Much to our surprise, Craiger tried out for & made it on the Varsity Ballroom team for the 25-26 school year. He is the only freshman boy on the team & he looks SO little next to these boys that look like men.
The first two weeks of August they had a ballroom boot camp where they learned several dances as well as got to know each other. It was hard. 9 hours a day for 10 days (before school even started so 2 weeks of summer spent at the school all day long). But he's learning, getting stronger (the lifts are HARD), & having a blast along the way. He's made some awesome friends & it's fun to see his improvement in technique, strength, & just in confidence. He's adorable.
There are 12 couples on the varsity team (12 girls & 12 boys total).
And as a member of the Varsity team, he gets a "ballroom locker" right next to the dance room which is super cool too.
I got to go & feed the whole team lunch twice during those 2 weeks. I loved going & getting to know the kids better. They're an amazing group of teens.
Their first performance (the Tango) was at the welcome ceremony on the 3rd day of school. Craiger wasn't in that particular dance, but he will be in the Homecoming Spectacular Disco Cha Cha.
For Ballroom you compete with 8 couples (not 12) so throughout the year there will be some dances he gets to be in & some that he doesn't dance in. It gives all the dancers breaks from so many routines, but also gives everyone the chance to shine. I'm looking forward to Homecoming.
You're awesome Craiger. I can't wait to see all you're going to do this year.
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