In just one week in Beijing and at the China University of Mining and Technology Beijing, the African American Dance Company experienced so many enlightening moments. A lecture demonstration for Chinese students, a drum master class and dance classes, a collaborative concert, and visits to the Forbidden City and the Great Wall were just some of… Read more »
Month: January 2017
Students reflect on China in IDS article
Indiana Daily Student is IU’s student-run newspaper. Professor and director of the African American Dance Company Iris Rosa is strict about how her dancers wear their hair. Black-, white- and short-haired dancers alike get their hair braided in cornrows. So when the dance company traveled to Beijing during winter break to explore China and perform… Read more »
AADC featured in Inside IU Bloomington
Inside IU Bloomington is a web publication sharing news with IU faculty, staff, and alumni. While most IU students were heading home for winter break, students in IU’s African American Dance Company were boarding a 13-hour flight to Beijing. The 14 students and four IU faculty engaged in a weeklong cultural exchange with the School… Read more »
“Would I do it again? Yep!” Professor Rosa reflects on China
How time flies! AADC has been back more than a week already from our unprecedented trip to China. I have so many things to say, but it would probably take most of the blog. What I have learned from the moment that we were asked to represent our units during this remarkable trip is that… Read more »
For IU students, Chinese partners “made the trip”
Meeting my partner Fan Yun was life altering. He expressed very sensitive topics to me and helped me understand just a piece of his life. We learned that we are both very open-minded and aware that we completely express the emotions that we feel. Although we live very different lives, we still connected with one another—and… Read more »