Lauren Doyle, a Penn State junior majoring in dance and broadcast journalism, tries on her new pointe shoes in the Theater Building to break them in for her advanced ballet class on Monday Sept. 1, 2014. Doyle has been dancing for 18 years and is a part of the National Honor Society of Dance Arts (NHSDA) at Penn State.

By Jen Hudson

Lauren Doyle, a Penn State junior majoring in dance and broadcast journalism, practices her jumps in the Theater Building on Monday Sept. 1, 2014. Doyle has been dancing for 18 years and hopes to teach and perform after she graduates.

By Jen Hudson