Ridgeview High School hosted its annual dance revue shows on January 23, 24, and 25. Dance revue is a two-hour show featuring 30 different acts and routines performed by three different groups, all of which include students from every grade and skill level.
The theme of this year’s dance revue was Y2K, which means music from popular bands and singers from the 2000’s like NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, and Rihanna. These routines were performed by three different groups each representing a different level of dancing prowess, with group A representing advanced dancers, group B representing intermediate dancers, and group C representing beginner dancers. “We put our cast into different groups, so we kind of start off with a beginning level, and then there’s an intermediate, and then award of kids that either move really well, or just have a natural ability to dance,” says dance revue choreographer, Kelci Cerri.
Preparation for the dance revue was no small task however, with many different issues related to scheduling occurring. Lead choreographer and administrator of the dance revue, Lola Humenez stated that, “We learned twenty-two dances in about two months. When I was creating the schedule, we had a lot of bumps along the way because it’s a different time frame compared to other years, so we had to deal with Christmas concerts and stuff like that, which I wasn’t expecting.”
Although the show ran for only two hours, it took much longer for the dancers to memorize and practice for their dances. Some dancers that participated in the show also had to push through and manage injuries that occurred during preparation. “We’ve been preparing with really long hours for our practices, and also by just running through the shows,” answered Erykan Johnson.
If you didn’t participate this year and wish to next year here are some words of encouragement, “I think participating in it is probably the best. It’s the most you feel connected to school. You have a place to call home. You meet a lot of different people; it’s not just freshmen or seniors who are involved. Different people, different walks of life,” answered Humenez.
