OSU Sorority Girls Dancing For All To See

[PeppyGPhiB]

The KD costumes were a little much...I swear the girl on the left in the opening shot must have given the audience a peek of something, her shorts were way too short.

A lot of schools do dance competitions like this - you can find them all over YouTube - but most of them aren't very good. The ones in this video were. You can tell most of them have dance training...it's the rhythm and sharpness, and they were confident on stage...they knew the routine. I should know, I studied dance for 12 years, and if you aren't a confident dancer, you don't do moves like that.

I liked Alpha Chi Omega and DG the best. Does Ohio State have a dance team? The DG performance looked like a dance team in action.

My school had dance competitions during Homecoming, but our big thing was Songfest. A whole week of performing mini-plays that are 15 minutes long. Each group writes a script based on a theme, then throws in song and dance. Complete with celebrity judges, an orchestra, and hosts that also have their own performances. It's quite the to-do every year.

[Texas Beta]

I'm sure glad Texas girls have a little more class.

[James]

More class than what?

Originally Posted by Texas Beta

I'm sure glad Texas girls have a little more class.

[Texas Beta]

Originally Posted by James

More class than what?

The girls featured in that video.

Aspiring rap music video girls?

The only girls who should be parading around in provocative clothing and dancing like that are girls who give shows for dollar bills.

[alum]

I don't think these dance demonstrations reflect well on any of the sororities that participated. The only one that wasn't inappropriate was the Riverdance-type step. I'm certainly no prude but it wasn't like that in my day and that was when that awful Madonna was taking the US by storm

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by alum

I don't think these dance demonstrations reflect well on any of the sororities that participated. The only one that wasn't inappropriate was the Riverdance-type step. I'm certainly no prude but it wasn't like that in my day and that was when that awful Madonna was taking the US by storm

Well....it IS 2007. The only two that I was taken aback by were Kappa and KD. I did think those were inappropriate and the costumes even worse. The rest of them were pretty mild. At least they wore clothing.

[SWTXBelle]

It's funny - I was looking at the Kappa Kappa Gamma entry ("Meet Me at the Fair") at Baylor Sings (I think that's what it is called) on YouTube. Great set, cute costumes, some wonderful singing and dancing - nothing too provocative. Think Broadway instead of strip club. I'd rather GLOs compete in that way - I'm afraid the OSU-type dancing would cater to certain negative stereotypes.
And yes, I'm a dinosaur - I still think there are certain things a lady, and especially a sorority member, shouldn't do in public or as a representative of her GLO, and bumping and grinding is at the top of the list.
Of course, now I have "Gypsy" going through my head . . ."If you're gonna bump it, bump it with a trumpet!". LOL

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Of course, now I have "Gypsy" going through my head . . ."If you're gonna bump it, bump it with a trumpet!". LOL

We did that for a Broadway review in college...along with Hey Big Spender.

For Hey Big Spender, I wore a silver tube top, leather pants, a leather jacket, stilettos, and my hair was all feathered out. I expected my dad to make a comment. He did: "Hey, that outfit is flattering on you". Great dad, just what I wanted you to say about my "bar clothes".

[AChiOhSnap]

Originally Posted by ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl

Well....it IS 2007. The only two that I was taken aback by were Kappa and KD. I did think those were inappropriate and the costumes even worse. The rest of them were pretty mild. At least they wore clothing.

I want to know how much Kappa spent on those outfits. Despite how you may feel about the fact that they're a little provocative, from a purely aesthetic standpoint, they look great. Kind of like something from a professional musical. It just looks like the KKG women had to front a lot of money for them. For all our dance-y type competitions (Greek week, etc.) we just like bought matching tank tops and maybe like a headband or something. I think my chapter sisters would have revolted if they had been asked to spend more than about $15 on a costume.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by AChiOhSnap

I want to know how much Kappa spent on those outfits. Despite how you may feel about the fact that they're a little provocative, from a purely aesthetic standpoint, they look great. Kind of like something from a professional musical. It just looks like the KKG women had to front a lot of money for them. For all our dance-y type competitions (Greek week, etc.) we just like bought matching tank tops and maybe like a headband or something. I think my chapter sisters would have revolted if they had been asked to spend more than about $15 on a costume.

It's possible a parent or alumna member donated them, knows how to sew or can get discounts on costumes. At Iowa State we had something called Varieties, which was a musical competition. Costumes were extremely important to the show, and many looked professionally done, but there was a budget for each group. Most of the time somebody's parents had done the work or donated supplies.

[PeppyGPhiB]

DG's costumes looked like what many college dance teams wear at competitions or performances...even their hair looked like a dance team's, which is why I asked if Ohio State had a dance team.

ETA: As for what southern college girls wear while dancing in public, I think if you look online you'll find evidence that they're not necessarily "classier" than others in what they wear and how they dance. Can't find any photos of Texas' dance team (if it has one), but here are some photos from the college dance championships last year (broadcast on ESPN) of other southern schools:

Memphis (first place): http://www.varsity.com/nationals/07/...op/memphis.jpg
Alabama: http://www.varsity.com/nationals/07/...op/alabama.jpg
Louisiana-L: http://www.varsity.com/nationals/07/...-lafayette.jpg
LSU: http://www.varsity.com/nationals/07/...sianastate.jpg
UCF (similar to Kappa's outfits): http://www.varsity.com/nationals/07/...hiphop/ucf.jpg
Auburn: http://www.varsity.com/nationals/07/...nce/auburn.jpg
Ole Miss: http://www.varsity.com/nationals/07/...ississippi.jpg

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by Texas Beta

I'm sure glad Texas girls have a little more class.

No.

[BuckeyeTriDelta]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Does Ohio State have a dance team?

Yes they do. They are called the Buckeye Dance Force.
http://www.ohiostatedanceteam.com