East Ascension High School dance team wins another national title

The East Ascension High School Spartanette dance team won the national championship in the American All Star US Drill & Dance Team competition.

Held on March 6 in Orlando, Florida, the victory marked the team’s second national title in three years.

The team competed in several categories, with three team numbers and four solos, winning the national championship in the pom and hip hop categories and taking second place in jazz.

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The competition championship was determined by taking each team’s two highest scores.

Solos won both first place (Kensley Kling) and second place (Captain Molly Kilgore).

Coaches Stevi Barrilleaux, Bailee Foncree and Allie Richard led the team.

“The team practices after school several days a week while maintaining good academic performance and representing the school at community events throughout the year,” Barrilleaux said in a statement.

The team also performs with the entire team for soccer games.

“Winning the American All Star Sweepstakes national championship title with my team was one of my greatest accomplishments,” Kilgore, a senior, said in the release. “I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to represent East Ascension and show other teams our passion, culture, talent and spirit through dance.”

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“For me, winning the national championships instilled in me the confidence and love that I have had for this team and our work ethic over the last four years,” co-captain and senior Mia Zarazua-Dover said in the release. “It showed the impact that hard work and perseverance can have on a group of people, and I have never been more proud of myself or a group of people until now.”

This article originally appeared on Gonzales Weekly Citizen: East Ascension High School Dance Team Wins Another National Championship