The Dancing Team has More Coaches!

Linken Newman
Staff Writer
  The HoneyBees, Bonneville High School’s dance team, got more coaches! Old head coach, Jason Coles, stepped down as the head coach. The new coaches are Ruby Gorr and Emma McGriffin. Gorr took his spot and now McGiffin is the assistant coach.
  McGiffin was a dancer when she went to BHS as a HoneyBee for most of her high school experience . She has been coaching for a few years after being thrown into it a few years ago, she has coached for a different school and recently this year joined the BHS team. She truly enjoys coaching because she can see the dancers grow and improve. She thinks the hardest part about dancing is adapting to the different dancers' personalities. Her favorite routine is hip-hop, because “of all the different dynamics, and the music is really good.” This is her first year as the assistant coach, with Gorr, who is the head coach. Their plans for the future of the dance team is to eventually make it to state.
  The dancers are assessed by a point-based system. One of the  dancers on the team is Ashlyn Briggs; this is Briggs second year on the dance team. She does not have any prior experiences, only her friend telling her that they should both join. Briggs stated, “I think between this year and last year, I am being pushed more to get my goals because of the coaches this year.” She has extremely positive things to say about the coaches helping her whenever she needs and being all around supper supportive.  A second dancer on the team, Alexis Ruesch, had this to say about the new coach: “I really respect her and want to do my best for her so we can go to state soon.” The two dancers have a ton of respect for the new coaches. Their next competition is at Jerome High School , and after that Preston High School . The final dance competition is at Ford Idaho Center. The team would most definitely appreciate students showing up to support them at the next competitions! 

​