Dub H, Iowa State’s hip-hop dance club with more than 500 members, will present its Hall of Fame performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stephens Auditorium.

The performance will celebrate Dub H’s 10th anniversary, as well as feature I.aM.mE., champions in the sixth season of “America’s Best Dance Crew.”

Sixteen student-choreographed dances will be performed by the Dub H dancers to highlight their passion and long hours of practice. Tickets to their performance can be purchased through Ticketmaster, online or by phone, or at the Iowa State Center located in Stephens.

“My favorite part about Dub H is letting loose and dancing for fun. It is a great way to meet people and forget about school for a little bit,” said Natalie Skryd, Dub H members and sophomore in journalism and mass communication.

The Hall of Fame performance is when dancers get their time to shine, and they plan to take full advantage of that and please the crowd.

“I’m mostly excited for the show because of its location at CY Stephens, and the fact that it is a one-night only show means I have one chance to kill it,” said Jasmine Stovall, dancer and sophomore in civil engineering. “I love to dance, and I am definitely ready to showcase all of the hard work.”

Audience attendance is also going to be beneficial to making the Dub H show a success. The dancers are looking forward to thriving off of the audience’s energy and making it a pleasure for all.

“People should attend the [Hall of Fame] show because we have a lot of different dances this year that are going to look amazing on stage. Between the dances themselves and the music , our show is one big party,” Stovall said. “It is going to be just as much fun for the audience as it is for the dancers.”

Not only are the Dub H dancers going to be giving their all for the crowd, but I.aM.mE. is going to perform.

“I have been following Phillip ‘Pacman’ Chbeeb since he was on ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’ Then when he appeared on ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’ with I.aM.mE., I supported them wholeheartedly,” said Morgan Thompson, Dub H dancer and sophomore in child, adult and family services. “I am so inspired by another member of I.aM.mE., Olivia ‘Chachi’ Gonzales. She is my idol.”

The “America’s Best Dance Crew” champions share their passion and enthusiasm without hesitation and are willing to break outside the box when it comes to creativity.

“They make the coolest pictures when they tut, and their style is really intriguing,” Thompson said. “I.aM.mE.’s creativity within the choreography is something that really sets them apart in my mind.”

I.aM.mE. will not be alone when it comes to leaving their heart and soul on the dance floor for the audience to take pleasure in at Friday’s Hall of Fame show. One characteristic that unites the A.B.D.C. champs and Dub H dancers and choreographers is that dance consumes their life and drives all other components.

Leah Mills, a Dub H choreographer and junior in anthropology, is motivated by dance. She said Dub H has given her the ability to stand out as a leader and to share with others her fervor for dance. Mills’ passion for the hip-hop dance club takes forefront in her life and directs all other aspects of it.

“Dancing is like breathing to me. It is honestly necessary for me to function,” Mills said. “My friends can tell when I haven’t danced in a while, if practice got canceled or something like, because I will be frustrated and snippy. Dancing determines my mood and influences all aspects of life.”

Dance needs to consume Mills life in order for her to squeeze in schoolwork and other extracurricular activities, she said.

“My freshman year, I was only in one dance [for Dub H], and it wasn’t enough. I have to be pretty much enveloped in dance. It helps me manage my time,” she said. “For example, if I spend an adequate amount of time on dance on a given day, then I am able to actually sit down and do my homework.

“My freshman year, I tried to put homework absolutely firstand it did not work. They have to be on the same level of importance to me; then I will get something accomplished.”

Dub H is not a love of Mills merely because it allows her to express herself, but also the message behind the club motivates her to be completely involved in it.

“I believe Leah’s passion for dance is almost as strong as her passion for life, because without it, I know her life would be drastically different,” said Michelle Condon, Dub H dancer and senior in business. “It makes her happy. She puts her heart into dance and into the club and is always willing to try and help her dancers.

“Whether you see her smiling really big on stage or dancing down the street with headphones on, you can tell, just by looking, that dance is so much more than a hobby for her; it is truly a passion.”

Not only does Dub H allow Mills to express herself and have improved focus and determination in other areas of life, but it also had impacted her for the better.

“Dance motivates me to get everything else in my life done. I also met my best friend in Dub H,” she said.

She is gracious to Dub H for throwing her into a whole new culture and style of dance. It has expanded her outlook on life and dancing, which is a big accomplishment since she has been in motion since age 4.

“I am not sure what I saw that made me want to do it, but I am so grateful for my 4-year-old self getting involved. I could have easily just not joined, and that really depresses me to think about a life that has an absence of dance,” Mills said. “I was involved in tap, jazz and ballet. Sixth grade I started pointe.

“I danced throughout high school and have kept going. I was also on my high school’s drill team, and I choreographed for that a lot. My freshman year when I started hip-hop, I was very unsure if I had what it took, but I realized it is what I actually excel at.”

Mills takes full advantage of her background in dance to inspire others. She shines when teaching others to do the “dougie” and her joy in music and movement is evident to those who see her.

“Leah’s dance style is very unique because it has that girly-girl feeling with major swag. She also puts her awesome personality into her dancing. She can make any dance move look good,” said Kaitlyn Fish, Dub H president.

Dub H has become an integral part of Mills, and she hopes that the ISU students and the Ames community will share in her, as well as all of the Dub H dancers’, passion at Dub H’s Hall of Fame show Friday night.

“My life is one big dance party. I really can’t stop dancing. People in Dub H can attest to that, and my friends outside of the club can too,” Mills said. “When I dance, my body and soul go to a place of pure joy. Reaching that every time is what motivates me. I also really like performing. I like entertaining people, and dancing is the best way I can do that.”