Torts and Tights
Torts and Tights; Schools of law and ballet in merger talks
Two weeks ago Nashville School of Law pulled out of merger talks with Tennessee State University, citing the state budget crisis and the uncertainty of the continued state funding levels for TSU.
Luckily for the law school, which until a few years ago was known as the YMCA Night Law School, another local educational institution has stepped up with a merger proposal—the Nashville School of Ballet.
“The School of Ballet is a well-respected, well-funded educational institution,” says Joe Loser, the dean of Nashville School of Law. “We are located near each other, and when I got the call from [artistic director] Paul Vasterling, I was intrigued.”
Vasterling says the School of Ballet has classes for beginning adults and that he and Loser discussed how learning to dance would be an ideal way for budding attorneys to work off some of the tension and frustration of their legal training.
“Being associated with members of the legal profession would help broaden the experience of our dancers and provide a steady stream of new students,” he adds. “This is a great opportunity for the School of Ballet to move to the next level.”
Loser says he envisions the day when the schools may have joint moot court/dance recitals.
“The drama involved in many of the great ballets would also help our students learn how to relate to a jury,” he says. “Body language can really bring your case home, and ballet teaches great body control.”
Boards of the two institutions will hear the full proposal for the merger in the next two weeks, and negotiations may be completed before the end of the year. It is believed that the proposed merger would be the first between a law school and a dance school in the Southeast.
(Fabricate: to make up in order to deceive.)
Boards of the two institutions will hear the full proposal for the merger in the next two weeks, and negotiations may be completed before the end of the year. It is believed that the proposed merger would be the first between a law school and a dance school in the Southeast.
(Fabricate: to make up in order to deceive.)
