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r FREE SHOW Student Repertory Dancers get chance to gain experience "They get the experience of being in a dance company. It lets them know what the commitment is," said Tami Gray, leader of the PSU Student Repertory Dancers. Auditions are held in the spring and again in the fall for intermediate and upper level dance students who are interested. Members are chosen based on their performances and technical and dancing abilities. The chosen members then commit to working four days a week for fall and winter term. This year, the group partici– pated in a lecture/ demonstration in Littman Gallery. On March 2, they had a full length evening perform– ance which gave them the opportu– nity to work with three different 52 choreographers. Costumes were created for the dancers and lighting designers were hired. Plans for next year's group include a performance at the end of winter term, joint performances with University of Oregon in February, and a possible performance in Lin– coln Hall. There are also plans to bring New York choreographer Bebe Miller to create a new work that the Student Repertory will perform. "This year's gro\lp was friendly and easy to work with. They were responsible and intelligent. They had to relearn parts and movements. The group had all the elements you could ever want in dealing with a dance company," Gray said. -Michelle Keesecker