Dance Team Finishes Second at State Competition
The St. Teresa's Academy dance team finished second overall in the state dance competition this weekend!! The team finished 3rd in hip-hop, and 2nd in Jazz – earning the 2nd place overall finish.
1st: Lee’s Summit West
2nd: STA
3rd: Nixa
The STA dance team will showcase its performances, including team and solo routines, here on campus at 6 p.m. on March 10.
STA Dance Team 2009-2010
Captains: Anna Gigliotti and Rebecca Oyler
TEAM MEMBERS:
Grace Bisbee (Junior)
Lindsay Cook (Sophomore)
Riley Cowing (Senior)
Anna Gigliotti (Senior)
Sam Johnson (Senior)
Taylor Kramer (Junior)
Lauren Laudan (Junior)
Theresa Murphy (Sophomore)
Rebecca Oyler (Senior)
Alex Radtke (Sophomore)
Emmi Shearman (Freshman)
Betsy Tampke (Junior)
Megan Wilkerson (Senior)
Rachael Winslow (Senior)
Head Coach: Savannah Vose
Assistant Coach: Deena Schaumburg
STA DANCE TEAM NEWS---
STA Stars 14th Annual Junior Dance Clinic:
CALLING ALL GIRLS kindergarten through 8th grade! The dance team invites YOU to the 14th Annual Junior Dance Clinic! K-8th grade girls are invited to attend our dance clinic led by the award winning Stars Dance Team AND are invited to perform at the half-time of a Varsity basketball game! Pre-registration is preferred at $30.00 per girl. Cost includes clinic t-shirt, light snacks, crafts, and dancing. Walk-in Registration is $35.00. Please register by January 7th!
Clinic Details: Saturday, January 16, 2010. 1:00-4:00 p.m. in gymnasium
12:30 p.m. - Check-in / Walk-in registration
3:30 p.m. - Family & Friends Clinic Performance
Performance Details: Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Arrive at 6:00 p.m. Varsity tip-off at 7:00 p.m.
Interested? Event Questions? Call Lisa Oyler at 816.838.8696
Competition Season:
The dance team's competition season has begun! The competition season includes 3 local competitions, followed by the Missouri Dance Team Association State Championship. The dance team also has 5 soloists competing and 1 duet competing at 2-3 competitions as well. Please come out and support the team!
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Ft. Osage Classic Dance Team Competition
Ft. Osage High School, 2101 N. Twyman Road, Independence, MO 64058
Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for kids and senior citizens
8:45 a.m. start time
The dancers took 1st place with their Jazz routine and 2nd place with their Hip-Hop routine. What a great kick-off to the competition season!
Saturday, December 4, 2009 - Yvonne Cole Lindbergh Invitational
Lindbergh High School, 4900 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63129
Admission is $5 per person
8:30 a.m. start time
The dancers took 2nd place with their Hip-hop routine and 3rd place with their Jazz routine. They also received the MOST MEMORABLE ROUTINE award of the day for their Hip-Hop routine. Another great competition!
Friday, January 22, 2010 - Kansas Spectacular
Olathe East High School, 14545 127th Street, Olathe, KS 66062
Admission is $
4:00 p.m. start time
Soloists & Duet Standings TBA
Saturday, January 30, 2010 - Lee's Summit North Invitational
Lee's Summit North High School, 901 NE Douglas Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64086
Admission is $
7:30 a.m. Solos & Duets start time
9:00 a.m. Dance Teams start time
Soloists, Duet, & Team Standings TBA
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Missouri Dance Team Association STATE Championship
Lee's Summit West High School, 2600 SW Ward Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64082
Admission is $8 per person
8:00 a.m. start time
Dance Team Standings TBA
The dance team performed at all home JV / Varsity volleyball matches this fall. They will also perform at the halftime of all home Varsity basketball games this winter where they will perform routines learned at summer camp as well as their award winning competition routines.