Dance Team
WELCOMES NEW HEAD COACH SARA GARRISON IS KEEPING THE LOVE OF DANCE IN HER ATHLETES’ HEARTS
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andpoint High School’s Dance Team has a new head coach this season! Sara Garrison, who began working with the team last season, is excited for her second year nurturing and encouraging this talented group of girls. “It is so rewarding seeing their growth over the year. Taking a student to the next level in dance is amazing,” she shares.
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Encouragement is key to becoming an excellent dance team member, according to Sara. “Having team members believe and cheer each other on is the best thing to have, along with good attitudes, ready to learn and work.”
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Since just 2 years old, Sara’s life has been immersed in dance. While living in Maryland, she was trained under a graduate of the Joffrey Ballet. In 1996, at the age of 10, her family moved to Sandpoint, where she danced with Laurie Buck (the previous dance team head coach for SHS) at Studio One Dance Academy. Sara danced and competed with Studio One for four years before life took another direction. She started teaching with Laurie in 2014 and has been teaching there ever since. And …she looks forward to taking the lead as head coach for this year’s Sandpoint High School Dance Team.
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She’s happy that they were able to add JV to the team this year, “as it gives more opportunity to dancers in our community.”
BY JILLIAN CHANDLER
Sara’s ultimate goal for her student athletes is for them to pursue their dreams. “If they want to join dance teams in college, I want to make sure they have or are working toward those skills. If they want to join dance teams outside of school, then I want them to have those skills. Mostly, I want to keep the love of dance in all their hearts; to be confident, sweet young women.” You can find the dance team hitting the field for football games, dancing on the courts at our basketball games, and at Battle for the Paddle. Competition season begins in November, and the team competes at area dance competitions through the winter months. The season concludes with districts in January followed by state in February. Sara is thrilled for this year’s competitions, as they are both fun and a good experience for her girls. “I am so excited for this year,” Sara smiles. “The girls have been working hard all summer long, and I can’t wait to see what skills they master this year.” SHS’s 2021-2022 Dance Team Seniors: Amanda Steiner (V) and Madi Duke (JV) Juniors: Madison Coon (V), Riley Adam (V), Haleigh Knowles (V), Mikah Little (V), Kaylee Bennett (V), Serena Bernhlisel (V) and Margo Barton (VA) Sophomore: Lily Barker (VA) Freshmen: Jaden Peratos (VA), Camielle McClelland (JV), Ada Anderson (JV), Isadora Gilchrist (JV), Lena Krause (JV) and Hannah Loomis (JV)
