Tag: KoDA
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K-Pop Fans Find Their Spotlight: From Fan to Dance Star with KoDA
From Fan to Founder: The KoDA Spotlight When Lexi Pasternak joined KoDA, the Tufts Korean Dance Association, as a first-year student, she had never danced before. She’d been a K-pop fan for years, blasting the music from headphones while tackling late-night essays. The leap from listening to dancing isn’t unusual in the world of K-pop…
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K-Pop Fans Find Their Spotlight: How KoDA Helps Lexi and Fellow Tufts Dancers Shine
From Fan to Performer: A New Path for K-Pop Lovers Lexi Pasternak joined KoDA, Tufts’ Korean Dance Association, as a first-year student with no formal dance training. A lifelong K-pop enthusiast, she memorized moves from her favorite music videos and sang along to the tracks while crunching homework. In KoDA, that fan energy found a…
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K-Pop Fans Find Their Spotlight: How One First-Year Dancer Shines with KoDA
From Fandom to Footwork: A New Chapter in College Dance When Lexi Pasternak stepped into KoDA, Tufts University’s Korean Dance Association, she was a freshman with a confession to make: she had never danced a formal routine before. For years, she had been a devoted K-pop fan, humming along to chart-topping tracks while tackling coursework…