Arts & Events : Dance & Theatre
'Stroll' highlight of Homecoming week activities
Oct 12, 2009, 9:45 AM
By CHANTEL HUGHES
WARRENSBURG, Mo.--Many students anticipate homecoming and the events that it brings, however, its one of the busiest times for a student. They are focused on their midterm grades, hosting and planning events with their organizations and most of all, just having a good time.
Homecoming activities were distributed throughout the week, including the Non-Greek Stroll Off Wednesday.
The Non-Greek Stroll Off is an event hosted by ABC. Individuals put together a team to come up with two strolls. These teams consisted of No Introduction, Main Event, and Intervention.
“It’s really frustrating to be in a team with so many dominant personalities,” said Ciara Cockrell. “Each person wants to contribute with coming up with a stroll, but some people don’t understand the concepts of sharing the spotlight.”
Ciara was a part of No Introduction, a team that consisted of six girls who won second place in the competition.
All of the teams were assigned certain criteria for being able to compete. Each stroll had to be at least four minutes long and had to have a mixture of old school music and new school music.
“My group used several old songs in our performance, said Ciara, “mostly because we had a hard time trying to narrow it down and we couldn’t agree on what songs we wanted to use.”
The time it takes to put together an event like this, surprisingly depends more on the volunteers than the organization who funds it. These behind-the-scenes people give order to the production. They help with the music, with the layout of how the show is to be done, as well as the set up of each performance.
“My role was to simply help each team get ready for their performance,” said Robert Jones. “Some teams used props in their routine, so if they needed something carried out, that was a part of my job. At one point, I had to go out and entertain the crowd during a brief intermission,” he said.
This event came off to be one of the most successful yet. For the most part, everything ran smoothly and time was used efficiently. The stroll off started at 8:30 p.m. and ended about two hours later.
Nearly every seat in the room was full and the crowd got involved in each team’s performance, adding enthusiasm with every movement.
“I can admit, I actually had a little fun,” said Elaythea Moorehead. ”I started not to come, but I figured this is my last year here and I didn’t want to miss it.”
The Non-Greek Stroll Off may be an event to remember, especially for the first place winners of Main Event, an all-male group.
Homecoming activities were distributed throughout the week, including the Non-Greek Stroll Off Wednesday.
The Non-Greek Stroll Off is an event hosted by ABC. Individuals put together a team to come up with two strolls. These teams consisted of No Introduction, Main Event, and Intervention.
“It’s really frustrating to be in a team with so many dominant personalities,” said Ciara Cockrell. “Each person wants to contribute with coming up with a stroll, but some people don’t understand the concepts of sharing the spotlight.”
Ciara was a part of No Introduction, a team that consisted of six girls who won second place in the competition.
All of the teams were assigned certain criteria for being able to compete. Each stroll had to be at least four minutes long and had to have a mixture of old school music and new school music.
“My group used several old songs in our performance, said Ciara, “mostly because we had a hard time trying to narrow it down and we couldn’t agree on what songs we wanted to use.”
The time it takes to put together an event like this, surprisingly depends more on the volunteers than the organization who funds it. These behind-the-scenes people give order to the production. They help with the music, with the layout of how the show is to be done, as well as the set up of each performance.
“My role was to simply help each team get ready for their performance,” said Robert Jones. “Some teams used props in their routine, so if they needed something carried out, that was a part of my job. At one point, I had to go out and entertain the crowd during a brief intermission,” he said.
This event came off to be one of the most successful yet. For the most part, everything ran smoothly and time was used efficiently. The stroll off started at 8:30 p.m. and ended about two hours later.
Nearly every seat in the room was full and the crowd got involved in each team’s performance, adding enthusiasm with every movement.
“I can admit, I actually had a little fun,” said Elaythea Moorehead. ”I started not to come, but I figured this is my last year here and I didn’t want to miss it.”
The Non-Greek Stroll Off may be an event to remember, especially for the first place winners of Main Event, an all-male group.
