Photo and Article By STEPHANIE BLAIR
Staff Writer
Under alternating flashes of red, blue and green light, KWOU’s winter kickback dance and fundraiser was held Friday, March 6 from 7-10 p.m. in the Werner University Center’s Pacific room.
DJs from the station, Tobi-Wan Kenobi, ItsThaGman, DJ Dang, and DJ Rockslide, were able to show off their ability to alter and mix music live, on stage, while 25 patrons danced to the customized Electronic Dance Music.
Outside of the dance room, there were glowsticks for sale and attendees were automatically entered into a drawing to win gift cards from local businesses such as Crush, Yang’s and Burgerville. Ticket buyers had to be in attendance when called to receive a prize.
The loud and dark atmosphere was not enough to get all the attendees off their feet and dancing, but once encouraged by DJs (and warned that not dancing could mean losing their chance for a prize, regardless of being called), more people began to groove with their friends.
“We thought it would give people one last opportunity to burn off stress before Dead Week and Finals Week,” said Iain Dexter, KWOU station manager. “The dance had the right atmosphere to attract a wide range of students, but we unfortunately didn’t have the numbers we hoped for.”
About 50 tickets were sold. Profits from the dance will be used to create a mobile app for students to listen to KWOU on their phones or in their car.
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