Senior members of the Kewanee High School Boilerette Dance Team and Cheer Squad will participate in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii from Dec. 4-9.
Cheerleaders and dancers who are invited to perform in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade are part of a select group of All-Americans identified at Varsity Spirit summer camps across the country. All-Americans are based on superior cheerleading or dance skills as well as leadership skills at camps operated by Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA), Universal Dance Association (UDA).
Kewanee teams attended UDA and UCA camps this past summer where team members auditioned and were selected as an All-American. Only the top 12% of the cheerleaders and dancers from Varsity Spirit camps earn the chance to participate in a performance of this caliber.
“We are thrilled that these excellent athletes will have the chance to perform and experience our Special Events in Honolulu, Hawaii,” said Bill Seely, president of Varsity Spirit. “We are honored to provide them a one-of-a-kind opportunity, where they will meet and connect with cheerleaders and dancers from across the country and create memorable experiences in the beautiful island of Oahu.”
The athletes will perform with Varsity Spirit All-Americans in the parade before thousands of fans lining the streets of Waikiki Beach. This trip marks the 82nd Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The parade theme is “remembering the past and celebrating our future.”
The KHS athletes will get the opportunity to perform; to meet cheerleaders and dancers from across that nation; enjoy a traditional Hawaiian luau and experience a memorable trip to the Pearl Harbor Memorial and the USS Missouri Battleship.
