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Real-life Glee Chorus Shines ?《欢乐合唱团》（Glee）是一部节奏常欢快的情节音乐喜剧。故事讲述乐天派的高中教师Will Schuester（Matthew Morrison扮演）接手校园合唱团后，梦想着率队赢得全国大赛。但摆在Will面前的现实是：来参加合唱团的学生五花八门，绝大多数都很不合群，有些更是别人眼里的“怪人”。 Now in its second season, the TV show Glee has struck a chord with audiences in the United States and elsewhere. The story revolves around the members of a high school student chorale group, known as New Directions. Every episode features the actors performing popular songs with complex choreography. Here in the United States, many schools have similar vocal groups. One of them, Touch of Class in Chantilly, Virginia, is not only celebrating its 25th anniversary, but was also voted America’s Favorite Show Choir in a national contest. Since then, it has drawn comparisons to Glee. Glenn Cockrell has been involved with the group since the beginning, as choreographer, show designer and - for the last eight years - as its director.We do a wide range of music that goes through the whole realm of pop, Cockrell says. That includes Broadway show tunes, jazz, country, and of course rock. Touch of Class competes in the Central Virginia Show Choir Invitational in Richmond on March 5, 2011.More than a regular choirThe 39 students, ranging from 16 to 18, work hard. This isn’t just about singing. In addition to classes with Cockrell, they rehearse after school twice a week for two hours to learn dance moves.Sarah Pramstaller has been their choreographer for the last five years. She was a member of Touch of Class when she was a student here and feels the experience helped prepare her for a career in musical theater. It is different than performing in musical theater and it is a little different from what happens in New York, but it is a great foundation for singing, dancing, acting, performing in general.Pramstaller returned to Chantilly High School when she married and started a family. I wanted to move into more of a director/teacher position. So it was a perfect fit.Of course few of her stude