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06-29-2007, 09:29 AM
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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
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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.
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06-29-2007, 12:19 PM
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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
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06-29-2007, 12:40 PM
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Of course, now I have "Gypsy" going through my head . . ."If you're gonna bump it, bump it with a trumpet!". LOL
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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".
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06-29-2007, 01:21 PM
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I'm sure glad Texas girls have a little more class.
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No.
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06-29-2007, 01:34 PM
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Does Ohio State have a dance team?
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Yes they do. They are called the Buckeye Dance Force.
http://www.ohiostatedanceteam.com
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06-29-2007, 01:46 PM
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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.
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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.
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06-29-2007, 01:55 PM
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that was nothing, the brothers of the Rutgers Pi Kappa Alpha all dressed up and danced for Lady Marmalade at our greek week
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06-29-2007, 01:55 PM
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that was nothing, the brothers of the Rutgers Pi Kappa Alpha all dressed up and danced for Lady Marmalade at our greek week
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buahahaa
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06-29-2007, 01:56 PM
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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.
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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.
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06-29-2007, 02:50 PM
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Can't find any photos of Texas' dance team (if it has one)
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Here's one from the Texas Dance Team website:
Is this the kind of class that TexasBeta was talking about? 
(Note - I don't have a problem w/the picture, I only point it out to demonstrate that what you see on any dance team...including Texas...is roughly in line with what was in the OSU video.)
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06-29-2007, 02:53 PM
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Except that UCF's girls have leggings, longer skirts, and shirts that come to the waist of the skirt.  Just sayin'. 
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06-29-2007, 02:53 PM
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Good lord.
Auburn's were nice. LSU and Bama were ok. Ole Miss was so-so. Everyone else's costumes were FUGLY.
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06-29-2007, 03:36 PM
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Good lord.
Auburn's were nice. LSU and Bama were ok. Ole Miss was so-so. Everyone else's costumes were FUGLY.
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Eye of the beholder of course!
So wow, skimpy dance costumes is the major problem now on GC?
It is called theater whether it be Professional or amature, Si? 
Where are the dancing Penguins? 
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06-29-2007, 04:42 PM
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I think the point of debate is what defines a "dance team" vs. a greek sing type of event. I for one haven't been happy at the road dance teams have been taking for sometime now. My mother and sister were Strutters at TX State - a drill team, more or less. The dance team competitions that I've seen have been becoming more and more, um, provocative. The state of TX even had a bill introduced to outlaw sexually provocative dance teams and cheerleaders in public schools (it died on the floor, I believe).
If all of the sororities agreed to a certain type of dance for the competition, then it would remove the pressure to be more suggestive. Of course, this is not likely to happen if everyone is happy with the status quo. I happen to think that it is not in the best interests of the sororities as a whole to present themselves in that manner - I wouldn't want my daughters to participate in an event that so obviously is geared to a sexually suggestive format. I also think the Broadway-type competitions are also more artistically challenging overall, and I'd much rather sit through an evening of those than hours of pelvic thrusts and gyrations. JMHO -
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