Vanessa Peters
Head Cheeleading Coach
vpeters@parkland.edu
Kelley Englehardt Dance Team Head Coach
The Parkland Dance Team is made up of 14 very dedicated ladies. We practice during the summer to prepare for a dance camp that we attend every year at the Univerisity of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. During the school year the team practices 3 times a week and any extra times that are needed to prepare. We perfom at all Men's home basketball games and some of the Women's games as well. The team also competes in the National competition each year which is held in Orlando Florida at Disney World. In order to finance that trip we do many fundraisers throughout the year including: team posters, little girl's clinics, and private highschool Clinics. We have been attending this competition for 4 years and have placed in the top 15 everytime. Being a member or the Parkland Dance Team takes a tremedous amout of committment, dedication, and time managment skills. You must be a full-time student as well. We do not have full scholarships to offer but out of district tuition waivers are available for students who qualify.
The tryouts for the following year's team are held in April and updates will be posted on this website. Skills needed for tryouts include: double and triple pirourette, leaps, center leap, kicks, toe touch, straight legs or fuettes. You will also learn a short jazz and hip hop combo to be performed in small groups.
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