The Georgia Southern University Euphoria dance team is looking for new talent as it hosts auditions this week.

The dance team has had recent success in winning competitions such as 2011’s Doo/Dah Step show.  Made up of students from all different backgrounds, Euphoria has high hopes for this year’s dancers.

The group is similar to GSU’ Dyverzion dance team in some ways and different in others.

“Our style is similar, with creative twists, but we have two totally different atmospheres,” Racqueal Peters, a senior majoring in finance and director of the Euphoria team, said.

Though the teams are similar, Euphoria hopes to break away from the association and make a name for itself here on campus.

“Historically, we’re a hip hop crew. We tick, break dance and do isolation,” Peters said.  The team started from scratch with anyone who was interested, but now the competition is greater.

“The bar has been raised,” Peters said.

Other current members of the dance team enjoy the time learning new moves and being a part of something they love with other friends and dancers.

Jasmine Ochoa, who is a freshman majoring in nursing, has been dancing with Euphoria and this is her first semester.

“I like it a lot,” Ochoa said. “They take time with us. Practice makes perfect”.

Other members, like Atolani Quadri, a senior chemistry and biology major, also like the dance team. Quadri has been with the crew for about three semesters and sees it as a great opportunity for everyone.

“I love it. It’s a great experience and everyone here is like family,” Quadri said.

Though the bar has been raised for this year, the dance crew is still inviting those who are interested to attend tryouts.

“We’re looking for anyone who’s interested. We’re really looking for talent,” Peters said.

There are a few requirements for those who try out. All of the participants in the tryouts are taught a routine and expected to be able to replicate it. In addition to this, there is a 30 second to one minute routine that each individual needs to have ready to be judged.

Tryouts are this week, Feb. 7-9, at the RAC in studio 2 at 9 p.m.