Eve-Lyne Thomas’ Modern Dance class put on its first performance at Bakersfield College on Nov. 3. Students used a mixture of jazz and hip hop in a creative expressive form. Students choreographed the performance with direction from Thomas.

Students like Beth Williams and Louis Omalin weren’t nervous about the performance and wanted to remind people that they have a dance program here and encouraged other students to join. The only concern was dancing on grass, but the dancers didn’t seem fazed by the challenge.

“I am promoting the dance department as much as we can,” Thomas said.

“This is an extremely enthusiastic group. They are very open to learning new things and expanding their self expression.”