William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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Dancing for students at Benton Elementary school, soph- omore Robin Rogers and junior David Reed concentrate on their moves. HOOFERS - Bottom Row: Mr. Ray Ettin- Three: Shirley Rutledge, Warren Jones, ger fSponsorlg Row Two: Kathy Bridges, Jarrett Cooper, Jana Houstonp Row Four: Rick Pontalion, Verna Eastwoodg Row David Reedg Top Row: Robin Rogers. Dancing an Irish jig, sophomore Kathy Bridges and senior Rick Pontalion smile enthusiastically. ' Troupe reforms after 2 years to perform for young and old by Leslie Anglin Hoofers was the brain childi' of Mr. Ray Ettinger when he found that the music department needed a dance group for the musical Oklahoma in 1974. The group was inactive for two years because, There were no guys in the past years who wanted to try out, Ettinger said. In every group he has to have four guys. He felt that he had a lot of good talent so he decided to give Hooters another shot this year. Since some students had been asking, he knew there was an interest. That is when he knew this was the year that Hoofers would perform again. Hoofers is a select group of stu- dents who like to dance and can quick- ly pick up dance routines. They per- form at various places: elementary schools, retirement homes, and they have been asked to dance at the Old Missouri Town festival at Lake Jacomo in October. Ettinger thinks it will be a good experience to dance at Old Mis- souri Town rather than Santa-Cali-G- on. Santa-Cali-Gon has become so commercial that the show just doesn't go over good, said Ettinger. Elementary schoolchildren have re- acted well to the group's performan- ces. I like to get in front of children and perform, said sophomore Kathy Bridges. Doing the Charleston, a famous dance of the 1920's, jun- iors Verna Eastwood and Shirley Rutledge kick their legs. Older people at retirement homes also enjoy the Hoofers' dances. I like dancing for the older people best, said junior David Reed, because they're more attentive. They get involved in the performance and seem to appre- ciate it moref' Hooters perform all kinds of dan- ces from square dancing to disco. Since they need a different costume for each dance they have to raise a lot of money to get the costumes they need. This year they sold window decals and sta- tionery. All the sales went fairly well. They found they had a lot of support from people who wanted to help this new dance group. Hooters 29