Hobart and William Smith Colleges

A performance of “Take Ova” kicks off the 2016 Koshare Dance Collective concert at the Smith Opera House this past weekend in downtown Geneva, N.Y. Showcasing 140 dancers in 20 pieces, Koshare celebrated its 45th anniversary this year.

Dignauris Garcia ’19, Lester Gamez ’19, Brandi Taylor ’19 and Kely Amejecor ’18 perform “Take Ova” choreographed by Deborah Kwansare '16. The concert featured a variety of dance styles, from Ghanaian and Afro-Caribbean traditions, to classical ballet, contemporary, tap and hip-hop, all choreographed by HWS students.

Lily Heath '17 (left), Riana Emilien '20, Casey Kania '18 and Lily Cantral '19 perform betwixt and between.

Lily Heath '17 performs betwixt and between choreographed by Lily Cantral '19.

Set to Dangerous by Michael Jackson, dancers perform Divinity in Motion choreographed by Tanina Urbanski '17.

Maryn Paul '17, Sophie Kaufman '20, James Mandart '17 and Alexandra Corinaldesi '19 perform Divinity in Motion choreographed by Tanina Urbanski '17.

Choreographed by Bridget Nishimura '17 (right), dancers perform the piece Co(in)dependent to the song Elephant in the Room by Richard Walters.

Dancers perform the piece “Co(in)dependent” during the 2016 Koshare Dance Collective performance at the Smith Opera House.

Choreographed by Lester Gamez '19, the “House of Fierceness” dancers take the stage during Koshare’s annual dance concert.

Dancers perform House of Fierceness, a vogue piece choreographed by Lester Gamez '19.

Lester Gamez '19, the choreographer of House of Fierceness, struts across the stage.

Erika Ireland '19, Kayla Malcolm '18, Bess Oliver '18, Catherine Sherwood '20, Madeline Sherwood '18 and Sarah Underwood '19 perform Dependent to Work Song by Hozier.

Dancers perform Dependent, choreographed by Kayla Malcolm '18.

Dancers line the stage for Destitute choreographed by Elizabeth Anderson '19.

Julia Serin ’20, Sarah Cavanaugh ’20, Angel Salas-España ’18 and Emily Spraggs ’17 perform 19th century composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers,” a piece from his ballet, “The Nutcracker.” Cavanaugh choreographed the piece for the Koshare concert.

Sarah Cavanaugh '20 (right) and Angel Salas-España '17 move gracefully through the air to the classical Nutcracker, Op. 71 by Tchaikovsky.

Britney Whatts '20 and Karina Ramos '19 strike a pose during Dojo choreographed by Jedidiah Collins '18 and Ifunanya Okeke '19.

Set to a monologue by Nick Stewart '15, Jedidiah Collins '18 takes center stage during the performance of Dojo.”

More than 25 student performers take the stage for the hip-hop performance of One Last Time choreographed by John Pallera '17 and Brian Tosado-Prater '17.

Students traverse stage during a performance of “One Last Time.”

President Mark D. Gearan takes the stage alongside John Pallera '17 and fellow student during the 2016 Koshare Dance Concert at the Smith Opera House.

President Mark D. Gearan takes a bow after performing with students in One Last Time during the 2016 Koshare Dance Concert at the Smith Opera House.

Dancers perform Reign Down to open the second act of the 2016 Koshare Dance Collective Concert.

Choreographed by Krista Kogler '19, dancers perform “Reign Down” to a medley of songs by Grammy winning artist Beyoncé.

Hadley Browning '20 (left), Shantell Atienza '18, Jackeline Matos '19, Emily Spraggs '17 and Maureen Milmoe '17 perform Bells Start Ringing in My Heart.

Shantell Atienza '18, Jackeline Matos '19, Emily Spraggs '17, Hadley Browning '20 and Maureen Milmoe '17 perform Bells Start Ringing in My Heart.

Dancers strike a pose during 보여줄게 choreographed by Yating Sherry Zhang.

Dancers perform 보여줄게, choreographed by Yating Sherry Zhang (center).

Silhouettes dance onstage during the performance of XII choreographed by Tanina Urbanski '17.

Set to Unsteady by X Ambassadors, dancers perform XII choreographed by Tanina Urbanski '17.

Dancers join hands during the performance of XII byTanina Urbanski '17.

Dancers light up the stage for High-Wire, a tap performance co-choreographed by Sammy Ruthazer '18 and Kate Sortino '17.

Set to Unsteady by X Ambassadors, dancers perform XII choreographed by Tanina Urbanski '17.

Choreographed by Shaahida Samuel '19, dancers perform VYBEZ to live African drums played by Kashihito Murphy '19.

Twin siblings Shaahida ’19 and Shaamar Samuel ’19 move across the stage during the performance of “VYBEZ.”

Choreographed by Erika Ireland '19 (back left), Alexandra Bilodeau '20, Elizabeth Herbst '17, and Samantha Legg '20 perform Voulez-Vous.

Elizabeth Herbst '17 performs Voulez-Vous choreographed by Erika Ireland '19.

Dancers perform Them and Us, choreographed by Marie Innarelli '19.

Dancers travel across the stage in unison during the piece, “Them and Us.”

Julianne Peebles ’19, Rachael Piercey ’20, Lucas Harris ’20 and Franklin Newman ’19 perform their piece, Escapists.

A view of the piece, “Escapists.”

Members of the 2016 Koshare Dance Collective gather on stage for a group performance of Footloose during the 2016 Koshare Dance concert.

Joshua Barnes '18 leaps over James Mandart '17 during Footloose.

The final performance of the evening, Footloose was choreographed by Co-Presidents of the Koshare Executive Board Bridget Nishimura '17 and Tanina Urbanski '17.