My Japanese Club Perforamnce! | UGG 秋霞祭

It has been a ridiculously long time since I posted a video and yes I have excuses:
Currently in the middle of midterms
Computer having a plethora of problems
A lens adaptor got stuck on my lens so if the quality is off... that's why.

Anyways, a ton of you guys have been asking me to upload videos (I won't be uploading any of me dancing to save my own dignity haha but instead here is the rest of my dance crew) or for more information regarding the dance crew that I was a part of while I was still at Tokyo International!
So here it is.

UGG stands for UnderGround Groovers (yes, same acronym as the boots, no, I don't know why they made underground two words.) and it is a Tokyo International University official circle.
What is the difference between a circle and a club you ask?

A general overlook:
Clubs:
-Officially recognized by the school
-Often receive an allowance from the school
-Usually daily practices, including on weekends
-Audition their members

Circles:
-Can or may not be officially recognized by the school
-Do not receive allowance from the school (everything is funded by the circle&members)
-Practices are set by circle presidents, not necessarily set date or time
-Are technically not allowed to audition members

Despite this, clubs and circles are often mixed about in what you call them and how they even refer to themselves, the definitions are very vague.  The best answer I got when asking about differences is that circles are just more "chill".

Before watching the video, please consider that UGG is indeed a circle, and therefore let anybody in without auditioning.  It is purely a circle for fun (although people end up falling in love with dance anyways) and many of the members are, in fact, beginners (coughmecough).

Recently they had their annual Fall Festival at TIU and, as mentioned in the video, this is the LAST time the 3rd years will be performing with the group officially before they start job hunting (but I see a ton of 4th year senpai coming to practice anyways in their free time, they are just no longer official members of the circle and do not perform with the circle on stage)
This is a very emotional event, as many put hours of training and choreographing into 3 full years in this circle, and are, sadly, leaving the circle on the day that I filmed.  If you look closely at the video, many of the current choreographers passed on or gave solo time to the new choreographers during the dance, to show a passing on of legacy.

These are just a few short clips out of the hour and a half worth of footage I took, so please enjoy :)

Dance Number Order:
Jazz
Lock
Hip Hop
Girls
Special (this changes every year, last year it was hip hop, this time it is lock)
Punking
Break
1st and 2nd years secret performance for the 3rd years
3rd years secret performance for the 1st and 2nd years

If you have any more questions leave it in the comment box below or on my YouTube channel!
Which performance was your favorite??

XOXO,
Meowko