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During 麻豆放映免费coming Week in October, hundreds of students, dressed in their respective class colors and themes, come together to cheer on their classes, waving big banners and shouting encouragement to their representatives. The cheer and dance teams are central to the homecoming celebrations, performing at the Night Rally and the 麻豆放映免费coming football game.

The dance team is busy preparing three different songs and choreographies for the various events. They have already chosen their songs, but are still in the process of choreographing their dances.

Due to the work and the time constraint, the dance team has started morning practices once a week in addition to their after school practices that occur twice a week.

Dance Captain senior Madison Yue explains the process of choosing arrangements to perform. 鈥淲e always choreograph it individually or collaborate together,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e all have our individual strengths, but we鈥檙e coming together to choreograph one piece.鈥�

There are both highs and lows in this process. Yue describes the dynamics of the team. 鈥淭he highlights so far are getting to know each other and really bonding together,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 think our team is really close, which helps when we perform; we have a lot of camaraderie.鈥�

The dance team faces a specific challenge: prioritizing. 鈥淥ne of the challenges we have is knowing what to prioritize as a team,鈥� Yue said. 鈥淲e have a lot of dances coming up in the next month or two so we have to know what to prioritize and what not to.鈥�

Despite the challenges that accompany it, the team is looking forward to the season ahead. Specifically, Yue is excited to compete again. 鈥淟ast year, we didn鈥檛 get to attend any competitions because of COVID,鈥� she said. 鈥淭his year, I鈥檓 hoping we can attend Nationals in February and compete together as a team, whether it鈥檚 virtual or in-person competitions.鈥�

Aside from competitions, the team is focused on improving their performances during spirit events. 鈥淲hen we perform, we want to come with a lot of spirit and a lot of energy,鈥� Yue said. 鈥淲e want others to experience that same passion and love we have for dance when they鈥檙e watching us. I think we always strive as a team to engage with the audience and show our spirit.鈥�

Similar to the dance team, the cheer team has been amping up their training in preparation for competitions. Cheer Captain senior Eva Antonio shares the preparation process for the cheer team. 鈥淲e usually use some of our competition routines [for homecoming], but we change it a little because competition music is very niche and specific to cheer,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e change it to trendier songs and add more dance segments, especially hip hop styles and things that can get the crowd engaged.鈥�

Antonio is looking forward to performing during homecoming. 鈥淭his year, I鈥檓 really excited for [the] Night Rally,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always been my favorite thing about homecoming; you can feel the energy when you鈥檙e there and everyone鈥檚 really hyped up and excited.鈥�

Antonio is also proud of the unity amongst the team. 鈥淭he [cheer] team is really big so we have a really strong sense of community,鈥� she said. 鈥淭here are a lot of new members and I think we鈥檝e done a good job welcoming them in.鈥� However, having a big team can also be difficult to manage. To hold themselves accountable when they get distracted, the team does conditioning and core exercises instead of their usual practice routines. 鈥淪ince our team is pretty big, it鈥檚 harder to get everyone on the same page,鈥� Antonio said. 鈥淒uring practices, there鈥檚 often more talking and people being distracted than in past years.鈥�

This year, Antonio wants to show the two sides of the cheer team. 鈥淲e want to show that we can have fun but [that] we鈥檙e also talented and [should be] taken seriously,鈥� she said. 鈥淕unn cheer in the past hasn鈥檛 been super serious; they only did sideline at competitions. Now, since we鈥檙e a competition team, we want to put forth that we work really hard but we also play hard and have fun in our routines.鈥�