Coquettes, the winter dance team that performs at men’s and women’s home basketball games, will dance at its first game of the season on Dec. 3. The team, which recently held auditions, consists of 17 girls. Coquettes had its first team meeting on Oct. 27.

“We are in the choreography and learning the choreography stages right now,” head coach Sarah Wolff said. “The seniors have put together and choreographed the first dance and are teaching it to the team.”

“For a month before we start performing, we just learn a whole bunch of different dances and choreography that different girls on the team are assigned to create,” Wolff said.

According to Wolff, the girls are split into five teams to create five different dances, each one about two or three minutes. After these dances have been put together, each team is required to teach its dance to the others. 

For many, this is not their first time being on the Coquettes team.

“We have a very experienced team this year, we are very heavy in upperclassmen,” Wolff said. “That will help out with performances because we have a lot of girls that have done this before, that have high expectations and feel comfortable being in the front.” 

“Mostly everyone that is on Coquettes is someone who has been on Charisma or any of the teams in the past,” Mary “Wesley” Cade, Coquettes member and junior, said. Cade has participated in Coquettes ever year since she was a freshman and said she is looking forward to the upcoming season. By Olivia Walker <[email protected]>