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Hard work pays off for Orchesis Aches and pains. Bruises and scratches. Hard work and sweat. Long hours of dancing til one drops. All have one thing in common, the annual Orchesis show. This year the show is titled "Leaps and Bounds," and the show is definitely bounding with talent not only in dancing ability, but also in outstanding choreography. This year's officers are president, Tracy Peterson, vice-president, Kirsten Bierie, publicity, Jenny Hagenauer, treasurer, Jenny McCabe, secretary, Lauren Siragusa, and costumes. Colleen Gill. These officers have come together to organize a show that is not only pleasing to the sight, but also very pleasurable to the ear. Music ranges from House, to Rock, to New age, to Folk. Not only does the show have a variety of music, but it also has all styles of dance. Krislen Mikol has choreographed a dance which parodies the rich from the poor in "Puttin' On The Riiz." In the dance, "The „etier," Nicole Frenzel has created a concept ^ f a letter that no one wants to open. Oksana Dudyscz has choreographed a traditional Ukrainian dance, and Kirsten Bierie has choreographed a dance which uses smoke to create an esoteric silhouette effect. "This year we thought of u^ying a few different approaches to making the show more interesting," states president, Tracy Peterson. "We've brought back the seniors' dance, which hasn't been done in over two years, we've introduced an officers' dance, choreographed by the officers themselves, and put the Variety Show dance in the show, which also has never been done. In addition, Kirsten Bierie and I have teamed up together to choreograph a dance for the boys' basketball game, which will be put into the show, also."
This year's members of Orchesis anticipate variety in their show in March Tracy also has choreographed a jazz dance titled "Black Cat" by Janet Jackson. Also in the show is an alumni dance, a pop dance by Jenny McCabe, and a dance with the use of scarfs by Jenny Black. The Orchesis members this year are striving for true precision in dance while putting
forth a pure artistic statement. Mrs. Peggy Rushford, the troupe's sponsor, is always there to help them in these endeavors. "Leaps and Bounds" opens Friday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium and continues on March 3 at 7:30 p.m., and on March 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Sorry we're so short this issue Last week's snowstorm caught everyone by surprise— including Southwards. When school was canceled on Thursday, the day scheduled for Southwards to go to press, our production schedule was thrown off. The newspaper is printed at Maine East, and since both South and East were closed on deadline day, we were forced to go to six pages this issue rather than our usual eight. While the rest of the school enjoyed a day off, several Southwards editors made it in to school to produce the pages you are reading today.
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