Carras is an A&amp;E senior staff writer. She was previously the assistant editor for the Theater Film and Television beat of A&amp;E.

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Second-year ethnomusicology student Nathan Bernacki taught Bulgarian folk dances at the International Folk Dance Club and Global Dance Club&#039;s 19th annual fall quarter Greek/Balkan Culture Night. The social, rather than competitive, nature of the dances made it so that the stakes were low, and messing up didn&#039;t feel too bothersome. (Photo: Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor; Illustration: Michal Zshornack/Photo editor)

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Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through rehearsals at a daycare-like dance studio until the age of 8.

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Dance Break: Casual nature of Greek, Bulgarian festival dances connects students

By Christi Carras

Nov. 27, 2017 10:40 p.m.