Whether you have one right foot and one left foot, or two left feet, the Street Dance Club is always looking for enthusiastic members.
The club meets Fridays from 8 to 10 p.m. and Saturdays form 2 to 6 p.m.
Students interested in joining this group of award winning students can do so in several ways.
Students can apply during Club Rush at the beginning of each semester, attend one of the many events that the club holds, or simply contact the club president, Molly Siskin, or their advisor, Denise Gibson.
Students can also be recommended to the club by a current or alumni club member.
Molly Siskin,19, is a musical theater major and club president.
She was one of the clubs founding members in 2005 and still remembers how it all started.
“(Siskin) was taking Gibson’s social dance class on Friday nights and there were a few of us who stayed after to just dance and work on some extra foot work,” Siskin said.
After applying to the club students will have to audition to join. Because there are several different styles of dance students must audition for the proper team.
The different teams include: Hip-Hop, Salsa,Bachata, Lindy-Hop, West Coast Swing, Jazz,Tap.
During auditions prospective members are shown a combination of steps and then expected to perform them.
Students looking to join a doubles team will audition and rotate partners several times.
Members looking to join the jazz team must prepare a one minute self choreographed piece.
Eric Falconer is a 24-year-old geography major and part of the West Coast Swing team this semester.
He had a distant connection with the group before he was ever a part of it.
“I knew one of the members as a friend of a friend and she was an excellent dancer, so I knew it was a place I could grow,” Falconer said.
After a quick audition Falconer and was in.
He still remembers the first time he performed.
“I was extremely anxious especially since everyone had been doing it a lot longer than me,” Falconer said.
Paula Salvador, a 22-year-old undecided major is the clubs vice president.
“This club is different because we have a bunch of talented dancers who each possess a unique way of moving,” Salvador said. “(It) feels like family, and it’s the biggest reason as to why I stay.”
The Pierce Street Dance Team recently competed in the High Desert Dance Classic where they brought home a first place win in the college team competition for ballroom.
Check out theroundupnews.com for a full list of the awards.
