Shorecrest Hip Hop takes first place at District, second in Show

By Rex Kinney
Hip Hop Coach/Choreographer

The Shorecrest Hip Hop team competed at the District Qualifying Event for the State Championships on March 6 and took 1st Place in Hip Hop and 2nd Place in Show.

This is their 6th consecutive District Title for the Hip Hop category. The team has now qualified for the WIAA Dance/Drill State Championships on March 26-27 at the Yakima Sundome. They are coming in as the defending 3A State Champions from 2009 and will also be competing in the Show category for the first time at state. 

Ally Pickrel took 3rd place in Military Drill Downs and has also qualified for the State Military Drill Downs.

Before going to State, the hip hop team will be traveling across the nation to New York City to represent Shorecrest High School and the city of Shoreline at the Champion Tours Dance Nationals. The team, which includes 20 students and 10 adult chaperons, dance for a National Ranking. Teams from all over the country will be competing in a variety of categories including hip hop, military, pom, kick, and dance. The Shorecrest Hip Hop team will be competing two hip hop routines in the small and medium category of Hip Hop Dance.

See their District performance on YouTube.