Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Using flashlights in the chor- eographer's dance, senior Lisa Aspengren, junior Cari Shierholz and senior Val Brant perform in the chor- eographer's dance, In a Flash.” (Photo by Erik Munson) In the dance choreographed by seniors Lisa Aspengren and Lori Sposito, sophomore Melanie Stover dances to Believe in the Beat”. (Photo by Erik Munson) oven v. C rer GEN ` 4. Twelve dancers including 9 sophomore Megan Manatt perform in the up beat dance Ob- session choreographed by Tammy Stempler. (Photo by Erik Munson) Terpsichore 22 Student Life Si ae Foe eg, E E det ps Along with 20 other students, Ww sophomore Shawna Greiner dances in an up beat number, “Who do you think I am?” choreographed by Robb Martin. (Photo by Erik Munson) ` ne ) e — Oe ae o سي سا | سی‎ ——— — 05 o. 9 9 ee rem e

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® At the Sadie Hawkins style v al uoo Da 1 dance, many girls, including senior Jill Isaacson, invited close friends to formal. She and senior Paul Weltha enjoy the dance. (Photo by Jennie Nuese) In the Sun Room of the Me- morial Union juniors Joe Glotfelty and Jodi Bergan look fo: tamiliar faces amongst the 154 cou- ples. (Photo by Jennie Nuese) 2. WX Ce ‘ake 0 0 G ee RB 1 b Relaxing between dances, sen KW E EH ior Todd Cumming and junior LES MN Tami Baker listen to the music pro vided by Al Weltha of KCCO. (Photo by Jennie Nuese) A mo coo. ER @ After paying $10 for silver key 7 chain tickets, seniors Kerrie Archbold and Brittany Wombache: talk about the evening's events : (Photo by Jennie Nuese) Student Life DEO T Winter Formal

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9 TERPSICHORE @ $ TERPSICHORE + ANCERS Bright unitards glistened under the lights as dancers moved to the music. Planning the rhythmic move- ments took the choreographers hours, making each dance a well-planned creation. A choreographer stands behind the stage, ea- gerly waiting for the begin- ning of her dance. Her stom- ach jumps as the lights come up and the music starts. After hours of notations, practices and planning, 13 choreographers experienced these feelings on March 5, 6 and 7 as the Terpsichore mod- ern dance show was per- formed for the twentieth con- secutive year. “I was nervous because 1 wanted my dancers to do well so everyone would like my dance. But I was also excited because I was dancing in my own dance, junior Lisa Ban- itt said. Choreography gave students a chance to create something of their own and it taught them how to work as leaders among their peers. “I don't know how I got the idea to do it. I was in the show last year and I had fun. I had no idea that teaching my dance would be so much Second year Terpsichore par- ticipant, junior Jason Ander- son dances in Val Brant's dance, it was one of the two slower-paced numbers in the show. (Photo by Erik Munson) 4 In “How About You P choreographed by Jil Dasher and Lisa Banitt, junior Margie Edwards expresses a message about Apartheid in South Africa. (Photo by Erik Munson) work,” junior Nova Master- son said. Before choreographers were able to choose their music, they had to first struggle with the kind of dance style they wanted. Eight chose fast mov- ing dances and two opted for slow dances. | picked an upbeat dance be- cause even if the dance is dull, the music will keep the audi- ence awake,’ senior Robb Martin said. Finding the correct number of “perfect” costumes brought about many dilemmas be- cause all the department cos- tumes were available on a first come, first serve basis. “The costumes in my dance were all thrown together. We really weren't sure if we would have enough for my 12 dancers. I think it was a mir- acle that they fit the dance so well senior Lori Sposito said. The final pieces of the show were put together during the week of technical rehearsals. This is when the choreo- graphers had to put on the finishing touches to their dances. “Because all the choreo- graphers were so organized, the rehearsals went really smoothly. I couldn't believe it! All the dancers did what their choreographers said and no one experienced any major problems, senior Val Brant said. At the final curtain call on March 7, the 13 choreo- graphers realized what an ac- complishment Terpsichore was. And when the final lights dimmed and the full- house applauded, the choreo- graphers knew that their time and efforts had been well re- ceived. -Jil Dasher Terpsichore Student Life 23