"The Maypole Dance was performed as part of the Ivy Day celebration, an annual spring pageant sponsored by the women of the junior class from 1877 to 1930 and held behind Foss Hall" (43).
as another, surprised the panel didn't put two and two together, reacted: "I'm changing my guess for maypole. Someone who did Dancing on Ice, is part of a girl band, and is called Melody ...