PULSE ended the year in front of 1,300 audience members in its spring performance, “Revolution,” at the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex Friday.

Tickets for both the 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances went fast, with the 8 p.m. show selling out on Thursday. The 5:30 p.m. show sold out Friday morning. PULSE performed both shows to packed audiences and reached the 650 person capacity.

Co-head of Choreography senior Alyssa Wargin said the PULSE Executive Board decided to make the show’s theme Revolution, because of its timing before graduation.

“I think it’s because we did ‘Apocalypse’ a year ago and now this is just one we’ve had in our back pocket,” Wargin said. “It’s the right time to do it because the seniors are leaving, obviously, and PULSE is going to be a lot different in the future.”

Wargin said this performance was different than previous shows because of the increase of musical numbers. There were 26 performances at each show, and six were musical acts.

“We’ve definitely upped the ante on our singers,” Wargin said. “They’re amazing this semester.”

PULSE members began preparing for Revolution after the fall semester show in December. Wargin said there was a long list of things to do to get ready for the show.

“(We’ve been working on) coming up with the group dance, teaching that every week, and the rest of us have been working on tickets, working with Public Safety to make sure that they’re here to cover our event, working with our advisers, getting all the music ready for before the show and then working with our stage crew to make sure everything is set up,” Wargin said.

Wargin said she arrived to the AARC at noon, and it took about three hours to set up for the show.

PULSE adviser Kenise Evans said the group hired a production company called Slamhammer for the technical setup this year for the first time.

“The company we are working with is amazing,” Evans said. “It was a very smooth transition (from gym to stage).”

Wargin said the AARC was used again for the PULSE shows because of the expected large turnout at past performances.

Freshman Erin Bocock said she really enjoyed the show.

“It was great. I had a lot of fun,” Bocock said. “My favorite was the ‘N Sync dance.”

Junior choreographer Codi Soeun said performing on PULSE’s stage is an unique experience.

“Being a performer, having that many people in the crowd is just indescribable. It’s just so amazing,” Soeun said. “There’s just so much emotions and feelings when you step onto that stage. It’s one of the most amazing experiences of my life.”

Freshman Jeffrey Langan said he could tell that the PULSE performers worked really hard to put on the shows.

“You can tell they put a lot of work into it. It was very tightly packed of both music and dance numbers. A lot of people showed up so you can tell people enjoyed it,” Langan said.

Soeun said this is was his sixth PULSE performance, and that this one was bittersweet because it was the last performance for graduating seniors.

“I’m most excited for the senior dance because I know a lot of my friends are seniors. They’re graduating this year, and they’re some phenomenal performers,” Soeun said.

Because Wargin is graduating this spring, Friday’s show was also her last PULSE performance.

“I’m really excited, but I’m also really sad,” Wargin said. “I took last semester off from dancing and strictly ran the show, and I decided I wanted to dance this semester since it was my last one.”

Wargin hopes to leave an imprint on the organization.

“I’m excited because we’ve really helped PULSE grow,” Wargin said. “I’m excited to see where it goes from here.”

Stephanie Dodd can be reached at dodd0474@stthomas.edu.