2008 GHS Fillies in Championship Form

The Grapevine High School Fillies Varsity Dance Team concluded their 2008 competition season in championship form. The Fillies received top honors in the Super Team category (50 + members) as well as outstanding overall recognition at the recent M.A. Dance National Competition.

The team competed against over 100 teams from around the nation at the MA Dance Nationals Contest held Fort Worth at the Fort Worth Convention Center, March 29-30. The team is required to compete in three separate dance categories in order to be eligible for overall sweepstakes recognition. The Fillies competed in the Team Modern, Team Hip Hop, and Team Pom categories. The team was named Grand Champion in the Super Team category for being the highest scoring team in their division. They also received National Winner’s Circle and Top 15 Dance Technique recognition for being among the highest scoring teams at the contest.

In addition, the Fillies were named national category champions for their 1^st Place finish in Team Modern for their performance to “Kingdom of Spiders”, 1^st Place in Team Hip Hop for their performance to “Miss Thang”, and 1^st Place in Team Pom for their performance to “Triplettes de Belleville”.

In national officer competition, the Fillies Dance Officers competed in the Super Team category representing officer groups from teams with 50+ members. The officers are also required to compete in three dance divisions in order to be eligible for overall sweepstakes recognition. In category competition, the officers received national championship category recognition for their first places finishes in all three dance divisions:

1^st Place Officer Modern to “All Neon Like”, 1^st Place Officer Hip Hop to “Gino’s Dance Crew”, and 1^st Place Officer Jazz to “Ruby Blue”. In addition, the officers received National Officer Winners’ Circle and Top 5 Dance Technique Award in overall competition. The 2008 Officers ranked 3^rd out of all of the competing officer groups, representing the highest finish in history among the Fillies Officers groups in national officer competition. The Fillies Officers are Jessica Jelinek, Captain; Christine Hannah, Sr. Lieutenant; Kathryn Renfro, Sr. Lieutenant; Kelsey White, Sr. Lieutenant; Kristyn Popp, Sr. Lieutanant; Laurel Rushton, Jr. Lieutenant, and Rachel Toney, Sr. Lieutenant. The Fillies are under the direction of Kay Lynn Renfro, assisted by Assistant Director Emily Mentlik, and 2007-08 guest choreographers Carla Birmingham, Gino Johnson, and Mollea Harrison.