Since early in the semester, hundreds of students have been gathering for an hour each week to learn and rehearse their dances with the Tufts Dance Collective (TDC). On Saturday, they will finally unveil the results of their hard work in front of an audience. In addition to guest appearances by Sarabande and Turbo!, over 300 students participating in 21 dances will perform in TDC's fall semester show, entitled "TDC Presents Your Mom."
According to the TDC board members, after viewing each of the acts the board decided to choose the name "TDC Presents Your Mom" as the overall theme for the show. This theme is also explicitly present in the first dance of the evening, the Choreographer's Dance, in which the choreographers for every dance will come together to perform a piece set to Fountains of Wayne's "Stacy's Mom" (2003). The rest of the show will vary between technical and non-technical forms of dance, with pieces ranging from hip hop to ballet, from contemporary to a step number.
This loose, freeform style of show is indicative of the nature of TDC as a whole. Entirely student-run and student-choreographed, TDC holds no auditions. Anyone can join, and its members sign up for the dances they wish to be in. The group is founded entirely on its members' love of dancing, and the fun they have clearly shines through in their dances. "It's going to be a great show with lots of energy," senior board member Joshua Wilmoth said.
"TDC Presents Your Mom" will be performed in Cohen Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Each show will run about one and a half hours including an intermission, during which there will be a charity fundraiser bake sale.
