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Fall Tryouts

 

The Panther Dance Team is looking for additional members for this school year! There are currently 10 members on the team and up to 6 more could be added.

Tryouts will be held on Saturday, September 13th from 8:30am - 2:00pm. Check in and warm-up (on your own) will start at 8:00am. Please mail in your application in early to ensure a prompt start! Tryouts are located at Engelmann Gym which is located on Hartford Ave between Maryland Ave and Cramer St.

Please wear all black form-fitting clothing so that judges can see all your movement. Also have your hair pulled back out of your face. Bring along with you (if you haven't mailed in already):

  • Dance Team Application
  • a recent Non-Returnable Photograph


Application
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Judges will be looking for dancers who fit well with the skill level and personality of current dance team members. You will learn a segment of a current dance team routine, the fight song routine, and be asked to perform basic dance skills.

 

Skills included are:
  • Toe touch (landing up)
  • Fouettes (2 eight counts)
  • Left and right Split leaps
  • High kicks
  • Left and right Center Leaps
  • Left and right Calypso
  • Left and right
    Double and triple pirouettes
  • Left and right
    Front leg extension
    (facing the side)
  • Skill of candidates choice (needle turn, switch center, etc.)

 

Material will be taught at an accelerated pace, due to the short amount of time. Dancers are scored in rhythm, showmanship, skills, memory, endurance, and dance technique. The new members will be announced after all candidates are evaluated.