Dance

Before sending out a Tweet that garnered more than 200 likes, Shawnee Mission East senior Aurora Nelson did her homework. Nelson, who runs @SMEDrillTeam, sent a tweet to the Lumineers — a Denver band with more than 465,000 followers —...

Every year, thousands and thousands of 4 and 5 year olds don leotards and tutus and sway cutely if clumsily along in their first ballet classes. And for many of those tiny dancers, one of their first ballet dreams...

It was a long weekend in Orlando for SM East’s Lancer Dancers — and worth every bit of the hard work. The school’s varsity drill team walked away from the National Dance Alliance School National Championships with a second place trophy...

When SM East's dance team takes the stage tomorrow morning for the first of their two preliminary performances at National Dance Alliance National Championships in Orlando, there are sure to be some jitters. But head coach Alexis Bugler knows...

If it's athletic photos day at SM East, you'd better believe the auxiliary gym is going to be packed with Lancer Dancers fans. The SM East drill team held its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday — with performances by the SM...

SM East's Lancer Dancers treated students and parents to a look at the performances that netted the team recognition at the National Dance Alliance championships in March. As part of the team's Spring Show Monday, the Lancer Dancers performed their...

SM East's renowned dance program put in another strong showing on the national stage this weekend. The Lancer Dancers took seventh place overall in the Jazz category and eighth overall in Hip Hop at the National Dance Alliance Nationals in...

The hundreds of SM East students and fans packed into the gymnasium for Friday's boys basketball game against the Rockhurst are in for an additional exhilaration at halftime: The unveiling of this year's Lancer Dancers Hip Hop routine to...

Aspiring Lancer Dancers: It's that time of year, again. The team is holding its annual Lancer Dancer Clinic this Saturday, Dec. 7. Girls from kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to participate in the event, during which they can spend...

School was out Saturday, but Shawnee Mission East was buzzing with activity. Dozens of student athletes and their parents were on campus for fall sports photos — and two of the teams took advantage of a captive audience by holding...

If you'd like to get an early look at the defending national champion Lancer Dancer squad as they kick off their 2013-14, campaign, head over to Shawnee Mission East Saturday morning for the annual Lancer Dancer pancake breakfast. Tickets are...

SM East's Lancer Dancers put on display for a hometown crowd on Tuesday the remarkable talent that earned them first place at the National Dance Alliance championships in Orlando, Fla., last month. The dance team put on a wide ranging...