Choreography Terms
The hand position where thumbs are tucked and all fingers are solidly together.
What is a blade?
The amount of Taylor Swift songs I have chosen to include in Expressions shows the past three years.
What is two? (Look What You Made Me Do and The Joker and The Queen)
The instruments Mrs. VV plays (Two main instruments).
What is clarinet and saxophone? (And piano kind of poorly)
Your favorite clinician
Any of the above!!!
The most commonly used dresses for Expressions for JSS.
What are the candy cane (red and white) dresses?
What is a CLAW?
The name of our hedgehog mascot last year?
Ace!
Mrs. VV once performed at a show choir competition the day after what surgery?
What is wisdom teeth removal surgery?
This former Whiteland Choirs member currently teaches at Ray Crowe Elementary and came in to clinic Expressions two years ago.
Who is Paige Lundy?
The number of different colors our jumpsuits from the Medusa show had.
Three! Silver, Green, Purple.
The most (soon-to-be) commonly asked for foot/toe position when we are dancing "classily" in our silver heels.
What is a pointed toe/foot?
The first year that Expressions won a Grand Champion trophy. (The actual year of the competition)
What is 2023?
Mrs. VV was known for her execution of one particular move while in show choir.
What is a hair flip?
This soon-to-be student teacher of Mrs. VanderVeen's will be somewhat of a clinician to us starting after fall break:
Who is Miss Ally Horvath?
What to do if you have a costume malfunction on stage?
What is:
If the malfunction is a simple strap off the shoulder, shoe caught in dress, etc. KEEP DANCING!!! Try to fix unnoticed during a transition but not in the middle of choreography.
If the malfunction is MAJOR you perform off the stage like nothing is wrong. Preferably during a blocking change.
The act of turning your face to the audience even while spinning.
What is "spotting"?
The word change that completes this phrase in Ace of Spades: "If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm the __________"
What is "ONE"?
The costume malfunction Mrs. VV endured while performing in a quartet for the entire school.
What is the heel breaking off of her boot?
This clinician typically brings everyone to tears at some point while visiting and tells a story about "the butterfly effect."
Who is Paul Gulsvig? (AKA Bald Man)
Chugga Chugga Choo Choo! The term for the lines we create during a costume change to help others get on their costumes.
What is a Zip Train?
This move involves rising onto the balls of the feet (demi-pointe) or the tips of the toes (pointe). This is a French word.
relevé
The correct spelling of the "Elf" choreographed number we did at JSS last year:
What is s-p-a-r-k-l-e-j-o-l-l-y-t-w-i-n-k-l-e-j-i-n-g-l-y?
The number of minutes Mrs. VV is older by compared to her YOUNGEST brother.
What is Three?
This clinician performs alongside the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as a dancer in the annual Yuletide Celebration and at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre.
Who is Joe Perkins?
This costume was created for Expressions and was reused by Iridescence for their competition show two years ago, and by Rhythm Masters for JSS.
What are the white/silver/Princess Leia dresses?