Lancer Dancer Spring Show Will Feature a Men’s Number

Every spring, the Junior Varsity and Varsity Lancer Dancers put together a final show consisting of a range of dances, from jazz and hip-hop dances performed previously during the year, to newly-created ones such as the ‘class dances’. For $5, everyone from family to friends are welcome, and this Tuesday, the auditorium may be even more crowded than usual.

This year the team decided to spice up by using an idea that has been done in the past to attract a wide audience: adding boys of their choice to certain dances. In addition to the JV and Varsity dances, the boys will appear in their own dances sporting an “I Love Lancer Dancers” cut off t-shirt. The group of guys will have their own separate dance by themselves which will be followed by a dance where the girls will come out and join them.

Each Varsity dancer chose one boy who they thought met the criteria as the most enthusiastic, funny, and dedicated. In addition to those three traits, the guys must also have the guts to shake their butts and do other moves often used by the dancers.

“I chose Zach Jacobson and he just loves to dance and is really energetic and funny,” junior Kaitlin Morgan said. “He has a really good toe touch.”

According to senior Maddie Sullivan, boys like Jacobson have more than met her expectations. Surprised by the boys’ dedication and energy during their weekend and seminar practices, she has no nerves for the upcoming performance.

“Even if [the boys] mess up, it’ll be funny,” Sullivan said. “I’m not really that worried about them. I think they’re more worried than we are.”

When junior Emmy Hadley first asked junior Chase Ainsworth, he was in disbelief.

“[When she asked me] I was kinda skeptical,” Ainsworth said. “I was wondering if she was joking or something but after the first rehearsal I could tell it would be a ton of fun. It’s a good group of guys.”