Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2010, Page 142

Description:	setting a new standardThe Bloomington South dance team enjoyed a record-setting competitiveseason, breaking records in placements in jazz, pom, and hip-hop.Entering a new place was nevereasy, and becoming a freshman inhigh school could be one of themost difficult things to adapt to,The adjustment to high schoolsocial and academic life whilemaintaining a level head was achallenging one. Asking freshmento step up to the highest level ofdance seemed almost out of thequestion; they simply had too muchto deal with,However, the Bloomington Southdance team did just that. With onlythree returning upperclassmen, thesquad had to rely on the majority ofunderclassmen to step up and helpthem achieve their record-breaking year.The team broke their ownrecord by winning all three eventsat the Crawfordsville Invitational.They also had their best showingever at state by finishing third inhip-hop, third in pom, and fourth injazz. Senior Kayla Thompson wasone of the team captains, and hadthe responsibility of helpingyounger team members. Weshowed [the underclassmen] thatthey had to practice hard and itwould pay off in the end.Practice supposedly madeperfect, but that did notnecessarily mean success incompetition unless a squad hadgood chemistry, The squadbonded through their campexperiences, sleepovers andadventures of decorating theircoaches houses, It helped thatwe were all friends and everyonegot along, said junior MeganMcGuire.In a season where thelearning curve was multiplied byten, the South poms adapted tonew faces and brought freshtalent to the dance floor.- MARCO REGOLImini-meJunior Rachel Hoffman andfreshman Tori Moore explain whothe kids are that get to dance atan annual halftime show.The mini-poms perform at their annual halftime performance.PHOTO BY RAN CAOHoffman: The south poms teaches a danceclinic for kindergartners to eighth graders.They all get to perform their routines athalftime.Hoffman: Its either during football orbasketball season, and its a three day clinicthe week of the performance.Hoffman: [Mini-poms is] to promote thedance team for kids who want to continue todance and get better to try out in highschool.Moore: [Its for] kids who want toexperience what its like to be in the shoesof a dancer.142Moore: Its to let people know dancing isntjust technique but also leadership.1
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