Los Alamitos High School Dance Team Wins Big

LOS ALAMITOS, CA — The Los Alamitos High School Dance Program embarked on a new opportunity by competing all levels of the dance program, for the first time, in the Bella Donna Productions That’s Dancin’ competition on June 2.

The various dances emerged with nine high first place awards and one first place along with a specialty award, Fosse – best cabaret style jazz, for the dance “Money.” If that wasn’t enough, six of the dances swept the Overall Novice Senior Group and Overall Beginning Senior Group by taking 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd group categories when their overall dance scores were calculated. The dance team did exceedingly well by receiving 1 st place overall in the Advance Senior Group.

The competition, which took place in Long Beach, California, featured nine jazz and one open large group dance group categories in which dance teams from around the region performed.

The dance program is led by teacher and Director, Rikki Jones. Mrs. Jones was the choreographer for the two First-Place Overall awards. Krystal Fight was the choreographer for Advanced Senior Group 1 st place.

"We are thrilled for our 225 dance students," Jones said. "They did a fabulous job representing Los Alamitos High School."

Photos:Hannah Osborne, Nikki Calub, Alex Conley; (from left to right) Athena Conley, Emma Stobaugh.; Los Alamitos Unified School District