MUSKOGEE DANCE EARNS OSSAA HONORS
The third time is the charm…in just their third year of competition; the Muskogee High School dance team has proven to be among the best in Oklahoma. After punching their ticket to the OSSAA state championships with a top-level performance, the Roughers claimed a top-5 finish after reaching the championship finals for the first time in school history by posting a composite score of 617.2 against the 11-team field of teams competing in the OSSAA Game Day championship held November 15th at Moore High School
“We’re more than thrilled,” said Kyah Fields, head coach of the Muskogee dance team. “Every member of this squad is so dedicated to the program and to each other. They bring their best every day for our 2-hour practices at 6:45am as well as having spent their summer working diligently on their individual skills.”
Two Muskogee seniors, Shay Grissom and Rayce Duncan were recently honored for the individual talents by being chosen to the OSDTDA East All-Region team as well as being named as UDA All-Americans.
The Muskogee dance team includes eight seniors Ella Dansby, Golden Johnson, Addison Moffett, Destiny Shumate, Chakyla Thompson, Aniyah Edwards Rayce Duncan and Shay Grissom along with five juniors Kristian Campbell, AvahErvin, Kynnli Jones, Ella Strickland and Brooklyn Swanson. Adding energy to the lineup of talent are sophomore SydneeLane and two freshmen Ardyn Hughey and Adelaide Rutherford.
The high energy and talented group has put in countless hours of preparation leading up to the OSSAA Game Day championships and will now use these results to springboard the group to elevate their scores when they compete for a second straight year in Game Day competition at the Universal Dance Association National Championship competition in Orlando, Florida, January 31-February 4, 2025.
