Belleville East Lancer Dancer Tryouts
Performance teams for Football and Basketball Season

What do I need to do to tryout?
Fill out the tryout registration form on the Belleville East Athletics website before tryouts begin.
Have a physical on file with the school nurse before tryouts begin.

Parent and Dancer Informational Meeting: May 20, 7pm via Zoom (fill out link in bio to be put on the email list for the Zoom meeting link)
Tryout Clinics (Mandatory): May 24 and 26, 4:00-6:00 pm, Belleville East Annex Gym (next to main gym)
Final Tryout (Mandatory): May 27 starting at 5:00pm, Annex Gym

We will have one tryout for both the football and basketball performance teams. You will specify at tryouts if you are trying out for football, basketball, or both.

Questions? Email Coach Sarah Pugh at spugh@bths201.org!

Football Lancer Dancers
Skills Expected at Tryouts:

Single Turn
Double Turn
Splits (Right/Left)
Right leg leap
Middle Leap

Football Lancer Dancers perform at all home football games with jazz, hip hop, and pom routines. They also host a dance clinic for grades K-5 and perform at the Homecoming pep rally in normal school years.

Basketball Lancer Dancers

What do the Basketball Lancer Dancers Performance Team do?
Perform during halftime of Varsity home basketball games
Host a HUGE Dance Competition at our school.
Must be part of the Basketball performance team to be able to try out for the competitive team in October.
Competitive Team competes at various schools in the state.

Skills Asked for at Tryouts:

Double Turn
Triple Turn
One 8-count of A la Seconde Turns
Splits (Right/Left)
Right leg leap
Middle Leap
Calypso
Leg hold (Right or Left)
Special Skill (Leg hold turn, aerial, tilt jump, kip up, tumbling, etc.)