Decatur Dance team wins state championship
Published 3:57 pm Friday, April 3, 2015
The Decatur High School Dance team was not phased by their move up to 4A competition this year as they claimed a state title for the fourth straight year.
The team won in the kick and military routine events.
The military routine was describe as “an athletic mix set to a Missy Elliot mix.”
They pleased the crowd with their kick routine as they preformed in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costumes.
Lead by their head coach Lindsay Starr, the team has won state in the military event three years in a row.
They have won the kick event three of the last four years.
Prior to this season, all championships during that span came in the 1A/2A/3A division.
The Gators will lose several seniors going into next year, including Amanda Lyons, Kendyle Dayley, Lincoln Pothan, Paige Lewin and Ryann Lacey.
The girls were also sound academically as they maintained a cumulative 3.47 GPA on the season.
“These girls embody what it means to be a Gator: Smart, strong mentally and physically and tenacious,” Decatur Principal David Brower said.
The one comment the girls had on their performances was that “It just felt really good.”
