Tryouts for both the JV and Varsity Dance Teams are scheduled for the week of May 14. Tryout practices will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (no Thursday session) from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Tryout practices will be held in the MHS Commons.
The official judged tryout will be Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 AM in the MHS North Gym. Tryouts are tentatively scheduled to last until 1:00 PM pending the number of individuals trying out.
All individuals interested in trying out must fill out a Tryout Application. You can print out the attached application or pick up a copy in the main office at Mukwonago High School.
There are forms that will need to be completed in addition to teacher evaluation forms, so please pick it up early to ensure you have enough time to get the paperwork completed prior to the due dates.
There is a Tryout Meeting that all dancers and at least one parent MUST attend prior to tryouts. There are two available meetings to attend–you only need to attend one. They are Tuesday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 2. Meetings will be in room 124 at MHS (by the athletic foyer/gym entrance) at 5:00 PM. The meeting should last no more than 30 minutes. If you have not picked up a tryout packet prior to that date, we will have some available at the meeting as well.
Once teams have been set, there will be a mandatory Parents Meeting for Varsity on Thursday, May 24 at 5:00 PM in Room 124 at MHS.
JV will have their mandatory Parents Meeting on Wednesday, May 30 at 5:00 PM. Room TBA.
The official JV and Varsity seasons will begin Monday, August 6 so please arrange family vacations prior to the start of the season in case you make the team. More details to come soon.
In the mean time, skills to practice for next year’s tryouts include…
- splits on both legs
- splits leaps
- switch leaps
- Russians (toe touch)
- double and triple turns
- attitude turns
- barrel rolls
- calypsos
- backwards rolls
- axel turns
- rhomburses
- kicks
- chane turns
- pique turns
- spinning discs
- pad a jas
- side leaps
- kicks
Note: The tryout process includes both the JV and Varsity teams. Dancers will be placed on the JV or Varsity squad at the end of the tryout week. Both the JV and Varsity coaches will be evaluating tryouts for proper team level placement.