The 22 members of the Wellington Royals Dance Team.
A TALENTED TEAM OF LOCAL DANCERS
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The Wellington Royals Dance Team Looks To Continue The Magic After A Successful Season BY MIKE MAY
One of the many Wellington High School teams that had an excellent season of competition this past year was the school’s dance squad, the Wellington Royals. Led by head coach Alex Snyder, the squad produced great results when it finished first in the pom division and second in the hip-hop division in the regional competition at Jupiter High School in January. That propelled them to the Universal Dance Association (UDA) Florida State Championship held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. There, against statewide competition, the Royals finished fourth in the hip-hop divi-
sion and sixth in the pom division. The success of last year’s team laid the foundation for what is expected to be another great season for the Royals. “There are 22 amazing young ladies on the Wellington Royals Dance Team,” Snyder said. “They are supertalented, but more importantly, they are sweet, respectful, loving, kind, encouraging to one another, great friends, hard workers, passionate about dance, focused to improve, and extremely crazy, wacky and goofy!” The 22 members of the Wellington Royals for the 2023-24 school year are: Abby Kitlas, Adriana Maranto, Alexa Iannone, Ava Alessi, Bri Maida, Daniella
Iglesias, Erika Braswell, Gabrielle Torre, Helen Mossberg, Jade Barnett, Jayden Smith, Kennedy Smith, Lilly SimpsonGay, Lola Simpson-Gay, Mackenzie Sauers, Mariana Villafane, McKelle Rhodes, Morgan Myers, Nailah Grullon, Sabrina Lucca, Sasha Campbell and Sofia Alessi. For the upcoming Royals squad to be successful, Snyder needs leadership from within the team. To that end, she has named Kennedy Smith and Jade Barnett as the team’s captains. “I need my captains to encourage everyone on the team, keep spirits high, be responsible for helping make team decisions and lead the warm-ups,” Snyder said. wellington the magazine | august 2023 21