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Amarillo ISD Celebrates MORE National Champion Dance Teams


Posted Date: 04/02/2025

Amarillo ISD Celebrates MORE National Champion Dance Teams

March 31, 2025 – Dancers from all four AISD high schools returned from national competitions with a host of hardware and top titles, including three National Champion team titles.

Teams from Amarillo High, Caprock High and Palo Duro High competed at the American Dance/Drill Team Nationals in Denton, TX, March 28-29, while a team from Tascosa High competed at the Showtime International Grand Nationals in Galveston, March 29-30. The Sandie Steppers, Don Diamond Dancers and Tascosa Belles each brought home national champion titles, while the Caprockettes are national champion runners-up. 

Since the Sandie Steppers were founded in 1959, AISD has been the only school district in the Panhandle to offer dance. Today, all four AISD high schools offer dance for PE or fine arts credit.

Here is the full rundown of national awards from the weekend:

AHS Sandie Steppers

American Dance/Drill Team Nationals
Small Team Category

Open: National Champions

Hip Hop: 1st Runner-Up

Field: 1st Runner-Up

Pom: 2nd Runner-Up

Overall Small Team: 4th Runner-Up

Gussie Nell Davis Award of Excellence 

Academic Awards: 4th Place

Solo Awards

Division 1 Ratings: Addy Rozzel, Addy Ratzlaff, Berklee Fluhman, Brenna Elser, Victoria Thomas 

Addy Rozzel: 3rd Runner-Up

Duet Awards

1st Place: Addy Rozzel, Makaylin Rodriguez

AHS dance team at nationals 2025

 

CHS Caprockettes

American Dance/Drill Team Nationals
Small Team Category

Jazz: 3rd Runner-Up

Overall Small Team: Runner-Up

Officers

Runner-Up

CHS dance team at nationals 2025

 

 

PDHS Don Diamond Dancers

American Dance/Drill Team Nationals
Xtra Small Team Category

Novelty: National Champions

Team Pom: 1st Runner-Up

Overall Xtra Small Team: 2nd Runner-Up

Academic Awards: 4th Place

Team Gussie Nell Davis Award of Excellence

Officers
Overall: 1st Runner-Up

Contemporary: 1st Runner-Up

Officer Gussie Nell Davis Award

PDHS dance team at nationals 2025

 

 

THS Belles 

Showtime International Competition
Grand Champions

At Large Top Ranked Team

THS dance team at nationals 2025