2008-2009 UT DANCE TEAM

Officers:	Kara Martinez, Director Kayla Orekomaiya and Sarah Wheeler, Assistant Directors
Current Members:	Marissa Alvarez, Nikita Bhappu, Brittany Fellwock, Leti Hinojosa, Sarah Herndon, Caitlin James, Lilian Mason, Rachael McCoy, Monica Ochoa, Adriane Schiano, Jessica Treptow, Amanda Villarreal
Recent Alums	Michelle Dahlsted and Madeline McBride

Congratulations to our Fall 2008 new members!
Ashley Bedrosian
Sydney Drost
America Gonzales
Kristin Weber
Breanne Wytcherley


If you're thinking about auditioning to join Texas Dance, audition information can be found here, and check out a special letter from the directors at the bottom of the page.
You should also join our mailing list!

Recent News

Texas Dance attended the NDA Collegiate Dance Camp at Southern Methodist University in Dallas July 25-27! At camp the Longhorns earned a bid to Nationals, and repeated a Blue Superior ribbon on their Team Dance evaluation. Congrats to Kara Martinez and Sarah Wheeler for making the All American Collegiate Team and to Kayla Orekomaiya for being an All American Nominee!

UTDT will be competing at the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship on April 8-12, 2009 in Daytona, Florida.
Interested in sponsoring us? Email Kara Martinez here for more information. Wish us luck!

What's Up Next...

TEXAS DANCE AND PLUCKERS

Come out and grab some wings and hang out with the ladies of TEXAS DANCE. Mention that you're with us and a portion of the cost of your meal helps us pay for our trip to NDA Nationals in April 2009 to represent the University of Texas in Daytona Beach, Florida!

Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:Pluckers
Street: 2222 Rio Grande
City/Town: Austin, TX

WE'RE TEXAS!

"Texas Dance" is the official dance team of the University of Texas at Austin! We have been in existence for over 20 years and look forward to welcoming new faces to our team each year. Our team has performed at many UT events such as Camp Texas, the OU Torchlight Parade and Rally, and Basketball halftimes, just to name a few.

We are an entirely student run organization overseen by a RecSports advisor in conjunction with our team officers who work extremely hard to run the team. Although performing for the crowds is our main focus, we also make time for philanthropic and social activities. We constantly seek to spread our passion for dance to the city of Austin beyond the UT community through events ranging from children's camps to hip-hop clinics.

Each dancer on the team brings her own individual style to the group, making for an amazingly diverse group of girls whose talents extend far beyond what is seen on the surface. We are athletes, singers, and honor students who come together on the dance floor as a closely knit family with a common goal to dance our hearts out and entertain our audience.

WE WANT YOU!

Each fall and spring, we host auditions for new members. We do not have a set number of dancers, so we never have a specific number of spots to fill. If you dance like we do, we'd love to have you! Before fall auditions we host an optional clinic to give interested dancers a feel for what will be expected of them at the actual audition. It follows the same format as the day of auditions, but has nothing to do with the actual selection process. During the audition, we stretch, learn across the floor combinations, and teach a team dance. The team takes the audition class right alongside the people trying out, and we are always there to help out! Technique is very important to us and skills such as extensions, double and triple turns, and russians are always part of the audition...don't be scared! Though we emphasize technical ability, we're not perfect. Individual style is what catches our eye and regardless of your technical ability, if you're a performer, we're definitely going to be impressed!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Want to talk to us about the team? Join our mailing list and we'll let you know about upcoming appearances and events. To email our Director Kara Martinez click here or click here to email Assistant Director Kayla Orekomaiya or Sarah Wheeler with any questions you might have. Although we practice up to five days a week, the entire team practices each Monday and Wednesday from 8 to 10pm and Sunday from 6-9pm in RSC 1.104 if you'd like to take a peek at what we're up to!

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