2008 Woodie Awards
SHU F.O.R.C.E. rocks the house
Valerie Bellegarde
Issue date: 4/27/06 Section: A & E
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The recital was displayed a variety of dance numbers including jazz, tap, hip-hop, lyrical, and even a special performance by SHU Elite. The girls practiced every Thursday and all day on Sundays and came together to put on a great show.
The Executive Board for the club consists of President Katrina Torres, Vice President Kaitlin Brownridge, Secretary Jenna D'Agostino, Treasurer Ashley Lussier, Advertising Chair Jenna Coccia, Fundraising Chair Ashley Bonora, and co-advisors Dawn Doucette and Amy Ricci.
From the Alumni dance to the crowd pleasing 80s mix, the diversity and the hard work was quite apparent.
"Overall our performance went really well both nights," said Christine Peterson, a sophomore from Cape Cod, Mass. "We were all very prepared for the shows this year. I think we looked good out there, from the music to the costumes, it came together really well."
"There was a lot of pressure this year because this was our first year with a new president, but we stepped it up, and I can honestly say this is our best year," said Katrina Torres, junior from East Hartford.
"We have grown to 41 members and we even had a boy on our team. All our members have something to offer and have great talent. I think you can see this talent in the different types of dances this year."
This year was also an exciting year for F.O.R.C.E. because they had their first official male member of the group. Sophomore, Carlos Pena, from Washington Heights, N.Y. is not the only guy to dance with the club, but is actually the first guy who tried out for the group and made it.
Pena helped choreograph "Touch It" with Paul Herman, a Sacred Heart alumni and former Mr. SHU.
"I loved 'Touch It'," said Torres, "it was my favorite dance, and I loved practicing for it. And our costumes were original and fun to put together. We had two boys choreographing for it so it was a different style."