MSU Dance

Alumni Performance: Brenda Nepsund (formerly Martinson)

Brenda will be performing at the Cowles Center this weekend with Concerto Dance by Jolene Konkel. Go check it out!

Fall Forward Festival: Afoutayi, Concerto Dance, and Kaleena Miller Dance — THE COWLES CENTER Celebrating nine different dance artists across three fantastic weekends Talents collide onstage as our diverse dance community showcases an assortment of genres across this momentous festival. Each weekend features a new roster and a variety of experiences from percussive footwork to physical feat

Alumni Update: Victoria Finger!

I relocated to Lawrenceville, New Jersey in July! I'm a couple weeks into my masters program at Rider University. I'm in a cohort with 14 other movers in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling/ Dance Movement Therapy program! I've also joined the American Dance Therapy Sub-Committee with another Mankato alumni, Olivia Vepley! Thrilled to be apart of change for the students in DMT programs and see Olivia each month via zoom 😊 I'm absolutely loving my experience so far and the connections I've made at Rider. Although I miss my Minnesota friends and family so much!!

I work at a lovely restaurant in Princeton, NJ. I'm also a nanny once a week for an amazing 4 month old! All of that plus my two cats keep me very busy. As far as movement goes I miss teaching my students at Division Street Dance, but I continue to improv around my apartment as well as in class at Rider.

Wishing all the dancers the best semester! Keep moving!

-Victoria Kristine Finger (she / her)
Master's Student - Clinical Mental Health Counseling / Dance Movement Therapy
Rider University


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Meet a new dancer: Olivia Auseth!

From Maple Grove, MN
Major Dance
Favorite style of Dance are tap and jazz
What I'm looking forward to at MSU is making new friends, and being in the dance concerts!
One fun fact about me is I have also been a snowboarder since I was in 2nd grade!

WELCOME TO MSU MANKATO, OLIVIA!