BAILADORAS WIN BEST OF THE BEST AT AMERICAN DRILL TEAM SCHOOL'S
TEXAS DANCE CLASSIC on February 17, 2018!
The McKinney Boyd Bailadoras dominated the American Drill Team School competition held at Plano Senior High School on February 17, 2018. Here are the awards that the Bailadoras won:
Best of the Best Team – this is FIRST PLACE for the entire competition! We received a total score of 872 out of 900!
2nd Place Best of the Best Team – our Elite team won this award. We are required to dance at least 70% of our team for all of our team dances; if we dance less than 70% of our team, then we have to enter that as an elite team dance. Our 3 elite team dances received a cumulative score of 867 out of 900!
Best of the Best Officers – this is FIRST PLACE for the entire competition among all of the officer groups! They received an overall score of 871 out of 900!
Best in Class Team & Best in Class Officers- this is FIRST PLACE compared to other teams our size (50+ dancers)
Tote Unlimited Outstanding Team – This award is voted on by all of the other teams at the contest & the other teams chose the Bailadoras!
WOW Award – this award was given to our military dance and was chosen for an encore performance at the end of the competition day. This was one of only 3 dances chosen for this award!
We also had several Bailadoras compete in the solo competition! All 15 of our soloists received a division 1 rating (90’s or better from all judges). Several of our soloists were named solo finalists as well:
In the Super Size Team Category:
1st Place Soloist- Rachel Bowsher, Junior (Bailadora Captain)
2nd Place Soloist- Grace Gatewood, Junior (Bailadora Lieutenant)
3rd Place Soloist- Lauren Madrigal, Freshman
4th Place Soloist- Reagan Cook, Sophomore (Bailadora Line Officer)
5th Place Soloist- Grace Matlock, Junior (Bailadora Lieutenant)
6th Place Soloist- Grace Abeldt, Sophomore
7th Place Soloist- Julianna Cook, Junior (Bailadora Line Officer)
Other Awards:
1st Place Small Ensemble- Line Officers
Platinum Best Overall for all team, elite team, & officer dances (highest award possible for individual dances - best overall technique, precision, presentation, and choreography)
Gussie Nell Davis Award of Excellence for all team, elite team, & officer dances (score of 93 or better on all dances)
Judges Award for all team, elite team, & officer dances (division 1 (90 or better) on all dances)
It was a very long day that began at 6am and finished at 10:30pm, but we could not have been more proud of our girls. They represented Boyd very well! They will be competing at Nationals in Galveston in March…hopefully we can bring home the National Champion title again this year!
TEXAS DANCE CLASSIC on February 17, 2018!
The McKinney Boyd Bailadoras dominated the American Drill Team School competition held at Plano Senior High School on February 17, 2018. Here are the awards that the Bailadoras won:
Best of the Best Team – this is FIRST PLACE for the entire competition! We received a total score of 872 out of 900!
2nd Place Best of the Best Team – our Elite team won this award. We are required to dance at least 70% of our team for all of our team dances; if we dance less than 70% of our team, then we have to enter that as an elite team dance. Our 3 elite team dances received a cumulative score of 867 out of 900!
Best of the Best Officers – this is FIRST PLACE for the entire competition among all of the officer groups! They received an overall score of 871 out of 900!
Best in Class Team & Best in Class Officers- this is FIRST PLACE compared to other teams our size (50+ dancers)
Tote Unlimited Outstanding Team – This award is voted on by all of the other teams at the contest & the other teams chose the Bailadoras!
WOW Award – this award was given to our military dance and was chosen for an encore performance at the end of the competition day. This was one of only 3 dances chosen for this award!
We also had several Bailadoras compete in the solo competition! All 15 of our soloists received a division 1 rating (90’s or better from all judges). Several of our soloists were named solo finalists as well:
In the Super Size Team Category:
1st Place Soloist- Rachel Bowsher, Junior (Bailadora Captain)
2nd Place Soloist- Grace Gatewood, Junior (Bailadora Lieutenant)
3rd Place Soloist- Lauren Madrigal, Freshman
4th Place Soloist- Reagan Cook, Sophomore (Bailadora Line Officer)
5th Place Soloist- Grace Matlock, Junior (Bailadora Lieutenant)
6th Place Soloist- Grace Abeldt, Sophomore
7th Place Soloist- Julianna Cook, Junior (Bailadora Line Officer)
Other Awards:
1st Place Small Ensemble- Line Officers
Platinum Best Overall for all team, elite team, & officer dances (highest award possible for individual dances - best overall technique, precision, presentation, and choreography)
Gussie Nell Davis Award of Excellence for all team, elite team, & officer dances (score of 93 or better on all dances)
Judges Award for all team, elite team, & officer dances (division 1 (90 or better) on all dances)
It was a very long day that began at 6am and finished at 10:30pm, but we could not have been more proud of our girls. They represented Boyd very well! They will be competing at Nationals in Galveston in March…hopefully we can bring home the National Champion title again this year!
JV Belles are GRAND CHAMPIONS at Showtime International
Dallas Dance Spectacular
February 10, 2018!!!
The McKinney Boyd JV Belles also competed at the Showtime Texas Championship at Boyd High School and walked away with the FIRST PLACE OVERALL JV TEAM Champions Circle Award. They competed against some very talented JV teams from the Dallas area. The Belles also won FIRST PLACE with their team Military, Pom, and Contemporary routines. The JV team also won Sweepstakes and Judges award for receiving 90's or better from all 3 judges for all dances! We are so proud of the JV Belles!!!
Dallas Dance Spectacular
February 10, 2018!!!
The McKinney Boyd JV Belles also competed at the Showtime Texas Championship at Boyd High School and walked away with the FIRST PLACE OVERALL JV TEAM Champions Circle Award. They competed against some very talented JV teams from the Dallas area. The Belles also won FIRST PLACE with their team Military, Pom, and Contemporary routines. The JV team also won Sweepstakes and Judges award for receiving 90's or better from all 3 judges for all dances! We are so proud of the JV Belles!!!
