Beauty and the Beast

While BYU is primarily known for excellent academic work and honesty, the university is also known for sponsoring a variety of fun and wholesome social activities. One of the preference dances organized this year was Beauty and the Beast themed. I had the opportunity of attending this dance. The event was very formal and attendees were dressed accordingly. There was a light cake refreshment and a live band playing romantic songs. Upstairs there was a hip hop room designed to make sure those who did not want to dance to slow songs could still have fun.

At the event, I had the opportunity to talk to Bernice Djanie, a 22-year-old Senior who is studying Public Health. Djanie remarked that she felt the scenery was perfect because it created a romantic setting where couples could express their love for each other. There was also a performance from the ballroom dance company. Two teams performed separate dance numbers that were extremely well done.

For the most part, everyone in attendance enjoyed the Beauty and the Beast performance dance. Towards the end of the dance, a student remarked that she had “found her beast at the dance” and was very happy she made it.

-Jane

Students enjoy an evening with Woody, Buzz... and their date

Is there a better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than dancing the night away at one of the four preference dances? BYUSA planned four Disney themed dances: Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.

At the Toy Story dance, held at Fat Cats Bowling. Couples enjoyed bowling, pizza, games and dancing. Breanna, Easton, Nicole and Mark made Toy Story character shirts to celebrate the dance. The two couples enjoyed bowling and, they all agreed, they love BYUSA activities. Nicole said “I like the variety of dances like this, where there are fun things to do like bowling and games. I always enjoy BYUSA events.” Breanna is involved in the hip-hop club on campus, and admires BYUSA for being able to involve such a large campus in many fun activities.

There were many couples who dressed up and enjoyed the Toy Story spirit of the dance. BYUSA volunteers handed out fun snack foods, including pizza, astronaut ice cream, cotton candy, and different fruit sodas. A DJ provided great music for everyone to enjoy. BYU student Easton summed it up when he said the dance “created beautiful memories.”