Show heads for the future Spring Sing 1996 , with the theme "Headed for the Future ," proved to be another occasion for great entertainment. The club shows offered themes that varied from vampires in "Another One Bites At Dusk" to waterlife in "Atlantis ... More Than Just A Fish Tail." The winner of th~ sweepstakes award was "Just What You've BeenWaitingFor,"performed by Chi Omega Pi , TNT, Zeta Rho and Friends. The hosts and hostesses for this year's program were Chris Wagley of Sikeston, Mo. , Micah Parkhurst and Angela Sholl from Tulsa, Okla. , and Rochelle Rose ofHockessin, Del. Achange was made to one ofthe numbers this year that literally left the audience on its feet. The finale became the "Megamix," an arrangement that was conceived and arranged by Stacy Harris. After seeing a similar curtain call on Broadway, Harris and Spring SingDirector Steve Frye discussed the possibilities of using the megamix in Spring Sing. Harris had two goals in mind. He wanted something new and fresh for the audience, and he wanted to show them that Harding means what it says in "United We Stand." The new megamix allowed each club to pick one song from their show. Harris made a new arrangement of "United We Stand" that would serve as the backdrop for the curtain call. He then took each club song and the other songs that had been performed in the show and arranged them into the Chris Wagley and Angela Sholl perform in an act between shows. Wagley and Sholl were two of the four Spring Sing hosts and hostesses. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. 10 Spring ing new song. The megamix brought the whole Spring Sing show together so the audience could remember each number they had seen that evening. It also allowed each club's finale dancers to be a part ofthe other shows, which promoted bonding among groups. Harris worked closely with Frye and Host and Hostess Director Dottie Frye in order to unite his vision with their visions for the megamix. Mrs. Frye said, "This megamix came the closest to achieving the image I had in my head and the goals I had set than any other thing I've done." Dr. Frye said, "Stacy did an outstanding job and we hope to work with him in the future. This megamix was such a powerful dynamic that we hope to continue it for at least two years." "Spring Sing was what brought me to Harding when I saw the show my senior year in high school," Harris said. "My experience working with Spring Sing since then has taught me that, if a show is good to even one person and the audience becomes your focus rather than winning, then you can really have an impact on people. "The megamix was a culmination of a lot of stage time with Spring Sing. It was a good way to end my performance time here because it is such an expression of what Harding is to me. The fact that the audience did stand was really a plus." - Christina Weber
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