BDT 2011

Well,  BDT was amazing- as usual- this year. 

I love that at camp I get to see the potential of my team and it gets me extremely excited for the year.  

We had a few rough moments at camp, that included two urgent care visits- 

one for a pulled hip flexer,

the other for extreme dehydration 

(she passed out in the lunch line and was unconscious), 

which meant I was a little (okay a lot) stressed, 

and I wasn't at camp as much as I normally am.  

My captain was amazing, 

she ran the team and worked so hard and brought her team together in my absence. 

I am so incredibly proud of my team and how they danced at camp...  

THEY WORKED SO HARD!! 

I heard from so many coaches and BDT staff members about how great my girls looked and how much potential they have--- and I couldn't agree more! 

My girls were kind, hard workers, positive, friendly, and did I mention how talented they are?! 

So they came home with BDT's best award "Most Inspiration Team!"  

The reason this award is so cool, is because not only does the staff vote on it...

But each team votes on who inspired them most that week.

What a huge compliment!! 

So, a BIG Thank You to BDT for helping my girls on their journey this season,

it's just the beginning and the best is yet to come.

2011-2012 **Beat with One Heart!** 

xoxo,

Coach.

Night To Remember

Hello Blogging Friends,

A lot of what I have blogged about the last year has been the drill team I coach. I am sure some of you are sick to death of me and my reporting on my team, but to those that know me and love me, know what those girls mean to me and hopefully you will still like to hear about the things that I love. I wanted to do a reflection on this year... What a whirlwind it started out as... I wasn't even intending on applying to Davis when I called Terri to get a letter of recommendation last year (a Wednesday), I was looking to apply at another school- as I love dance and I wanted to give myself a leg up in education, because it is a hard job market right now.  When I spoke with Terri she said she would be happy to write the letter as long as I applied to the Davis Head Coach opening as well.  Of course I was thrilled and applied, I met with Mr. Burton the following Monday and interviewed for the position in front of a panel of eight people on Wednesday morning at 8a, Mr. Burton called to inform me I had gotten the job at 11:30a and asked if I could start that day, as it was clinics and I would be picking my team that Friday.  It was such a whirlwind and one of the best things that has happened to me.  It was my dream job to be coaching at a 5A high school, let alone Davis and its long line of excellence in athletics.  My girls became like a second family to me, when they cried I cried, when they were excited they made me feel like a child again... There are so many great things that can happen to kids when they are involved in extra-curricular activities and I am so proud to be able to coach them, they truly make me a better person.  They have come so far as a team, and for my first year coaching I think they did so well.  They may not have taken Region my first year, but if you have seen my team together, dancing on the floor- they are a sisterhood, you can truly tell how much they care about each other and how close they have grown... and as a coach that is more than I could ever ask for.  I am so proud of what beautiful young women they have become... my seniors are all going on to colleges, one of them received the Honors Academic scholarship to the U and the presidential scholarship to Weber- she is deciding where to go, she was also the #1 in the state for drill team academic all state team... My captain made it to the all state drill team and is going to the U, she is majoring in health sciences, my co-captain wants to be a teacher and an aggiette. One of my girls is going to go pre-med... they are so talented on the wood floor, they are so smart and kind... It is a blessing and a curse to go to, and teach at Davis. For those of you that went there you know the pride you have for your school, you also understand they hatred of every other school in Region 1.  People assume things about you, but my girls have changed the D'Ette reputation and have worked incredibly hard to be examples to those in their school and community and I think they have succeeded.   As this year comes to a close this Thursday at our Night to Remember I know that at 7p I will have tears welled in my eyes, for every emotion humanly possible.  Pride, sadness, excitement, happiness, gaul I can't even describe what it has meant to me... So, to those of you who are still reading this post, cheers and thank you for loving all the parts of me... Because your love is part of what makes me who I am... These girls are also a part of me now.

xoxo

Kelli

Davis High D'Ette {stuff}

In Case you know anyone interested...

Monday February 28 at 6:30p-8:00p
Open Advanced Technique, DHS Dance Studio {$5}

Monday March 7 at 3:15p in room 2400,
Try-Out Information Meeting.

Thursday March 10 at 7:00p in Main Gym,
D'Ette Night to Remember
"Changed for Good"

W,Th,F March 23-25 D'Ette 2011-2012 Try-Outs
Clinics 23/24 (3:15) & Auditions 25!(3:30)

Defending the Tradition

xoxo,

K

Region 1 Drill

Hey All,

Guess what I am going to blog about... your favorite subject. My D'Ettes. I'm so lame, I know. Today we had our last team practice on OUR floor before Region. Region is Monday night at Roy High @6p (In case you wanted to come)... Today my girls practiced like champions. They practiced like it was the night of Region and they killed it. I even cried, I haven't cried all year when they have danced. Today that changed, they did Jazz for me and it was beautiful and strong and emotional and exciting and I loved every second of it. They WANT this, I WANT this for them. The hardest part is sitting back now, knowing I have done everything that I know how to do, to make this happen for them. Today I had them line up on the edge of the floor close their eyes and grab their teams hands, they walked their home court, length and width wise. I made them write down how many steps it was, each way. Tomorrow I plan on having them do the exact thing, assuming the steps are the same- they will realize that the floor they are dancing on, has now become their floor. THEY OWN IT, it is theirs for the taking... if they want it. I am really excited this Monday. I probably have too much excitement. And, remember my previous post about fb, well I am glad I have it today.... today my girls flooded status updates all said things like- do you want it?? because we do, or if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it? or just let it slip... or I LOVE MY TEAM... things like this pump me up and make my warm feel good fuzzies go crazy. I am so proud of them and what they have built, they have so much talent and I am so glad I got the job to harness it and turn it into a team... one team. I'll leave you with their cheer (26 crazy teenage girls screaming at the top of their lungs- got the sound?) "We're all for one! We're one for all!! We're all for Davis High D'Ettes!! Ahhhhh yea yea yea just do it!! Represent.... You Gotta Want it, to WIN it- and WE WANT IT MORE!! (x3) I sure do love those girls... they mean the world to me.

xoxoxo

Kelli

Great Day

4th: Hip Hop and Military

3rd: Dance

2nd: Kick

1. Hillcrest 2. Hunter 3. Davis

Days like today help to remind that doing something you love,

is worth more than any amount of time or money.

I am so proud of my girls.

They had a great day.

It is indeed a great day to be a dart.

(we beat everyone in our Region!)

It days like today when I know I am walking the right path.

go davis.

My D'Ettes last FB Performance 10-11

I might be biased, but I think they did AMAZING!!! 

xoxo,

-K