Dance is a rigorous sport and a big commitment. Dancers spend their mornings, nights, and weekends learning, cleaning, and perfecting their routines.
The dance team performs at countless events throughout the year, including football, basketball, and even volleyball games. On top of that, they have their own competitions to practice for, including a national appearance in Orlando, Fl.
Sophomore Ady Tuttle is a dancer and key member of the team’s hip-hop routine, though she was named an alternate for their competition season pom routine. An alternate’s role is to cheer on the team while they perform on the national and state stages.
Although she is not typically in the pom routine, in case of an absent dancer, Tuttle still needed to know the routine inside and out.
On Friday, January 17, at the boys basketball game against Elkhorn High, the dance team was getting prepared to perform when Tuttle was asked to step in and dance front and center.
“Ady is such a hard working dancer,” assistant coach Emma Jackson said. “She always puts her best foot forward [and] continues to bring the energy to practices and performances.”
Before going on, her teammates had to quickly show her the spots to stand and where to move during the routine.
“Ady is always working so hard during practice and we are all so proud of her work ethic!” junior dancer Cosi Kaminski said. “It was so cool to see all of her hard work pay off during our performance!”
Though she had never before completed the nationals routine in front of an audience, Tuttle stepped in, relied on her training, and performed the dance with ease.
Feeding off her team’s confidence in her, Tuttle and the rest of the dance team led an entertaining halftime performance, and Tuttle will now compete on the national stage for pom.
“Ady is always willing to take on any new challenge thrown her way,” head coach Kelsey McDonald said. “[She] did an excellent job stepping in to perform.”
