The new school year started off with a bang at the Back to School Dance on Thursday September 2, 2010. Students from all grades came together to dance and have an entertaining night. Some went to see old friends and make new ones, and others went just because they love to dance.
It’s the first dance for our new freshman and we can only hope that they were not too terrified of the upper classmen showing just how much they needed a dance after the long first week of school. “The dance was great!” says senior Alexander Shadmehr. “All of my friends came, and whether we were dancing or just hanging out, the whole experience was lots of fun.”
However, for some upper classmen “the dance was interesting however it seems as though it‘s more of a freshman thing” according to Ti-Asjah Griffiths, a senior at Centennial.
At the beginning of the dance there were a few technical difficulties and awkwardness was spread thick over everyone who attended, but after a while, most people warmed up with the help of the notorious cha-cha slide.
Song choices for the night were relatively upbeat. They had some new ones like “OMG” by Usher and “Take It Off” by Ke$ha, and some older ones like “Bad Romance” by our ever favorite Lady Gaga. Whatever your taste is, last night they could satisfy it. Unless, you like country. Sorry, but that wouldn’t happen at a dance. Maybe try going to a Square Dance instead of the Back to School Dance?
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Posted on 2010-09-03
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Jack Johnson continued his 2010 To the Sea World Tour at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, July 17 to a sold out crowd. Working at Merriweather this summer has been great: I get to watch free concerts and get paid doing so! This particular show featuring one of my favorite artists of all time surpassed any concert I had attended so far this season.
After clocking in at the Administrative House near the VIP gates, I walked towards a bench and sat down waiting for the supervisors to arrive to receive my position for the concert. Kasey walked directly towards me a few minutes later and asked if I wanted to work backstage; I hesitated and rejected this because I wanted to work the pavilion and watch the show from there. I soon felt regret for this choice and requested to be placed backstage. Kasey placed me in the hallway by the dressing rooms and as soon as she said “dressing room.” I knew my instinct had been correct.
Situated coincidentally between the stage doors and the ALO (first opening band) dressing rooms and under perfect air condition ventilation, I was satisfied with my given spot. I had the simple task of allowing people with All-Access Passes through the stage doors. Otherwise, I was free to mingle and converse with everyone working backstage and the musicians as well. I saw all of the members of ALO including the lead singer‘s wife and baby daughter.
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Posted on 2010-07-30
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