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Internship Stories
Internships allow you to enhance your skills and apply classroom knowledge to a professional environment. They provide a supervised short-term experience in a career field of interest. Internships focus on the learning that takes place as a result of the work you are doing.
There are many internship opportunities for Luther dance students. Learn more about different dance internships from Visual and Performing Arts faculty or visiting the Find Internships page. Other internship stories from students in theatre and art can be found on the VPA website.
Abigail Suhr
When: January 2016
Where: Yaro Dance Company, Urbandale, Iowa
Major: Dance with a Psychology minor
Abigail interned with a Yaro dance company, a professional dance company in Urbandale, Iowa. She wanted to learn how a company produces their shows and was glad that one of her duties involved attending board meetings. In these meetings, she learned about choosing dates, venues, and marketing techniques for a season of dance. She also assisted in dance rehearsal. That allowed her to compare Luther’s Movement Fundamentals courses to ballet. Other duties she had included costume upkeep, poster distribution, and being a stagehand during performance. The most rewarding part of her internship was when she saw her name in a program and knew she had done her part to earn it. Abigail’s internship taught her that she wants to be more confident in sharing her ideas because dance is a collaborative art form.