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Bridge City Strutters Win NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Again!
Posted April 3rd, 2011
Strutter history is in the making again. The Bridge City Strutters are NATIONAL CHAMPIONS for the second time. The first time was in 2008. They won five National Championships in team categories as well as three National Championships for officer categories. The team also won 2nd place in the international prop category with their Texas skirt dance. The Strutters attended the American Dance International/National competition this past weekend at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. This competition held over 1100 events throughout the weekend and included two teams from Japan.
The officers are the NATIONAL CHAMPIONS overall in small team category. They won National Champion awards in modern, lyrical, and open. They also won Gussie Nell Davis Award and the Best of the Best Award. Officers are Captain Jordyn Ewing, lst Lieutenant Allison Morphew, Lieutenant Nicole Encalade, Lieutenant Kaitlyn Ezell, and Lieutenant Karli Anderson.
The Strutter competition team is the NATIONAL CHAMPIONS overall in small team category. They won National Champion awards in pom, novelty, kick, prop, and open. They also won the National Academic Champions, Gussie Nell Davis Excellence Award, and the Best of the Best Award.
Kaitlyn Ezell is the National Champion solo winner. Solo finalists include Jordyn Ewing – first runner-up; Allison Morphew, Nicole Encalade and Devon Skidmore – tied for 2nd runner-up; Sydney Shepherd – 3rd runner-up; and Madison Woodruff – 4th runner-up.
Jordyn Ewing earned Miss National High Kick Company, and Kaitlyn Ezell earned Miss National High Kick Company Semi-Finalist. Freshman Aubrey Hale is the Miss JV National High Kick winner with Madison Lyons and Ciara Cooper named Miss JV National High Kick Company.
Competition team Strutters are Jordyn Ewing, Allison Morphew, Karli Anderson, Nicole Encalade, Kaitlyn Ezell, Taylor Dishon, Devon Skidmore, Samantha Morphew, Katie Nation, Sydney Shepherd, Madison Woodruff, Alexandra Biggs, Ciara Cooper, Aubrey Hale, and Madison Lyons. “After three student injuries and one knee surgery, the Strutters faced much adversity and changes to the formations of dances. I cannot say enough about the strong work ethics and determination of these young ladies,” said Strutters Director Cathy Riley.
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Upcoming Dates for Choreography/Performances
Posted November 26th, 2010Wednesday, December 1, 2010 – Officer Lyrical
Saturday, December 4, 2010 – BC Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 11, 2010 – Team Kick, Officer Open
Sunday, December 12, 2010 – Team Open, Team Pom
Strutters Christmas Party- Dishon????
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Strutters named All American Team at ADTS Line Camp
Posted August 5th, 2010The Bridge City Strutters were named All American Team by the American Dance staff at line camp recently. They also received Super Sweepstakes, Home Routine Award, and Best Overall Precision Award. To earn Super Sweepstakes, the team learned two dances in two days, perfect the routines, and perform them on the third day receiving scores above 90 from all judges.
With over 200 dancers trying out for All American Kick Company, nine recipients earned the honor. They are Jordyn Ewing, Karli Anderson, and Kaitlyn Ezell from Bridge City among six other dancers from various teams with Ewing being named All American Miss High Kick. The Jr All American Kick Company recipients are Ciara Cooper, Alexandra Biggs, Aubrey Hale, Madison Lyons, and Katy Prouse with Prouse being named Jr. All American Miss High Kick.
All American recipient is Captain Jordyn Ewing. All American Honorable Mention recipients are 1st Lt. Allison Morphew, Lt. Karli Anderson, Lt. Nicole Encalade, Lt. Kaitlyn Ezell, and Pres. Taylor Dishon. Outstanding Dancer award, the elite dancers at camp, went to Ewing and Morphew.
The Bridge City Strutters are Jordyn Ewing, Allison Morphew, Karli Anderson, Nicole Encalade, Kaitlyn Ezell, Taylor Dishon, Heather Aucoin, Caylee Champagne, Kayla Pruitt, Devon Skidmore, Samantha Morphew, Katie Nation, Sarah Norville, Sydney Shepherd, Madison Woodruff, Alex Biggs, Ashley Cisneros, Ciara Cooper, Aubrey Hale, Madison Lyons, and Katy Prouse. Director is Cathy Riley.
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2010 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS TEAM – 1st runner-up
Posted June 17th, 2010Strutters won NATIONAL CHAMPIONS TEAM 1st runner-up at the American Dance International/National Competition held at the UNT in Denton, Texas. The team performed modern, open, kick, and novelty and won NATIONAL CHAMPIONS in each category. Kaitlyn Ezell won 5th runner-up solo. Samantha Morphew won NATIONAL MISS HIGH KICK with Madison Woodruff receiving 1st runner-up National Miss High Kick. The team also won NATIONAL ACADEMIC CHAMPIONS in small team category; Best Technique, Best Overall Presentation, and Best Overall Choreography. The competition team members are Katelyn Norman, Emily Ginn, Jordyn Ewing, Mallory Wappler, Alyson Smith, Maci Mathews, Lyndsay Powers, Meghan Smith, Gretchen Hollier, Allison Morphew, Karli Anderson, Nicole Encalade, Kaitlyn Ezell, Katie Nation, Samantha Morphew, and Sydney Shepherd.
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2010 NATIONAL CHAMPION OFFICERS
Posted June 17th, 2010The Strutter Officers are the 2010 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS after competing at the ADTS International/National Competition in Denton, TX. They earned National Champions in modern, novelty, and open. Captain Katelyn Norman earned National Champion Solo Winner. Captain Norman, 1st Lt. Emily Ginn, Lt. Jordyn Ewing, Lt. Mallory Wappler, and Lt. Alyson Smith -CONGRATULATIONS – HATS OFF TO THE TOP FIVE!
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Strutters Line Camp
Posted June 9th, 2009The Strutters attended American Dance line camp held at Renaissance Hotel in Richardson, Texas. Awards include Sweepstakes, Most Precisioned Team, Most Disciplined Team, and All American Team of the Day and Week. All American Dance Company members are Jordyn Ewing, Allison Morphew, and Karli Anderson. All American members are Jordyn Ewing, Allison Morphew, and Karli Anderson. All American Honorable Mention members are Nicole Encalade, Kaitlyn Ezell, and Taylor Dishon. All American Miss High Kick is Jordyn Ewing and All American Kick Company includes Kaitlyn Ezell, and Karli Anderson. Jr. All American Miss high Kick is Katy Prouse and Jr. All American Kick Company members are Alex Biggs, Ciara Cooper, Madison Lyons, and Aubrey Hale.
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Strutters Officer Camp ’10
Posted June 9th, 2009The Strutter Officers attended Showmakers Camp in San Marcos on June 6-9, 2010. They received Sweepstakes, Outstanding Home Routine, Outstanding Choreography Assignment, and Outstanding Final Day Evaluation. Earning high scores in each of these categories placed them in the top ten officer teams at the camp and a Grand Champions award. Capt.Jordyn Ewing, 1st Lt. Allison Morphew, Lt. Karli Anderson, and Lt. Kaitlyn Ezell earned All Star status. The camp’s dance instructors then chose Ewing and Morphew as Superlatives (elite dancers) from the All Star recipients. Miss Leaps Finalist was awarded to Ewing and Miss High Kick Finalist was awarded to Ezell. Ewing, Morphew, Anderson, Lt. Nicole Encalade, and Ezell earned several blue ribbons throughout the camp for outstanding achievement.
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National Competition 2009
Posted March 28th, 2009 -
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Strutters Take Galveston Honors
Posted March 17th, 2009The Bridge City Strutters overcame the hardships after Hurricane Ike, rebuilding with the motto “One Team, One Dream” and recently winning Galveston honors in March.
The team lost all the costumes, hats, poms and accessories that they would need for football and competition seasons. Gone were the impromptu sleepovers with each other, gone was eating at Gary’s Café after the game, gone was the opportunity to drop by each others houses just to hang out. These young ladies were scattered everywhere, they where living with friends and family while waiting on FEMA trailers or finding a place over the bridge.
Normal became making cookies while sitting on a couch or getting excited because sheet rock was up!
The team also made history with the introduction of it first male team member. James Guest is a senior in Cathy Riley’s (and Strutter coach) English class. Riley discovered that James had a passion for dancing. She decided to ask him to come and perform for the girls during practice one day and James did not disappoint. He was so good in fact that it was decided that he would be a great addition to the Birthday Cake dance. He will be dancing with the girls in the prop routine which they call Birthday Cake dance because they dance on an 18 foot high, three tiered birthday cake built by Morris Norman and other Strutter Dads.
Traveling to the American Dance / Drill Team Galveston Island Festival regional contest, the Strutters performed routines that were crowd-pleasing and show-stopping. Younger teams came to specifically watch the Strutters because they were the example that their teachers wanted them to be disciplined, classy, respectful, and hardworking. The team won every award possible.
The Strutters performed five team numbers in the categories of prop, kick, lyrical, novelty and open. The officers competed in three categories of novelty, lyrical and jazz. The Strutters were awarded a total of 14 team trophies and officers were awarded a total of 7 trophies.
Team awards were: Best in Class, Grand Champions – medium class, second place Best of the Best (49 teams completed in this competition the Strutters scored 8.72 and the winner scored 8.76), second, Academic Team Award (3.6209 GPA), Sweepstakes Award of Excellence, Gussie Nell Davis Award, Best Overall Technique Award, Best Overall Choreography Award, Best Overall Presentation Award, Best Overall Precision Award, Judges Award-Novelty, Judges Award-Prop, Judges Award-Kick, Judges Award-Lyrical and Judges Award-Open.
The officers were awarded the following: first runner-up, Best in Class, Sweepstakes Award of Excellence, Gussie Nell Davis Award, Best Overall Presentation Award, Best Overall Choreography Award, Judges Award – Novelty and Judges Award – Lyrical.
Katelyn Norman was awarded solo finalist, second runner-up, medium category. Sarah English and Mallory Wappler were awarded solo finalist, fifth runner-up, medium category; and English and Allison Morphew were awarded duet, first runner-up, medium category.
The competition team consists of Captain Klacie Norris, first lieutenant; English, lieutenant; Marla Carter, lieutentant; Emily Ginn, lieutentant; and Norman, Ashley Angelle, Lacey Serrette, Tara Townes, Gretchen Hollier, Maci Mathews, Lyndsay Powers, Alyson Smith, Meghan Smith, Wappler, Taylor Dishon, Jordyn Ewing, Morphew, Karli Anderson, Caylee Champagne, Nicole Encalade, Kaitlyn Ezell and Guest.
Assistant Director is Jane Busby.
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