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Activist Honored Through Dance
On a recent Sunday afternoon, while guiding five of her peers through a breathing exercise at the Dance Minor Studio on East Main Street, Ikira Peace wore a T-shirt that read: “I know my worth.”
From her left ear dangled a pyrite, a glittery mineral that, she said, reminds her of her own radiance and the radiance of those around her. “Keep on sharing your light,” instructed Peace, a 2018 graduate of the interpersonal communication, dance, and organizational community leadership programs at the University of Delaware. “Remember that it’s everlasting.”
Article by Diane Stopyra | Photos by Lane McLaughlin and Sierra Watkins | February 28, 2020
A Lifetime of Dance
Lynnette Young Overby’s career has included work as a grade-school physical education teacher, doctoral student, college professor, author, researcher, national advocate for arts education, choreographer, performer and mentor to numerous students and young faculty members.
“Advocacy is very important to me, and so are mentoring and teaching, research and service,” said Overby, professor of theatre and dance at the University of Delaware.
“But at the center of everything has always been dance.”
Article by Ann Manser | Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson | October 04, 2018
Students Present, Perform
Several University of Delaware students who were involved in the “Women of Consequence” project during the 2017-18 academic year recently contributed oral, poster and performance presentations at three national and international conferences.
“Women of Consequence: Ambitious, Ancillary, Anonymous” tells the stories of women who have contributed to the political landscape of America but have often been viewed as ancillary or, worse, anonymous.
Article by College of Arts and Sciences communications staff | Photo by Jessica Eastburn | July 23, 2018