SRU Illusions displays their school pride by earning top awards today

The SRU Illusions showed their school pride today, sweeping the competition away with top baton, dance, and guard team scores. The competition took place in Sharon, PA, at the local high school, and was sponsored by the TOB circuit. First off to represent SRU was the dance team, performing a jazz/hip-hop routine to a medley of Ciara's "Turn It Up" and Usher's "Yeah". Featuring group stunts as well as individual showmanship, the dance team's routine swept the judges away and allowed the girls to take first place in the Senior Jazz Group division. Next up to entertain the crowd was the Illusion's Baton Team. With their group tossing stunts and acrobatic skills, the baton team gave the winning school a run for their money by placing second overall in the Senior Baton Group division, behind Clarion University. Lastly, the guard team took a shot and shocked the judges with their crowd-pleasing routine to Maroon Five's "Moves Like Jagger", placing second in their division as well.

Overall, the girls participating, not just from SRU, but from the surrounding schools as well, appeared to have a great experience, as the atmosphere of the competition was friendly and light. Being as that I experienced this event firsthand by performing with the dance team today, I can say personally that there really is no other feeling better for some than dancing in front of a audience; it truly gives you a thrill like none other.

The SRU Illusions, Competitive Dance, Baton, and Twirl Association is an organization designed for anyone at Slippery Rock Universtiy who wants to continue twirling, dancing, or spinning competitively while in college. They compete at various competitions in the Spring and perform at the halftime shows of boys and girls basketball games. If you are more interested in this group, check them out at Knoch HS on April 21st, which is when their next competition will be held.

2012 Mr. and Ms. SRU Competition: tradition and athleticism in one

Five miles worth of laps around the track, three hours a day of grueling abdominal work, as well as a strict diet that completely eliminates alcohol and sweets…sounds like a pretty demanding exercise/diet plan, does it not? Well imagine that this scenario depicted your everyday regime for not just a brief week or two, but for months. A similar schedule to the one described does indeed serve as normal for the 65 students that invested months of preparation to compete in the 2012 Mr. and Ms. SRU Competition.

Held at the ARC from 2-5 on March 25, 2012, a total of 65 participants in the local area packed in front of a crowd full of 1,500 spectators in the ARC to display the long-anticipated results of their grueling work. Sponsored by the SRU Bodybuilding and Fitness Club, the competition gathered 48 SRU students, 36 men and 12 women, as well as an additional 17 competitors from other institutions, together for the ultimate test of muscle sculpting and overall fitness. Competitors took titles from various classifications including male lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight, as well as women’s bikini competition titles. The Mr. and Mrs. SRU pageant provided much more than simple entertainment to the SRU community this Sunday, though; it directed its proceeds to the campus' Body Building and Fitness Club, giving back and displaying its SRU pride.

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