Blackman Auditorium transformed into a world of happily ever afters April 2 at Greek Sing, an annual dance competition featuring Northeastern’s Panhellenic sororities and fraternities in the Interfraternity Council. This year the competition raised over $79,000.
In preparation for the event, fraternities and sororities are paired together at the beginning of the spring semester to choreograph, practice and execute a dance performance. This year’s theme was “Once Upon a Time,” meaning each partnership chose a different classic fairytale to inspire their performance. Each team has 50 dancers, including two or three student coaches, known as “dance moms and dads,” who choreograph the dances, plan costumes and technical elements for the performance and act as the coaches for their organization.
“It is the one time where all of Greek life comes together and has a good time. Everyone has their own stuff going on, but we all get to Blackman and just enjoy Greek Sing, dancing or watching the performance,” said Mahir Singal, a third-year business administration major and dance dad for Kappa Sigma.
Scoring is determined by a combination of the dance logistics and theatrics. This year, two new scoring categories were added; the “crowd favorite” point is decided by the audience members, who vote for their favorite performance. The second point measures the appropriateness of the dance, which is determined by a panel of judges. This year, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma Phi Epsilon got their fairytale ending, taking home first place for their performance, which was inspired by “The Wizard of Oz.”
