The K-State Singers performed to a record audience of about 800 people Friday night in McCain Auditorium.

The 18-member group entertained the packed auditorium with a themed show entitled "Dance Numbers!" which featured songs with either dance or numbers as their main concept.

Chris Zimmerman, freshman in mechanical engineering, said the crowd, which usually only reaches about 200 people, was so large Friday night, with the help of advanced ticket sales.

This was the first themed show the singers have performed, and directors Julie Yu and Joshua Oppenheim both said it will be their new tradition.

Yu and Oppenheim said the singers picked out all their own songs and decided on the theme together. They said this kind of performance gave the group a wide variety genres and songs to choose from.

The singers kicked off the night with the tune "9 to 5," with the women wearing shining purple dresses and the men dressed in black suits and ties.

The group also sang and danced to songs such as "I Could Have Danced All Night" from "My Fair Lady," "Seasons of Love" from "Rent" and "Double Trouble" from "Harry Potter."

The group finished the show dressed in shredded, dirty clothing as they performed the appropriate Halloween song, "Thriller."

The song featured soloist Mardell Maxwell, K-State alumnus and admissions representative. He rose from the pit of the stage dressed in iconic Michael Jackson style, complete with a red, leather jacket and a single white glove. The singers joined him on stage and they all performed the celebrated "Thriller" dance from Jackson's music video.

Brooke Lindell, sophomore in secondary education, said "Thriller" was by far her favorite number of the night. She said the group loved performing the song and it was easy to put in the practice time for it.

Audience member Sarah Carr, freshman in electrical engineering, said this was the first K-State Singers show she had been to and said after watching the show she would come to other performances.

Yu and Oppenheim agreed the main reason for having such a great turnout at the show was because the singers worked so hard to sell tickets.

Nick Felder, senior in industrial engineering, personally sold 112 tickets.