Flyerettes dancing into summer

14 of the 19 team members from the 2013-2014 team at the UDA “Fun Night” (three not pictured). The theme for that night was “throwback” where the team had the idea to wear old uniforms. Each girl learned three dances; two of those dances were used for the season. Photo courtesy of Ashley McNamara.

The Flyerettes begin preparing for the winter basketball season that starts in November just as school is ending.

When school is out SHS’ dance team:

Has a meeting introducing the ‘season’
Has conditioning every Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
UDA dance camp at Miami (of Ohio) University on Aug. 2-5
Hosts a mini clinic after camp

The meeting will set the rules and guidelines for the season, give the schedule and explain what the year will entail. The girls will purchase uniforms, clothes, shoes and accessories as needed as well as put down the payment for camp.

“Since it is my first year the meeting is important for me to set the tone not just for the season but for my coaching career here,” said Brittany Grecco, the new coach. She is taking over for her sister Ashley McNamara.

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During conditioning the team will work on technique for:

Toe touches
Turns
Leaps
Kicks
Pom

They also:

Have team bonding
Learn new dances
Work on the tryout routine to sharpen the dance

“During the summer I will have to work very hard to learn all the new tricks because when school starts it’s all about learning the dances,” said Jordan Hoffman, 9, a new team member.

Technique can also be learned at UDA camp. This is a four day camp where each team member will learn three dances along with bonding activities and technique. The team uses some of the dances during the basketball season.

“Camp, although mainly for dancing, is a great way for us to bond since we will be with each other for four days straight,” said Emily Spry, 11, this will be her third year on the team.

About the Contributor

Lauren Kurtzer, Creative Projects Director

Hi! My name is Lauren Kurtzer and I am a senior here at SHS; thus making it my fourth year in convergence journalism. Looking back on everything I learned and done in room 115, I can not believe it went by that quickly. Being on the staff of The Leaf I have picked up many skills on writing, design, and leadership that I can take to the future. I learned many of those skills through leadership positions of feature chief sophomore year; associate editor junior year, where I made sure articles are up to AP Style; creative projects director this year, I am part of a team that works on the major cover stories like the crazy election. I have written and designed for all four of our platforms. For the past three years, I have also written a sports column on every issue; I cover the morale issues of the NFL and my teams the Reds, Bengals and Buckeyes. Outside of room 115, I am the co-captain of the dance team I have been on for four years, the Flyerettes. I am also heavily involved in the Jewish community. I am the Programming Vice President for my temple’s youth group, which is a part of NFTY Ohio Valley, and the Social Action Programmer for Young Judaea Midwest youth movement. On Sundays, I am a madricha or assistant teacher at my Religious School.