As a medley of multicolored lights flush the stage, dancers prance into their starting positions and strike a pose. The music begins, and with a graceful turn, “Just Dance” begins.

Six dance groups from the lower, middle and upper schools joined together on the stage of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center to perform in “Just Dance” the annual spring dance showcase last Friday. Dancers performed to a variety of music, from pop to rock to ballads.

The performance commenced with a performance by the upper school’s JV dance team, directed by Rachelle Haun. They were followed by performances by High Voltage, directed by Kento Vo, and Dance Fusion, directed by Gail Palmer, and Showstoppers, directed by Kimberly Teodoro.

With bright smiles, Kinetic Krew, directed by Rachelle Haun, preceded the Varsity Dance Troupe, directed by Karl Kuehn, which then closed out the first round of the show. As soon as all of the dance groups had run through the program once, they returned in the same rotation once again, performing twice throughout the course of the evening.

As the performance came to a close, dancers rushed out to a mash-up of songs, group by group, to assume their spots for the finale. Audience members clapped in conjunction to the beat of the music, cheering as their favorite groups came out.

To end the night, Dance Teacher Karl Kuehn honored all of the senior dancers in the show. Calling up each senior one by one, members of Dance Fusion hugged the seniors and handed them a bouquet of flowers as the veteran dancers posed for pictures at the front of the stage.

As the seniors sat back down in their respective spots on stage, the lights dimmed, accompanied by the roaring din of the audience’s applause.

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Arushi Saxena

The JV Dance Troupe dances to Youngblood by British boy band, 5SOS. The JV team was among the 6 teams to perform at this year's "Just Dance."