We are the Louisville Male High School Dance Team specializing in Pom and Hip-Hop dance.
Louisville Male High School Varsity Dance Team - 2010
The 2010 Louisville Male Varsity Team(L to R)
Front Row: Whitney, Morgan, Sarah(Captain), Cierra, Jordan
Second Row: Courtney, Aspen, Alexis, Emily(Co-Captain), Brittany, Lauren, Paige
Louisville Male High School JV Dance Team - 2010
The 2010 Louisville Male JV Team(L to R)
Front Row: Kenya, Jennifer, Madison, Celine
Second Row: Katelyn, Erin, Mary Stewart, Keara, Emily, Lally
LMHS Dance - A Tradition
The Louisville Male High School dance team was formed in the early 1980's. The team has been attending the UDA National Dance Team Championship since 1993. The Dance team has won four UDA National Dance Team Championship titles in the Pom and Hip Hop divisions in 2000, 2005, and 2007.
This dance team has several traditions, but one of the most unique and cherished traditions in particular is the story of Louisville Male High School, which explains why they wear an "H" on some of their uniforms. Louisville Male is the oldest public high school west of the Alleghaney Mountains, and for several years it was known as "The High School" because it was the only one established. Back then, an "H" was used to denote the high school. Today, Louisville Male still uses an "H" to symbolize their school. Since their school is 150 years old, they have been playing football with a rival team in Louisville for over 100 years, so when it's Louisville Male's turn to host the game, the dance team wears 25-year-old letterman sweaters that have a big "H" printed on them.
As a team, they have many more traditions of their own. Before each performance, the team forms a circle, says a short prayer, and does a series of chants that originated with the first championship squad in 2000. Each year before leaving camp, they have a team sleepover, a scavenger hunt, and each dancer gets a dance team "sister". They exchange gifts with their "sister" all year long. When preparing for a competition, the team counts the number of times they have done the routine and yell the number out before each performance, so when they get to nationals they can see how many times the routine has been done "full out."