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| The hip hop leg of the audition Photo by Joel Kumahata |
By Joel Kumahata
Dozens of students were anxiously finishing their breakfasts and chatting about their excitement at the Mabee dining hall on Saturday morning. In a few minutes, they would make their way to the Bell Center to audition for the 2017 production of Momentum, the Trinity University student-run dance show.
Nearly 60 students made the trek through the construction surrounding the building to arrive at the dance studio. There, they faced 17 choreographers, who would decide the dancers for the various routines planned for the production. The routines range from a narrative piece stylistically depicting an abusive relationship by Samuel Simoneau and Emily Taylor, to a Chinese fan dance by Natasha Muppala.
The auditioners had different dancing styles, but one thing in common: enthusiasm.
Kate Jones-Waddell, a sophomore double majoring theatre and education, went to see the Momentum last year and got emotional watching it. “I was like, wow! I really miss doing that kind of stuff!”
Like many participants, Allie Butemeyer, a sophomore theatre major, came to the audition out of the love for dancing. “Dancing kind of gives you a freedom to move your body in ways that in normal day society is kind of looked on as weird,” she laughed and continued. “Like if you see someone just do a spin, it’s kind of like, what are you doing?”
While the auditioners did their best to impress the panel of choreographers, the choreographers themselves were not immune from the enthusiasm.
Like many participants, Allie Butemeyer, a sophomore theatre major, came to the audition out of the love for dancing. “Dancing kind of gives you a freedom to move your body in ways that in normal day society is kind of looked on as weird,” she laughed and continued. “Like if you see someone just do a spin, it’s kind of like, what are you doing?”
While the auditioners did their best to impress the panel of choreographers, the choreographers themselves were not immune from the enthusiasm.
“I’ve been dancing for my whole life. But I like it more now because it’s more for fun instead of you’re in a class and someone’s yelling at you,” said choreographer Claire Burrus, a junior double majoring political science and environmental studies. “It’s a lot more fun when you do it with a bunch of other students!”
Burrus and her partner Connor Lenihan, a senior in biochemistry, have devised their piece based on hip hop, with many twirls and tricks.
This year marks the 12th anniversary of the show’s run at Trinity, and the students producing the show are determined to make it one of the greatest yet. After the auditions, the three-month rehearsal begins.
This year marks the 12th anniversary of the show’s run at Trinity, and the students producing the show are determined to make it one of the greatest yet. After the auditions, the three-month rehearsal begins.
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