College can be challenging. For student-athletes, the pressure of managing both academics and athletics makes it even tougher.    Freshman business major and dancer Aspen Ertugrul talks about how adjusting to the student-athlete schedule can be hard.   “I’m...

UMKC Conservatory students challenged attendees to look deeper into the story behind three fine art photos at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art on Oct. 24.   The three student performers engaged in tableau vivant, or living pictures, for the Night/Shift: Floating Worlds event....

 UMKC Conservatory Dean Courtney Crappell held an annual State of the Conservatory address in the Grant Recital Hall on Tuesday Sept. 17.   The address featured information about a major building upgrade and a new degree program that will be added to the department.   The...

  Dancers dazzled in this spring's conservatory Senior Dance Capstone performances. The performers took their final bows at the last show on Feb.10  in White Recital Hall.   As the seniors were performing, the concert hall was buzzing with a lively audience in support...

The UMKC Dance Club wants to create a space for judgment-free dancing, one move at a time.      The new organization, also known as UMKCDC, began in January and was created by students with limited professional experience, but a shared love for dancing.    President...