floor in the courtyard of Storrs Congregational Church, in preparation for the Husky Starlight Dance on Sept. 21. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Victoria Damore '20 (CLAS) helps set up the dance floor in the courtyard of Storrs Congregational Church, in preparation for the Husky Starlight Dance on Sept. 21. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Eliza<\/a>
Eliza Bakov '20 (NUR) leads her partner onto the dance floor to begin the night of dancing. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Eliza Bakov '20 (NUR) leads her partner onto the dance floor to begin the night of dancing. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Pawel<\/a>
Pawel Bezubik '19 (ENG) turns Liz Ryan '20 (CLAS) around in a common swing technique. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Pawel Bezubik '19 (ENG) turns Liz Ryan '20 (CLAS) around in a common swing technique. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Getting<\/a>
Getting into the 'swing' of things. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Getting into the 'swing' of things. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Recent<\/a>
Recent graduate Chris Myers '17 (BUS), right, pulls Eliza Bakov '20 (NUR) into another routine. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Recent graduate Chris Myers '17 (BUS), right, pulls Eliza Bakov '20 (NUR) into another routine. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Maryann<\/a>
Maryann Quigley '21 (CLAS) leads Matthew Stogano (ENG) in the heat of the night. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Maryann Quigley '21 (CLAS) leads Matthew Stogano (ENG) in the heat of the night. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Sean<\/a>
Sean McCurdy, a visiting graduate student from the University of Washington, right, leads recent graduate Chris Myers '17 (BUS) on a dance. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Sean McCurdy, a visiting graduate student from the University of Washington, right, leads recent graduate Chris Myers '17 (BUS) on a dance. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"President<\/a>
President of the club Katherine Belle '19 (ENG) leads the group on a Shim-Sham, a classic line dance that kicked off the swing dance genre back in the 1920s. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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President of the club Katherine Belle '19 (ENG) leads the group on a Shim-Sham, a classic line dance that kicked off the swing dance genre back in the 1920s. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Abishek<\/a>
Abishek Aroikadoss '19 (CLAS), right, leads club president Katherine Belle '19 (ENG) in a dance following up the Shim-Sham. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Abishek Aroikadoss '19 (CLAS), right, leads club president Katherine Belle '19 (ENG) in a dance following up the Shim-Sham. (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Club<\/a>
Club co-founder and swing dance coach Bruce Johnson finishes a dance with Lauren Benson '19 (CLAS). (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Club co-founder and swing dance coach Bruce Johnson finishes a dance with Lauren Benson '19 (CLAS). (Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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