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Braswell Bengal Steppers
Making a name for themselves one step at a time
December 12, 2022
Each pep rally, the Braswell Steppers brings school spirit to everyone. The black-out pep rally, our beloved pink pep rally and even our homecoming celebration; they constantly brought their A-game. Diamond Forman, 12, step team captain, explained why she auditioned for the step team.
“I chose to audition for the step team because it’s related to dance and I love working with the girls, having fun with them and team bonding is also one of the things I like,” Forman said. “Also showing what we got for representing the school and making the students happy and having fun.”
Members of the step team find enjoyment in the positive environment, uplifting spirits, and the boost in confidence the team provides for each other. They all thrive off each other’s productive energy and big bond.
“I enjoy the social part of it, yes; I enjoy stepping and dancing, all of that, but I mostly enjoy how the step team is a big family and we can talk to each other and relate to each other a lot and also like to build this bond with each other. ” Samera Floyd, 10, said.
In dance, when it comes to performing and having the moves down, practice is important. In order for the Braswell Bengal Steppers to give their best performance, they bring dedication, commitment, and enthusiasm to the table.
“Usually, the practices start two weeks early because it’s a big step team and some people take different paces to learn different things so we practice two weeks in advance because we never know how long it’s going to take our members to learn it,” Floyd said.
Following the dances and performances takes communication. The team expresses how everyone encourages growth, confidence and optimism.
“We help each other out when we’re stuck on our grades cause you know we need to get those up,” Kayla Cooper, 11, said. “We help each other out with things like our dance moves.”
Through dance and dedication, the step team members help each other set short-term and long-term goals.
“Our team goal is to be taken more serious, perform more, you know, show what we got,” Forman said. “Because we usually only perform for pep rallies and we want to be counted as a UIL sanctioned event and taken seriously.”