Tuesday, February 17

Student attributes success in ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ to hard work, drive

The third time was the charm for Lorenzo Rangel-Santos’ “So You Think You Can Dance” audition. The fourth-year dance student is currently competing on season 16 of the TV dance competition where he has advanced to the academy round in the show’s most recent episode. Read more...

Photo: Lorenzo Rangel-Santos auditioned for “So You Think You Can Dance” three times before making it to the academy round of the current season. Practicing ballet and modern styles, he said, increased his flexibility which helped prepare him for free styling portions of the show and helped to keep his dance moves from looking too stiff, which he had received critiques on in the past, he said. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)


Alumna pushes YouTube literary community to take a leaf out of diversity’s book

Christina Mitchell fell in love slowly, then all at once with “The Fault in Our Stars.” After reading John Green’s novel, the alumna said she scoured the corners of YouTube to see how others had responded to the book. Read more...

Photo: Christina Mitchell uses her YouTube channel “Christina Marie” to discuss issues of diversity, such as lack of representation, in the book community. Mitchell, frustrated by the silence on issues such as police brutality, uses her channel to speak out. (Courtesy of Christina Marie Mitchell)



Disability Inclusion Lab to celebrate nontraditional dance, aesthetic works in event

Prejudice can be held toward the idea of ability and dance when envisioning a supposedly ideal body. This notion can be challenged by having individuals with disabilities present their own ways of expression and movements, said Victoria Marks. Read more...

Photo: Victoria Marks will co-lead UCLA’s DANCING DISABILITY. The event will include laboratories and seminars that help individuals with disabilities showcase diversity through choreography.(Courtesy of Dan Froot)



Concert review: Hozier’s minimalist set lets music take the front seat in cemetery performance

Hozier wrote love songs for the end of the world – it was only fitting he perform them in a cemetery. The Irish musician took the stage at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Tuesday night, performing a set list which primarily pulled from his recent album “Wasteland, Baby!” Often simply standing in place with his guitar under shifting lights, the setting was modest, allowing light smoke and a gentle breeze to provide much of the atmosphere. Read more...

Photo: Hozier took the stage at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery for his “Wasteland, Baby!” tour. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)