Dance, Dance, Dance

Full Moon

Chapter Fourteen - Competition

By Jo Dora Webster

Will Denise and her friends win the competition?

 

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Chapter Fourteen - Competition

[Friday Day Thirteen of the Enchantment]

We intentionally slept in on Friday since we were going to have to get up at 1:30 AM Saturday to make our 5:00 AM flight to Atlanta. We got up in time to get dressed and go down for brunch at 10 AM. At 10:30 AM we went back up to our hotel room and changed into our performance outfits. We gathered our props of pom-poms and megaphones and walked over to the Colorado Convention Center. We were able to stage our props in a locker back stage then we entered the seating area of the Bellco Theatre. around 11:30 AM

The competition for our classification was to start right after 12:00 PM MDT Friday and would be concluded just before 5:00 PM MDT. Our time was scheduled at 2:00 PM. MDT We took seats in a section reserved for competition participants before our time and intended to do so after we completed our routine. Finally it turned 1:30 PM MDT and we were allowed backstage with our gear. We would be using our megaphones and pom poms in the routine. We got to stage them on the stage at 5 minutes till and let us get into position on the stage for our first routine. Finally it was time to start our routine and we were ready

Hailey started us off, "Go Fight Win, Hit it!"

"You gotta Go to Fight!

You gotta Fight to Win!

You gotta Go, Fight, Win!

You gotta Go to Fight!

You gotta Fight to Win!

You gotta Go, Fight, Win!

Go!"

The LHS student body loved to sing the fight song which was based on the words and music to "The Army Goes Rolling Along." In this routine we both danced and sung the fight song to accompany us.

"Rolling along, Hit it!

"First to fight for the right,

Full of Lamur Institute's might,

ARMYdillos Go Rolling Along!

Proud of all we have done,

Fighting 'til the battle's won,

ARMYdillos Go Rolling Along.

Then it's hi! hi! hey!

ARMYdillos on our way

Count off the cadence loud and strong; (two! three!)

For where'er we go,

You will always know

ARMYdillos GO ROLLING ALONG! (keep it rolling!)

ARMYdillos GO ROLLING ALONG!

ARMYdillos!!! GO ROLLING!!! ALONG!!!!"

"YYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"

We loved to jump up and kick out and wave our pom poms after the fight song was over. We all got caught up in the emotion of it. We were fired up! Now we needed to get the crowd fired up so that our team would win!

In the original song "You're a grand old flag " we used the music but with our filk the words were completely different. In our adaptation it was about Amy and Brittany was the star of the show. This was the first of our Amy Routines. Like the previous one we both sung and danced.

"Dance, dance, dance, HIt It!"

A-my, Dance, Dance,Dance

A-my now! Dance, Dance Dance

A war-rior is rea-dy to fight

Ar-my-dillo of

My school was chose

To fight the good fight ev-ery day

A-my, Dance, Dance,Dance

A-my now! Dance, Dance Dance

Make us vi-gil-ent to the task

When foe fall in-to dis-ar-ray

Then its time A-my Dance, Dance Dance

"About Face! Hit it!"

Immediately both Chelsea and I began the routine. The dance I had just initiated required us to turn on our heels 135 degrees leaving a 90 degree angle between us. We would dance apart till we were far enough separated to do two standard tumbling runs.

We then turned and faced each other each doing the same tumbling run. We ended facing each other then we turned and faced the crowd. The rest of the cheerleaders joined us in line on the stage at the finish of their own tumbling runs

Hailey started us with the call:

"Spell Out Amy! Hit It"

We all joined in right on the beat! Chelsea and Star were formed up on the right of Brittany while Hailey and Kendra and I were on her left. As we danced in time to the beat, we would move our pom poms from the outside to center and to the inside. As Amy, Brittany danced in the center. She was the star of this cheer. She didn't want to let down her teammates who poured out their adoration.

"Aye Emm Wye clap clapity clap clap clap ~ Amy!

Aye Emm Wye clap clapity clap clap clap ~ Amy!"

Amy held her "A" pose while they all chanted:

"Aye ~ Ambition for our athletics team!"

She held her "M" pose during the phrase:

"Emm ~ Mighty to beat our en-e-my!"

Amy posed as a "Y" as their yell continued:

"Wye ~ Yell out to all our Vic-to-ry!"

Amy started her last tumbling run as we returned to what we were doing in the beginning.

"Aye Emm Wye clap clapity clap clap clap ~ Amy!

Aye Emm Wye clap clapity clap clap clap ~ Amy!

Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh Aaaiiiimmmeee!

Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!"

While the cheerleaders jumped up and down and shook their pom poms in salute to Amy, Brittany maintained the split in the middle of us that She ended up in after her tumbling run down the center of us all.

We all picked up our megaphones because this was a responsive cheer that the crowd answered us. First time through, Hailey led the cheer and used her megaphone alone and we echoed.

"Heidi Hay! Hit It

Heidi Hay Heidi ho!

Heidi Hay Heidi ho!

Wooly woodly Wily Whoa!

Wooly woodly Wily Whoa!

Lift your heads and hold them high!

Lift your heads and hold them high!

ARMYdillos passing by

ARMYdillos passing by"

We all joined in with Hailey on our megaphones as we repeated what came before and the crowd rocked the stands and echoed us!

"Heidi Hay Heidi ho!

Heidi Hay Heidi ho!

Wooly woodly Wily Whoa!

Wooly woodly Wily Whoa!

Lift your heads and hold them high!

Lift your heads and hold them high!

ARMYdillos passing by!

ARMYdillos passing by!"

Sound off!

ARMYdillos!

Hit it again!

ARMYdillos!

Rip it apart!

Aye

Arr

Emm

Wye

Dee

Eye

El

El

Oh!

Es!

Yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaah! ARMYdillos!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"

We were jumping up and down and shaking our pom poms in the air and we all ended up by all of us doing a split at the same time, even Brittany as Amy! She did a split in the costume. It was so cool and the crowd loved it!

Hailey shouted, "Got Spirit! Hit it!"

We shouted in unison, "We've got spirit yes we do! We've got spirit, how 'bout you? " We all pointed to the crowd

The Crowd shouted in unison, "We've got spirit yes we do! We've got spirit, how 'bout you? " They pointed at us!

We shouted in unison, "We've got spirit yes we do! We've got spirit, how 'bout you? " We all pointed to the crowd

The Crowd shouted in unison, "We've got spirit yes we do! We've got spirit, how 'bout you? " They pointed at us!

We shouted in unison, "We've got more! We've got more! We've got more! " And we finished off both the cheer and the crowd.

Hailey initiated the routine with Hailey and I, side by side. The silent count started as Hailey slapped her thighs with her arms coming down into first position. Once the routine started, it was as though I was not the same person at all, as if my body was possessed by a great dancer and gymnast. Star, Kendra and Chelsea were in line with us too. Beside us dancing the mascot's part was Hailey's mother Brittany as Amy the ARMYdillo.

"Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy, one-a, two-a, three-a, four-a

Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy ,Do wah diddy diddy, one-a ,two-a, three-a, four-a

"Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy, one-a, two-a, three-a, four-a

"Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy, one-a, two-a, three-a, four-a

Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy ,Do wah diddy diddy, one-a ,two-a, three-a, four-a

"Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy, Do wah diddy diddy, one-a, two-a, three-a, four-a

Go!

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shout out Two bits, Hit it!

Two bits

Four bits hey!

Six Bits

A dollar

All for ARMYdillos

Stand up and Holler!

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And that was the end of our program and our fate was in the judges hands now. We put our props back in the backstage locker and then we took our seats in the Bellco Theatre to see the rest of the contestant groups.

At 4:00 PM the last group finished and the judges started deliberating. At 4:30 PM Momma got a brief call.

Coach whispered, "Quietly get up and go back stage. We are part of the top 5 but the judges are still deciding the order."

We did as we were asked and stood quietly in a corner of back stage. Finally the MC took the stage armed with the results.

A fanfare played and the MC announced, "Townsend High Tigers of Georgia - Honorable mention"

The Townsend High cheerleaders ran out on stage and among them was Sabrina Wright, a member of "The Club". They received the Honorable Mention Cup and they went off stage to the other side.

After being blindsided we looked around to see if there were any other local groups backstage. We found one! The Parson High Panthers were backstage along with another member of "The Club", Veronica Fielder. The others we could see were not from Georgia. The entire membership of "The Club" was here in Denver and I had a shiver run down my spine.

A fanfare played and the MC announced, "East High Angels of Colorado - Third Place"

They ran out on stage and we could not recognize any of them. They received the third place cup and their members received a bronze metal . Then they ran off stage to the other side of the stage.

A fanfare played and the MC announced, "Aquinas High Blugolds of New York - Second Place"

They ran out on stage and we could not recognize any of them. They received the second place cup and their members received a silver metal . Then they ran off stage to the other side of the stage. Only us and the Panthers remained. The suspense was killing me

A fanfare played and the MC announced, "Lamur Institute ARMYdillos of Georgia - The Champions of Division Seven"

While feeling for the Panthers I whooped it up with my fellow cheerleaders who all ran onto the stage. We were presented with the championship cup and presented gold metals to each of us. We stayed to take an encore curtsy then we ran off the stage to the other side to join the other winners.

The MC announced the first group from division six to take the stage and it was all over and we had won

Momma urged us to get our props from the locker quickly and return to the Hotel. We had a 1:30AM wake up call so we needed to get in bed ASAP after packing and leaving out our traveling clothes and night gowns. Trying to rest or go to sleep as soon afterward as we could. We arrived back at the Hotel with all our props which were packed away by Momma in her common large suitcase.

"My excitement died down when I realized how soon 1:30 AM MDT was going to come. I soon had my packing done as well as my prep for bed and my nightgown on with my travel clothes still hanging in the closet. Amazingly when my head hit the pillow in the bed I was sharing with Momma, I went fast asleep.