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Welcome To Grand Valley Dance Troupe’s website!

We are Grand Valley Dance Troupe (GVDT), a student-run dance organization at GVSU!

Here you will find an abundance of information about our student organization, Grand Valley Dance Troupe. We are proud to represent Grand Valley as their largest student organization.

Founded in 1996, Dance Troupe has provided hundreds of Grand Valley students a way to continue dancing through college in a fun and non-competitive way! We proudly represented Be Nice. this past semester, the foundation we chose to sponsor and give back to during our recital. You can find our Fall 2023 Recital “Kicking with Kindness” video in our linktree (our link tree is located in the bio of all our social media pages)

This semester we are representing and giving back to the Family Hope Foundation. This organization helps create futures that are full of potential and possibility. They provide West Michigan families with access to therapies, resources, and events so children with disabilities can experience growth, independence, and bright futures.

Feel free to contact us through social media or through the contact information we provided on our Contact page!

Explore our website to learn all about us!

Updates at a Glance

3/24 - Spirit Week Meeting

  • the most important meeting of the semester

4/2 - PANERA

  • Spend a minimum of $20

  • Bring your friends

4/8-4/11 - SPIRIT WEEK

  • Practice is held at Allendale High School

  • Mega Crush Monday, 4/8 - First Act Only

    • Extra blocking time begins at 7pm, but everyone should be at Allendale High School by 7:45pm for our meeting! Rehearsal will begin at 8pm starting with three minute blocking for each dance. We will then run through the first act TWICE with an optional third run through of dances that wish to do so! After your last dance in the final run through you are free to go! If you are only in the second act, enjoy your night off!

  • Tired Tuesday, 4/9 - Second Act Only

    • Extra blocking time begins at 7pm, but everyone should be at Allendale High School by 7:45pm for our meeting! Rehearsal will begin at 8pm starting with three minute blocking for each dance. We will then run through the second act TWICE with an optional third run through of dances that wish to do so! After your last dance in the final run through you are free to go! If you are only in the first act, enjoy your night off!

  • BLACK OUT WEDNESDAY, 4/10 - LIGHTING (EVERYONE)

    • Extra blocking time begins at 7pm, but everyone should be at Allendale High School by 7:45pm for our meeting! Rehearsal will begin at 8pm where we will be running through the whole show twice! After your last dance in the final run through you are free to go!

  • Dress Rehearsal Thursday, 4/11 (everyone)

    • Extra blocking time begins at 7pm, but everyone should arrive at Allendale High School by 7:45pm for our meeting! Dress rehearsal will begin at 8pm where we will be running through the whole show once with lighting, costumes, hair, and makeup with our emcee and stage managers! This is a hectic day, we ask for your patience and cooperation, as we will be trying to keep it as smooth as possible. After your last dance (including finale) in the run through you are free to go!

4/12-4/13 - RECITALS

  • Friday, 4/12 - Recital (everyone)

    • BY 5 pm: Arrive and settle into either the choir or band room.

    • 5:15 pm: Meeting before the show. Notes to be shared by stage managers.

    • 5:30 - 6:00: Finalize getting ready, talk to choreographers, take pictures if you need to.

    • 6:00 pm: Optional stretching on stage (w/ curtains closed)

    • 6:30 pm: Doors open

    • 6:45 pm: Hype up backstage

    • 6:55 pm: First dance backstage

    • 7:00 pm: Show starts!

  • Saturday, 4/13 - Recital (everyone)

    • BY 11:15 am: Arrive and place any belongings in your current dressing room

    • 11:30 am: Meeting before the show.

    • 12 pm: optional stretching on stage (w/ curtains closed)

    • 12:30 pm: Doors open

    • 12:45 pm: Hype up backstage

    • 12:55 pm: First dance backstage

    • 1:00 pm: Show starts!

    • After the first show you may leave! (DON’T wear costumes!!)

    • BY 5:30 pm: Arrive back at AHS and do any touch ups!

    • 5:45 pm: Meeting before the show.

    • stage (w/ curtains closed)

    • 6:30 pm: Doors open

    • 6:45 pm: Hype up backstage

    • 6:55 pm: First dance backstage

    • 7:00 pm: Show starts!

  • 4/14 - Cast Party!!!

    • Semi-formal event celebrating all the hard work we put in this semester! 

    • Olive Garden, pictures, awards, and more!!

Dance Troupe this semester!

Feel free to contact anyone on E-Board with your thoughts and suggestions on how we can do things differently! (Emails can be found on our contact page and there is also the comment box if you want to be anonymous!)

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Stay tuned for more updates!