Fall 2019 Choreographers

Barnard College '22

Xixi Wang (BC '22) is an art history major whose favorite color is turquoise. Xixi says, “I hope my piece serves as a reminder of finding a place where you feel the most safe, supported, and loved, even during times when you feel like you don't belong. Thank you to my lovely cast for turning my vision into a reality. I'm so excited to watch you all kill it on stage!” 

Watch Xixi's piece here!

Barnard College '21

Tamryn Hodge (BC ’21) is an English major with a film concentration whose favorite colors are orange, blue, and gold. Tamryn says, “My piece is essentially a story about a couple playing video games, from the POV of the characters. I really wanted this to be a feel-good kind of piece, a little bit of partying, and a smidge of cute. Even if you have no idea what’s going on, I hope you still leave having had a good time. <3”.

Watch Tamryn's piece here!

Barnard College '20

Sarah Hanrahan (BC '20) is a biology major whose favorite colors are blue, green, and purple. Sarah says: “My piece is an upbeat piece about learning not to take things too seriously, but my cast has been working so hard this semester and I love them all so much. ”

Watch Sarah's piece here!

Columbia College '21 

Sanjana Marcé (CC '21) is a math and computer science major whose favorite color is blue. Sanjana says, “Come see my shining stars take the stage TOMORROW as I force my unparalleled love of Billie Eilish onto the Orchesis community yet again. I am so proud of these stunning movers and grateful for their willingness to wreck their sleep schedules and bruise their knees for this piece. You don't want to miss them!”

Watch Sanjana's piece here!

Barnard College '22 & Barnard College '22

Posey Cohen (BC ’22) is a sociology major whose favorite color is pink, and Sarah Beck (BC ’22) is an anthropology major whose favorite color is orange. Both coming from the suburbs of Chicago, Sarah and Posey (better known as Sosey) love hip hop, LOVE their cast, and are not actually related in any way. Coming together to choreograph during their third semester in Orchesis, this piece encompasses the fun and "aggressive" style of hip hop they love to do. They have had the best time every Sunday coming together to laugh and dance with their cast and cannot wait for the show!

Watch Posey and Sarah's piece here!

Barnard College '20

Olivia Roche (BC ’20) is a political science major whose favorite color is orange. Olivia says, “Endings are hard. Sometimes we hold onto relationships for longer than we should because of that. My piece is about learning when to move on-- or at least trying to. ”

Watch Olivia's piece here!

Columbia College '22 & Barnard College '21

Nicole ‘Yellow Baby’ Kohut (CC '22) and Gianna Raimo (BC '21) are English and economics majors whose favorite colors are yellow and baby green, respectively. Gianna and Yellow (Gello) have had the best time dancing with their gellies to the greatest hits of Britney Spears. They can't wait to show you how fabulous the gellies are. You’ll just have to come to the show and see for yourself. Gello out.

Watch Nicole and Gianna's piece here!

Barnard College '22

Michaela Fleischer (BC '22) is an English and dance major whose favorite color is royal blue. Michaela is a sophomore and is so excited to be choreographing for Orchesis! A fun fact about Michaela is that she has had six pet mice throughout her life, who were almost all named after characters from the Peanuts Comics. She is so thankful to have had such an amazing and dedicated cast and has had such a great time working with them. Inspired by the movement quality of hip hop, her piece, Moonlight, is set to classical music and explores themes of separation and isolation, juxtaposed with unity and conformity. She would like to thank the Orchesis board for all their hard work and can't wait for future semesters!

Watch Michaela's piece here!

Barnard College '20 

Lauren Wilmore (BC ’20) is a comparative literature major whose favorite colors are blue and green. Lauren can’t wait for you to see her piece (and the 14 other student choreographed numbers)! She says, “This fun song about having a great time with your friends was featured on the Norwegian TV show, Skam. “5 Fine Frøkner” translates to “5 Fine Ladies,” and this piece is danced by 20 fine frøkner! Jeg elsker dere, takk for alt!”

Watch Lauren's piece here!

Columbia College '21

Lauren Ogden (CC ’21) is a computer science major with a statistics concentration whose favorite colors are light pink and dark green. Lauren says, “I’m so excited for my Orchesis choreographic debut, and I’ve loved every minute of setting this fun and sassy piece! To my cast: thank you for your endless hard work and patience (especially that one time when I couldn’t stop coughing), as well as your willingness to show up to our 11pm rehearsals! Now let’s go be the rich girls we all know we are.” [you have to come to the show for context about that last line]

Watch Lauren's piece here!

Barnard College '20

Kat Bartley (BC '20) is a political science and ancient studies major whose favorite color is blue. Kat says: “My piece is a contemporary dance to a dope Daughter song. My super talented cast has worked so hard to make the piece look beautiful and I'm SO proud of them! Come see them SLAYYY!”

Watch Kat's piece here!

Columbia College '20

Emily Li (CC '20) is a computer science major whose favorite colors is yellow. Emily can tell you how to get anywhere in NYC via subway by memory, and, unsurprisingly, the yellow line is her favorite. Emily is choreographing a hip-hop number to Saweetie’s ICY GRL, Cuco’s Bossa No Sé, and Lizzo’s Boys and Juice.

Watch Emily's piece here!

Columbia College '20

Bri Alico (CC ’20) is a biology major whose favorite color is yellow. Bri says, “My piece this semester is a sappy, feel-good lyrical dance that I’ve channeled all of my mixed feelings about senior year into. I’m really looking forward to seeing my cast perform on stage; their energy and beauty makes me so happy that I decided to choreograph this semester!”

Watch Bri's piece here!

SEAS '22

Amanda Klepper (SEAS '22) is a civil engineering major whose favorite color is rainbow (how apt for this colorful show!). She is a sophomore, and this semester, she is choreographing a contemporary piece to “Loved Ones” by Armando Young. She is so grateful to her wonderful cast for all that they have put into the piece, and she can’t wait to see it on stage!

Watch Amanda's piece here!