Meagan Meyer, the Dance Coach at Northwest High School in Kansas believes their team is different than other teams because they act like a huge family. The girls all hang out with each other, fight with each other, and perform for each other. It’s amazing, she said.
Since high school dance and cheer teams are not allowed to compete in Kansas, her girls dance for the passion for dance and performing. They have a couple of sayings “fake it till you make it” and “be fierce ladies” and they live by those sayings.
Meagan says that the girls make her “very proud as a coach with their motivation for something the state doesn’t recognize as a ‘real sport.’” Her proudest moment was last year when the team worked extremely hard on a dance style that is not their own. They then went out and performed it flawlessly. The entire team looked like one dancer because they were so in sync. She said, “It’s hard to bring me to tears but with that dance they did it!”
Northwest High does not compete, but Meagan has taught competing teams and believes that most of the time they let winning come before having fun. Meagan feels that win or lose, it should be about having fun. She tells her girls that they never know when the day will come that they won’t be able to dance anymore.
As far as good dance clothing goes, Meagan feels that good dance clothing is form fitting and not too revealing.
Meagan’s goals for the team this year are hard work throughout the year, great performances, great memories, and great spirit for their school.
Meagan revealed that if she had to choose a standout dancer, it would have to be Lexus Loudermill.
By Cyndi Marziani
Bailar Dancewear
