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Boomshaka Media
January 9, 2006
Check out the new Media page on the site to see video of Boomshaka!
NEW BOOMSHAKA MEMBERS!
October 12, 2005
Congratulations to the newest members of the Boomshaka family: Moni Akiwowo, Genevieve Garcia, Jeff Krauss, Huei-Yuan Pan, Tom Roth & Nicole West! This is going to be an awesome year!
BOOMSHAKA AUDITIONS
September 24, 2005
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH 6:30-10:30p.m. in TECH AUD. Callbacks October 6th. No preparation necessary. Just come ready to have a good time & bring tap shoes if you got em. Any questions... e-mail info@boomshaka.org. See you @ auditions!
New Student Week 2005!
September 12, 2005
Another awesome year is about to begin... Stay up to date on Boom performances & other news by frequenting the site! Information about our upcoming auditions coming soon!
Boomshaka Graduates!!!
June 12, 2005
Congratulations to our beloved Boomshaka Seniors: Casey Baker, Jason Park, and Nicole Pellegrino, who will be graduating this June. These three amazing Boomshaka members will be greatly missed, and we wish them the best of luck in all of their future plans!
Boom in the Daily
May 20, 2005
Check out the Daily Northwestern's article about our 2005 Spring Show boomshaka:breakdown. Click here...
Florida Spring Break Tour '04 Photos
February 23, 2005
Here are some more Spring Break '04 pics from our tour last year!
THIS IS A TEST Photos Posted
February 22, 2005
Sorry about the delay, but we've finally posted pictures from our 2004 Spring Show This is a Test. Be sure to check them out here.
NEW BOOM MEMBERS!!
October 12, 2004
We would like to extend a HUGE congratulations, as well as a HUGE welcome to the newest members of our family: Daniel Kohler, Lindsay Schuster, Matt Wool, Gabe Bitto, Alex Hersler, and Laura Merchut. It's going to be a pretty fantastic season.
BOOMSHAKA AUDITIONS!!!
September 24, 2004
Monday, Oct 4. 6:30-10:30 PM. McCormick Auditorium (in Norris). Callbacks Oct 5. NO PREPARATION NECESSARY. Just show up and be ready to have some serious fun. Bring tap shoes if you have them.
Congratulations Boom Grads!!
August 4, 2004
Congratulations to our nine (count them, NINE) newest Boomshaka alumni: Jaynie Cosenza, Katie Hall, Jared Kassebaum, Amy Kloc, Raymond Lee, Lauren Nagel-Werd, Emily Schultze, Amanda Stone, and Daniel Truog. We will miss you dearly, and wish you the best of luck!
Tour Pictures
April 5, 2004
Here's some pictures from tour posted on the Pine View Elementary School website... Check them out.
2004 Spring Tour
March 17, 2004
Boomshaka will be shakin it around Florida March 19-28. We'll be performing at area schools, with the possible impromptu show on the streets of Tampa/Orlando/Miami/wherever we are.
6 New Members!
October 10, 2003
Congratulations to the newest members of our fabulous Boomshaka family... Kevin "Chops" Brown, Tarah Ortiz, Jason P. Park, Stephanie Paul, Brett Schneider, and Jamie Schneider. Auditions were crazy awesome. Thanks to everyone who tried out.
AUDITIONS!!!
September 22, 2003
TECH AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 (time 6:30-10:30) Callbacks Thursday, October 9 (6:30-10:30) No preparation necessary, just show up, bring tap shoes if you got em, just get ready to groove and dance and beat things. And have a lot of fun. Any questions? Email info@boomshaka.org
On-line Article
July 24, 2003
Maren Dougherty, a Medill sophomore, wrote a phatty BOOM article on wiretapmag.org, which is awesome. It's getting great exposure, and is a just plain great article. Thanks Maren. Check it out.
Video Clips Posted
June 27, 2003
We've just posted video clips from our spring show It's Time to Get Up.
There are also clips and stills from Dan and Emily's film The Chase
Update: Raymond
June 27, 2003
Much to the shock of NOBODY, Raymond has taken over primetime television, as well as the TV demographic of female viewers ages 12-18. He is one of the final 10 competitors for NBC's FAME. Watch him rock the world every Wednesday night at 7:00 CT, and call in and vote a whole bunch. Catch him in the news.
RAYMOND LEE IS A SUPERSTAR!!!
June 12, 2003
Ladies and gentleman, Raymond Lee is taking over L.A. and he's bringing the groove with him. Everyone check out Ray's moves on the NBC reality series FAME. He rocked it out on national TV Monday night, and was selected to be a FINALIST, so everyone call in and vote the man to the superstardom he deserves. Congrats Ray, we're all ridiculously proud of you!!! Check it out.
BOOM GRADS!!!
June 9, 2003
Congratulations to all of the Boomshaka seniors that, very sadly, we have to give up to graduation: Samantha Friedman, Daniel Heffner, Evan Newell, Chris Plevin, Dixie Uffelman, and Emily Zulauf. They all rocked our world this year, and now will go on to rock countless more. Good luck, and congratulations!
Tribute to Dean Dobroski
May 23, 2003
Last night, Boomshaka performed at a Gala event for outgoing School of Music Dean Dobroski. The event was featured in today's Daily. Read more
Thanks to everyone!
May 12, 2003
Thanks to everyone that came out to the shows this past weekend! We just posted some photos from the show. Check them out here. Make sure to check out the photo albums for even more pictures.
Tour Photos Posted
April 11, 2003
We've just posted some pictures from tour! There's pictures from TRL in Times Square and our school shows.
Link to pictures
Boomshaka in the Daily
April 6, 2003
Boomshaka on TRL
April 6, 2003
As part of its New York Tour, Boomshaka performed outside of MTV's Total Request Live in Times Square. Boom performed and was broadcast over nation television and they even interviewed Lauren.
Boomshaka wins C2 competition
November 9, 2002
Boomshaka will now perform again on November 23rd for the final showcase. Thanks to everyone that came out and cheered to help us get the opportunity to perform again!