This week on Her Campus, we bring you one of our very own writers as a celebrity. Besides writing for Her Campus, Hannah Polack is involved with the Film Club Executive Commitee, Dancer’s Symposium, Scotch’n’Soda Theater, Kappa Alpha Theta, The Career Center, and acts as the PR Chair for Dance Marathon 2013. This month, Hannah set aside her writing pen to put her passion for dance to good use:
promoting Dance Marathon 2013.
If you saw Hannah and a large group of people dancing around campus during the Ceilidh weekend BBQ don’t be alarmed. It was just a flash mob. This month, Hannah helped choreograph and then taught a large dance as a promotional event for Dance Marathon. Why a flash mob? Hannah’s responded, “I really want to get the word out that we are dancing for an incredible cause, and this flash mob is one of various events.” Hannah couldn’t be more excited about the flash mob, and her role as PR Chair for Dance Marathon. “My favorite part was getting a big group of people excited about what we were doing and watching it all come together,” she said.Â
Dance Marathon is relatively new on campus. It’s an event that happens every Spring Semester to fundraise money for mentally and physically impaired children of Variety Pittsburgh. Dance Marathon is an event to honor them and the money goes to pay for equipment they need to help with their particular needs. Hannah feels very strongly in supporting this cause because “I can honestly think of very few
other philanthropic events that you can make a difference in by doing something as fun as dancing”. She’s poured her heart and soul into this event, and loves every minute of it.
Dancing and performing didn’t start for Hannah with Dance Marathon 2013. She and her sisters all grew up performing. “I guess it’s in my blood,” she said. Hannah believes that performing arts are the most fulfilling forms of self-expression because you yourself are the art, and “It’s one of the most thrilling and satisfying accomplishments to convey a strong message or story to your audience.” For her, everyone should be more involved in performing and dancing, even if you don’t have technical skill because dance is emotion, excitement, and passion translated into body language. Hannah thinks, “as long as you feel good doing it, you’re doing it right.”
Hannah’s flash mob was just one of many ways to express a strong message through her art. As the school year goes on, you’ll see more of her for sure. Since Dance Marathon is in February, she will keep striving to send important messages and gain support every day. Hannah’s a strong and determined woman so we should all stay tuned for what she has in store next.