With that count off, 60 Dance Dimensions members break out into their latest routine. The workout room in the basement of Marycrest Complex is overflowing with dancers as they practice for their upcoming performance at a UD men's basketball game Sunday.

The girls have been perfecting this routine for a month and excitement fills their faces, as their big halftime performance gets closer. Their intense concentration and sweaty foreheads show just how hard these girls have been working. Their enthusiasm for the club and fellow members is obvious.

'Dance Dimensions is great because there is such a variety of dancers,' sophomore dietetics major Karen Keating said. 'They all bring different styles to our routines.'

Courtney Pfennig, founder and president of the club, is proud of how much the club has grown since it began last fall. Dance Dimensions began as a way for more people to dance just for fun, Pfennig explains. Since then the club has expanded to 75 members and has a number of performances planned for this year.

'It's nice because Dayton doesn't have a dance team,' sophomore biology major Lorraine Myers said.

'There are no tryouts so anybody can get involved.'

Each week members of the club can attend a dance class taught by one of the other members. They offer a wide range of dance genres, including hip-hop, jazz, lyrical, modern, tap and ballet. Any member can volunteer to teach a class or suggest another type of dance to try.

'We've even tried Irish step,' Pfennig said. 'If someone knew how to swing dance, we could have a class on that too.'

In addition to the weekly class in the music and theater building, club members can sign up to perform at UD men and women's basketball games.

'It requires a lot of extra practicing, but anyone in the club can do it,' Pfennig said.

She stresses that members are not required to have dance experience to join the club.

A new feature for the club this year is its service projects. This semester Dance Dimensions members led dance workshops for local Girl Scout troops. They also plan to have a craft room at Christmas on Campus for kids to make Nutcracker Ballet ornaments. Next semester, the club will also be volunteering as ushers for the Dayton Ballet.

Pfennig, who started the club single-handedly, expects that it will keep getting bigger and better after she graduates.

'We have a lot of sophomores and freshman involved who will be able to take over and keep the club going,' she said. 'I really hope that it will continue in the future.'

Dance Dimensions members pay $30 a year to be in the club, and that includes the team T-shirt. For more information about the club, check out their bulletin board by the dance room in Music and Theater Building.