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ilhr Daily aar Hrrl ’Bos dance transports crowd to decade of excess Editor's Note: Campus radio station WXYCheld its annual 'Bos dance Friday. Staff writer Alyssa Griffith dressed the part and relived the decade at Cats Cradle. As I attempted to grab one last strand of pearls from my dorm room to add to the already exces sive amount around my neck, my vintage lace dress ripped. But once 1 got to Cat’s Cradle, few around me seemed to notice as I celebrated the decade of excess with a couple hundred other 'Bos lovers at the venue Friday for WXYC 89.3's biannual 'Bos dance. When my friend pulled out his miniature sewing kit to fix my dress, 1 came to two realizations. First of all, fashion deity Madonna definitely did not have it as easy as I thought she did. And secondly, I probably should've dressed up like an aerobic, spandex leotard-wear ing “(Let's get) Physical" Olivia Newton John instead of an over zealous vitgin. 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The dancing was far different than what one would see at any club today. The crowd was bopping, jumping, break dancing and moon walking to everything the DJs spun. Michael Jackson songs were some of the most requested. Either he was the best artist of the decade, or everyone wanted to act like zombies and choreograph their own slightly intoxicated ver sions of “Thriller." Though some of the night's songs wouldn't be found on a “Totally Awesome ’80s!" compila tion. the DJs spun a mix most everyone seemed to sing along to. Jams from Blondie, Cvndi Lauper, Rick Springfield and The Polia> were more favorites. “I’m not just here because of the JBm DTH PHOTOS/ADAM SHERWOOD WXYC DJs and Body Collage dance troupe members Steph Russ, Areii Barrera and Helen Kearns perform before the 'Bos dance costume contest. hot college girls,” said Scott Morris, a Chapel Hill High School student. “I’ve grown up listening to ’Bos music because of my parents." But the dance wasn't only about the music. It was also about the culture of the 'Bos. Some credited memories of pop ular fads, such as the use of envi ronmentally unfriendly Aquanct hairspray, to their 'Bos affinity. “I think I'm the reason we have an ozone problem." said UNC alumnus Vanessa Marino. 1 even bumped into a few Generation Xers who told me they Arts still listen to the decade’s hits and watch “The Goonies" regularly. “The 'Bos were the best time of my life," said alumnus Scott Russet as the dance came to a close. “I lost my virginity on Jan. 1,1980 in the backseat of my brand new TVR Tasmin to a Pat Benatar song." Coasidering he was surrounded by students with makeup smudged from hours of flash dancing. Russet's trip down memory lane seemed like a fitting end to the night. Contact the Arts Editor at artsdesk(a unc.edu. MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008 Igfifr. ' •’< * •-%*, j.> **JL f m3r lti irin#i * df. * '. IZ *T P^rlfg Hundreds dressed their best and danced the night away to the tunes of the 1980s at WXYC’s 'Bos dance Friday at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro. Carolina Sports TUESDAY BASEBALL vs. UNC Greensboro 6pm WEDNESDAY M. TENNIS vs. NC State 3pm SOFTBALL vs. ECU 4pm & 6pm BASEBALL vs. Appalachian St. 6pm THURSDAY W. TENNIS vs. NC State 3pm FRIDAY M. TENNIS vs. Virginia 4pm BASEBALL vs. Georgia Tech 7pm W. LACROSSE vs. Ohio St. 7:3opm SATURDAY W. TENNIS vs. Wake Forest Ipm M. LACROSSE vs. Virginia 4pm BASEBALL vs. Georgia Tech 6pm SUNDAY BASEBALL vs. Georgia Tech Ipm M. TENNIS vs. Va. Tech Ipm W. LACROSSE vs. Penn St. 2:3opm Join ns for the Second Seafood West on April JO tit in both dining hails dtaring dinner. - Carolina PINING SERVICES 5
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