Head Coach: Hannah Keathley
Assistant Coaches: Kathryn Brasfield, Sydney Schriver, Natalie Adkins
Faculty Sponsor: Rebecca Nutter
Athletic Director: Morgan Shinlever
A mandatory pre-tryout meeting on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 5:30pm in the BHS library. Each prospective member must be in attendance with a parent or guardian. Failure to attend this meeting can result in disqualification from trying out. All tryout forms and team requirements will be reviewed exclusively at this meeting. If you have any questions or concerns about the team or tryout procedures, they can be addressed at the meeting. If you are unable to attend, please contact Hannah Keathley by email at hkeathley89@gmail.com to set up an alternate time.
Team Requirements Contract and Application
Copy of Insurance Card, front and back
Insurance Waiver form (for 8th graders only)
Academic eligibility information (current grades)
*All of these are included in the digital tryout application form. See the Required Paperwork page of this website for a link to the application form.
The BHS Tryout Clinic will be held on Wednesday, March 8 from 4:00-6:00pm in the BHS dance studio, room 201. At this 2-hour-long clinic, Coach Hannah will teach all potential applicants the tryout material and will review the tryout process. Please ensure that all digital tryout paperwork has been submitted prior to the clinic and bring hard copies of your physical form and concussion form and your $35 tryout fee to the clinic.
Tryout fee $35.00 (check payable to DOTS or cash in an envelope labeled with applicant's name)
Pre-Participation Current Physical Evaluation (2 pages, front and back) and includes:
History form
Physical Evaluation form
Clearance form
Consent for Athletic Participation and Medical Care
Athlete with special needs (only necessary if it applies to the student)
Concussion forms
See the Required Paperwork page of this website for PDFs of these documents.
A panel of 3 or more judges will select members of the 2023-2024 team on Thursday, March 9. Tryouts will be held in the BHS dance studio (room 201 in the gym area) starting at 4:00pm until all tryouts have finished. Applicants must wear black-on-black dance wear with hair secured in a bun and a game-day-ready appearance (see the @beardendance instagram for examples of game-day-ready appearance). No midriffs or jewelry (other than dance-appropriate earrings) are allowed. Tryouts are closed to the public. Names of the new team members will be posted at the conclusion of tryouts.
This video contains an overview of the skills included at tryouts on Thursday, March 9. In addition to these skills, the applicants will perform the tryout choreography taught at the tryout clinic.