1. What is your plan in the fall? Attending university? Traveling? Performing? Give me all the deets!! I will be attending Rutgers University and getting a BFA in acting at the Mason Gross School of the Arts!! 2. What were your favorite parts/ performance features at Shuffles? I loved being in the closing numbers this year and last year! It's so fun to perform with so many people, and the numbers are always so fun to do!! 3. What is your favorite memory from your time at Shuffles? My first show here, Our State Fair, and how welcoming everyone was even though I started so late ..read more

1. What is your plan in the fall? Attending university? Traveling? Performing? Give me all the deets!! In the fall I will be attending Syracuse University with a major in Psychology. I also plan on minoring in Linguistics and possibly Art History. 2. What were your favorite parts/ performance features at Shuffles? My favorite performance and part would have to be my number “Captain of the Team” in the Studio 2024 showcase. Not only was it super fun to collaborate with other members of Studio on such an amazing number, but it was also such a memorable experience walking out in a lion su ..read more

1. What is your plan in the fall? Attending university? Traveling? Performing? Give me all the deets!! I will be attending Northwestern University in the fall with an intended major in Communication Studies.  2. What were your favorite parts/ performance features at Shuffles? One of my favorite performance features was my “fastest feet” solo sophomore year, as I really love a high energy and challenging combo. This was also my first time having a solo during a Shuffles show and so it was pretty exhilarating to go out on stage alone and do a number that I really loved.  3 ..read more

1. What is your plan in the fall? Attending university? Traveling? Performing? Give me all the deets!! In the fall, I will be attending University of Virginia with a major in biology! 2. What were your favorite parts/ performance features at Shuffles? Some of my favorite Shuffles numbers were in last year’s show, Pure Imagination, because I was able to be in iconic Shuffles dances that I had seen older students perform in the years before me. I loved being in Jet Set, A Musical, and Flying Monkeys. I also loved dancing in Opus in No Place Like Home, and I am so excited to perform it a ..read more

1. What is your plan in the fall? Attending university? Traveling? Performing? Give me all the deets!! This fall I'll be attending Cornell University as a statistical science major! I hope to continue dancing on campus and join On Tap Dance Troupe. 2. What were your favorite parts/performance features at Shuffles? My favorite dances have always been the big musical theater numbers at the end of the show. My first year at Shuffles I remember being allowed in "Happy" and being super excited to dance alongside all of the older kids. Over the years I've just loved being in these big ..read more

1. What is your plan in the fall? Attending university? Traveling? Performing? Give me all the deets!! I will be attending UCLA in the fall with a major in global studies and a minor in film. I hope to get involved with their tap dancing groups and other performing arts opportunities! 2. What were your favorite parts/ performance features at Shuffles? My favorite part at shuffles would have to be Eloise! I loved doing it with my friends and it was my first time performing a crossover by myself! I also loved the about town show because it was super cool getting to perform 42nd street ..read more

What is your plan in the fall? Attending university? Traveling? Performing? Give me all the deets!! In the fall, I will be going to school at WashU as an Education Major! What were your favorite parts/ performance features at Shuffles? My favorite part of Shuffles is the people there. Everyone is so supportive and kind and talented and we have all become best friends no matter our age. What is your favorite memory from your time at Shuffles? My favorite memory at Shuffles was this year's Studio Showcase when the younger members read speeches to all of the seniors. It was so emotion ..read more

1. What is your plan in the fall? Attending university? Traveling? Performing? I’ll be attending Harvard College this fall, where I plan to concentrate in History and Literature! I’m excited to continue dancing at Harvard, possibly exploring new styles like Latin dance or contemporary. 2. What were your favorite parts/ performance features at Shuffles? Some of my favorite numbers I’ve performed at Shuffles have been Jet Set, Everything Changes, Broadway Barbie, and 42nd Street. I loved how much the Jet Set choreography made me feel like a classic pan-am stewardess and how excited my fri ..read more

1. What is your plan in the fall? Attending university? Traveling? Performing? In the fall I will be attending Cornell University, majoring in Animal Science! I am eager to continue dancing and performing in college. 2. What were your favorite parts/performance features at Shuffles? I loved being the first ever baby sheep with Sophia Paley in Peter Pantomime, and being able to perform this year as a big sheep felt like a beautiful full circle moment. 3. What is your favorite memory from your time at Shuffles? I was always obsessed with becoming a mermaid in Peter Pantomime. Then one y ..read more

OKLAHOMA Summer 2023 Buddy & Gail Direct and Choreograph in South Africa Our fearless leaders, Gail and Buddy Crutchfield traveled to South Africa this summer to direct and choreograph OKLAHOMA. Originally approached in 2019 by Professor Barbara Hill Moore, Associate Dean of Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, Gail and Buddy, both graduates of SMU Meadows School of the Arts, were scheduled to work with students during the 2020 summer school year. Due to the global pandemic, the production was canceled. After four years of Covid and political delay, Professor Mo ..read more