UPS REPERTORY DANCE GROUP PRESENTS
THE SPRING 2020 DIGITAL PROGRAM Shining a spotlight on all our dancers, choreographers, and fans!!
WELCOME TO RDG'S SPRING 2020 DIGITAL PROGRAM! Thank you to all of our choreographers, dancers, supporters, and fans! We are so sad we cannot share the stage with you all this semester, but we hope you enjoy this program and video to celebrate and recognize all the hard work and passion put into these dances! ~~~ We want to give an extra special shout out and thank you to our seniors. You have all given so much to this club and left a lasting impact on our greater campus community. Thank you for your support, we hope to see you all soon! Enjoy!
A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT KARA ASHPOLE When joining a dance club freshman year, I expected a competitive group focused on putting on high quality performances. And while we all know RDG puts on stellar shows, what makes RDG special is the remarkable community of students that comes together to dance, regardless of their experience. Not having a show this semester has been hard for everyone in RDG, especially the choreographers and officers, but the community we have formed as dancers is so much more than two nights at the end of the semester. It's in the confused look you give someone when you have no idea what your choreographer is doing, the friend checking in with you at rehearsal when something seems off and the pure joy of dancing together each week that keeps people coming back each semester. To the officer team: thank you for putting up with me this semester! Your hard work and drive to make RDG an even better community is inspiring. You are incredible leaders of this club and I miss seeing you all in person! To the choreographers: I’m so sorry your semester got cut short and your dances couldn’t come to life the way you hoped. You are the backbone of this club and I’m so grateful for the passion and dedication you bring to the table every week. To our advisors, Marta Cady and Kelli Delany: thank you for always showing up and cheering us on. I appreciate your constant support and love for RDG and couldn’t do this without you! We hope you enjoy our online “show” and are able to see a glimpse of our spring show and how much RDG means to us. Thank you for supporting RDG!
Kara Ashpole RDG President 2020
A NOTE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT ELIA GARCIA Welcome to the RDG Spring 2020 virtual show!!! Thank you so much for still showing your support from afar. COVID-19 has affected everyone in different ways and it has affected our club by needing to cancel our show, but that didn't stop us from trying to figure out a different way! All of our dancers, choreographers, rehearsal advisors and officers have worked so hard to bring this virtual show together and push through these new obstacles. I wanted to say that all of the things you all do for the club does not go unnoticed and we are truly grateful for everyone a part of RDG! Our wonderful choreographers have recorded a 1-2 minute(s) of their choreography to show you guys! Our choreographers are leaders of this club and they are what keep RDG alive! We know that every one of you had an ideal vision in mind and due to the circumstances we were not able to fully bring that vision to life but you have all been so flexible and understanding and that is just another reason (of many) why you guys are so amazing. I also wanted to thank our lovely rehearsal advisors for supporting choreographers and dancers! We are so lucky to have a fantastic officer team that has helped RDG navigate through this uncertain time. Thank you so much for not losing hope and making this virtual show happen. I also want to thank our beautiful RDG dancers. Nothing would be possible without you guys. The hard work and dedication you have for this club is something so special and something I will always cherish. Dance is so special to every one of us and I am so happy you are all able to express yourselves and have fun at RDG. I really wish you all could have shown the dance(s) you've been working so hard on! Finally, I would like to thank our RDG seniors. My heart reaches out to every single one of you. You are all leaders in this club and school and we are so sad you can't give a proper goodbye and dance one last time on the stage. We love you all and we wanted to dedicate this virtual show to you guys and your love for RDG and dance. With that being said, we hope you enjoy the show and feel free to share the show with friends and family. All my best, Elia
OFFICER TEAM KARA ASHPOLE
President
ELIA GARCIA
Vice President
SERENA SEVASIN
Dance Class Coordinator
CAS URBAN
Secretary SOPHIE PAUL
EMMA WONG
Historian
Tech Director
LEXI VYROSTEK & JESS NARUM
ANYA CADY & ELLIE BARNES
Advertising Chairs
AUBREY ROSENLUND & ISABELLA FORTUNE
Publicity Chairs
Fundraising Chairs
KATE KELLY & KENNEDY FARIS
Treasurers
THE CROWD PLEASER DANCERS:
"California Gurls" by Katy Perry "Evacuate the Dancefloor" by Cascada
Amy Ackerman Katy Alden Scott Asbury Ainsley Austin Aaron Bacon Caroline Blackburn Makenna Cain Kevin Covarrubias Amie Fillet Catherine Frisiras
Matt Garcia Annie Hagen Kyra Hartley Izzy Hendryx Lowell Hutton Eric Markewitz Julie Mei Messing Kira Patton Annelise Phelps Sydni Resnick
This is my fifth and final time choreographing for RDG. I went back to my roots and had a blast with choreographing a beginning-intermediate hip hop. I wanted my dancers and I to just have fun and party like it was the summer of 2010. Although we didn’t get to perform the entire piece I had planned, what we did get to dance was upbeat and energetic. I have had a blast growing as a dancer and as a choreographer. Yet this dance wouldn’t have been pulled off if it weren’t for how amazing my dancers are. This is our dance, and I’m so thankful for them coming along with me on this wild adventure. This is my final chance to be remembered as a past officer, a choreographer, and a dancer in RDG. I want to give some advice to anyone thinking about joining RDG; do it! I always said that anyone and everyone should dance in RDG at least once. Even if you don't think you can dance, you’ll never know if you don’t try. Good luck, and I will miss you all dearly!
Aubrey Rosenlund Sophia Schoen Sophie Semenjuk David Shireman Laura Soper Sierra Stephens Toni Tokirio Silas Washington Kailyn Wise
Choreographer: Amy Ackerman
Rehearsal Advisor: Alison MimMack
WE HAVE IT ALL “We Have it All” by Pim Stones
DANCERS: Katy Alden Ainsley Austin Caroline Blackburn Lilah Collins Catherine Frisiras Ashwath Kumar Lucy Li Mae Niebuhr Christina Pelletier
This dance is a lyrical piece to “We Have It All” by Pim Stones, with focuses on drama, floor work, and partner work. It was loosely inspired by the Greek Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Choreographer: Caroline Blackburn Rehearsal Advisor: Amy Ackerman
BODY LOVE
"Body Love" by Mary Lambert
DANCERS: Amy Ackerman Talia Ackerman Hirsch Kara Ashpole Julia Beasley Skylar Bontempo Emmanuel Paul Chan Isabella Fortune Chelsea Goldberg Katie Gray Gillian Kass
Kate Kelly Emily Kidd Olivia Lohe Megan Marinchak Emily Pluchos Elina Schmauch Lexi Vyrostek Wesley Wells Emily Winters
This dance is so so special to me and the dancers who I was lucky enough to be with. This dance is about reclaiming our bodies and is all about loving yourself first before you can love others. Body love is not gendered and is something everyone deserves to experience. While it is a journey, the destination is worth it.
Choreographer: Julia Beasley Rehearsal Advisor: Dani Lustig
DREAM
"Dream" by Bishop Briggs
DANCERS: Bryn Anderson Monica Arnone Rowan Coates Chelsea Goldberg Katie Gray Lauren Taber Sophie Paul Reid Schulz Chloe Shankland Gracey Wainer
This piece was a bit of a tribute to my favorite artist Bishop Briggs, I heard her sing this song in concert and based on the tears in my eyes felt this dance was meant to be. This piece is about coming to grips about your insecurities in relationships and embracing them. I really loved working with my dancers who brought a bit of themselves to this piece!
Choreographer: Katie Gray
QUEEN BEES
"Diva" (Homecoming Live) by BeyoncĂŠ
DANCERS: Riley Granger Anna Macleod Tauvia Eggebrotten Ruby Krietzman Kamrey Humann Kara Ashpole Emily Winters Olivia Lohe
This dance is a high energy, fun salute to our queen bee. We wish we could show case our amazing dancers and all the hard work they put into it, but writing about it is second best. Thank you dancers for be patient and eager for the short time we had together!
Choreographers: Ruby Krietzmann & Kamrey Humann
DANCING QUEENS “Mamma Mia” by ABBA “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” by ABBA
DANCERS: Monica Arnone Rowan Coates Tauvia Eggebroten Tess Goldstone Annie Kisska Maddie Kriz Olivia Lohe Megan Marinchak Emma Payne Bea Roberts
Sophia Schoen Kate Threat Allison Turek Gracie Wehner Emily Winters
We wanted to choreograph a fun, jazzy piece that showed our love for ABBA and RDG. We had such a fun time mixing some moves inspired by the movie Mamma Mia, and channeling our inner disco balls and dancing queens. Thanks to all our dancers for making our time together such a blast- when this quarantine is over, go out into the world with huge ABBA energy!!
Rehearsal Advisor: Wesley Wells
Choreographers: Liv Lohe & Emily Winters
COME GIVE ME SOME
"Womanizer" by Britney Spears "Break up with your girlfriend, im bored" by Ariana Grande "Banana" by Anitta & Becky G
DANCERS: Amy Ackerman Sadie Alloway Kara Ashpole Julia Beasley Anya Cady Christy Chen Kennedy Faris Ruby Kreitzman Dani Lustig Alison MimMack Marla Moser
Emily O’Donnell Emily Pluchos Taylor Reed Madelyn Shapiro Sophia Share Reid Schulz Brigette Small Lexi Vyrostek J Weintraub Martina Worden
To Our Dancers ~ This was by far one of our favorite semesters and we are honestly devastated that we will not be able to perform it, but are SO thankful for the time we all had together. Obviously this isn't the way we expected to have our last semester go, but we feel genuinely so lucky to get to have watched all of you push yourselves and grow so much in the time we had. You should all be so proud, we certainly are. This dance was so special for us, and we wouldn't have wanted to do it with any other group! Rehearsal Advisor: Chelsea Goldberg
Choreographers: Lexi Vyrostek & Sophia Share
PERSEVERANCE "A Palé" by Rosalía
DANCERS:
Anya Cady E-paul Chan Christy Chen Tauvia Eggebroten Kayla Frye Jo Gudgell Naloni Haskin Elena Hollemon Tatiana Klein Payton Kunkle
Winnie Lee Ruthy McBride Ameris Mcnight Sarah Nasson Emily O'Donnell Janae Paige Annalise Phelps Daniel Sackett Mary Salmon Serena Sevasin
Madeline Shapiro Sophia Share Sydney Sukhdeo Kate Threat Cas Urban J Weintraub
This dance was the culmination of my four years in RDG. It was not what I originally wanted it to be, but in the short period I was able to choreograph and teach it, it blossomed into the piece that I am most proud of. It was the hard work, dedication, frustration, and pain that are necessary for finding and creating beauty. Not only is the product beautiful, but the perseverance that preceded it, the strength it demonstrates, the suffering we can experience, are all beautiful depictions of humanity. Originally this dance came out of spite; I’m realizing now that it is so much more than that. I have found a personal metaphor within the piece for the rough patch our world is going through. This experience is awful, but our ability to persevere is beautiful.
Rehearsal Advisor: Megan Marinchek
Choreographer: J Weintraub
J-KWON, LIL MAMA, ESTELLE, AND THE BLACK EYED PEAS WALK INTO A BAR… “Boom Boom Pow” by Black Eyed Peas “Lip Gloss” by Lil Mama “American Boy” by Kanye, Estelle “Tipsy- Radio Mix” by J-Kwon
DANCERS: Rebecca Belleville Georgia Bonds Abele Curran Chapman Claire Crist Narcy Cruz Emily Davis Ingrid De Leon Adelaide Fanner Alex Garcia Deryn Gersoff Emma Glatte Hanah Greene Kayla Grinsfelder Caleb Jaesler
Jenna Krueger Natalie Lake Leila Loaiza Allison MacMillan Kaitlyn McIsaac Chris Moore Sarah Nasson Lilli Patton Siena Podgorny Janett Ramirez Sevilla Andee Rorabaugh Susanna Schuler Claire Stephens Noah Thomas
Our beginning hip-hop dance was a ton of fun to choreograph and every dancer had the energy and swagger to embody that 2008 feeling we wanted to resurrect. Thank you to all of our dancers for your love and patience! We miss you <3
Rehearsal Advisor: Serena Sevasin
Nikki Tom Chaylea Tome Lucas Varela Radhika Webster-Schultz Blake Westerfield Emma Wong Jocelyn Zweifel
Choreographers: Sarah Nasson & Allison McMillan
CAN'T STOP US NOW “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa “Sweet But Psycho” by Ava Max (remix) “It Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy (remix)
DANCERS: Sadie Alloway Molly Balmer Isabella Fortune Katie Jun Gillian Kass Dani Lustig Anna Macleod Bridget Meyers Marla Moser Emma Payne
Jenna Pearlman Mackensie Pearlstein Annelise Phelps Elina Schmauch Yesenia Verdin Elizabeth Ward Jessica Weis
This dance is about women empowerment and just having fun! Thank you to our dancers for learning knee spins and toughing out the bruises with us. We know you all would’ve looked so beautiful on stage, and the last rehearsal we had together was AMAZING! This upbeat and funky dance would never have been so fun without you all. Rehearsal Advisor: Julia Beasley
Choreographers: Elina Schmauch & Gillian Kass
JUICY LIKE THAT “Juicy” by Doja Cat “Like That” by Doja Cat
DANCERS: Kristen (KJ) Ahn Julia Beasley Christy Chen Shea Crowley Kennedy Faris Elia Garcia Chelsea Goldberg Katie Gray Elena Holleman Kamrey Humann
Gillian Kass Ruby Krietzman Payton Kunkle Winnie Lee Tricia Lin Dani Lustig Megan Marinchak Kendra Mitchell Emily Pluchos Serena Sevasin
I just wanted this dance to be fun and upbeat. Just groovin' with your friends being sassy and cute! All of my beautiful dancers are wonderful movers and are the reason this dance was so fun to create! They were the perfect mix of sharp and smooth and added their own sass to it. I have never created a dance like this before but I was fortunate enough to have the best group of dancers to bring my vision to life. I'm so sad we were not able to show everyone all our hard work on stage but just know I appreciate each and every one of you and saw how hard you worked at rehearsal. Also a special thank you to my seniors. You have all inspired me and I was really looking forward to sharing the stage one last time! Never stop dancing even if it's just in your kitchen ;) Rehearsal Advisor: Emily Winters
Sophia Share Elina Schmauch Brigette Small Alejandra Villeda Lexi Vyrostek Wesley Wells
Choreographer: Elia Garcia
SUGAR
“Sugar” by Brockhampton
DANCERS: Elia Garcia Maddy Hadden Elena Hollemon Bryn Jackson-Anderson Kate Kelly Naia Kenney Emily Kidd Winnie Lee Tricia Lin Kendra Mitchell
Mimi Molotsky Mary Morrison John Obbard Livia Reader Lauren Taber J Weintraub Wesley Wells
Its never easy to move past heartache, especially when you're still in love. This dance explores the feelings of affection, and longing for a person's company, through a variation of dance styles ranging from classic hip-hip to new-age movement.
Choreographer: Kendra Mitchell
Rehearsal Advisor: Payton Kunkle
ELASTIC “Elastic” by Joey Purp
DANCERS: Kristen Ahn Cat Barr KeNia Beardsley Ciara Edwards-Mendez Olivia Faulkner Lauren Finnigan Kayla Frye Hanah E Greene Molly Balmer Naloni Haskins
Payton Kunkle Jolie Libert Alison Mim Mack Hannah Marx Eme Morgan Bridget Myers Mackensie Pearlstein Aubrey N Rosenlund Daniel Sackett Mary Salmon
This dance is meant to be fun and help dancers explore their saucier sides! While this song is relating to women shaking it at the club, we try to reflect our take on that in the “classiest” way. This hip-hop piece is meant for the dancer looking to improve on prior skill and are looking for a dance to help them “level up”.
Abby Seeds Serena Sevasin Megan Stills Addie Tinkham Josheiry Torres Erin Valoroso Martina Worden
Choreographers: Serena Sevasin & Payton Kunkle
Rehearsal Advisor: Alejandra Villeda
WHEN I GROW UP “Lose Control” by Missy Elliot “When I Grow Up” by Pussycat Dolls “Bounce” by Timbaland
DANCERS: Abby Blair Anya Cady Lauren Clarke Beaber Elana Cohn Christina Conry Jaden Costello Shea Crowley Danielle Dean Ella DeMerritt Annie Eidelman Cora Fanselow Isabella Fortune Tess Goldstone
Katie Jun Annie Kisska Maddie Kriz Anya Lipkowitz Hannah Marx Amanda Melin Mimi Molotsky Emelia Morgan Mary Morrison Janae Paige Maya Parr Aimee Roseberry Ally Rosenmerkel
To our amazing dancers, Thank you all so much for working hard and being part of our dance. Even though we aren’t performing, we are forever thankful you all would have been part of making our vision come true. We couldn’t have asked for a better group to have for our first time choreographing! You all brought the sass, the rump shakin’ and most importantly the fun! You are all rockstars and thank you again for being part of this! With so much love, Brigette & Shea Rehearsal Advisor: Sophia Share
Cory Routola Taylor Salois Abby Seeds Emma Sintz Brigette Small Laura Soper Kelly Stroh Emma Von Breitenfeld Emma Wood Martina Worden
Choreographers: Brigette Small & Shea Crowley
HOW DO YOU SLEEP/LATCH “How Do You Sleep” by Sam Smith “Latch” by Sam Smith
DANCERS: Mariam Alafranji Cat Barr Skylar Bontempo Jaden Costello Audrey Davis Katie Doing Maddy Hadden Sowmya Kannan Leila Loaiza Emma McCarthy
Sofia McLaren Cameron Milton Sophie Paul Laney Page Liz Rasmussen Audrey Reiss Bea Roberts Lauren Taber Cas Urban Emma Zilge
How Do You Sleep? and Latch are two of my favorite songs by Sam Smith. I really wanted this dance to be all about the juxtaposition of of being restless but attached and in love at the same time. The beginning is slower, while the end builds, which would have given the audience some suspense and would have allowed for the dancers to grow throughout the dance.
Choreographer: Lauren Taber
Rehearsal Advisor: Brynn Jackson-Anderson
SLOWLY “Slowly” by Son Lux
DANCERS: Georgia Bonds Abele Skylar Bontempo Nadine Berg Ella Demerritt Julia Gabriele Jo Gudgell Audrey Hurt Naia Kenney Emma Jones Lucy Li Gaby Lemieux
Emma McCarthy Amelia Meacham Laurel Nelson Whitley Porter Audrey Reiss Fatou Sokhna Radhika Webster Schultz Kate Threat Sam Webb Lindsey Wignot
This dance is a mix of flows and sharp movements to create a fun, fast paced piece. It’s technical with some twists, and is fun and emotional. It is full of lots of kicks, floor work, and jumps. The dancers were so ready to display their passion for movement on the stage and eager to go through this exciting journey with me.
Choreographer: Skylar Bontempo
Once again, thank you all for your support! We hope you enjoy this little tribute to our choreographers and dancers and hope to see you all next semester! ~ Jess Narum & Lexi Vyrostek (Advertising Chairs)