Fall 2020: Tik TOrchesis

 

Executive Board Speech 

Sanjana Marcé (CC '21), Zoe Novello (Barnard '21), and Lauren Ogden (CC '21)

 

“Hell N Back”

Choreographer: Eliza Rudalevige 

Music: “Hell N Back” by Bakar 

Dancers: Camila Braga, Alyse Rovner, Eliza Rudalevige,

 Lauren Seeger, Samantha Turk, Annika Voorheis, 

Angela Yu, Julia Zhao, Yue Zhou

This piece (and my first time choreographing for Orchesis!!!) is inspired by 1970s aesthetics and this very catchy song by Bakar. I wanted to create a dance that would bring my cast together from all across the country in a medley of color, vibes, and the occasional meme face. Although clean video editing is not my strong suit, I hope you enjoy!

 

“Girlfriend”

Choreographer: Lauren Ogden 

Music: “Girlfriend” by Charlie Puth

Dancers: Sam Camacho, Vicky Comunale, Rina Factor, Tiffany Lau, Joanne Lee, Madeleine Lemos, Allison Lin, Joseph Lynch,  Emily Milian, Alejandra Nunez, Isa Nunez, Rashel Rojas, Natasha Salmi

To my cast, thank you so much for always showing up to rehearsal, trying out the (sometimes ridiculous?) things I ask you to do, and putting up with the Zoom lag! You all truly make Zoom rehearsals fun in a way I didn’t think possible, and I’m so excited with how our fun piece came out <3

 

Interlude

Music: "Attention" by Todrick Hall
Dancers: Sophie Harris, Katherine Lin, Kelly Peterson, Julia Tannenbaum

Dance Credit: @xoprinceali

 

Music: "Everytime Tha Beat Drop" by Monica ft. Dem Franchize Boyz
Dancers: Sophie Harris, Katherine Lin, Kelly Peterson, Julia Tannenbaum

Dance Credit: @dexrated, @matt8mccall

 

Music: "WAP" by Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion
Dancers: Sophie Harris, Katherine Lin, Kelly Peterson, Julia Tannenbaum

Dance Credit: @besperon

 

“iMi”

Choreographer: Isabel Amos-Landgraf

Music: “iMi” and “Yi” by Bon Iver

Dancers: Isabel Amos-Landgraf, Erin Ergun, Billie Forester, Clara Hu, Grace Li,

Lauren Ogden, Batya Tropper, Yunxiao Cherrie Zheng 

This piece is about the mosaic of sounds and people that come together to create wonderful things, especially when things are rough. I'd like to thank my wonderful cast members for making this idea a reality and Justin Vernon for creating music that makes me feel.

 

“Sicko Mode”

Choreographer: Jessica Peng

Music: “Sicko Mode” by Travis Scott 

Dancers: Alexandra Maria Chang, Breanna Communale, Jaclyn Stroud, 

Sara Hoffman, Katherine Lin, Kennedy Salama, Eliza Staples, Ashley Zhang, Yue Zhou

Shoutout to my dancers for committing to this piece, trying their absolute best despite it being some of their first times with hip-hop and adding their own grooves to the dance, and going along with my silly ideas for the film. I had a pleasure teaching everyone and meeting so many incredibly talented dancers! :) 

“with no one around to see it”

Choreographer: Zoe Novello

Music: “The Lakes” by Taylor Swift 

Dancers: Sydney Contreras, Savannah Eklund, Jenna Everard, Caroline Gardiner, Isa Gerondelis, Jenna Madden, Alyse Rovner, Jane Song, Kathleen Sun, Katrina Wong, Madeline Yang, Yunxiao Cherrie Zheng

Thank you to my cast, Taylor Swift, and Orchesis - truly the three lights of my life 

 

Interlude

Music: "Love Story" by Taylor Swift (Remix by Disco Lines)
Dancers: Jenna Everard, Lila Chafe, Kennedy Salamat, Jaclyn Stroud

Dance Credit:  Jenna Everard

 

Music: "Spooky, Scary Skeletons" by Andrew Gold

Dancers:  Jenna Everard, Kennedy Salamat, Jaclyn Stroud

Dance Credit: @minecrafter2011

 

Music: "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA

Dancers: Lila Chafe, Kennedy Salamat, Jaclyn Stroud

Dance Credit: Jenna Everard, @melissabecraft

 

“Gone”

Choreographer: Ibby O'Carroll 

Music: “Gone” by Charli XCX and Christine and the Queens

Dancers: Billie Forester, Liza Goodwin, Elin Hu, Joseph Lynch, 

Ava Morouse, Sophie Visscher-Lubinizki

This dance is about the struggle of feeling isolated but also needing isolation for self-discovery! It's about pushing people away, whether that brings good (social distancing) or bad (missing your friends). I had so much fun with our virtual, small but mighty cast -- so many thanks to Orchesis and the board and everyone in this dance for all the love and good times! To end this blurb, I will quote Charli XCX: "I'm already gone, baby." 

 

“If You’re Gonna Lie”

Choreographer: Abigail Schreier 

Music: “If You’re Gonna Lie” by Fletcher 

Dancers:  Emma Chen, Savannah Eklund,  Mary Fellios, Sanjana Marcé, Zoe Novello, Lauren Ogden, Kennedy Salamat, Abigail Schreier, Jaclyn Stroud, Kathleen Sun, Emily Weinstein

Thank you so much to my wonderful cast for grooving with me and Comet this semester! I had so much fun chair dancing with y’all and am so thankful for Sunday morning energy :)

 

Interlude

Music: "Shower" by Becky G
Dancers: Emma Danon, Anais Arguello

Dance Credit: @zacklugo, @notstoud_, and @brandonmundine

 

Music: "Carole Savage Baskin" by Billy Joe Bartlette (Parody of "Savage" by Megan thee Stallion)

Dancers: Anais Arguello, Emma Danon, Kelly Peterson, Eliza Rudalevige, Julia Tannenbaum

Dance Credit: @keke.janajah

 

Music: "Adderall (Corvette Corvette)" by Popp Hunna
Dancers: Emma Danon, Anais Arguello

Dance Credit: @yvnggprince 

 

“Shake It Out”

Choreographer: Savannah Eklund 

Music: “Shake It Out” by Florence + the Machine

Dancers: Camila Braga, Sydney Brown, Bella Fenn, Kim Lew, Alejandra Nunez, Isabel Nunez, Kennedy Salamat,  Lauren Seeger, Rosie Underberg,  Annika Voorheis, Katrina Wong, Julia Zhao

To my cast: thank you so much for your resilience and dedication!  I am truly amazed by just how enthusiastic and dedicated you all were about showing up to Zoom rehearsal every week, on time, and with smiles on your faces.  This may have been an odd semester, but you never let it preclude us from having fun and productive rehearsals.  I so loved watching you all put so much joy in your dancing that it radiated through the screen.  Thank you for being such a bright spot in a topsy-turvy semester; I absolutely loved working with every single one of you!

 

“ ‘Til the Butterflies Escape”

Choreographer: Sanjana Marcé 

Music: “Bodyintoshapes” by Elliot Moss

Dancers: Isabel Amos-Landgraf, Lila Chafe, Annie Cheng

Mary Fellios, Elin Hu, Zoe Novello, Lauren Ogden, Athena Pagon, Abigail Schreier, Sophie Visscher-Lubinizki, Emily Weinstein, Lauren Wilkins

Thank you to my wonderful cast for climbing on furniture and hanging off doorways with me. 'Til we can roll around in a studio together, I am so grateful to be able to repeatedly mess up sharing Zoom audio with all of you. 

 

“God is a Woman”

Choreographers: Anais Arguello and Ava Morouse 

Music: “God is a Woman” by Ariana Grande 

Dancers:  Emma Danon, Sophie Harris, Joy Lundburg, Ava 

Morouse, Kelly Peterson, Eliza Rudalevigne, Julia Tannenbaum, Ellie York, Ashley Zhang, Yue Zhou

Thank you to the AMAZING cast of "God is a Woman"! Even through zoom trials and tribulations, you all worked together to make this piece the dreamy, empowering, fun, sassy piece that it has become, and we cannot thank you enough for that. Your spirit of collaboration and excitement inspired us to make this piece the best that it could be, and we are blown away by each one of you. Thank you for your hard work, your enthusiasm, and for representing the incredible community that IS Orchesis. We love you all, and we hope that this first Avais piece is the first of many, and can't wait to dance with you again! 

 

Board Interlude

“Potential Breakup Song”

Music: "Potential Breakup Song" by Aly & AJ
Dancers: Orchesis Board 2020

 

“Moments Passed”

Choreographer: Lauren Wilkins 

Music: “Moments Passed” by Dermot Kennedy

Dancers: Anais Arguello, Annie Cheng, Emma Danon, Sara Hoffman, Clara Hu, Katherine Lin, Joy Lundberg, Sanjana Marcé, Zoe Novello, Liz Radway, Abigail Schreier, Lauren Wilkins

Thank you so much to my incredible cast of dancers for constantly showing up to rehearsals with positive attitudes and open minds. While this certainly wasn’t a typical semester of Orchesis, I am so glad I got the chance to dance with these amazing humans and I cannot wait to (hopefully) dance with all of them in person sometime in the future. Y’all are the best, and I am so deeply appreciative of all the hard work you put into making this piece come to life.

 

“Canned HEAT”

Choreographers: Xixi Wang and Elin Hu

Music: “Canned Heat” by Jamiroquai

Dancers: Isabel Amos-Landgraf, Emma Chen, Victoria Esquibies, Billie Forester, Elin Hu, Elaje Lopez, Athena Pagon, Indigo Parlin, Eliza Rudalevige, Eliza Staples, Jaclyn Stroud, Lala Tolbert, Xixi Wang

To our wonderful cast, thank you for dancing your way through our Monday night rehearsals. Thank you for being so patient and willing to work through this whole new experience with us. Above all, thank you for being so hardworking and dedicated. Seeing your beautiful faces on zoom made this weird experience so much better and we are so glad you were there through the process. Y'all know this boogie was seriously for real. Much orchy love, Xilin <3

 

Finale

Choreographers: Orchesis Board

Music: “Dancing in My Room” by 347aidan

Dancers: Orchesis Cast