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Update: Vikas Arun gained notoriety this summer when he made it to the Vegas portion of the auditions for the famed show, So You Think You Can Dance. He beat out all of the other tap dancers auditioning and a majority of the rest of the dancers in order to make it to the very end of Vegas week on the show's twelfth season. His facebook page has gained a large following with displays of encouragement and support from fans, including many Columbians.[https://www.facebook.com/VikasArunDance]
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Vikas Arun gained notoriety during he summer of 2015 when he made it to the final 25 dancers for the famed show, So You Think You Can Dance. He beat out all of the other male tap dancers auditioning and a majority of the rest of the dancers in order to make it to the very end of Vegas week on the show's twelfth season. His facebook page has gained a large following with displays of encouragement and support from fans, including many Columbians.[https://www.facebook.com/VikasArunDance]
  
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From the [[Columbia Daily Spectator]]: Vikas Arun, SEAS ’17, is currently performing with the Catastrophe Dance Company and will be touring five cities next year with the Celebrity Dance Company. He recently sat down with Spectator to discuss how he balances his workload with his passion for tap.
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Vikas Arun, SEAS ’17, is a member of CATastrophe Dance Company (winner of the prestigious ACE Capezio Choreography Award) and will be touring six cities in the fall of 2015 with Celebrity Dance Conventions teaching tap dance. He is a guest member of the famed MUSE dance company based out of LA, and has received a contract offer from STOMP, one of the longest running and most profitable dance shows in the United States. His major is Operations Research and Computer Science. Vikas has also been profiled in a wonderful HerCampus article. [http://www.hercampus.com/school/columbia/vikas-arun-seas-17]
  
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From Columbia University's "First Look at SEAS First-Years":[http://engineering.columbia.edu/first-look-seas-first-years]
 
  
 
Hometown: Seattle, WA
 
Hometown: Seattle, WA
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Go-to App: Snapchat—It’s an easy way to keep in touch with my friends across the country.
 
Go-to App: Snapchat—It’s an easy way to keep in touch with my friends across the country.
 
Favorite TV Show: Shark Tank and So You Think You Can Dance
 
Favorite TV Show: Shark Tank and So You Think You Can Dance
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Potential Major: Operations Research and a minor in Economics—I have always been someone who finds an absurd amount of joy in efficiency.
 
  
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Vikas, 19, began tap dancing at the age of 9 and has since maintained his equal passions for dance and science. He spent half of last summer teaching dance and choreographing competitive dance pieces in the Seattle area, and the second half living in Los Angeles where he danced for Muse Dance Company. The School’s New York City location was a big draw for Vikas, who hopes to one day perform on a major stage.
 
  
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He continues to train at Broadway Dance Center in midtown and recently joined a dance company set to have its first performance in November. While some may consider tap dancing and engineering polar opposites, Vikas offers a different viewpoint. “Tap dancing is all about musical precision. The best tap dancers are amazing because they can ‘speak’ clearly with their tap shoes. In relationship to the music, they know when to make sounds and when to sit quiet,” explains Vikas. “My engineering background helps me with overlapping disparate rhythm patterns. Studies have pointed to the fact that math and music use similar parts of the brain, and I guess I’m another example supporting that theory!”
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Vikas offers a unique viewpoint on the importance of how dance and engineering work together. “Tap dancing is all about musical precision. The best tap dancers are amazing because they can ‘speak’ clearly with their tap shoes. In relationship to the music, they know when to make sounds and when to sit quiet,” explains Vikas. “My engineering background helps me with overlapping disparate rhythm patterns. Studies have pointed to the fact that math and music use similar parts of the brain, and I guess I’m another example supporting that theory!” [http://engineering.columbia.edu/first-look-seas-first-years]
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Vikas is also a prominent member of the Undergraduate Recruitement Committee (URC), which gives tours throughout Columbia's campus. He was named most persuasive tour guide and is one of three students in charge of the engineering school's admissions presence.
  
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Also a bit of an entrepreneur (he started a company in the seventh grade that converted customers’ old VHS tapes to DVDs), Vikas likes that the School provides an exciting entrepreneurial environment. “Through programs like Columbia Business Lab, Columbia has shown that it is dedicated to helping its entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground,” says Vikas, “and a school that fosters that type of environment is definitely one I want to be a part of.”[http://engineering.columbia.edu/first-look-seas-first-years]
 
  
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Vikas has also been profiled in a wonderful HerCampus article. [http://www.hercampus.com/school/columbia/vikas-arun-seas-17]
 
  
 
Tags: [[Vikas Arun]] | [[URC]]
 
Tags: [[Vikas Arun]] | [[URC]]

Revision as of 00:27, 20 August 2015

Vikas Arun gained notoriety during he summer of 2015 when he made it to the final 25 dancers for the famed show, So You Think You Can Dance. He beat out all of the other male tap dancers auditioning and a majority of the rest of the dancers in order to make it to the very end of Vegas week on the show's twelfth season. His facebook page has gained a large following with displays of encouragement and support from fans, including many Columbians.[1]

Vikas Arun, SEAS ’17, is a member of CATastrophe Dance Company (winner of the prestigious ACE Capezio Choreography Award) and will be touring six cities in the fall of 2015 with Celebrity Dance Conventions teaching tap dance. He is a guest member of the famed MUSE dance company based out of LA, and has received a contract offer from STOMP, one of the longest running and most profitable dance shows in the United States. His major is Operations Research and Computer Science. Vikas has also been profiled in a wonderful HerCampus article. [2]


Hometown: Seattle, WA Dream Job: No idea yet but when that dream job comes along, I'll know it’s right! Go-to App: Snapchat—It’s an easy way to keep in touch with my friends across the country. Favorite TV Show: Shark Tank and So You Think You Can Dance


Vikas offers a unique viewpoint on the importance of how dance and engineering work together. “Tap dancing is all about musical precision. The best tap dancers are amazing because they can ‘speak’ clearly with their tap shoes. In relationship to the music, they know when to make sounds and when to sit quiet,” explains Vikas. “My engineering background helps me with overlapping disparate rhythm patterns. Studies have pointed to the fact that math and music use similar parts of the brain, and I guess I’m another example supporting that theory!” [3]

Vikas is also a prominent member of the Undergraduate Recruitement Committee (URC), which gives tours throughout Columbia's campus. He was named most persuasive tour guide and is one of three students in charge of the engineering school's admissions presence.


Tags: Vikas Arun | URC

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