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ONE LAST HURRAH: Blue Brigade co-captain Kylie Reeves performs the officer lyrical dance at her last contest on the team in Dripping Springs. Reeves has been on the team for four years and has committed lots of time and energy into it. “I’m feeling very sad and nostalgic for it being my last competition,” Reeves said. “I loved performing all of the dances, especially the small ensembles.” Reeves and the rest of the team had to put lots of time and effort into preparing for the long day. They had many early mornings and weekend rehearsals where they ran, cleaned and worked on all of the dances. Along with that, the dancers had to make sure they were practicing on their own time. “I practiced with the team and on my own,” Reeves said. “I worked with one of my friends to help choreograph my solo and I also made sure I was stretching everyday.” The officers have worked all year with the team to try to perfect the dances. All of their hard work really showed on stage while they were performing. “We, as officers, made sure to communicate with one another about daily schedules and meeting with Honey when necessary to make decisions,” Reeves said. “We had officer practices where we worked to clean our dances together. For the team dance we were each assigned one to clean.” The officers performed a total of three dances, one of which was to “Always Remember Us This Way” by Lady Gaga. “I really love the officer lyrical because I really resonate with the dance,” Reeves said. “I feel as if my emotions and dancing shine through.” The officers had a successful weekend, taking home two first place awards, for their lyrical and jazz, and one second place, for their contemporary. Caption by Carson Duncan.

Blue Brigade dances to victory

JoJo Barnard, Carson Duncan, Harper Maxwell, Chloe Lewcock, Priya Thoppil, and Francie Wilhelm
February 28, 2024
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