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Show DNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1999 22, 1999 THE SUN Feature 7 1 lebelettes Keep Dance Tradition Alive at Dixie College ted )edicated Drill Team Members Bring Excitement and Spirit to School Through Dance. f Jane !anaging ce) or T77' Clark Editor V- - s'(A jp, Qf. BAR My favorite thing about ebelettes is that we have a break school just to dance, eryones so unified, which makes ancing even more fun, said Tara om sophomore Rebelette. Rebelettes is aJe up of 20 ladies 10 freshmen ad 10 sophomores. They are rictly a performance group, which leans they dont compete. Their anting includes many different ) -- !'( V arsons, a The if: (rV. janeclarkhotmail.com The Rebelettes are off to a kick-- o start this year. The Rebelettes, Dixie Colleges team, practice and perform all long for one simple reason :cause they love to dance. 1999-200- 0 1vt-- This fall, the Rebelettes will be performing at several of Dixie Colleges home football games, including the Homecoming game on Oct. 23. They will also march in the Homecoming parade that same day and perform in the Rotary Bowl on Dec. 4. Later in the year, they will travel with the cheerleaders to Snow College and Utah Valley State College (UVSC) to support the mens , 4 ,d A VJ . 'J A V. basketball team. Misty Searle, a freshman Rebelette, said she is excited Dixie Colleges Homecoming football game, when the Rebelettes wdl perform their dance routine, Cool Rider. Cool Rider is one of my favorite dances, Searle said. Besides dancing, the girls enjoy L YU, h f ' such as: mditary, Latin, hip-o- p Rebelettes because of the friendSun News Services and swing. ships they have made. Some of the teams biggest goals The Rebelettes smile for the camera while in Santa Barbara, Calif, at USA Dance Camp last July. These 1 love us year include: getting to know everyhaving fun, talented ladies practice and perform all year for one simple reaso- n- because they love to dance. on the team and just being one mak-i- g their skills, nproving dancing with the girls and our advisors. the crowd happy, and working The Rebelettes first performance of the year was on Blake said. lot fun We of a have together, igether as a team, said Sheryl Blake, a sophomore Sept. 11, when they were introduced to the crowd and The Rebelettes truly appreciate their advisors, who ebelette. danced at half-tim-e during the Dixie College vs. Eastern spend hours helping them. The Rebelettes began practicing early this summer, Arizona football game. Pat (Roper) and Kori (Esplin) are the best advisors hen, at the end of July, they attended USA Dance On Sept. 13, the group had their annual Rebelette ever. Theyre just awesome! Drill team wouldn't be half left for a Calif. in Santa Barbara, amp camp They even Pledge Night, a night where they got together to set fun without such great advisors, Parsons said. as ay early to spend some time at Six Flags. goals for the school year. One of teams camp traditions is to have each freshen Rebelette room with a sophomore, in order to get to now each other better. While at camp, the girls learned several dances, lany of which they will perform throughout the school yles, Midnight Sale Mon. Sept. 27th Starts d including the Ricky Martin Mix, which they at Dixie Colleges second home football game. With school now in full swing, the Rebelettes prac-ic- e for about eight hours a week, and their hard work nd effort shows when they perform. 1 think our team is really talented this year, veryone has good technique, and the dances are look-n- g really good, Blake said. ear, Midnight Dixie College Rebelettes 1999-200- 0 674-270- Baird, Sheryl Blake, Lainee Bowler, Ashlee Christensen, Rakel Christensen, Natalie Crosby, Denell Dobson, Andrea Esplin, Jennifer Ferrel, Kristie Hafen, Alison Hinton, Tara Kidman, Janelle Leavitt, Jannette Ludlow, Tara Parsons, Mindy Schouton, Misty Searle, Stacee Smith, Shaylee Snow, and Marissa Young. Lisa Advisors: Pat Roper and Kori Esplin 927 S. Main Cedar City St. George 809 S. Bluff 865-120- 0 2 FREE Food, Give Aways, HUGE Discounts, Live Entertainment Celebrating Releases From: Garth Brooks Creed Sting Bloodhound Gang Clint Black Meredith Brooks Paula Cole Everything But the Girl Fight Club Soundtrack Method ManRedman Long Beach Dub Allstars Lost Boyz Yes Guster Our Lady Peace Matthew Sweet Indigo Girls |