Want to Become a Royalette? Get Ready For Tryouts!

The O'Connell Dance Team is getting ready for next year and is eager to help you become a Royalette! Check out how you can prepare:

Technique Clinic- will focus on Turns, Pom, and Kicks

- March 18, 9:30.- 11:30 a.m. in the O'Connell Main Gym

- Click here to register! $20 fee.

Dance Team 101- NEW! In partnership with The Movement Studios (Springfield, VA) the Royalettes are offering a weekly class to prepare dancers for high school try-outs. Open to ages 12+

-Thursdays (Feb. 9- Mar. 30), 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. co-instructed by Miss Kristin and RDT's Captains Erika Williams and Haley Breaux

-Click here for more details and registration! $17 per class.

Tryouts- Only one try-out per season! Must attend two of the three April clinics to tryout:

-Apr. 4 clinic - 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the O'Connell Main Gym

-Apr. 5 clinic - 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the O'Connell Main Gym

-Apr. 6 clinic - 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the O'Connell Main Gym

-Apr. 7 TRY-OUT! Check in at 5:30 p.m. in the O'Connell Main Gym 

-Details and sign-ups available here.

Sandercock Is One to Watch

Play Like  A Champion Coaches Note

This note focuses on Coach Tim Welsh's philosophy on the real purpose of coaching. He is one of the most well respected college swimming coaches in the country, and with that comes the "Welsh Wisdom" that he has learned over the years. He examines that coaches are teachers and mentors. They need consistency and to build up the team culture in order for the athletes to develop not only as an athlete, but as a person with values and respect. Read more about the "Welsh Wisdom."

DJO Crew Earns Medals at St. Patty's Day 5K

DJO Crew showed they can not only compete on the water- but on land too! 20 rowers and family members ran as a CoEd team in the Annual St. Patrick's Day 5K race in DC! The team finished second, beaten only by the George Washington University cross country club- with an average time of the 21.04.9 for the first three runners (Evan Stella, Andy Oudkirk and Daniel Bailey). Three runners earned 3rd place medals for their age groups: Evan Stella (Male 15-19), Annie Moore (Female 15-19), and Sean Madden (Male 11-14). Evan Stella posted a Top 50 time as the 49th runner of 1,551 to cross the finish line. GO KNIGHTS!