Batavia Dance Teams Big Winners at State

At the TEAMDance Illinois (TDI) State Championships, held at the Peoria Civic Center on March 3, the Batavia JV Dance Team swept 1^st place in the JV Illinois Invitational 2013, receiving trophies for their performances in
both Hip-Hop and Open Pom. The Batavia Varsity Dance Team received trophies for 2^nd place in Open Pom and 3^rd
place in Open Dance at the TDI State Championship 2013.

Batavia High School’s JV and Varsity dance teams competed with over one hundred other dance teams at the competition. Both teams had competed at Dance regional competitions throughout Illinois between November and February to achieve qualifications which allowed both teams to progress to the State Championships. Way to go, Dancers, for all your
accomplishments during the 2012-2013 season!

The 2012-13 JV dance team members are: Sarah Clouser, Ivana Cortez, Ali Flatley, Lucy Hilliard, Kelly Hull, Kathryn Koirtyohann, Megan Koif, Brianna Marquette, Kiley Penman, Gabriela Perez, Anna Podraza, Kaley Read, Kathryn Ruff, Michelle Rymut, Ashley Schroeder, Julia Shankland, Amber Strandlund and Ashley White. The JV coach is Rebecca Bombard.

The 2012-13 Varsity dance team members are: Marissa Bode (Captain), Abby Wilson (Captain), Jaclyn Mirski (Manager), Kalah Anderson, Claire Carlson, Allison
Hartmann, Chandler Hrack, Sarah Jacobson, Sona Kaul, Ryanne Marks, Cassie Mirski, Lexy Mueller, Katelyn Phillips, Caitlin Smith, Samantha Spengler, Melanie Steffen and Amber Tousana. The Varsity coach is Angie Fuqua.

Dance Tryouts for the upcoming 2013-14 dance season are expected to be held in late April or early May. The tryout dates will be announced very soon and will be posted on the dance team’s website.  Please visit www.bataviadanceteam.org often for information about the tryouts, as well as about Batavia Dance Team in general.

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