El Dorado High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Placentia, CA)

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u Q. 102 Advanced Modern Dance

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Carving Out History The 65 members of the Concert Choir hove carved out their own piece of El Dorado ' s his- tory. This year the choir received, its first-ever, invitation to perform at the prestigous Chap- man College Festival. Pressing onv ard with the El Dorado tradition of excellence, the choir received rave revues. Choir is not only an organization in which a student ' s vocal talents are strengthened and perfected, but it is a place where friendships are made and strengthened. Choir is a very big part of my life, singer Jennifer Bruns re- vealed. I love it! choir director John Tebay exclaimed. P7 s. KImIko Maeda seems more interested in her new issue ot Motor Trend Magazine thian lier song book tKara McDermott and Steve Hensley practice thieir ventriioquist singing for ihe class. Bethoven eat your tieort out! Ponders M. Te- bay. Concert Choir 101

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Hard workers, dedication and a little bit of ham is wtiat Melanie Alexander looked for in her dancers, and that type of dancer is what she found in every girl that made it for the team. Mel, as her students in her dance classes call her, said, this group of girls is closer than any of the other groups in previous dance classes. I guess they ' re close because of all the dances they ' ve had to learn in a hurry. They learned a dance a week for five weeks in a row. They had to learn so much in so little time. They ' re also a smaller group than usual. I think we had a close relationship because we worked so hard together, striving for the same thing , quoted De De Shoemaker. We had a blast. We did alot of things outside of dance together. said Karen Conger. Most of the girls , Karen con- tinued, Wanted to be involved in the school and wanted to get into an activity that they could do well in. That ' s why they tried out . The girls performed more shows than the norm for the dance teams at E.D.. They performed with the Jazz and Vocal Ensemble. They also held a parents night. They held a performance at half time at one of E.D. ' s basketball games. After you do a show you feel great , concluded Karen Conger, be- cause you ' ve accomplished something . 1983 Advanced Modern Dance, Karen Conger, Kelly Caetano, Jamie Morris, Julie Dix, Cathy Watson, Jenni Wtiite, Karl Wal- lace, Carol Rathbun, Valerie VIetti, JoanI Hampton, De De Stioemaker. I swear I saw a little green man this tail, Jenni Wliite ex- plains. Joanie Hampton, alias Cinderella, kicks off her glass slippers during the ball De De Stioemaker demonstrates how to pass a sobriety test by walking a straight line. I could go for some Pepto-Bismol after 7 hours of twirling , explains Karen Conger. Karen Conger practices for the arm flapping competition. Advanced Modern Dance 103