Description: Why not now and why not by us? Ever since we stepped onto campus, we have seen and felt the need for another separate and different outlet for the dancers on this campus. Many talented people felt they didn't have that home and community to share their love for dance in a purely uninhibited, unrestricted sense.

Hence…

imPulse Dance Company was founded on February 12, 2004 by Nefertiti Jaquez and Rishi Sanyal to provide another outlet for dance at Brown University. We do not specialize in any particular dance but, rather, we explore the art of dance in its many forms, from hip-hop to ballet, step to modern, and much, much more. In April, 2007 we held our fourth annual Spring Show, "imPlosion," which featured guest performers What's on Tap?, MEZLA, and Synergy from Boston College. The show featured the company in a variety of styles of dance.

imPulse Dance Company was established with certain principles and goals in mind. These goals are all principles based on: instruction, training, discipline, learning, and discovering. We have formed a diverse company of 14 students, growing from our original company of 11. Founded and based on the idea that the Brown Dance Community would progress and evolve one day—along came (an) imPulse…

“This is an outlet for passionate dancers to express themselves artistically through dance…”- Nefertiti and Rishi

Time Commitment: 2 to 6 hours 2 to 3 times a week.

How To Get Involved: There are auditions at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters each year.

Contacts: Lindsay Mollineaux, Justin Coles, and Dami Olatunji.

Website: info not available.

Last Update: 9/2/08