It’s 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 3. Most Columbians are still snoozing blissfully, dreaming about the perfect summer sublet or scoring backstage passes to a Lady Gaga concert. But for 10 girls wearing short shorts and tank tops, sleep is not an option.
The girls are hunched over in the middle of Dodge’s Levien Gym, gasping in unison. They’ve just finished performing an intense dance routine for what must feel like the millionth time. The group has been cooped up in this space since the yawn-inducing hour of 8 a.m.
