The Dette’s have had a great season competing against all 6A teams. Each year the
Dette’s keep improving and consistently place well at competitions. On top of
competitions the Dette’s also perform at football games, basketball games, and at the
end of the season get to go on a trip to either Disneyland or Disneyworld and perform
there as well. The drill team this year there are 38 Dette’s and 5 coaches.
Recently the Dette’s went to the state championships on February 2, 2024. The
competition was held at Utah Valley University in Provo and the 6A competition began
at 10 a.m… Every team comes to the competition with 3 different dances. The three
different routines are a military routine, a dance routine, and a show routine. A few days
before the state finals there were semi-finals which you compete to make it to the state
finals. The teams in 6A that made it to the state finals were Davis, Farmington, Layton,
Bingham, Pleasant Grove, Corner Canyon, Copper Hills, Syracuse, and
At the state finals the first dance competed is the military routine. Every team does it
and depending on their lineup is when they go out on the floor to compete. Military
routines consist of splits, handstands, kicks, sharp movements, lifts, partner stunts, and
more. Some of the things listed are required in the routine to get the highest score you
can possible and other things aren’t. The military category is traditional to drill team and
has been done for years. Each year there are various improvements when it comes to
new ideas that are put out on the floor to impress the judges. At drill competitions there
are 6 different judges that judge you based off their opinion and if the team executes all
the requirements of the judging sheet/criteria. This year the Dette’s got third overall in
their military routine at state. This specific dance did well all season and even at one of
their qualifying competitions got first place.
After the military category is the “dance” category. This dance consists of turns, leaps,
lifts, tricks, performing, and more. This dance is the most difficult to be in because of the
difficult turns and tricks that must be executed. This year there were 16 Dette’s in this
dance at state. The song that they did their dance to was Shallow by Lady Gaga and
Bradley Cooper. A big part of the dance category is being able to tell a story to the
judges through your dancing and your facial expressions. At the state finals the Dette’s
got fourth for their dance routine.
The last category competed is the show category. This category is different than the
other two because each team gets to pick a character and portray that in their dance.
This year the Dette’s chose to be Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games. The show
category is a hip-hop category and there aren’t as many requirements as military and
dance, but a few are to have a partner trick, portray your character, and have tricks in
the dance. It is so fun to see each teams’ different characters and it’s something that the
audience looks forward to at drill competitions. In previous years the Dette’s show
character has been Sherlock Holmes, Jekyll and Hyde, Spiderman, X-men, and more.
Dette’s keep improving and consistently place well at competitions. On top of
competitions the Dette’s also perform at football games, basketball games, and at the
end of the season get to go on a trip to either Disneyland or Disneyworld and perform
there as well. The drill team this year there are 38 Dette’s and 5 coaches.
Recently the Dette’s went to the state championships on February 2, 2024. The
competition was held at Utah Valley University in Provo and the 6A competition began
at 10 a.m… Every team comes to the competition with 3 different dances. The three
different routines are a military routine, a dance routine, and a show routine. A few days
before the state finals there were semi-finals which you compete to make it to the state
finals. The teams in 6A that made it to the state finals were Davis, Farmington, Layton,
Bingham, Pleasant Grove, Corner Canyon, Copper Hills, Syracuse, and
At the state finals the first dance competed is the military routine. Every team does it
and depending on their lineup is when they go out on the floor to compete. Military
routines consist of splits, handstands, kicks, sharp movements, lifts, partner stunts, and
more. Some of the things listed are required in the routine to get the highest score you
can possible and other things aren’t. The military category is traditional to drill team and
has been done for years. Each year there are various improvements when it comes to
new ideas that are put out on the floor to impress the judges. At drill competitions there
are 6 different judges that judge you based off their opinion and if the team executes all
the requirements of the judging sheet/criteria. This year the Dette’s got third overall in
their military routine at state. This specific dance did well all season and even at one of
their qualifying competitions got first place.
After the military category is the “dance” category. This dance consists of turns, leaps,
lifts, tricks, performing, and more. This dance is the most difficult to be in because of the
difficult turns and tricks that must be executed. This year there were 16 Dette’s in this
dance at state. The song that they did their dance to was Shallow by Lady Gaga and
Bradley Cooper. A big part of the dance category is being able to tell a story to the
judges through your dancing and your facial expressions. At the state finals the Dette’s
got fourth for their dance routine.
The last category competed is the show category. This category is different than the
other two because each team gets to pick a character and portray that in their dance.
This year the Dette’s chose to be Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games. The show
category is a hip-hop category and there aren’t as many requirements as military and
dance, but a few are to have a partner trick, portray your character, and have tricks in
the dance. It is so fun to see each teams’ different characters and it’s something that the
audience looks forward to at drill competitions. In previous years the Dette’s show
character has been Sherlock Holmes, Jekyll and Hyde, Spiderman, X-men, and more.
The Dette’s got 5th in the show category at state and did well with this dance all season
long.
After the show category there are the awards to hear what placements, each team gets.
This year the state champions were the Farmington Nixelles from Farmington High
School. They got first in each of the three dances. The second-place team was the
Minerettes from Bingham High School. Bingham High School had been the state
champs previously for the last 3 years and Farmington High School broke that streak.
The third-place trophy went to the Lancelles from Layton High School. Fourth place
went to the Dette’s from Davis High School, and 5th place went to Pleasant Grove. At
state they announce the top 5 and none after that. In each category going in order of
military, dance, show, the Dette’s got a third, fourth, and a fifth. In the previous year’s
Dette’s got fourth place overall in 2023, and third place overall in 2022.
The drill season is year-round, but the competition months are December, January, and
February. Tryouts for the team are usually towards the end of March and practices
begin right after tryouts. Through April and May practices are only a few times a week.
After school gets out then the Dette’s begin to work on routines for football halftimes
and start to learn their competitions routines. In the summer the Dette’s go to a camp
where they learn a few of their football halftimes and get to take technique classes from
college dancers and other dance teachers. When school begins is when the Dette’s
start to focus more on their other routines to get ready for competition season. Most
weeks Dette’s spend 20 hours working hard on their routines, conditioning, and
performing.
Each competition dancers will compete at 3 different qualifying competitions. What you
place at those competitions the teams are ranked on a scale known as an RPI. After the
three competitions teams head into the region. This year the Dette’s got third overall in
the region. Scoring from region goes onto the RPI as well. Depending on where you are
ranked on the RPI you would then go onto quarter finals and compete at that, and then
if you make it through that head on to semifinals. Dette’s this year averaged fourth on
the RPI, so they didn’t have to go to the quarter finals they automatically got sent to
semifinals. The quarter, semifinals, and state are all held at UVU. This year the Dette’s
at semi finals competed against Farmington, Riverton, and Fremont, high schools. Out
of the four teams the judges pick two of the four and those teams head into state. Those
teams were Farmington and Davis.
Overall, the Dette’s had an amazing season. Drill is continuing to grow and so are the
Dette’s.
After the show category there are the awards to hear what placements, each team gets.
This year the state champions were the Farmington Nixelles from Farmington High
School. They got first in each of the three dances. The second-place team was the
Minerettes from Bingham High School. Bingham High School had been the state
champs previously for the last 3 years and Farmington High School broke that streak.
The third-place trophy went to the Lancelles from Layton High School. Fourth place
went to the Dette’s from Davis High School, and 5th place went to Pleasant Grove. At
state they announce the top 5 and none after that. In each category going in order of
military, dance, show, the Dette’s got a third, fourth, and a fifth. In the previous year’s
Dette’s got fourth place overall in 2023, and third place overall in 2022.
The drill season is year-round, but the competition months are December, January, and
February. Tryouts for the team are usually towards the end of March and practices
begin right after tryouts. Through April and May practices are only a few times a week.
After school gets out then the Dette’s begin to work on routines for football halftimes
and start to learn their competitions routines. In the summer the Dette’s go to a camp
where they learn a few of their football halftimes and get to take technique classes from
college dancers and other dance teachers. When school begins is when the Dette’s
start to focus more on their other routines to get ready for competition season. Most
weeks Dette’s spend 20 hours working hard on their routines, conditioning, and
performing.
Each competition dancers will compete at 3 different qualifying competitions. What you
place at those competitions the teams are ranked on a scale known as an RPI. After the
three competitions teams head into the region. This year the Dette’s got third overall in
the region. Scoring from region goes onto the RPI as well. Depending on where you are
ranked on the RPI you would then go onto quarter finals and compete at that, and then
if you make it through that head on to semifinals. Dette’s this year averaged fourth on
the RPI, so they didn’t have to go to the quarter finals they automatically got sent to
semifinals. The quarter, semifinals, and state are all held at UVU. This year the Dette’s
at semi finals competed against Farmington, Riverton, and Fremont, high schools. Out
of the four teams the judges pick two of the four and those teams head into state. Those
teams were Farmington and Davis.
Overall, the Dette’s had an amazing season. Drill is continuing to grow and so are the
Dette’s.
