Cody Englander
Staff Writer
For 40 years, the Groupers of Boys’ and Girls’ Club have brought their best dance moves, costumes, and lip-sync skills to the Amphitheater. Celebrating this four-decade milestone Thursday in the Amp, 17 groups of Chautauqua’s talented youth — surrounded by friends and passionate fans alike — left it all on the stage for Club’s annual Air Band competition.
Performance titles included, but were not limited to, “4G Reads The Chautauquan Daily,” “SAC Boys Join the Circus,” “6G Does a Magic Show” and “5 Boys go Camping.” Groups performed passionate dances, mimicked movie scenes and channeled their musical inspirations on the same stage graced by rock stars and orchestra musicians alike.
The winner of Best Costuming and Props was Group 7 Girls. The Best Music Choice award was given to SAC Boys, while Best Lip Sync went to Group 8 Girls. Meanwhile, Group 6 Girls danced their way to the Best Choreography award. While the SAC Boys won the People’s Choice Award, the SAC Girls took home the trophy for best overall performance in the Group 6–SAC division.
The Group 2–5 division winner was Group 3 Girls with “3G Rewrites the Ending.” The group was made up of: Fallon Altafi, Beatrice Andrade, Fiona Brady, Emma Buch, Elizabeth Carfagna, Katherine Chiappa, Noelle Danforth, Blaine Feher, Clara Gremillion, Aubrey Haberman, Lydia Hochman, Isadora Kane, Rose Kennington, Eloise Krembs, Andi Leslie, Cora Obrycki, Chancellor Oliver, Julia Scitella, Ainsley Shaughnessy, Kara Spetz, Vivian Weber, Camila Weiss, Rose Wilson and Lorria Yoder.
Clubbers from the three winning groups during this years Air band performance, presented by the Chautauqua Boys and Girls Club, gather for a group photo on stage after their performances on Thursday, July 31, 2025 in the Amphitheater. GEORGE KOLOSKI/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
