As a sophomore last year on the UW-Madison campus, Jeffrey Vinokur decided he?d had it with dancing alone. So Vinokur, a biochemistry major from New Jersey with a talent and passion for the hip-hop subspecialty called “popping,” rallied student dance groups from every genre and every corner of campus. “It seemed like dancers (across campus) didn?t have much interaction, even though we share something powerful,” he said. “I wanted to create a more cohesive community.” He began pairing student dance clubs for style-bending collaborations over several months, capped by a one-day Madison Dance Conference. The idea was such a success that this year?s Madison Dance Conference stretches over a full weekend, with free dance workshops for the public Saturday and Sunday and a two-hour dance performance and social dance Sunday evening in the Memorial Union?s Great Hall.
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