June- Camp

Waspettes after our "Display Of Dance". 

Yay! We made it through our first month of practice! We all worked really hard and have really improved over this past month. Our team is really coming to getter and we keep getting closer to each other every day. We've had many team bonding activities, many of which took place at camp. Camp was a success and we learned many routines that we are excited to perform. We were awarded the "Most Improved" award at camp, so great job girls! Along with our team award, some individual girls were awarded some of their own awards: Abby got "Best Technique", Mckinley got "Best Sportsmanship", Catherine got "Hardest Worker", Danaka got "Most Spirited", and Brianna got "Most Improved" and she took 3rd place during Drill Down! Way to go girls!

Waspettes taking a nap during lunch.

       

Our team puzzle. Everyone is an important piece to our team!

Camp Information

Camp starts a week from today! The dates are June 25-27. Be prepared to learn a lot of material, work hard, and have a lot of fun. We will now be staying the night in Orem at a hotel across the freeway from the university. Here is the link to their website if you want to check it out: Holiday Inn Express. Here is the information that I have got:

Schedule

Monday, June 25
7:45 am - Meet @ WHS (Bus will leave @ 8)
8:55 am - Team & Officer Pictures/Registration
10:00 am - Welcome Session
10:15 am - Buddy Instructor Assignment/Theme of the Day
10:30 am - Camp Commove!
11:00 am - Warm-up
11:15 am - Jazz Technique (Break out session)
12:15 am - Camp Dance (Centre Stage)
1:30 pm - Lunch (provided by the camp)
2:30 pm - Mini Warm-up
2:45 pm - Camp Dance (Centre Stage)
4:00 pm - Military Technique/Officer's Class
4:30 pm - Military Combo (Break out session)
5:45 pm - Premier Dancer - Turns
6:15 pm - Team Building Activity w/ Buddy Instructor
6:45 pm - Dinner & Performance Prep
8:00 pm - Display of Dance!
Head to hotel after where we will have a motivational and sleep.

Tuesday, June 26
7:30 am - Meet in hotel lobby
8:00 am - Theme of the Day
8:15 am - Camp Commove!
8:45 am - Warm-up
9:00 am - Jazz Technique (Break out session)
10:00 am - Camp Dance Review
10:15 am - Military Combo Review (Break out session)
10:30 am - Half-time Routine (Gym)
12:00 am - Lunch
1:00 pm - Mini Warm-up
1:15 pm -  Half-time Routine (Gym)
2:30 pm - Hip Hop Combo
3:30 pm - Drill Down Practice/Officer's Class with Buddy Instructor
4:00 pm - Jazz Class (Stylized or Street)
5:00 pm - Premiere Dancer - Leaps
5:30 pm - Team Building Activity
6:00 pm - Dinner
Head back to hotel where we will decorate shirts, swim, motivational, etc.

Wednesday, June 27
7:30 am - Meet in hotel lobby with bags
8:00 am - Theme of the Day
8:15 am - Camp Commove!
8:45 am - Warm-up
9:00 am - Kick Class
10:00 am - Jazz Class (Stylized or Street)
11:45 am -  Custom Coaching
12:45 am - Lunch
1:45 pm - Mini Warm-up
2:00 pm - Lyrical Combo (Break out session)
3:15 pm - Review of all material
5:00 pm - Premiere Dancer - Camp Queen
5:40 pm - Final Team Building Activity
6:00 pm - Dinner & Performance Prep
7:00 pm - Drill Down
7:15 pm - End of Camp Performance & Awards

Checklist for Camp

Puzzle Piece Material - At camp you will be designing a puzzle piece that describes you. So you will need to bring any material from home that describe you. 

Snacks - Lunch and Dinner will be provided by the camp, but you should bring water and snacks to help keep your energy up throughout the day! There is a mini convenience store on campus in case you prefer to buy your snack.

Black gore boots and sneakers (for hip hop)

Warm-ups

Water Bottle

Money if you want to buy PDC clothing if you want

Camera
PJ's
Swimsuit & Towel
Makeup remover *please do not use the hotel towels.

Camp Rules

Be on time to all classes

Show respect to everyone

Wear appropriate dance wear to class and wear cover ups or sweats outside of class.

No chewing gum

Clean up after meals and keep track of you personal belongings

No running or cheering outside of the classrooms

Use the buddy system

Hydrate! Always have a water bottle with you and make sure it is full

Keep your energy up-camp will be demanding! Bring snacks or bring money for snacks.

Bring a positive attitude and get ready to have a lot of fun!

Now Presenting.... the 2012-2013 Officers

I am happy to say that we were able to vote and put in place our officers for this upcoming year! I am super excited for this year and the set of officers that we have. I feel confident that they will do a fabulous job in leading and supporting our team!

Captain: Mackelle Pope
Co-Captain: Catherine Burns
Co-Captain: McKall Earnshaw
Sr. Drill Mistress: Abby Funk
Jr. Drill Mistress: McKell Stoddart
Soph. Drill Mistress: Hailey Mabbutt
Secretary: Christy Ellsworth
Activities: McKinley Peterson
Historian: Jena Chatwin

Congratulations!

We have made it through our first week of practice! Yay! This week we worked on technique and conditioning. We also started our first routine. This routine will be used for a showcase at camp and for football halftimes. The girls are looking good and I am excited to get our officers together on Monday! Good Luck!