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
CHS Caprockettes
American Dance/Drill Team Nationals
Small Team Category
Jazz: 3rd Runner-Up
Overall Small Team: Runner-Up
Officers
Runner-Up
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
THS Belles
Showtime International Competition
Grand Champions
At Large Top Ranked Team
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