Background Information re the PACT Pantherettes Dance Team and the Anoka Twisters Dance Team

Purpose: To congratulate and give recognition to the PACT Charter School Dance Team and the Anoka High School Twisters Dance Team for their hard work, determination, and placement in the State Tournament.  Council will also  be asked to adopt Resolutions during the Consent Agenda this evening recognizing the PACT Charter School and Anoka High School Dance Teams.

Background: 
 
PACT Charter School:
 
The team's Head Coach, Erin Kruesi, has been working with the PACT team for three seasons and coaching Dance Team for a total of 12 seasons.
 
The PACT Charter School Dance Team made it to State again this year in both High Kick & Jazz (top 12 teams go to State Competition).  They improved over last year's performance by making it to the State Finals in High Kick (top 6 teams in State go to Finals).  They placed overall 6th in High Kick and 8th in Jazz (last year they were 8th & 11th respectively).
 
In addition to this outstanding accomplishment, the PACT Dance Team Head Coach, Erin Kruesi, won Coach of the Year honors last year and this year, her Assistant Coach, Kelsey Field, won Assistant Coach of the Year.
 
The Pantherettes would like to thank both their Head Coach and Assistant Coach for all their hard work and dedication to the team and the sport of dance team and look forward to another successful season with them.
 
Mayor Strommen will call the Coach and Team forward and present certificates of achievement to each member.  The PACT Pantherettes Dance Team 2014-2015 Roster is as follows:
 
Head Coach Erin Kruesi (Head Coach of the Year 2013-14)
Assistant Coach Kelsey Field (Assistant Coach of the Year 2014-15)
Captain Gabby Gutzkow (all-state dancer)
Captain Emma Novak (all-state dancer)
Captain Kasey Schweiger (all-state dancer)
Naomi Strobush (all-state dancer)
Susannah Workman
Athena Aase
Theresa Kisrow
McKenzie Giddens
Caitlyn Fries
Holly Radtke
Rylie Erickson
Victoria Heiberg
Jaida Schweiger
Mia-Rose Peterson
Clare Novak
Claire Strobush
Claudia Mann
Manager - Katy Jo Johnson
 
 
 
Anoka High School:
 
The Anoka High School Twisters Dance Team competed and placed 9^th in Jazz at the 2015 Class AAA Minnesota State High School League Dance Tournament. (Top 12 teams in each class made it to State.)  The Anoka Twisters Team also won the Team Sportsmanship Award.
 
The Twisters would like to thank their Coaches for all their hard work and dedication to the team and look forward to next year’s season.
 
Mayor Strommen will call the Coach and Team forward and present certificates of achievement to each member.  The Anoka Twisters Dance Team 2014-2015 Roster is as follows:
 
Head Coach Megan Subialka - Nominated for Head Coach of the Year
Assistant Coach Meredith Subialka
Assistant Coach Molly Butorac
Captain Emily Johnson
Captain Heidi Larson
Captain Natalie Streich
Captain Madeline Wittman
Kaylie Asch
Abigail Barr
Lilly Cich
Erin Johnson
Emily Kokett
Brianna Lentner
Ashley Meyer
Mckenzie Schewe
Lexi Schurrer
Morgan Windhurst
Cody Trombley