Dancers filled the hallways, running back and forth putting on costumes and makeup with their coaches. Brooklyn Hacker who has been a dancer for six years now, waited outside the doors of the gymnasium just before the show.

“I like competitions and shows, best,” Hacker said of dancing, and then quickly returned to her team to get ready.

The show started with a group of more than thirty Senior Kix dancers in black, pink and silver sequin leotards showing off their high kicks for the crowd.

Next was the littlest dancers, Teeny Kix, in dresses with gold sequin and puffy blue and orange skirts. Parents sat on the floor of the gym to cheer on their tiny dancers. The little ones turned and clapped and pointed and sometimes even ran to mom and dad for hugs.

Aspen Dustin and daughter, Cypris Dustin dancing in the Taylor Swift mother daughter dance.

Dancers from ages two to eighteen, or senior year in high school, wearing bright and shiny costumes with more fringe and sequin continued to dance for twenty different songs.

While the Teeny Kix are still just learning how to preform, older dancers performed many technical moves with their teams, like scorpion kicks and poses, cartwheels, high kicks, split jumps, and even a team lift.

Director of New Ulm Just for Kix, Coach Molly Reinhart, has been coaching for nineteen years.

“Just for Kix does all the choreography and gives us many options to choose from. Each age group and skill level. Each Coach gets to pick what they would like to teach, and we adjust and tweak the choreography accordingly for each class. These classes have been working on these dances since September. We begin the planning process for a show in Summer,” Reinhart said.

“Each class practices 30-60 minutes once a week, depending on their age. It’s a low commitment activity since we only meet one time a week (or more if you want to do more classes), and it’s pretty impressive what we can accomplish in that time frame.

New Ulm’s Just for Kix Senior Pom dance team’s perfectly in sync for the song “Stronger” Kelly Clarkson.

“I love watching kids grow in dance and in life year after year, it’s a pretty special to be a part of their life story.”

Coach Lauren Mayer, who has danced her whole life, said, “I forget it’s a job.”

Coach Rylee Wendinger has danced since grade third grade.

“I was so excited to coach,” Wendinger said. “When I was offered the position at Just for Kix, it helped me make my college choice. I picked MSU so I could coach.”

The show continued on with acts that included parents. There was a mother daughter dance that had the theme of Taylor Swift. Aspen Dustin spun her daughter Cypris in small circles at the corner of the group. Cypris has spent three years in dance.

“I love everything about it,” Cypris Dustin said.

The Dad and Daughter dance had a nerd theme where everyone wore suspenders and glasses. All the dads jumped up in the air mid-dance, and the act ended by the daughters fake falling on the floor.

Jasmin Huerta who has spent 15 years dancing, is in her senior year and she coaches.

“I loves jazz as my favorite style, open turns as my favorite move, and the connection with my teams the most. I started dancing because my mom was a dancer. I have made my best friends in dance. Best friends from second grade in dance.

“We have very dedicated and passionate Coaches who put in their all for our Dancers,” Reinhardt said. “Teamwork, responsibility, and confidence are the first things that come to mind when talking about our teams.”

Those interested in joining Just for Kix should know that they take registrations all year long.

“We are halfway through our season,” Reinhart said, “So it’s a perfect time to join, as many of our classes will be starting new routines! Also, on the affordability side, we use the same costumes every year, and many classes use the same costume for multiple different styles. We are entering our performance/competition season, which makes for some pretty incredible moments and memories”

For more information call 218-829-7107 for classes or email support@justforkix.com.