Katie Fessenden '09 wore a leotard and tights when she walked into her first IC Tap Dance Club rehearsal as a freshman. Nervous to make a good impression, she certainly stood out -- all the other dancers were dressed in plain t-shirts and gym shorts.

Now a senior and co-president of IC Tap Dance Club, Fessenden can look back on the memory and laugh. The club, founded in 2002 by...

Ithaca College recently hosted its first ever ballroom dance competition, the Cayuga DanceSport Challenge. More than 180 competitors from 20 different schools danced in the collegiate competition. The Ben Light Gymnasium was filled with the music of cha-cha, bolero, mambo, rumba, and swing. Ithaca College students placed in many events, winning more than 40 ribbons in all.

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