MC Dancers Debut at Homecoming

This weekend was a great weekend to be a hound as Moravian held it's annual Homecoming!

Among the various activities and events was the homecoming football game against Franklin and Marshall College Saturday at 1 p.m.  At half-time, the cheerleaders and the band performed as they always do at the games but spectators were in for a treat as the Moravian College Dance Company (MCDC), of which I happen to be a member, also performed for their first time this year.  

We danced to a rendition of Journey's "Any Way You Want It," which the Greyhound Marching Band played live on the field.  

The routine featured a little bit of call and response (where half the dancers performed an 8-count of dancing and the other half mimicked it), some partnering, several leaps and jumps, and unison dancing (where everyone dances together).  It was a really fun routine and the judging by the all the cheers and applause afterwards, it seemed to be a real crowd-pleaser too!

Due to scheduling conflicts, not all of the dancers could rehearse for the homecoming performance, so not everybody in the company performed.  The Moravian College Dance Company is made up of about 20 students, but the 13 who performed at homecoming included:

• Denay Alston '15
• Sam Anderson '13
• Caity Dean '12
• Sasha Halasz '13
• Brooke Kuperavage '13
• Elizabeth Kussler '12
• Brittany Moretz '15
• Rachel Morrison '15
• Carly Reiss '14
• Chrissy Rocco '13
• Laura Shearman '14
• Kayla Smull '13
• Rianne Stowell '13

MC Dancers before our Homecoming performance

The routine was choreographed by Madeline Moore, who joined the Moravian College Dance Company last fall as the assistance artistic director.  This was also the second year that we collaborated with the Greyhound Marching Band for their half-time routine.  

As I previously mentioned, this was our first performance this year.  Our big performance is their big spring concert, where we and guest performers dance in Foy Hall.  This year the concert will be on Friday Mar. 30 and Saturday Mar. 31 at 7:30 p.m.

Although our Greyhounds ended up losing the game (14-7), the MC Dancers still shined at half-time and the Homecoming spirit stayed alive!

Were you at the game on Saturday?  If so, what did you think of the MC Dancers' half-time performance?  Post your thoughts!