A variety of Bowdoin dance classes, student groups, and individuals have put their talents together for the 35th annual Spring Dance Show, which premiered Thursday night and will be performed again tonight and Saturday in Pickard Theater.
The show features performers from beginning, intermediate, and advanced classes, who will be performing modern pieces. All other groups or individual dancers earned their spots in the program by auditioning. Student groups include ANOKHA, Vague, and Intersection, a new multicultural group.
Senior Jill Grunnah, who will be performing in several different pieces, including one that was independently choreographed, believes that the annual show is a great way to see fellow classmates outside of an academic setting.
"It's really great because most people don't think of Bowdoin as an arts school, but when you come to a show, you get to see a lot of hidden talent," she said.
Other individual performances include a dance by Erin Lucey '06 and a clogging piece by Ponnila Samuels '07.
Vague, a jazz and hip-hop dance group, will be performing a piece that incorporates three styles of jazz: Broadway, classic, and street funk.
Megan McCarty '09, a member of Vague who was active in dance shows in high school, noted, "It feels good to be back on stage."
The two-hour show features 11 dances in styles including modern, jazz, and multicultural.
"It's a really high-energy show and very exciting this semester," said Grunnah, who has participated in seven of the eight dance shows put on during her time at Bowdoin.
"It's definitely the most entertaining thing the school has to offer," she said. "The people involved in the show are so passionate and enthusiastic that it just spreads to the crowd."
Tickets for the show are free, and are available at the Smith Union information desk.