It has been quite some time since the last post! Since December, we have done SO much! First, attending the 2011 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, AZ was phenomenal! This was so amazing for our team (football AND the dance team). There were so many events packed into 4 days. We walked in a huge parade, we attended a block party on NYE where we performed and saw fireworks, we did mini-performances prior to entering the stadium, and everything culminated with the awesome game! Our team lost to Oklahoma, but the experience was unmatched.
Once the Fiesta Bowl commenced, we were all back on campus rehearsing for the next big thing- our collaboration performance with the cheerleaders at a Boston Celtics basketball game. We'd been preparing the material since the end of November, but we had a long holiday break so we were all nervous that we wouldn't remember. We literally had one hour-long 6AM rehearsal, and later that night we were all on a bus to Boston! The performance was soooo exciting and well received by Celtics fans and staff. We can't wait to perform next year.
Now we are in the middle of basketball season, and we've got top a top ten ranked men's team (No. 6) AND women's team (No. 2)! We definitely couldn't ask for a better athletic season, and its not even done yet. The worst part about it has been the weather- we're totalling a good 18-24 inches of snow. But it won't keep us down! We've been working in ballet, practice, and weight training so that we can be fit and fabulous by nationals. We struggle to find practice space on campus, but we're making the best of our limitations. Both dances are coming along nicely- we are super excited to start getting costume pieces in! We intend to perform our dances at the end of the month- this is ambitious, but the month of March is exactly what they call it- MADNESS. Our coach will be gone most of the month for post season basketball travel (we don't travel post-season), and we will be cleaning our dances like crazy. We can't wait to be in the Daytona Beach sun!!!!! More to come later...
