TORONTO - The Ryerson Rams Dance Pak is pleased to announce its roster for the 2019-20 season. This will be the Dance Pak's sixteenth anniversary season as the Ryerson Rams official
dance team, an extremely impressive accolade.

This season's team is comprised of twenty dancers: ten returning members and ten rookies. The team will be captained by Jenna Stoikos, (3rd year, Creative Industries), Daniela Bandiera
(2nd year, Business Management), Sarah Elisio (4th year, Business Management), and Emma Searles (1st year, Performance Dance).

Lauren Arena (2nd year, Accounting and Finance)
Zina Begovic* (1st year, Engineering)
Shea Coughlan* (1st year, Business Management)
Emily Deprisco* (1st year, Fashion Communication)
Savannah DiMuccio (3rd year, Psychology)
Marisa Dlin* (1st year, Social Work)
Sydney Hillis* (2nd year, Professional Communications)
Mitchell Jones* (1st year, Urban & Regional Planning)
Dana Kleiman (2nd year, Professional Communication)
Alaina Lindsay (2nd year, Film Studies)
Helen Melino* (1st year, Medical Physics)
Maya Navarro (2nd year, Graphic Communications Management)
Samantha Olivier (1st year, Creative Industries)
Allison Robb* (1st year, Performance Dance)
Eleni Tatsis-Stewart* (1st year, Early Childhood Studies)
Olivia Trefiak* (1st year, Professional Communications)
* denotes a Dance Pak rookie

Every year the Dance Pak strives to incorporate new elements into its season to improve the team's results and overall experience, but this season in particular, marks the start of a major period of growth for the team. Along with continued efforts to increase their student and community engagement, such as through their upcoming annual initiative, Jr. Dance Pak for Jumpstart, the Dance Pak has been afforded many new and exciting opportunities. Just recently, the team had the opportunity to perform at a Toronto Argonauts halftime show for Ryerson's first-ever homecoming.

Meanwhile, the team has begun preparing its routines they will perform at upcoming Rams basketball games this season. The team is increasing their efforts to produce better routines with more creative and innovative choreography.

As well as continuing to perform at games, the team's practices will intensify in November as they prepare for the upcoming competition season, learning an additional six routines. The team has increased the number of routines they will be performing at competitions.

The Dance Pak will compete in three dance competitions in March against up to 23 other university and collegiate dance teams from across Canada. The team hopes to improve upon its seventh overall place finish from last season.