FHN Knightline members had the opportunity to compete at Regionals this month. It was held at Lindbergh
High School on Dec. 6. The team did not make it to Regionals last year. Regionals is a local competition between high school dance teams in the St. Louis area


where any dance team can compete. State competitions are more prestigious and if the teams place in the top three, they qualify for Nationals and can compete against other Nationally ranked teams in the Nation. State competitions
take place in January.
The dancers performed two dances, one of which, the team’s hip-hop routine, was choreographed by Knightline member Rachel Hunt. Hunt also choreographed another routine earlier this year. Knightline will perform the same two dances at State and Nationals in the next few months. Earlier this year, the team also attended Universal Dance Association Camp and received numerous blue ribbons. As a result they will be able to compete later this year at Disneyworld.
“I love the spirit of competition because everyone is so pumped up and ready to show what they have worked so hard on,” sophomore Cat Pherigo said. “But I don’t like it when girls have bad sportsmanship and dis the losing (or winning) teams.” Pherigo has competed with Knightline for two years.
Four alternate dancers tried out again to see which dances they could compete in with the team. Junior Holly Edmondson was the only one to qualify to perform the jazz routine; however, Edmondson, along with alternates sophomore Nita Stein, freshman Sarah Cole and senior Rachel Dismukes all qualified to perform the hip hop dance with the team.
“[I like that] it gives the squad an opportunity to see other squads and show off their