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Dance Tryouts Required skills & what will be taught

In the following weeks, the Mercy Dance Team will hold their clinics and tryouts! During the clinics, you will be taught the tryout routine and other skills. At tryouts, you will be put in groups and judged on your dance ability. Here is the list of required and/or taught skills you will need!

Technique Skills
Kick Combination taught by Coach
Right Splits
Left Splits
Center Splits

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Right Straight Leap
Left Straight Leap
Center Leap
Calypso Leap

Double Pirouette
Triple Pirouette
Axel
A La Secondes (3 a la secondes into a double)
Russian/Toe Touch
You will also be learning a 1 minute dance routine with a pom section, hip-hop section, and jazz section!

As the tryouts are coming up, people trying out are feeling nervous and/or excited! “I am very excited to try out! I think I’m prepared enough, but I think I need a little more practice,” Sophomore Imani McCallister says.

themed camp days!

Clinics: Sunday, April 16th 5-7pm in the gym and the dance room & Monday, April 17th 6:30-8:30 pm in the gym and the dance room

Tryouts: Sunday April 23rd at 3pm in the gym

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