What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“I think it's a really fun space for me and the other Westridgettes to just have fun and perform. And I've always loved performing… I think it's just a space for me to further express my love for dance and collaboration.”

How do you think your skirt represents your personality?

“I think it just reflects that I just really love to collaborate with people... It's fun for me to organize the practices, to get all the materials. And also I'm really enthusiastic about making our team the best it can be.”

Have you always wanted to be a Westridgette?

“Yes. I got here in ninth grade, so when they first performed, I was like, ‘oh my god, this is so cool… oh my gosh, how can I do this?’”

What has your favorite dance move been so far?

“This may be biased because I love DCC [Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders] everything…but I loved the whole Thunderstruck dance because I feel like it got everyone hyped.”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“Being a Westridgette is really meaningful to me because I can show school spirit and be a role model for younger students.”

How do you think your skirt reflects your personality?

“The tiger is meant to be super energetic, have a lot of spirit, and be fun. And I feel like that reflects me because I enjoy dancing and having a great time.”

How do you think the Westridgettes add to Westridge’s spirit?

“I know everyone's always really excited when the Westridgettes dance and it's just a great way to get everyone excited about sports and spirit assemblies, and it just brings the school spirit. So it's great to have.”

What has been your favorite dance move so far?

“My favorite dance move is probably the Beyonce dance.”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“I feel like it's a way to give back now as an upperclassman, but especially as a senior, to be able to bring the energy after being the one[s] who watched all the energy. It feels like a way in which I'm giving back a lot of spirit and Westridge pride to younger students.”

How do the Westridgettes add to Westridge’s spirit?

“I feel like they're at the core of it. We aren't a very spirited school. We dance so we can bring spirit in a very intentional way. I feel like that isn't a part of Westridge culture in any other way; I feel like we're spearheading that spirit.”

How do you find working with such a diverse group of personalities?

“People are so enthusiastic about doing it and as you saw from the last one, we worked our butts off to get the choreography down so that it could be the best it could be.”

What has been your favorite dance move so far?

“I'm Magic Micah, and I do a worm. I'm so bad at it, but that's always fun because I get to do that at every one of them. That's my little move. But in terms of the actual choreography, the pom poms were so fun.”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“Well, I'm a dancer, so when I saw the Westridgettes my freshman year, it was just something I really wanted to be a part of. It was just really important to have fun and show spirit, and I'm lucky that I'm able to do that.”

How do you think your skirt reflects your personality?

“I'm the BSU skirt and I've been a part of BSU since my freshman year, and this year I'm the co-head. I think having this part of my heritage and being able to show it in front of everyone is just very important and represent it on the squad.”

How do you think the Westridgettes add to Westridge’s spirit?

“I think getting the crowd pumped and I think everyone's excited to see a new performance and something creative. To be able to do that in front of the whole school is super important even for the little kids as well.”

What has your favorite dance move been so far?

“I really liked doing the DCC [Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders] cheerleading, those dances were so much fun to do, probably because they require the most energy. I'm really looking forward to the next ones and [to] what you guys are gonna think.”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“I've looked up to them since I was little and I was hoping that I would get the skirt that my sister had. It's just such a fun time. It's so indicative of the era of my life right now, which is so crazy.”

How do you think your skirt reflects your personality?

“I think I'm just energetic and spirited. So it feels a little silly sometimes, but, I mean, it's just—it's all about just being together.”

Have you always wanted to be a Westridgette?

“Yeah, I think it's just kind of a cool, unique experience to learn more about dance and learn dances from so many musicals and talented people, perform, have fun, and contribute to the community.”

What has been your favorite dance move so far?

“We learned the Tate McCrae dance for the last one. I'm not that great at dancing, but that dance was so hard to learn and everyone was in it together, and it was so much fun.

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“I think for me, being a Westridgette is important because my sister was a Westridgette. She had the same skirt I have, the Latinx skirt. It’s meaningful to me because I'm Mexican, so it’s nice to be that representation because the point of watching is seeing this diverse spirit group on campus.

Have you always wanted to be a Westridgette?

“Yeah, once my sister became one, I definitely wanted to be a Westridgette. But seeing the first performance freshman year, I was like, that's fun. I think since freshman year, I've been interested.”

How do you find working with such a diverse group of personalities?

“It's really easy and fun. [Not] everyone on the Westridgettes is a dancer, but to come together and dance is really fun because it's not super serious. And the whole point is to put on a show.”

What has been your favorite dance move so far?

“I would probably say Diva by Beyonce because I love Beyonce and I would love to do an all-Beyonce performance. Her songs are just like the best songs to dance to. I love Beyonce. We have to thank Beyonce.”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“To me, it has a lot of different facets and tenets of Westridge coming together. I think the fact that we have the Westridgettes, and [that] I'm able to be part of it, has solidified my high school experience for me.”

How do you think the Westridgettes add to Westridge's spirit?

“I think the fact that we're able to bring everyone together and have everyone represented is really powerful for students to be able to connect to [Westridge] spirit one way or another.”

How do you find working with such a diverse group of personalities?

“We all come from different backgrounds, different walks of life, and different groups; and it's really interesting because when we all get together for the first time, we don’t know what our skirts are, we’re just friends, and we just all come together and dance.”

What has your favorite dance move been so far?

“I'm gonna say Diva.”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“I think it enhances my personality as a dancer and just emphasizes my love for dance. It also gives me security in my role as a dancer and choreographer.”

How do the Westridgettes add to Westridge spirit?

“I think the Westridgettes being at spirit assemblies definitely rallies up the student body because I love seeing how excited everybody gets when they’re watching the Westridgettes—you can ask anyone, they love the Westridgettes.”

How do you find working with such a diverse group of personalities?

“Everyone’s pretty collaborative and down for whatever choreography I have so I would say it’s a pretty workable team and we’re growing more close-knit as we have more assemblies and more practices…I always look forward to teaching everyone choreography and seeing how they’re so excited to do it.”

What has your favorite dance move been so far?

“Probably either Thunderstruck or the Tate McRae dance.”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“I think it means being a part of a group of students who bring a lot of fun to the spirit assemblies.”

How do the Westridgettes add to Westridge spirit?

“I think they bring a lot of fun and cheer, right before our spirit [assemblies]. They always do a lot of fun dances, and most of them are recognizable but fun songs. So I think it just [brightens] up the mood right before they do all the sports [announcements].”

How do you find working with such a diverse group of personalities?

“I think you have to be mindful of where others are, and sometimes some people need a little bit more help and that's okay. I think it's just being flexible and willing to step in and help.”

What has your favorite dance move been so far?

“Dallas—DCC [Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders]—was really fun.”

How do you think your skirt represents your personality?

“Art is my whole life. That's just what I do… feel like people know that I love art. It's my whole personality, so [the skirt] reflects what I am.”

Have you always wanted to be a Westridgette?

“Definitely. When I was little, I just remember there was this one year where they made a cardboard car, and then they started [the dance] off by driving it into the gym. I always thought it was so funny and so cool, and I wanted to be like them.”

How do you find working with such a diverse group of personalities?

“These are people that I don’t really have many classes with and I’ve gotten to interact with people that I haven’t been able to in a while. It’s definitely cool because also we’re all struggling together, trying to learn the dances. It just shows that people can come together and work to make something pretty cool.”

What has your favorite dance move been so far?

“I loved the Sticky dance.”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“I get to embrace this Westridge spirit, and I get to embrace the community that was passed down by all these other Westridgettes before me.”

How do you think your skirt represents your personality?

“[Playing sports is] just where I've made a lot of my friends and I've met underclassmen. I've enjoyed embracing my teams, being one member of a team, and feeding into our entire success and progress. Athletics is just a really central part of my life.”

How do you find working with such a diverse group of personalities?

“I find it fun but also challenging because there's people that are really good at dancing. There's definitely people with a skirt from all corners of our class, and it's cool to hang out with people that I normally wouldn't get to see.”

What has your favorite dance move been so far?

“I’m sure everyone has said this but Dallas Cowboys.”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“Not only does it show my strong relationship with Mia [the previous Music Skirt Westridgette]...but also the fact that the Westridgettes symbolize our school spirit...I perceive it as a representation of Westridge’s musical spirit.”

How do you think your skirt represents your personality?

“I try and be a pretty energized, enthusiastic person because I feel like having that energy, it helps others in ways that you don't necessarily realize.”

How do you find working with such a diverse group of personalities?

“I feel like the main thing that kind of draws us all together is that we're all passionate… We're all on our own paths, but we're still all united by our spirit.”

What has your favorite dance move been so far?

Tate McRae - “It’s ok I’m ok”

What does being a Westridgette mean to you?

“I feel like I get to be a leader, in a silly and fun way, which is sweet. I like that energy.”

How do you think your skirt represents your personality?

“I think seeing other people's names on the skirt is what’s special to me because I remember [6th Grade Art Teacher] Ms. Peacore was helping me do my skirt and decorate it, and then she realized that her daughter's roommate's name is on the skirt…that kind of little connection is nice.”

How do the Westridgettes add to Westridge spirit?

“I think they show Westridge’s silly side, because I think at Westridge, we all have a little bit of silly, fiery, teenage spunk in us.”

What has your favorite dance move been so far?

“I liked the Thunderstruck choreography, which reflected the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders.”