Dance at Princeton Day School
PDS DANCES 2024
April 18, 7pm
McAneny Theater at Princeton Day School
In honor of the human body in all its physical, mental and soulful curiosities and glories:
Spirit, Blood, Fingers, Toes, Hands, Feet, Genetics, Blood Lines, Skin, Legs, Eyes, Impermanence, Body Percussion, Intestines, Hips, Shoulders, Mind, Breath, Heart and Hair are just some of the examples of where these dances derived from.
Artistic Director: Ann Robideaux
Technical Director: Evan Paine
Lighting Designer: Chris Gaffour
Assistant Stage Managers: Noor Choudhury, Allison Zhang
Lighting Assistant: Sahana Karthik
Sound Assistant: Zander Silverman
Extra Tech Support: Laney Alvarado, Mira Flynn
Middle School Dance Teaching Assistants: Mar Chen, Kendra Daley, April Kopacz,
Amelia Nemeth, Jillian Phayme, Cynthia Shen and Sophie Takano
Program
Warm Up
Just Dance
Choreography by Amelia Nemeth
Music by Lady Gaga; Mixed by Amelia Nemeth
Drake Mix
Choreography by Kendra Daley
Music by Drake
Gaga/Drake Performance by Kendra Daley, Elle Haan, Jonas Hinsdale, Ariyah Lamin, Amelia Nemeth, Sophie Takano
Saoko
"Saoko" is Puerto Rican slang for outstanding rhythm, movement and flavor.
Choreography by Ann Robideaux
Music by Rosalía
Performance: Upper School students Noor Choudhury, Kendra Daley, Elle Haan, April Kopacz, Ariyah Lamin, Amelia Nemeth, Amber Pancholi, Lucinda Peng, Aneesha Sarkar, Sophie Takano, Sophie Yao
Middle School Students: Jil Chen, Hana Fang, Sylvia Gautam, Yemaya Mahjied, Emily Nieves, Anabella Rai, Sharanya Singh, Audrey Su, Jamie Wu, Yiva Yuan, Silver Zhang, Izzy Ziegler
380 Digits
A dance film created and performed by Noor Choudhury, Emma Boerner, Jil Chen, Hana Fang, Sylvia Gautam, Caroline Horner, Riya Kumar, Kaylin Lee, Yemaya Mahjied, Ella Mukherjee, Emily Nieves, Anabella Rai, Sharanya Singh, Audrey Su, Emily Wu, Jamie Wu, Sophie Yao,
Yiva Yuan, Silver Zhang, Izzy Ziegler
Music by The Chemical Brothers
Filmed by Jillian Phayme and Ann Robideaux
Nails by Kendra Daley, Ariyah Lamin and Jillian Phayme
Edited by Ann Robideaux
Featuring Photos taken with this year’s guest artist Lois Greenfield and
Thatcher Cook’s PDS Advanced Photography Class
Music by Ruoyu Xu ‘26
Büszkén Én (Proudly Me)
A traditional Hungarian dance
Adaptation and Performance by April Kopacz
Original Wreath by April Kopacz
Music: Örömanya tánca hegedűn by Bálint Sárosi
Phoenix
Choreography by Mar Chen
Solo Performed by Mar Chen
Group Dance Performed by Jil Chen, Hana Fang, Sylvia Gautam, Yemaya Mahjied, Emily Nieves, Anabella Rai, Sharanya Singh, Audrey Su, Jamie Wu, Yiva Yuan, Silver Zhang, Izzy Ziegler
雪中梅(Plum Blossoms in the Snow)
雪中梅(Plum Blossoms in the Snow) is a historical classical Han Chinese dance.
Performed by Lucinda Peng under the direction of Qin Yang
From the Start
Music Performed and Arranged by The Bongo Club
Song by Laufey
Performed by Amanda Chen, Sasson Ziv-Loewy, Sage Jones, Tom Poljevka
Libertango
Choreography: Ann Robideaux and Dancers
Performance: Elle Haan, Kendra Daley, Ariyah Lamin, Amelia Nemeth, April Kopacz
Music Performed by
Amanda Chen, Sasson Ziv-Loewy, Sage Jones, Patrick Ming, Tom Poljevka
Original Song by Astor Piazzola
Viva La Vida
Performance by Viola Babbino
Choreography by Devan Brashd
Music by Coldplay
Performed by Amanda Chen, Sasson Ziv-Loewy, Sage Jones, Tom Poljevka
Clap, Slap, Snap
Choreography: Ann Robideaux
Performance: Jil Chen, Sylvia Gautam, Yemaya Mahjied, Jamie Wu,
Yiva Yuan (soloist), Silver Zhang
Score by Steve Reich; Music performed and produced by Santi Carcasona
Fleeting Time
Choreography and Performance by Sophie Takano
Music by Nathan Lanier
Variation on Mozart
Choreography and Performance by Elle Haan
Music by Mozart
Hot Honey Rag
Adapted from the Original Choreography by Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon
Performance by Kendra Daley, Ariyah Lamin, Amelia Nemeth
Music by John Kander from Chicago, The Musical
The Epilogue of Mind
Choreography and Performance by Mar Chen
Installation by Amorelle Jacox and Shauna Steinbach
Film by Ann Robideaux and Gwen Shockey; Edit by Ann Robideaux
Music by Jacob David
Extension of Mind
Choreography and Performance by Mar Chen
Awardee: National Honor Society for Dance, Princeton Day School Chapter, 2024
Music by Ruelle
Hair can dance
Performance by Kendra Daley
Music by Mason and Ryan Brechmacher
Film and Edit by Ann Robideaux
brief pause
Body Poems
Choreography by Ann Robideaux in collaboration with the Dancers
Dance Performance by Elle Haan, Kendra Daley, Ariyah Lamin, Amelia Nemeth, April Kopacz
Guest Dance Performance by Cynthia Shen
Songs: Run by Madison McFerrin; Dialog by DarkRoom Ballet
Live Original Score by Ryan Brechmacher
Music Performance by Ryan Brechmacher, Maxine Chen, Tom Poljevka, Elianna Oszvath, Cynthia Shen
In Gratitude
Many thanks to all of the performers, choreographers, musicians, tech crew and student photographers who gave their talents to this production. Thank you to Kelly Nicholson-Flynn, Stan Cahill, Thatcher Cook, Julia Beckmann, Gwen Shockey, Emily Shircliff, Scott Bertoli, and the US and MS Faculty and Administration at large for their literal help in making this production a reality as well as their huge support of the arts.
85% of all costumes were either re-used or upcycled in this production in order to lower our overall consumption of plastic and other harmful materials to our planet.
By using a digital program, we hope to further keep this an earth-friendly production.