By Cassidy Kramer (Oneonta, NY)--
The Oneonta State Dance Team, or OSDT, is one of the many facets
of dance at SUNY Oneonta. The OSDT was established in 2009 and has been
growing ever since. Last semester, the
team was approved for brand new uniforms for the first time since the team was
founded seven years ago. Now a squad that
used to be comprised of only 12 girls has finally reached its maximum capacity of 25
girls!
Fearless Leaders
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| Tabitha McGill (c) 2016 |
The OSDT has four captains this year, two of which are returning
seniors and two new captains that are juniors. They meet two times a week—outside of
practice time— in order to choreograph and take care of any other team
business, such as setting up fundraisers or even designing fun merchandise for
the team. Their only
difficulty as captains who are the same age as their dancers is that it is
sometimes hard being an authority figure to girls that are their best friends.
“Because I’m a junior there are some girls that are older
than me; there are seniors on the team, so sometimes it’s hard to correct them
and tell them what to do and be quiet because they are older than me, so it
just feels kind of awkward, but you just have to do it.” – Sarah Strachan
Practice Makes Perfect
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| Tabitha McGill (c) 2016 |
These dancers work hard each Tuesday and Thursday to
perfect their technique and practice their jazz and hip hop routines.
The OSDT performs these routines at various school events such as soccer games,
basketball games and even Midnight Madness!
They're also lucky enough to be able to compete in at least one competition every Spring Semester. The captains say that it's great to get outside feedback that will help them improve as a unit, as well as the fact that it's a fun bonding experience!
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