Redwood Dance Force prepares to take the stage with their talented show for their second competition.
By: Brisa Magana
Redwood Dance Force channels their dedication and rigorous training into a high stakes competition, striving for flawless execution and unity beyond pressure.
Stellamarie Vaccaro, ’27, says, “We practice our competitions over and over again before our competition day to clean our dances up.”
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Their long hours of practicing gets them ready to compete and memorize.
Though within Dance Force, emotions and feelings are high but can also go low within seconds hitting the stage.
Kaydence Rodriguez, ’28, says, “Me and my team always pray before going onto stage and give each other high hopes to have all the confidence we need.”
Dance Force puts all their effort into perfecting their dance routine to take over and perform at competitions. Not just to place but to have fun and create life long memories.
Vaccaro says, “I see competitions as a challenge but a challenge not just for me but for my team as well but I also do see it as all of us bonding together while we put the work in.”
Motivation and high confidence is always there when it comes to Redwood Dance Force especially when it comes to competitions and being known as having amazing shows.
Rodriguez says, “The key to stay motivated during long practices is to look forward to what comes with competitions. Especially wanting to get high scores so during practices I say me and my team get close and focus together and just dance to the beat while having the most fun.”
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When competitions come around, Dance Force is precise with knowing they have something to look forward to so their mood and mindset switch to knowing it’s go time.
“I am very excited for the competition season, I really love when we get to look all cute and show all the effort and ranger pride in our comp season.”
Kaydence Rodriguez, ’28
Brisa Magana
Brisa Magana, '28 has been in Journalism for 2 years now and loves to work in the Arts & Entertainment Section, loves to write about dance and is really dedicated to creating stories. The point is to let others voices be heard while having the most fun.
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