Homicide Map 2010 Tuesday, Mar 8 2011
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A Meisner family tradition Sunday, Dec 5 2010
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The Meisner family starts off their Christmas cheer by picking out a live cut tree at Brock Farms in Freehold, New Jersey. They enjoy this time spent with family and friends and prepare for the season under the cool, brisk air. After the tree is cut they enjoy a fresh cup of hot apple cider and warm funnel cakes. Christmas time has begun. Listen to the story.
David and Greg bring the tree to the checkout line so that the Meisner family can go home and put it up in the living room. (photo by Elise Meisner, Dec. 4, 2010)
Fall in bloom at Towson University Monday, Nov 8 2010
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The weather is getting cooler as the colorful season approaches. The leaves are beginning to fall from the trees and the students are bundeling up before heading to class. When walking outside you see the gusts of wind blowing the branches from side to side. You smell the fresh pumpkins that sit on the stoop of the neighboring homes. You taste the fresh apple pie and the delicious turkey that sit on the dinner table for a Thanksgiving feast. It is a time to spend with family and friends and surely a time to enjoy the season that is full of change.
Outside of the Village Apartments at Towson. (Elise Meisner Nov. 9, 2010)
The Towson University Dance Team Wednesday, May 5 2010
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The Towson Dance Team has won 12 consecutive titles. The dancers work very hard to achieve success with the help from their coach and support from their teammates. This spring the TUDT took over the National Dance Association In Daytona, Fla. and became the team to fear . Read the rest>>
Picture of dancers after winning the title.
Towson’s champions Tuesday, May 4 2010
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The Towson Dance Team is back from nationals and celebrating their 12th win. Even though the members are finished with the competition, the dance never ends. They are being acknowledged at school events as well as the WJZ Morning News and are already in preparation for fall 2010. Read the rest >>
Picture at college nationals. (Picture by Elise Meisner, April 5, 2010)
Practice to win the title Tuesday, May 4 2010
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The Towson University Dance Team practices all the way up until the morning of finals at college nationals. They perform both hip-hop and pom sections of the routine with hair and makeup done and stage-ready. A member talks about how exciting the experience was, how much the practice paid off and what happened when they were announced champions. Watch the rest >>
The dancers are in the ballroom getting their hair and makeup done and preparing for a long day of practice. (Picture by Elise Meisner, April 4, 2010)
The strength of a national champion Wednesday, Apr 28 2010
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Ali Martino, senior officer of the Towson Dance Team, reveals her thoughts about her final National Dance Association competition in Daytona. As her time at Towson dwindles, she recognizes how much the team has encouraged her growth both as a woman and an individual. With her fourth and final national title, she concludes that the team has helped her prepare for the life after graduation. Read more>>
Dancers are back for another victory Sunday, Mar 28 2010
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Seniors Jennifer Maletto and Erin Regean and Junior Christina Barton pose for a picture for Dance Spirit Magazine. (March 25, 2010)
The Towson University Dance Team is preparing for yet another trip to Daytona, Fla. for the National Dance Association competition. The girls have been working hard in preparing for another victory sweep in the Division 1 dance category. They have given up their weekends to practice for the past three months in order to bring a memorable routine onto the national’s floor. Read more>>
A coach who attracts victory Wednesday, Mar 3 2010
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He is the mastermind behind it all; a man who attracts victory and now the man that every professional college dance coach fears. Tom Cascella has been coaching the Towson Dance Team for 18 years and has brought home 11 straight Division 1 national titles. Read the rest>>
Tom Cascella in Daytona, Fla. (Picture by Elise Meisner/ Towson University Student)
Formation Sunday, Feb 14 2010
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By Elise Meisner
TU journalism students | Feb. 13, 2010
The Towson Dance Team is preparing for another win at the National Dance Association competition in Daytona, Fla.
The team is trying to claim their 12th national champion title this April.
Coach Tom Cascella chose 16 girls out of the 33 members of the team to dance this year at college nationals. In addition, he added four alternates to the squad in case of injury or mishap that may result in a girl’s suspension from the team.
Cascella chose his squad based on his formal evaluation of the girls while performing their demanding routine.
“I choose the girls that I think could handle a dance this hard,” said Cascella. “As a coach, you really have to see who can take their energy and emotion and apply it on stage. I hate not being able to dance all of the girls, but I know that physically and mentally some of these women are not at the level that I need them to be.”
Jazz, hip-hop and pom are the three prominent styles of dance that make up the routine. The 16 girls are involved in an ongoing process to perfect every move by dancing the three sections a number of times. They build up their stamina each time the routine is performed at practice.
Cascella’s sole focus is the cleanliness of the routine. He and the squad take a lot of time going over technique and formations.
The team practices four days a week for a total of 18 hours. Practice is held on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon until 6:00 p.m..
Despite the rigorous hours in the studio, these girls continue to put even more work into the classroom.
