Sixth-graders from Hawthorne compete in their annual dance competition Thursday evening, May 22, in the Sweet Home Junior High gymnasium. Sixth-grade instructor Pete Saveskie each year teaches his students basic waltz and tango steps, and the students compete in those styles, as well as a free dance competition.
McKenna Coonc and Marshall Erickson dance the waltz to “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal.
Noah Evanrs and Sailor Burr compete in the waltz.
McKenna Coonc, left, and Sailor Burr show off their winning moves in the free dance competition with a rendition of “The Git Up” by Blanco Brown. They won the free dance trophy.
Riley Allison and Brooklynne Zehner dance the tango.
O’rion Jayne and Gracy Graeber dance the tango.
Xander Mumford and Kylee Crawford dance the waltz.
