blazers 'stomp' the stage
Photos by Drew Crenshaw/Staff Photographer
Alpha Tau Omega performs in Alys Stephens Center during the "stomp" show rally during the Blazer Showdown, October 15.
Bella Tylicki
Staff Reporter
btylicki@uab.edu
Every year, students flood the lobby of the Alys Stephens Center in anticipation of one of Homecoming Week’s leading events, Blazer Showdown.
The annual “stomp” show rallies Panhellenic Council sororities and Interfraternity Council fraternities around members of their chapters who write, choreograph and perform dance routines incorporating skits.
A panel of judges, including representatives of students, faculty, staff and administration, scores the routines on criteria such as creativity and execution of choreography, originality and incorporation of the Homecoming theme. Bonus points are awarded for routines including a “stomp” sequence, a series of claps, slaps, stomps and other percussive choreography.
Alpha Omicron Pi’s Stranger Things theme secured the win in the women’s category. Tau Kappa Epsilon, for the third consecutive year, topped the men’s.
Of all the events throughout the Blazer Spirit Competition, Blazer Showdown promises the most points. Chapters earn 25 points just for participating, and the top three chapters in each category win additional points.
Alpha Gamma performs a synchronic choreography.
The winning sorority AOII and TKE after the Blazer Showdown.
