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Student choreographers describe going from “Celebration of Dance” to “Dance Now!”

January 29, 2026

Each year, WVU Dance students choreograph pieces for “Celebration of Dance” in the fall with the hopes of being selected for “Dance Now!” The 2026 production of “Dance Now!” will feature choreography from seven students: Isabella Runion, Sarah Woolley, Lauren Riggenbach, Isabel Al-Zoubi, Abby Cox, Sophie Burkey and Makayla Miller.

“Dance Now!” runs Feb. 5 and Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children and can be purchased online at go.wvu.edu/dance-now or by calling the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center Box Office at 304-293-SHOW.

Runion, Woolley and Riggenbach shared their process and journey from “Celebration of Dance” to “Dance Now!"

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