With a routine inspired by a retirement center, male social club Sigma Iota Delta (SID) took home first place at the sixth annual StompFest, presented by Kappa Iota Theta Tuesday evening in Collins Auditorium.
“Our goal here was just to be the fan-favorite,” SID member and junior Travis Shumard said. “We weren’t trying to win. We just came out and had some fun. It was a big surprise to us because we didn’t think we were going to win.”
Junior Luke Countryman was the captain behind SID’s retirement-themed dance routine. He said the idea was supposed to show the hilarious side of old people messing with the workers of retirement homes.
“It was a lot of fun. I love dancing and this is something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile,” Countryman said. “The song ‘Hit ‘Dem Folks’ was a dance where the workers had a dance-off with the old members of the home. We just tried to have as much fun with the theme as possible on stage.”
Hosted by comedian DJ Pryor, the theme of StompFest was “The Next Level” and many teams choreographed the dances to bring their team’s routine to the next level as well.
The stomp team from Phi Beta Sigma at Tennessee State University performed at the beginning of the first and second half of the show. Musician Mic-O also performed after intermission.
Female social clubs Pi Delta and Delta Omega took home second and third place, respectively. A panel of judges chose the winner based on the step choreography and theme of each group.
“Our guys put in a lot of hard work,” Countryman said. “We wanted to give as much entertainment as possible – not focus on the stomps or what we were going to do, just be as fun as possible and give the best show we possibly could.”
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