SEMO's River Campus ready to Fall for Dance

Sophomore BA dance major Zoie Mathews and super senior English education major Sammy Lawson perform a pas de deux, or a duet between two dancers, typically male and female. “There’s a lot of lifting involved, a lot of turns, which is really exciting,” Matthews said. “‘It’s like a dream come true for any ballet dancer.” (Photo by Lizzy Stock)

Alexis Applegate and Madison Diehl move gracefully, back to back. With outstretched arms, Diehl faces forward and Applegate faces back. (Photo by Lizzy Stock)

Dancers move onto the stage and form a line, in similar but varied poses. (Photo by Lizzy Stock)

Dancers form a semicircle around another dancer, who has her arm outstretched towards the rest of the dancers. (Photo by Lizzy Stock)

Olivia Barnard poses gracefully, one leg outstretched, fingers pointed towards the sky. (Photo by Lizzy Stock)

(Left) Grace Petzoldt, Evelyn Bunce and Olivia Barnard smile and hold the same pose, hands outstretched. (Photo by Lizzy Stock)