User:Darlin Marlinsfan

L.P. Monteleone Junior High School has a year long dance team called the Darlin Marlins. The Darlin Marlins are known Nationwide and have won various third, second, and first place trophies. The age range of the dance team is twelve through fourteen for seventh and eight grade. This dance team competes in UDA and American All- Star competitions. Their most recent awards were First place and First place overall in their Pom routine. For their Jazz routine, they have one First and Second place at two competions. Their choreographer, Kaite Fear, has been dedicated to the Darlin Marlins for many years while traveling throughout many states incluing Louisisana to choreograph for various dance assosiations. At the UDA National competition, they won second and fifth place in overall high scores. They have been featured many times in the Times Picayune Newspaper. During their 2011 and 2012 season, they won first place at UDA camp for dance teams throughout Louisiana in Baton Rouge. In the dance season of 2010 and 2011 they won First place for both Pom and Jazz routines at UDA State Competition. But competing isn't the only thing they participate in. They donate to cancer foundations every year. The captains of the dance season 2011 and 2012 won second and sixth place overall for their solos. The Darlin Marlins are the only junior high school that practices after school five days a week, including aditional Saturday practices. The membors of the dance team participate in other sports for L.P. Monteleone Junior High while keeping at least an AB average. Darlin Marlins are also expected to meet high standerds of conduct. Many students tryout for the dance team at L.P. Monteleone Junior High, but only a range of seventeen to twenty three make it on the team. The Darlin Marlins Dance Team is the only drill/dance team for Junior High in the state that choreographs seconds, triple and quad turns, sqorpians, and pencil kicks into their competition routines for State and Nationals.