State of Rhythm

Year and Place Performed:
Six Flags Over St. Louis- 2002

Director:
Steve Dahlem

Choreographer:
Linda Lenard and Angie Stephens

Dance Captain:
Lindsay Melancon

My Role:
Swing

What the Show Was About:

It's a musical journey across the United States. The show starts in New York, and it ends with a tribute to our great country.  Each city within the show has specific musical selections that define each particular city.  It was fitting to be able to perform this show after the tragedy of 9/11.







Singing "Are You
Ready For a Miracle"
Six Flags-St. Louis


Gospel

Songs In the Show:

Opening:
 "God Bless America,"   "State of Rhythm,"  "Rhythm is Gonna Get Ya," 
 "Rhythm Nation," "The Rhythm of Life,"

New York:
"New York, New York,"  "On Broadway," "City Rhythm,"
"Auld Lang Sine," "Happy Days Are Here Again,"  

Hollywood:
"Fame,"  "We're Going Hollywood,"  "Tico Tico Tic,"  "Good Ship Lollipop," "Heaven,"  "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "Singin' in the Rain"

Detroit:
"It's Been a Hard Day's Night,"  "Workin' In a Coal Mine," "Steamed Heat,"
" Workin' Day and Night,"  "Proud Mary"

Atlanta:
"This Little Light of Mine,"  "Amazing Grace,"  "How Great Thou Art,"
" Are You ready For a Miracle," "His Eye is on the Sparrow"

New Orleans:
"Feel the Beat of the Rhythm of the Night," "Get This Party Started,"

USA:
"God Bless the USA,"  "Freedom,"  "America,"  "God Bless America,"


Songs that I Sang:

         I was a swing, but I only was a swing for three people.  I swing more of the singers.
                                Songs that I sang:

                                                " Happy Days Are Here Again "
                                                " Tico Tico Tic " (duet)
                                                " Somewhere Over the Rainbow "
                                                " Proud Mary "
                                                " This Little Light of Mine "
                                                " Are You Ready For a Miracle "
                                                " Feel the Beat of the Rythym of the Night"
                                                " God Bless America "
                    * There were small solos not worth mentioning as solos

Dancing:

God Bless
The dancing was the most technical show that I have done during the summer.  Although, I have done much more technical stuff while I have been in school because I am a dance major and excel in modern dance and ballet.  The New York and Hollywood section involved a lot of ballet type movement, especially Fame.  The Detroit section was a manly section where the men had to portray blue collar men.  The women had to act more sexy and unattainable during this section. The Atlanta section was just one big church, and the New Orleans section was a prop show and hip-hop all in one.  The America section had a lot of marching type steps in it.  





*Singing "God Bless America"
at Six Flags St. Louis*