University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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— I i i I — A member of the group jumped through three flaming hoops blindfolded B- THE RIBBON DANCE Is a show stopper during the February 3 per- formance of the Chinese acrobats in Norton Auditorium. (Photo by Stephen Anderson) CATCHING A CUP in mid-air to balance on top of a stack of cups on your head is probably even more difficult than it looks, but the acrobats with the Golden Dragon troupe carried the stunt off with aplomb. (Photo by Stephen Anderson) CHINESE DANCERS perform in a show called incredible by mem- bers of the audience. (Photo by Stephen Anderson) 16

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PRESIDENT of Phi Mu Polly Gart- man accepts the trophy for her organization ' s participation in Step Sing. Phi Mu placed first in the com- HELPING OUT the P.E. Women in the pizza eating relay is Patti Polk. The first place winners (or eaters) in each division were LaGrange Hall petition that gave organizations an opportunity to put together an origi- nal production number. (Photo by Robert Lawler) (women ' s), Rivers Hall (men ' s), and Circle K (co-ed). In the overall com- petition, P.E. Women placed third. (Photo by Charles Dutler.) rhe Wednesday event was he Domino ' s Pizza Relay. h organization had to have . iit representatives in the I lay with each team member ciiing one piece of plain hiese pizza. I.aGrange Hall won first in h( women ' s division with xlpha Gamma Delta winning I lond and Phi Mu winning ' hud. In the men ' s division, the Maces were taken by Rivers lall (first). Pi Kappa Alpha second), and Alpha Tau )mega (third). In the co-ed livision, ips took first, Circle K ook second, and RESA took |hird place. On Wednesday night a lance was held which featured he musical group Eh. Sandy lasheider was announced as he Spring Fling Queen at the lance. The People Pyramid took )lace on Thursday and was held at the amphitheatre. It was humorous as all team con- testants tried to balance them- selves to stay on all fours. Each organization had to have a minimum of 1 2 people in their pyramid and they had two minutes to make the pyramid. In the women ' s division. Alpha Delta Pi won first place with Alpha Gamma Delta and LaGrange Hall tying for second place. In the men ' s division, Sigma Chi took first place with Pi Kappa Alpha taking second and Sigma Alpha Epsilon taking third place. In the Lip Sync contest held on Friday afternoon, each con- testant tried to imitate a partic- ular artist or group as closely as possible. Alpha Delta Pi took first place. Alpha Gamma Delta took second, and Phi Mu took third place in the women ' s divi- sion. In the men ' s division, first place went to Sigma Chi and second place went to Pi Kappa Alpha. In the co-ed division. Circle K took first place and ips took second place. Friday ' s events were relays which included the Dizzie Izzie, the Football Jeix State Style relay, the Egg Toss, the Coming and Going Relay, the Amoeba Race, the GraJj Bag Relay, the Water Relay, and the Waterless Raft Race. Rivers Hall took first place with RESA taking second and the P.E. Women coming in third. As Spring Fling came to an end, students began to realize that their bit of fun was over and their sentence in Collier prison had just begun — final exams and research papers awaited them. IPS, the commercial music club, takes first place in the pizza relay with the help of Jim Martin. Martin is the program director of ips. (Photo by Charles Butler) 3- by Chcrie Gamer Spring Fling 1 5

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lie university offers cultural events )r students and the community to enjoy JHE FtNER JHTNGS oAIthough the spring and fall ncerts tend to generate the jst excitement, there is a de variety of entertainment idents have the opportunity enjoy. This year saw two ferent and enjoyable events particular come to campus. Canada ' s Royal Winnipeg illet, sponsored by the iscle Shoals Concert Associ- on, performed at Norton iditorium during the early rt of February. The Florence School of iliet opened the show with a llet demonstration, after lich the Royal Winnipeg llet came on for their part of 2 program. They opened with five cerpts from Swan Lake, i most popular classic ballet, e group performed White an Pas de Deux, Black mn Pas de Deux, Cyg- ts, Spanish Dance, and 2 pas de trois from the third t. Following the first intermis- m, they returned to the stage and performed Translucent Tones, which featured excel- lent ensemble precision. Their third offering was Belong, from When the Messiah Comes. The com- pany has been performing this selection since 1973. The per- formance ended with Sym- phony in D. Adding to the show was the orchestra, which combined with the dancers to give added depth to the performance. The Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats and Magi- cians of Taipei brought their acts of skill to campus in a show for all ages. The troupe is composed largely of the Chang family and has visited more than 30 countries. The show opened with the segment entitled Chinese Car- nival and included a large glowing dragon. They then launched into routines includ- ing flag waving, juggling and balancing. The Flaming Swords por- tion featured one of the high- lights of the show. A member of the group jumped through three flaming hoops blind-, folded, to the roaring applause of the audience. The performance continued with Chinese comedy, a demonstration of the martial arts Chi-Kung and Kung Fu, and a colorful ribbon dance by six of the female members. The first part of the show ended with the Tower of Chairs. The acrobat balanced on a chair and added an addi- tional chair until the tower reached eight chairs high. At chair eight, he said, No more, tilted the top chair and balanced on his hands. The art of spinning plates began part two of the show, fol- lowed by a group of the mem- bers which dressed in lion costumes to the delight of the audience. A magic act includ- ing sword-piercing followed. Human pyramids and bicycle stunt riding closed the show. by )effrey David Cox PLATE SPINNING as performed by the Chinese acrobats is decidedly different from the old carnival acts which used to attempt a similar feat (in a much less spectacular fashion). (Photo by Stephen Anderson) 1 K PI mm HH| %1 ■1 m THE LION DANCE is a particularly appropriate number — considering the show was being performed on the campus where Leo is king, in the heart of Lion Country. (Photo by Stephen Anderson) WARMING UP before their perfor- mance, members of the Royal Win- nipeg Ballet stretch their muscles and give themselves a chance to run over their routines one more time. (Photo by Robert Lawler) EnlertainiTient 1 1