Ebonites perform annual recital
Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 2:22PM By Jessica Pickens
The Association of Ebonites (AOE) combine several dance genres for the annual Dance in Motion recital.
The Association of Ebonites was established at Winthrop in 1968. The group originally had a Gospel Choir and then branched out, making seven sub committees including Dance in Motion, said sophomore business administration major Erin Gibson.
“Though it is a hip-hop based team we do many dances such as vogue, j-sette, mime, praise dance, lyrical, theater and tap,” she said.
The members of Dance in Motion also choreograph their own dances.
“We perform various types of dances with the use of everyone’s choreograhy to help further exemplify unity of AOE,” said chairman of the Dance in Motion recital Brittany Bradley.
Along with their annual recital, Dance in Motion has performed in the AKApollo, received second place in the 2009 Homecoming Talent Show and the NAACP’s Annual SwaggaJacked Tour which will be on Friday, April 16.
Bradley, junior mass communication major, is the director of the recital and is in charge of making sure music, attire and performers are ready.
“Last year we didn’t have as many people in Dance in Motion, but this year there were more people who gave input,” she said. “It was easier to prepare for the recital. The choreography is innovative and the energy will be great.”
In order to be part of Dance in Motion, students must be a member of the Association of Ebonites and pay a one time fee of $15.
“Upon joining the organization you just have to show up to practices, learn the dances, contribute and perform,” Gibson said. “It’s fun, easy and rewarding.”
The Dance in Motion Annual Recital is at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, in Tillman Auditorium.
