As the Spartan Twirlers prepare for their last half time performance at the Tackle Cancer football game, coach Carolyn Nelson-Kavajecz was absent from the scene. The twirlers prepare for the game on Oct. 10, as a team and stick together.

The Spartan Twirlers prepare for their games throughout the week in many different ways. 

“Every day after school we have at least an hour-long practice or something along the lines of that; as much as we can get there for it. We just try to work around everybody’s schedules and try to fit in as much practice time as we can in order to have the routine down and good for halftime,” Junior twirler Nevaeh Utyro said. 

It takes time to prepare and learn these routines and make sure that the routine is clean meaning every person in the group looks the same. Most competition studios take months to clean dances as these girls have only a week to learn and clean their routines. 

“I would say it takes us one to two days to learn the dance and then the days after it takes to, like, make sure everybody’s getting to their spots and cleaning everything up so we all look the same,” Freshman Addison Beck said. 

Performing in front of big crowds especially with people from your school could probably be very nerve racking. Especially for new freshmen as this is some of their first half time performances. 

“I think it can be a little bit nerve-wracking sometimes. Especially because it’s, like, all your peers that you go to school with. So you’re kind of nervous of what they’re going to think of you if you do bad. But I don’t know. I think it’s fun,” Freshman Twirler Mckellan Caudell said.

Usually at games Coach Carolyn Nelson-Kavajecz is supportive and encouraging throughout the performances. Coach Nelson-Kacajecz has been coaching the twirlers since 2009 and has loved every second. 

 “She’ll be like, the people who are watching it don’t care as much. They’re just going to see it and they’re going to think that’s really cool. So, if you mess up it’s like it’s okay,” Beck said.  

This team of Twirlers are very bonded and have become close friends throughout this season. 

“A good time for when everybody connects about how, like, cold it is and we’re all just complaining and laughing and just excited to go on, like, our hearts are racing or whatever.  I really enjoy that part personally,” Utyro said. 

As the Twirlers performances come to an end they are excited about what is to come for them in between seasons as they resume normal studio competition practices and gather on occasion for assembly practices.