The Oklahoma State Dance Team Directors Association (OSDTDA) held Pom State on Dec. 13-14 at the Tulsa Event Center. On Friday the Solos, Duos and Ensembles competed, with the competition starting at 8:30 a.m. and awards starting at 8:15 p.m
Junior Thalia Cline competed with her jazz solo around 11. Junior Elissa Caldwell and sophomore Briella Goldman competed in their hip-hop duet around 5.
On Saturday the small, large and gameday groups competed. Santa Fe’s Small Mix routine competed around 3:30, competing against five other schools. A mix routine is 3 different dance styles in one dance. Santa Fe competed with pom, jazz and hip-hop in the mix category.
Then Santa Fe’s gameday routine competed around 5:20. They competed against 8 other schools. Gameday is when teams use signs and flags and do a band chant/dance and a halftime/fight song routine. After everyone competed they had the All-State Team show off their skills with seniors from different schools that made the team. Once they were finished performing, they had a Dance Dad Dance Off.
Finally, around 8:45 awards started with teams having a dance party on the stage and then sitting down in team circles. They had all of the students who had a 3.5+ GPA and the people with a 4.0 GPA stand up from their circles to be recognized. After they announced everyone that won, the teams headed on a long journey home.
Results were released Sunday Dec. 15. Santa Fe’s Mix routine placed 6th in the state for 6a mix and gameday placed 5th in the state.
