One week after Nationals, the Marquesas and Spirit squads are back in action
You would think that Nationals would be the cherry-on-top for the Marquesas and Spirit squads—the perfect end to an amazing season. But one week since Nationals, both teams are bringing it harder, faster and stronger.
From April 6 to April 8, dance team held their workshops, with the audition day on April 9. The routine itself was choreographed by returning officers, juniors Carolyn Chang and Kelly Woodruff, with incoming officers sophomores Teresa Li and Camille Mol polishing the routine the weekend before tryouts. For the first two days of tryouts, officers taught the routine and reviewed it April 8. On April 9, the dancers were ready to kick it up and show that they were Marquesa material.
"It is pretty intense…it’s like a new season right after [Nationals]. But it’s like any other kind of audition," Li said. "We teach it and you practice it a bunch of times. Just try to do the across the floor and do the routine. We have pirouettes, leaps and kicks because [MVHS Dance Team] is known for their kicks."
At the end of the week, some were eliminated, and others rose up to the challenge. When tryouts were finished, next year’s cheerleaders and dance team members cleared their minds, and got ready to kick it up for purple and gold.
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