MIT Dance Troupe Preference Sheet
Name ______Audition # ______# Dances ______
Email: ______Year: _____ Living Group: ______Gender: M / F
To be in the show, you must hand in a completed pref sheet at Showcase and come to Auditions on
Sun, Feb 6 @ 11:15am, Fencing Room.
Indicate above how many dances you would like to be in (maximum of 4). Each dance will require 1-2 hours of rehearsal per week, and you must attend 1st Showings, 2nd Showings, and all of Prod Week.
List any dance experience:
Cross out the times you absolutely CANNOT meet:
SAT / SUN9-10AM
10-11AM
11-12PM
12-1PM
1-2PM
2-3PM
3-4PM
4-5PM
5-6PM
6-7PM
7-8PM
8-9PM
9-10PM
10-11PM
MON / TUES / WED / THURS / FRI
5-6PM
6-7PM
7-8PM
8-9PM
9-10PM
10-11PM
List any specific dates you will be unable to attend rehearsals/showings:
On the other side is a list of the dances holding auditions. Rank the dances you would like to be in
(1 being your first choice). Rank more dances than you would actually like to be in because not all dancers will get their first choices. Do not repeat numbers (ie ranking two dances “1”).
Name ______Audition # ______# Dances: ____
Rank / Choreographer / Email / Style / Level / Dancers / Song -Artist // Anjum Sharma / anjum / garba/dandia, hiphop / int/adv / 9F / 1 2 Step -Ciara /
/ Jessica Luttkus / jluttkus / contemporary ballet, pointe / adv / 5-6F / Triptico -Buddha Bar /
/ Kathryn Der
Hyon Lee
Jordan Medeiros / kder
hoi
dragon84 / Girls: flirty kpop
Guys: laid-back hiphop / beg/int / 7F, 4M / Korean pop hip-hop:
Mut Jaeng EE Shin Sa -YG Family
Hot Ddu Guh -1TYM /
/ Derek Chu
Grace Lin / dchu
gracel / hiphop / adv / 5F, 5M / Scream -Michael Jackson /
/ Augusta Dibbell / gusgus / modern / int/adv / 9FM / Diva Dance (from The Fifth Element Soundtrack) /
/ Amelia Laughton / laughton / hippity boy band hop / int/adv / 5M / 3-4 NSync songs /
/ Anna Kuperstein / nia2nia / hiphop / int / 15FM / Fresh Prince -Will Smith /
/ Michelle Machon / mmachon / lyrical / int/adv / 8F / You Raise Me Up -Josh Groban /
/ Bettina Tso / betztso / hiphop / int / 10-12FM / Trick Me -Kelis
Shut Up -Black Eyed Peas /
/ Anna Massie / amassie / tap / int / 10-15FM / Singing in the Rain /
/ Amelia Laughton
Heather Levites / laughton
hlevites / hip hop/ballet fusion, pointe / int/adv / 5F / Only You -Ashanti /
/ Brandon Kraft
Kim Hinchey / / jazz, hiphop, tango, salsa / int / 12F, 6M / Holding out for a hero—Shrek2 soundtrack
Let’s Go –Trick Daddy
Lose my breath –Destiny’s Child /
/ Irene Brisson / irony / modern / int / 4-7FM / Nemo -Nightwish /
/ Ilia Santiago
Viviana Serra / iesantgo
viviana / hiphop / int/adv / 12F / Reggae Rockeao -Wisin y Yandel
Drop It Like It's Hot Snoop Dogg
Get the party started (remix) Pink and Redman /
/ Heather Levites / hlevites / modern style tap with complicated sounds and rhythms / adv / 4-7F / Over and Over Again
-Nelly and Tim McGraw /
/ Abe Hsu
Joseph Cheng / madentai
jycheng / party hiphop / all / 18FM / Bump That -B2K
Headsprung -LL Cool J /
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Description of Dances
Anjum Sharma
Hit those sticks! Hip hop meets Dandia on the dance floor like peanut butter and honey, the moves are the bread, and you're the milk to complete the meal.
Jessica Luttkus
This is a chance to see what can be done with ballet beyond tradition. Classical steps are tweaked to make them more fun and playful. The music leads an energetic departure from the rigidity of ballet.
Kathryn Der, Hyon Lee, Jordan Medeiros
Bringing K-boom to MIT. First song is a flirtatious dance that reveals much of the Korean sexiness. The second song brings it to the streets with a battle between the homies.
Derek Chu, Grace Lin
A fun, intense dance that includes guy/girl interactions and fast, sharp movements. Think Michael and Janet Jackson style and be prepared to dance that way. Costumes will include pin-striped pants, suspenders, and fedora hats.
Augusta Dibbell
This song combines a slow graceful aria with a disjointed techno background. The choreography follows the line of the melody and the movements are expressed by different groups of dancers.
Amelia Laughton
Stealing dance moves from the boy band music videos.
Anna Kuperstein
We’re takin it back with the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Recreate Will Smith’s journey to Bel Air through big, fun hiphop with lots of character and attitude. You’ll see Uncle Phil, Aunt Viv, Carlton, the cabbie with the dice in the mirror, and all your favorites. A dance for those of you who love to ham it up on stage and spend your weekday afternoons watching reruns of the show.
Michelle Machon
My dance is an intermediate/advanced lyrical piece set to Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up". It is a tribute to the people in everyone's lives that help in times of need and motivate each of us to be amazing people. I am looking for strong, passionate dancers (about 8) that can handle my very flowy style, and also people that will work together well as I would like to try some partnering.
Bettina Tso
A hip hop dance that is just about having fun with dance. It has a quick and upbeat tempo so it will hardly let you catch your breath. The dance revolves around giving impact and surprises to the viewer.
Anna Massie
Primarily a classical tap number with soft shoe steps. There will also be more modern steps as well. Very upbeat and energetic (i.e. crazy happy).
Amelia Laughton, Heather Levites
Only U is a a fun, flirty hip-hop/pointe fusion. The piece is gonna have a JLo/Brittany/Janet inspired chair section, and include a short guy/girl hip-hop partnering portion. To sum it up, super cute, super hot and super original.
Brandon Kraft, Kim Hinchey
It is a story about girls who think they are too good for their guy, but in the end realize that they are the one for them. The dance combines many different styles of dance including: jazz, hip hop, tango, and salsa.
Irene Brisson
High intensity piece, good deal of jumping and turning, sort of an ongoing struggle to reach out versus dominating force of pulling in to a compressed shape.
Ilia Santiago, Viviana Serra
Take a vivid and ethereal Van Gogh. Then spice it up with volatile hip-hop. This is the recipe for the nectar of gods: bodies in perfect harmony to an unrestrained tempo. Simply put it's a party in paradise, just that it'll be as hot as hell.
Heather Levites
Over and Over again is a song that requires tap to act as an additional musical instrument that fits with the tonality of the piece. This particular style of tap is very jazz inspired, yet has aspects of both hoofing and the more traditional broadway style tap. So in other words, it's a totally different way of tapping, to a totally unexpected genre of music.
Abe Hsu, Joseph Cheng
Once upon a time, the Dancetroupe concert had just ended, and Abe and Joseph decided to meet up at the afterparty, Abe by way of bus and Joseph by way of the T. At the bus-stop, Abe befriended ghetto crip-walkin' hoodie's, freestyle student with backpacks on, and little asian girls. At the T-stop, Joseph danced with newspaper holdin' tuxedoed men sitting on a bench, crisp pop'ers, and even a mom and little kid joined in to dance. One can't even imagine what happened after these two groups met up at the afterparty...
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Schedule
FEBRUARY
Mon 2/21: Presidents Day—Holiday
Tues 2/22: Monday Schedule of Classes
Su / Mo / Tu / We / Th / Fr / Sa1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12
13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19
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20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 2627 / 28
MARCH
Sun 3/6: First Showings
Mon 3/21 – Fri 3/25: Spring Vacation
Su / Mo / Tu / We / Th / Fr / Sa1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12
13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19
20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26
27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31
APRIL
Sun 4/10: Second Showings
Mon 4/19, Tues 4/20: Patriots Day Vacation
Sun 4/30: Blocking
Su / Mo / Tu / We / Th / Fr / Sa1 / 2
3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16
17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23
24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30
MAY
Sun 5/1 - Mon 5/2: Blocking
Tues 5/3 - Wed 5/4: Dress Rehearsals
Thurs 5/5: Concert 8pm
Fri 5/6: Concert 8pm
Sat 5/7: Concerts 4pm, 8pm
Sun 5/8: Concert 2pm
Su / Mo / Tu / We / Th / Fr / Sa1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14
15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21
22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28
29 / 30 / 31
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