By Katrina Jansen-Buciuni, Photo editor
The dance team of Indian Trail has always been something to talk about, from the extra pop of energy at the pep-assemblies to the spark of entertainment at halftime games.
“The hype from the audience really makes our performances more fun,” said Maya Hysaw, team captain.
Dancing isn’t just a sway of the hip or the tap of the foot. It’s more than that. Dancers have to have extraordinary flexibility, muscular strength, physical and mental endurance.
“Dancing is a huge part of my life. I can’t go a day without mentally choreographing something, and I think that will always stay with me,” said Hannah Kachur, Indian Trail freshman.
The dancers put hours into their routines. First they spend a couple days choreographing and finding the right song, then it takes them weeks to perfect it to the best. To achieve that perfection they have to practice over and over, either together or at home on their own.
“Sometimes I’ve just wanted to give up, but seeing the outcome of all the hard work really made it worthwhile. I even learned a couple new things myself that I never thought I’d be able to do,” said Hysaw.
The rush of butterflies in their stomach before a performance is a sign of caring while noticing all their friends and family who came to support them. Hysaw says their best performance was one of the first ones at the start of the basketball season with the “Chance the Rapper” song.
“Dancing is a huge part of my life. I can’t go a day without mentally choreographing something.”
— Hannah Kachur, Indian Trail freshman
The dance team currently does not compete, but the goal is to achieve the confidence level to start competing for next dance season. The dance team would also love to expand their team; this season they only had five to seven girls and that’s difficult to work with. The team really wants to kick it up a notch and expand to have the ability to try new rockin’ routines.
“I am an artist. I create with my body. I can listen to any given song and pick out every different song and be able to represent my emotions to it with movement,” said Hysaw.
