Dance team earns several awards at UDA summer camp

The Warren County High School Pioneerettes recently returned from their annual summer camp with a multitude of awards.

The Pioneerettes attended the Universal Dance Association Summer Dance Camp held on the campus of Tennessee Technological University June 20-23. While at the camp, the Pioneerettes learned various routines, attended seminars, and attended technique classes. The Pioneerettes competed in a Home Routine Evaluation/Competition on the first evening of camp. They received a superior evaluation and 3rd Place in the competition. Each Pioneerette was evaluated on the three routines she learned while at the four day camp. For the first time in many years, the Pioneerettes earned all blue ribbons, granting them a superior rating. These two awards earned the Pioneerettes the opportunity to attend the 2007 National Dance Team Championships in Orlando, FL in February of next year.

Katrina Allen, Summer Crouch, Kristen Hutchins, Jennifer Koelbl and Lauren Prater learned a team routine while at camp. These girls learned a basic dance routine and then had to take that and add technique, shapes, levels, etc., and make the routine more difficult. These ladies received the Team Full Out Award for their performance of this routine.

The Pioneerettes also learned drill down commands while at camp. These are a series of military style commands that the girls must execute. The Pioneerettes won the team drill down award for the most gold ribbons earned while executing drill down commands while at camp. The top there finishers in the final drill down of camp where they drill down to one drill down queen were also from the Warren County squad. Jennifer Koelbl was named drill down queen, with Kirsten Hutchins receiving 1st runner up honors and Summer Crouch coming in as 2nd runner up.

Summer Crouch was named a UDA All-Star and has the opportunity to go to Paris over Christmas to perform with the UDA All-Star Performing Group. Crouch, along with fellow seniors Kristen Hutchins and Kalyn Robinson all received applications to try out for the 2007 UDA Summer Camp Staff. These seniors along with remaining officers Katrina Allen, Jennifer Koelbl, and Lauren Prater earned the opportunity to attend the Macy?s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, a trip reserved for officers of varsity dance teams.

2006-2007 team members are Crouch, Hutchins, Robinson, Allen, Koelbl, Prater, Lindsay Adcock, Faith Gallagher, Lucia Raine Martin, Ally Smith, Che? Wiley, Daisy Campen, Allison Chilton, Laci Lyn Evans, Leah Grandey, Kayann Moore, and Lindsey Spain. The team is coached by Penny Shockley.