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Adoremus is Johns Hopkins' premier Christian-interest a cappella group. Since 1995, we have been committed to spreading God's love and positivity throughout campus and the surrounding Baltimore community through song!

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Introduce students to the aerial circus arts and partner acrobatics. Both disciplines combine dance, strength, teamwork and flexibility.

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Build strength, flexibility, confidence, and general knowledge about the inner workings of the circus arts!

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The AllNighters are JHU's premier all-male a cappella group and have been singing around the Baltimore area since their foundation in 1992. Whenever they're on stage, they strive to give you a performance that'll make you say, "Hey, that was a good performance by the AllNighters!"

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To provide world-class quality dance instruction to those at the university and the public.

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Lessons and practice in ballroom dance, opportunities for competitions, performances, and social dancing.

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The objectives of the Johns Hopkins University Bands shall be to provide a resource in which amateur musicians of the student body can perform in a challenging atmosphere, to provide music at appropriate University functions, and to give concerts on and off the campus at the members' discretion.

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We are a mural painting student group that seeks to bridge the gap between Hopkins students and the Baltimore community through Baltimore mural art. Our goal is to create and display Baltimore inspired mural art on campus.

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Blue Jay Bhangra hopes to promote bhangra and Punjabi culture at Johns Hopkins University and beyond through on-campus showcases and competitive performances.

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Blue Jays & Poets serves to provide a poetry community that Johns Hopkins university Homewood campus lacks, where individuals can cry, laugh, celebrate and support members artistic abilities. The club serves to allow all members with a passion for poetry to feel comfortable, seen and heard and provide a space where individuals can make deep connections with surrounding members.

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We are the only breaking dance group at Hopkins, and strive to promote awareness of breaking & hip hop culture at JHU and in the DMV dance community.

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The Dunbar Baldwin Hughes Theatre Company (DBH) has been established to produce cultural expressions of African descent including plays, musicals, skits, monologues, poetry recitals, and dance presentations. As a Black and multicultural organization on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus, we will create theatrical experiences that amplify the voices of marginalized groups, racial and otherwise. Through theatrical expression, we will celebrate the culture, traditions and experiences of BIPOC communities. The Dunbar Baldwin Hughes Theatre Company ultimately serves to broaden the theatrical experience of the Hopkins community at large.

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The Eclectics is a co-ed student-run dance group that works with a wide variety of dance styles including hip-hop, contemporary, whaacking, heels, jazz, and lyrical. Every member actively contributes to the choreography process. The general philosophy behind The Eclectics lies in its name: drawing from a myriad of dance styles, the group aims to explore new territory and create harmony among seemingly disparate dance forms.

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We are the JHU Gospel Choir! Since 1991, we have been spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Hopkins campus and Baltimore community through song, dance, and worship. We aim to provide a setting where people of all backgrounds and races can grow in the love and knowledge of Jesus Christ.

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Do you love Jesus?
Do you like to sing?
No auditions and no pressure.
Just pure praising and pure fun!

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The purpose of this organization is to learn and build a repertoire of skills in order to create any wearable item from scratch. Through exposure and practice, members help each other learn to create items of their choosing ÔÇô from picking materials to finishing touches. Each finished work serves as a fruit of our combined efforts, and a stepping stone for future, even greater works.
HoF aims to bring students from any and every discipline together, and show that anyone interested is more than capable of learning the skills necessary in creating their own wearables. The group provides a creative space for young minds to de-stress and explore a new possibility with their hands.

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We provide ensemble experience to Homewood musicians (non-music majors). Our chamber music groups receive weekly coachings from a professional musician. At the end of each semester, musicians have the opportunity to share their music with the community in a free concert at the end of each semester.

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Homewood United for Music is a year-long musical programming committee that serves to support the community of student musicians at JHU. Programming Committee members are students who love music and who have a passion for planning musical performance events.

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The mission of Hopkins Oriental Music Ensemble is to share Asian culture with the Hopkins community through oriental music and provide Hopkins students with opportunities to learn about traditional Asian instruments.

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The JHU Ballet Company is a student-run ballet company that enables members to train in the technique and artistry of classical ballet from a healthy perspective that prioritizes enjoyment and well-being. The company holds regular classes open to students of all skill levels. They also choreograph, rehearse, and perform classical and contemporary ballet pieces in inclusive, free-of-charge productions each semester.

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As Johns Hopkins' only Korean-music-interest a cappella group, Humming Jay sings a variety of English and Korean songs!

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Humming Jay aims to provide diverse and fun music to the JHU student body, as well as foster community among our members.

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Johns Hopkins University's ¡Baila! is a group that strives to provide an open space for diversity that can facilitate acceptance of others by promoting an open and welcoming environment, as well as providing a space for self-expression. Our mission is the promotion, expansion, and empowerment of the Latin American culture and heritage through Dance.

¡Baila! seeks to unite its members familiarly in a manner in which, individually and collectively, they will contribute towards the fulfillment of the organization's mission: to create a family. ¡Baila! endeavors the advancement of the Latin Dance technique while serving as a source of personal growth in which, in conjunction with social dancing, each member will find an appropriate environment to develop themself fully. ¡Baila! ultimately pursues re-connection/new connection with the past through the art of typical folklore and modern Latin Dance.

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The heart of A Cappella lies in weaving our voices together to create a musical community. The Inter-A Cappella Council (IACC) will serve to bridge the gaps between groups and to bring Hopkins A Cappella groups in concert.

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Jaywalk Dance Team, founded in 2007, is a student dance team at Johns Hopkins University. Known for its strong technique and emphasis on dynamic student choreography, Jaywalk primarily performs jazz, contemporary and lyrical, but our members come from diverse training backgrounds. Student-run and student-choreographed, Jaywalk is dedicated to presenting the highest level of performance and technique at JHU.

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Kranti is Hopkins award-winning South-Asian fusion acapella group. We perform various styles of Western and South Asian music in many different languages and emphasize cross cultural collaboration. We compete in national competition circuits and perform for our friends here at JHU through showcases. Our members create and perform unique mixes for our performances each year!

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The Johns Hopkins Entertainers Club is JHU’s one and only fire spinning club. We practice flow arts, a movement-based art form that combines prop manipulation and dance elements. We teach a variety of props and perform at a variety of events around the Hopkins campus. No experience necessary to join - come check us out to learn why we’re known as the “hottest club on campus!”

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As a fusion team, we incorporate styles like Indian classical (Bharatanatyam, Kathak), Hip Hop, South Indian Kuthu, and occasionally Bhangra, Raas, and Latin styles as well
We are proud to be a multicultural group, and we consciously aim to reflect the unique cultural identities of our members in our set and performances! We aim to be a safe and inclusive space for members to express themselves through dance.

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choreographing and teaching original moves to the entire team for the spring showcase,
sense of community with every member on the team,
opportunity to showcase leadership, initiative, and collaboration in exec positions

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We are Johns Hopkins' only Jewish acapella group, but are open to members of all identities. We sing a combination of American and Israeli pop music.

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Perform in 2 end-of-semester concerts.
Compete in an annual acapella competition.
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KPM was founded in 2015, and we are the first and only, award-winning K-Pop cover dance group on the Johns Hopkins University campus. KPM seeks to promote an awareness of K-Pop and by doing so, foster artistic talent and expression.

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KPM members meet on campus multiple times a week to learn and create choreographies to K-Pop and non K-Pop songs. We also film dance covers to post on our YouTube channel, guest perform at various events in the Baltimore area, compete in K-Pop festivals in Maryland, and host end-of-semester showcases to share the art of K-Pop with the Johns Hopkins and neighboring communities.

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The official dance team of Johns Hopkins University, The Ladybirds Dance Team is a completely student-run and student-choreographed team. Focusing on a variety of dance styles including pom, lyrical/contemporary, and jazz, members come from diverse dance backgrounds and are encouraged to contribute their styles in choreography throughout the year, culminating in the annual Ladybirds Spring Showcase held in Shriver Hall. The team also performs at many football games in the fall, and basketball and lacrosse games in the spring as well as other performing arts events across campus.

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Lan Yun Blue Orchids is a performing arts group for students to come together to learn and practice traditional Chinese dance. Dancers of all levels of experience are welcome!

One character for Lan (蘭) means orchid, while another Lan (藍) is the color blue. The character Yun (韻) means rhythm. Using the two meanings of Lan, we have our nickname, "Blue Orchids." Much like the orchid, a complex flower that is uniquely shaped, the Lan Yun Chinese Dance team seeks to promote the understanding of a rich and intricate culture through unique dance moves.

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The Modern Dance Company at JHU is a modern dance-oriented performing arts group. The company aims to allow students of all levels to learn through movement and broaden their horizons by experiencing and performing professional quality choreography.

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Members have access to professionally taught dance classes several days a week, and they get the opportunity to perform in our concerts.

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Founded in 2023, MOTION’s purpose is to explore various aspects of dances that emerged from black culture. This includes hip-hop, step, and majorette which will be subdivisions of the team. With a focus on learning and refining skills related to dance, MOTION encourages others to explore their own expression of dance. MOTION is committed to exploration, growth, and learning. Through the exploration of various foundational aspects of Hip-Hop, MOTION hopes to encourage members of our team to explore areas of dance they may have not tried before and work on improving and expanding their dance style. MOTION aims to share its passion, creativity, and energy with its routines at performances throughout the year to showcase its work.

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Our mission is to spread both Chinese and American music culture to the rest of Hopkins campus through acapella recordings, music videos, and concerts.

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The mission of Noor is to provide a platform for the performance, inclusion, and expression of Kathak, a north Indian dance form with roots in religious and moral narration, at JHU. It seeks to impart this dance form's history, technique, and culture through performances built on storytelling to the larger student body.

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Shared belonging to the classical dance form of Kathak.

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The Octopodes, founded in 1989, is the oldest and premier co-ed a cappella group of Johns Hopkins University. The Octopodes’ mission is to enjoy making music together, and to share that music with the general public, both within and outside of the JHU campus. The Octopodes achieve this mission through rehearsals, on-campus concerts, gigs, recording albums, writing original music, arranging innovative songs, competing, attending a cappella festivals, and collaborating with other a cappella groups. With multiple appearances in Semi-final rounds of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, tracks on Best of College A Cappella and Voices Only compilations and a CARA award for a groundbreaking all-originals album, this group of singers infuses every performance with raw energy and powerful sound.

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The Johns Hopkins Pep Band is a student-led ensemble dedicated to spreading blue jay spirit through music, community, and chaos. No auditions. No egos. Just pure energy, music, and fun. We bring Merriment and Mayhem to every game, gig, and gathering to make the soundtrack of Hopkins unforgettable.

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To provide an outlet for students to express their creativity and to share and develop photography skills and experiences. We hope members will promote creativity through photography, share and critique peers’ photographs, improve technical skills, and spread the love of photography throughout the Hopkins community. We hope this will be a good motivation for prospective and current photographers to explore and enjoy all styles of photography.

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Shakti is the only competitive Indian Classical Dance team at Johns Hopkins University. Since 2003, the dancers of JHU Shakti have excelled on stage, telling stories through dance while holding dear the value of our classical Indian dance form and culture. As a competitive team, Shakti won Mayuri in 2013 and received third place at Dhirana in 2016. The team dedicates their time to the mastery of expression, hand movements, and footwork, and seeks to convey a powerful story through classical dance to all audiences. The members of Shakti each bring a variety of classical dance styles to the team and meld them into dynamic performances featuring traditional steps set to fast-tempo beats, complex formations, and moving narratives.

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The Sirens are the only all-female a cappella group at Hopkins. We sing in a variety of styles and genres both on and off campus!

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The Purpose and Mission of Sketchbook (which may also be referred to as the JHU Art Club) is to provide JHU students with three vital resources: materials, space, and community. Regardless of skill, all students are welcome to make use of the art club to improve their craft in any medium they wish to explore, meet and collaborate with other student artists, and/or work on their own personal projects. Sketchbook serves as an open space where artists are free to express themselves on the page and beyond while fostering a supportive and creative community.

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SLAM was founded in 2002 based on the desire to express oneself through performance alongside building a community that fosters confidence, acceptance, and teamwork. We hold ourselves to the standard of constantly learning from one another, remaining open-minded, and being unafraid to go out of our comfort zones. Each of our members brings a unique talent and background to our team, and we encourage each other to explore all aspects of dance, growing both together and individually. SLAM is a family brought together by our shared love for dance, and we hope to contribute that passion to our hip-hop community.

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Our club's mission is to spread laughter and understanding throughout campus and the great cosmos. Anyone is welcome to join us on this journey and learn the art of comedy.

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Mission: (1) To create a space for students of Caribbean descent to explore their culture through dance. (2) A space where all students can hear the experiences of their peers and admire the rich history of the Caribbean. (3) To have at least 2 performances throughout the year (one hosted by the group).

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The organization is open to all students, regardless of dance experience, who are interested in
- An inclusive and non-judgment environment.
- Exploring the many dances of the Caribbean.
- Joining the growing performance arts community on campus.
- Bonding over an art form that heavily influences Caribbean society.

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JHU Take Two is Johns Hopkins University's premier alternative and indie-focused a cappella group. Since our re-branding in 2018, Take Two's mission is to shed light on "second take" songs, bringing attention to songs that are less mainstream but just as powerful as anything in the Top 40 hits.

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Temps d'Afrique of Johns Hopkins University is a group of students of African and non-African descent who are dedicated to educating the Johns Hopkins and Baltimore communities on African culture through dance and entertainment.

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Membership benefits include but are not limited to improving your knowledge and appreciation of African culture through dance, building lifelong friendships and improving your skills as a dancer and choreographer.

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The Buttered Niblets strive to provide the Johns Hopkins community with the Finest Quality Improvisational Comedy (FQIC) and represent the Johns Hopkins University on a competitive level.
We fulfill our mission by performing improv shows every semester and striving to attend improv tournaments every year. One such tournament that we have attended and met success with in the past is the College Improv Tournament (CIT).

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We are the Choral Society at Johns Hopkins University, Homewood's SATB choir, and the parent group of the ECCO Chamber Choir.

The Choral Society is a non-auditioned full chorus whose focus is large-scale choral works, usually from the Baroque or Classical periods. Our repertoire varies in difficulty, but we welcome singers of all ranges and experience levels, including JHU students, faculty and staff, and community members. The Choral Society performs in two concerts a year and regularly collaborates with the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra.

ECCO, JHU Homewood's auditioned chamber choir, is a subset of the Choral Society open only to JHU students. We perform more difficult and varied repertoire, and participate in more performances per year. In recent years, ECCO has sung with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, has performed for the JHU Board of Directors and at Family and Alumni Weekends.

Every season is a new opportunity to improve yourself as a singer under the tutelage of our director, Dr. Mark Hardy, who is also the choral program director at the Baltimore School for the Arts. We encourage anyone who is interested in either of our groups to reach out to us. We hope to sing with you soon!

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Both the Choral Society and ECCO offer a convenient way to continue (or begin!) your choral career. We generally meet once weekly and are based out of the Homewood campus. Several members of the Choral Society and ECCO are also members of a cappella groups or instrumental ensembles. We are a friendly group, joined by the appreciation of choral music.

This is the page for both the Choral Society and the ECCO Chamber Choir. Please email us at jhuchoralsociety@gmail.com or contact us through Hopkins Groups if you are interested in joining us!

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The purpose of the Johns Hopkins film society is to promote a love of film culture within the Hopkins and greater Baltimore community and to continue the tradition of projecting 35mm film.

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The Johns Hopkins University Barnstormers is an entirely student-run organization that has brought quality theatrical productions to campus and the greater Baltimore community for over one hundred years. At the heart of the group is its dedication to providing creative outlets and learning opportunities to student actors and designers, the majority of whom participate in theater in addition to other academic and professional pursuits.

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The Johns Hopkins Melanotes is an all-gender a cappella group committed to celebrating the music of the African Diaspora and African-American Tradition with a focus on R&B/Soul, Hip-Hop, and Rap. The Melanotes wish to blend together a diverse array of sounds and offer a unique and enriching performance experience to Johns Hopkins and beyond. Through these performances, the Melanotes strive to authentically portray the complexity of the black experience and showcase the diversity of its members and Black music.

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The mission of this group is to write and perform comedic songs in addition to normal songs in a non-competitive setting. Check out our website to learn more: https://www.jhumentalnotes.com/

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The Johns Hopkins Notes of Ranvier is devoted to the enhancement and performing of a cappella music, while also dedicating to the service of the community.

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Participation in regular performances and rehearsals and lifelong friends.

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JHU Rocky Horror exists to continue the appreciation of the cult classic through stage shadow-cast performances of Rocky Horror. We serve members of the community through frivolous performances and audience interaction involving sex education, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and more.

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The Vocal Chords seek to foster an inclusive and supportive environment that is devoted to the enhancement and performance of a cappella music. We do this to honor The Vocal Chords' storied legacy and ensure our continued success over the next quarter-century and beyond.

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The purpose of Witness Theater is to provide a platform by which student writers, actors, directors and theater technicians can practice their craft, and to showcase works of theater written by members of the Johns Hopkins University community.

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Chinese lion dance provides people with blessing and prosperity while guarding against misfortune and dispelling evil spirits. Often linked to the Chinese New Year, the lion dance may be seen on other occasions such as grand-openings, weddings, birthdays, and festivals. Though based on martial arts, Lion dance has become an art of its own, and many troupes are not associated with kung fu schools.

The JHU Yong Han Lion Dance Troupe was founded in 2003 by a group of students who wanted to learn more about the culture and performance of Lion Dance. Since then, we have been performing all over the east coast, from NYC to Washington D.C. With chances to perform at a wide range of events, from weddings to parades to cultural events, the troupe offers a lot of opportunity to travel and explore the local and regional area. To join the troupe, we require NO experience, only that you come with an interest in learning and desire to work hard. If you have any interest in exploring the Chinese culture behind Lion Dance or just want to get some good exercise in and have fun, then definitely stop by our practices and introduce yourself. We are a close knit troupe and you'll certainly feel welcome here! Newer members will train in kung fu based lion dance techniques, while more experienced members will choreograph new routines and acrobatic tricks.

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We aim to synthesize Western and South Asian dance styles while promoting awareness of South Asian culture both on and off campus through performances and workshops.

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