Many of us have heard the phrase “Stepford wives,” a term that refers women who are overly submissive to their husbands’ wishes. The term comes from the novel and movie of the same name about a small town where all is not as it seems.

The story, one of thrill and suspense, will be presented in an interpretive dance by the dance class alongside student-designed choreographies at their concert from Friday, April 29 to Sunday, May 1 at 8 p.m. in Alan Harvey Theatre.

The spring dance show differs from the winter show in that the winter concert is centered around a theme, whereas in the spring, dance teacher Amy Moorhead choreographs a play to be performed alongside student choreographed pieces.

“The original 1975 [film] is a more serious drama and it’s fairly dark,” Moorhead said. “I was a little girl when I saw it and I loved it. The remake film was more campy — it was dark but it was also making fun of itself. [Our version] is not going to be a super dark thriller, but it’s going to have kind of an eerie tone.”

Senior Pema Wilson, who is the sound designer for the show, agreed, saying the tone will be lighter than the other iterations of the story.

“I would say it’s really fun and light and campy, but in a good way,” Wilson said.

Sophomore Vivian Anable Eme said that the style of the dance was what she found most interesting, and compared it to the style of Bob Fosse, an Academy Award winning choreographer.

“[It] is a style that I have always loved but you don’t see done much now,” Eme said.

Although the order of the pieces to be performed has yet to be determined, Moorhead plans to place the student pieces ahead of the primary production. She compared this production to previous ones that also had a darker tone.

“We might put the darker piece later in the program, as we did with Dracula some years back,” Moorhead said.

Seniors Olivia Arrabit, Gianna Massullo and Leland McCallister will be choreographing dances for the entire class. Sophomores Maddie Levine and Isa West will also be collaborating on a piece for the whole class to perform.

Eme, who is also part of Massullo’s piece, said that each student choreographer puts their own personality into their dance.

“I just love it because it is so beautiful and enchanting,” Eme said. “But it’s also so her; each dancer who choreographs puts their own stamp on their work, which is what makes all student directed pieces so special.”

Wilson echoed this sentiment, saying that her favorite part of these numbers is that they are student led.

“Ms. Moorhead does a good job of giving constructive criticism while still letting the students have all the control,” Wilson said.