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Dance instructor Tracy Kofford in grande plié second position during warm-ups with his beginning modern dance technique class on Oct. 27 at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. This warm-up is important for the dancers because it gets their body flowing and muscles stretched.

Tracy Kofford hopes to prepare students for a career in dance

Leah Dautoff, Staff Writer
October 28, 2022
State Street Ballet dancers reach up to Leeza Domrachev (center) after tearing off her swan costume on Oct. 16 at the Granada Theater in Santa Barbara, Calif. Light and dark imagery weaved a common thread through William Soleau’s choreographic choices during the performance.

Musicians, dancers, & vocalists collaborate in ‘Carmina Burana’

Delaney Newhouse, Staff Writer
October 17, 2022
City College dance students practice lifting a member of their troupe during a rehearsal on Friday, Nov. 5 at the New Vic Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif. The show Collective Collaborative 2021 is the first in-person performance since the school went remote due to COVID-19.

Crowd left wanting more at SBCC Dance’s ‘Collective Collaborative’

Sydney Hammer, Staff Writer
November 8, 2021
The City College Dance Company moves in unison in rehearsal for their “Seekers” routine on Oct. 29 in the PE building at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Many of the dancers have been overjoyed to rehearse back in the studio again following the past years quarantine.

SBCC Dance takes center stage in first post-pandemic performance

Melanie Janicke, Staff Writer
November 1, 2021
Galen Hooks (left) and Antavius Ellison (right) performing to “I Love You” by Billie Eilish, choreographed by Galen Hooks. Source Galen Hooks.

Galen Hooks’ interpretive dance to ‘I Love You’ feeds my artistic soul

Sydney Hammer, Staff Writer
September 24, 2021
Stephanie Brown applies make-up around her eyes during Theatrical Make-up class on Sept. 8, 2021 in DM130 at Santa Barbara City College in Calif. The students draw out the final design on paper first, then apply it to themselves.

$20 M to help City College benefit underrepresented communities

Melanie Janicke, Staff Writer
September 13, 2021

One moment of embarrassment made me lose passion for dance

Jacob Frank, Opinion Editor
December 4, 2020
Dancers from the Santa Barbara Festival Ballet preform a piece called “For the Love of Henry” during the SBCC Dance Company’s Dance Collective on Friday, April 12, 2019, in the Garvin Theatre at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

SBCC Dance Company finishes strong spring with tour in Utah

Gia Opsahl, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Dancers from SBCC Dance Company preform for The Company’s Dance Collective on Friday, April 12, 2019, in the Garvin Theatre at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

SBCC Dance hosts annual collective in Garvin Theatre

Gia Opsahl, Staff Writer
April 13, 2019
Dallin McComb and Katie Evans rehearse one of the six pieces to be featured in the SBCC Dance Company’s 2019 Dance Collective ten days prior to the recital on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in the Sports Pavilion at City College in Santa Barbara Calif. McComb choreographed one of the pieces to be featured in the recital for the first time and feels very excited to see it preformed in front of friends and family.

SBCC Dance Company ready for spring showcase in Garvin

Gia Opsahl, Staff Writer
April 5, 2019
Dallin McComb, a dancer from City College’s Dance Company, practices inside the Sports Pavilion on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. McComb has been dancing for three years and after Tracy Kofford, artist director of SBCC Dance Company, asked him to choreograph a dance, he knew that’s what he wanted to focus on.

City College student steps up, thrives in SBCC Dance Company

Gia Opsahl, Staff Writer
March 8, 2019
Members of the Santa Barbara City College Dance Company perform “Prologue; A Sense Of Human”, choreographed by Shelby Lynn Joyce, on Friday, March 1, 2019, during the HH11 Dance Festival at the Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara, Calif. Artist Director Tracy R. Kofford and Joyce selected the costumes for the dancers.

SBCC Dance Company right on tempo at annual HH11 festival

Gia Opsahl, Staff Writer
March 2, 2019
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