It did, in fact, come together at the end as the whole club left the stage after taking their final bows and gave some of the seniors a spotlight to perform one final time. “ I feel like I have finally everything done and then I remember ‘oh wait I have that other thing ’, but it all came together in the end.” “I think there’s just so much to be done,” said Laferriere. Countless hours of choreography, rehearsal, costume designing and forging. Preparing for this show was no easy task, according to the members of the club. BAM showed a true passion for performing by dancing to the classic and many other time-honored pieces such as “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “Footloose” after the intermission. “No one has ever done a 5-minute production number in BAM – ever – so I thought it was really cool,” Laferriere said. Laferriere choreographed two dances, her favorite being “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Laferriere is a rehabilitation major who has been a part of the BAM club since her first freshman semester at UMF. Towle choreographed the dance “The Way You Make Me Feel” which was a jazz piece that featured seven dancers who dazzled in blue sparkly tops as they sassily strutted across the stage. ![]() The President of the club, Morgan Laferriere, then chimed in and said, “her choreography is so good.” “It felt really great to perform with my really close friends and I’ve been dancing pretty much my whole life, but I’ve never actually performed my own choreography.” Heather Towle, a sophomore and psychology major, performed with BAM for the first time during show week. Pierre – all UMF students.ĭuring the first half of the show, the club performed large group numbers such as “Jailhouse Rock” and “Supermarket Flowers”, which showcased the clubs synchronicity and fluidity as a team.Īmong the group dances, the show featured 27 others pieces choreographed by 19 different members of the club and for many, that is the most exciting part of putting on a show like this. The show kicked off with all black attire and a high tempo beat as the entire club took part in the number titled “Soul Bossa Nova” choreographed by Alyssa Leonard, Carson Hope, and Jamie St. ![]() The shows included different styles of music and dance including lyrical, tap, contemporary, jazz, clog, hip-hop, and even some ballet. BAM Busts a Move at Fall RecitalĪll forty-five members of Bust-A-Move Beavers came together for three shows during Thanksgiving week to give students, friends and families a performance that left the audience electrified and roaring with applause. to 7 p.m., with a fee of $5 for non-student members. ![]() If Monday’s do not work, the club also offers sessions on Friday’s from 6 p.m. in Roberts Learning Center 005 on Monday’s. If learning to dance is something that sounds intriguing, students can swing their way into it from 7 p.m, to 8 p.m. Once dancers learn the moves, they can apply them to just about any song. “But our favorite so far is swing!” Swing is a type of dance that is bouncy, fast past and up beat. “Some of the recent dances we’ve worked on are tango, cha cha, and foxtrot,” said Allen. ![]() “Eventually I would like to see us use the skills that we have learned at a social dance, and perhaps at competitions in the future,” said Allen.īallroom dance is not one kind of dance, there are many different styles. Since this is a new club on campus, their focus might change with the coming years, but as right now, they people to learn dance and have fun. “I just love watching our members grow and become more comfortable with dancing.” “I have found in my experience that ballroom has encouraged people to interact more on a social level and become more self-assured,” Allen said. “But a lot of what I know is from lessons in my hometown, and being self taught.”ĭancing tends to bring out the confidence in people, and this club aims to do just that as Allen says encouragement is one of her main priorities. “I started learning ballroom through a friend about a year and a half ago,” said Allen. Julia Allen, a Junior creative writing and theatre major, is the instructor for the Ballroom Dance Club. As this club has just joined the UMF family at the start of the fall 2018 semester, they are moving like no other. Tapping, twirling, leaping, swinging, all the moves that come with the Ballroom Dance Club.
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