So you think Brock can dance?
Chris Pope
Issue date: 11/27/07 Section: Sports
Brock danced its way to a second place finish out of seven schools at the Ontario University Competition for Hip-Hop (OUCH) in front of a packed house of over 2,000 people at McMaster University on Sunday.
The Brock Dance program was started six years ago by Brianne Versuluys, a Brock student who just wanted to dance. The program has grown to over 250 members who participate in over 17 dance classes and competitions.
"We've had more people interested in participating, but we have had to turn them away because we don't have anywhere to put them," said vice president of recreation dance, Lena Hellyer on the lack of space that the university has provided them to run their program.
Brock Dance is undefined as to what category it falls under, as it is not recognized as a varsity sport yet not a club either. For a program that allows students to get out and be active and meet new people as well as provide them with a stress relief, while showcasing the arts, it doesn't get much attention.
Brock Dance has enough members to equal more than half of all the varsity athletes put together and has finished in the top three in back-to-back years at OUCH, as well as finished top three in every competition they entered last year.
It would make you begin to speculate why the university has not given them more recognition or funding.
"We're out here wearing the Brock name on our jackets, and representing our school. We don't care where we dance, we'll dance out in the parking lot if you tell us to. We just want to dance and that's what we're going to do no matter what," said Hellyer. And dance they do.
Brock travelled "all the way from across the skyway" decked to the nines in their graffiti polos and utilized the entire stage area showing the judges they could stay in sync with and without the music playing, sending the crowd into an uproar a number of times throughout the dance.
The routine was choreographed by Brock Dance's very own Sierra Holtzheuser.
Brock was than escorted out of the gymnasium by a thundering approval from the Brock faithful that made the trip.
For a program that doesn't receive any support from the school itself, Brock Dance is out to prove a point.
"When we dance, we're going to bring it, and we're going to bring it hard," said Hellyer.
Brock dance holds their classes and training in the tower cafeteria Monday to Thursday after 6 p.m. To become a member, they charge a minimal one time fee of $40 at the beginning of the year which entitles you to participate in any of their various classes all year long either recreationally or competitively.
For more information on Brock Dance visit www.myspace.com/brockdance.
The Brock Dance program was started six years ago by Brianne Versuluys, a Brock student who just wanted to dance. The program has grown to over 250 members who participate in over 17 dance classes and competitions.
"We've had more people interested in participating, but we have had to turn them away because we don't have anywhere to put them," said vice president of recreation dance, Lena Hellyer on the lack of space that the university has provided them to run their program.
Brock Dance is undefined as to what category it falls under, as it is not recognized as a varsity sport yet not a club either. For a program that allows students to get out and be active and meet new people as well as provide them with a stress relief, while showcasing the arts, it doesn't get much attention.
Brock Dance has enough members to equal more than half of all the varsity athletes put together and has finished in the top three in back-to-back years at OUCH, as well as finished top three in every competition they entered last year.
It would make you begin to speculate why the university has not given them more recognition or funding.
"We're out here wearing the Brock name on our jackets, and representing our school. We don't care where we dance, we'll dance out in the parking lot if you tell us to. We just want to dance and that's what we're going to do no matter what," said Hellyer. And dance they do.
Brock travelled "all the way from across the skyway" decked to the nines in their graffiti polos and utilized the entire stage area showing the judges they could stay in sync with and without the music playing, sending the crowd into an uproar a number of times throughout the dance.
The routine was choreographed by Brock Dance's very own Sierra Holtzheuser.
Brock was than escorted out of the gymnasium by a thundering approval from the Brock faithful that made the trip.
For a program that doesn't receive any support from the school itself, Brock Dance is out to prove a point.
"When we dance, we're going to bring it, and we're going to bring it hard," said Hellyer.
Brock dance holds their classes and training in the tower cafeteria Monday to Thursday after 6 p.m. To become a member, they charge a minimal one time fee of $40 at the beginning of the year which entitles you to participate in any of their various classes all year long either recreationally or competitively.
For more information on Brock Dance visit www.myspace.com/brockdance.
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