Pictures come to life? That’s impossible. Meanings expressed through dance? Definitely. The Royals will present their fifth annual Royal Revue May 1-3 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

This year’s theme is “Within the Frame,” where the Royals have taken famous photographs and brought them to life. Each dance is a creative display of the image as a whole. The audience should be prepared to see art that is common to others, and to have all of its meaning expressed through dancing.

“I am very excited,” junior Royal Aren Brummitt said. “This theme is probably one of our best, and the team has improved so much this year. We can’t wait to show everyone what we can do.”

The Royals’ dances take all year to prepare. They are taught during football season, and are then taken to contest where the Royals learn new ways to improve their dances. Once they are the best they can be, they are brought to show. The dances are very hard and are full of technique. They require many hours of hard work, but the Royals have pulled through and finally have the dances ready to inspire.

“It is hard,” senior captain Shaye Whitt said. “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t. Preparing for dances and dancing the show for about 2-3 hours straight is tough, but so worth it.”

Alongside the Royals, the dance department also gets the experience of the Royal Revue. The Golden Dazzlers, Rookies, and dance classes all get to be in the show. They start preparing for show right in January and get to show the audience a piece of the entire organization and department of dance.

“The Royals and Dazzlers have grown so close together,” junior Golden Dazzler Ciara Foiles said. “I can’t wait till opening night with the atmosphere and the energy of everyone around us.”

The Royal Revue brings the entire organization closer and is one final opportunity for the dance members to dance together.

“It’s an amazing thing to have us all together on one stage,” Whitt said. “I will miss this most out of everything I’ve done in high school.”