Dance & Drill Team
Dance Courses
Courses Offered
Dance I
Dance classes are offered for Fine Art Credit towards graduation. Dance history, etiquette, vocabulary and technique of hip hop, ballet, jazz, modern & choreography will be covered. This is not a performance class, but performance opportunities may arise. Students are required to dress out daily. Dance Uniform all black or navy workout attire. No Class Fee.
Dance II, III, IV
Dance classes are offered for Fine Art Credit towards graduation. Continuation from Dance 1 of dance history, etiquette, vocabulary and technique of hip hop, ballet, jazz, modern & choreography will be covered. This is not a performance class, but performance opportunities may arise. Students are required to dress out daily. Dance Uniform all black or navy workout attire. No Class Fee.
World Dance
World Dance Class at Sachse will cover several cultures but will focus on Dance and Pop Culture of Korea including history, etiquette, vocabulary and technique. Auditions may take place for dance leaders and student officers. This is not a performance class, but performance opportunities will arise. Students are required to dress out daily. Dance Uniform all black or navy workout attire. Required item: Mandatory Shirt the student leaders will design.
JV Dance Team - Lariats
This is a Sign Up program each April. Tryouts are not required, but students must attend F2F information meeting, all 4 days of the Lariat dance workshop and submit payments on time in order to “sign up”. Lariats perform at some JV football games, parades, one pep rally, competitions and the varsity Spring Show. Approximately $600
Varsity Dance - Swingsters
Swingsters perform at all varsity football games, community events, parades, pep rallies, competitions and Spring Show. Swingsters is double-blocked A1 and B5 class periods. Tryouts are conducted in April of each year. Tryout skills include double pirouette, jete’, press leap, calypso and splits. The Cost for Swingsters is approximately $1700
Drill Team
Swingsters Varsity Drill Team
Awards and Accomplishments
Aloha Performance Dance Company
High Scoring Team at Regional Competition
Highest Scoring Officers at Regional Competition
4x National Champions
Seasonal Information
Dance Clinic:
For more information about the Swingsters' Homecoming Dance Clinic follow us at
https://www.facebook.com/swingstersbc
HOCO Shirts:
Homecoming shirts will be for sale October 2nd through October 20th during all lunches. For more information regarding Homecoming Shirts visit the Swingsters' Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/swingstersbc
Lariats Junior Varsity Drill Team
About the Director
About the Director: Diane Craig
Ms. Craig is thankful for the opportunity to promote community service, teamwork and ladylike conduct in a team environment that creates a dance family and sisterhood with the Sachse High School Swingsters, Lariats and Sachse K Dance Company.
Ms. Craig attended Stephen F. Austin State University where she was an SFA Pom Squad member, serving as Captain her senior year. She led the team in winning the NCA Collegiate Dance National Championship which was the first win in the history of the SFA Pom Squad. While attending Stephen F. Austin, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Dance as well as her Master of Education in Secondary Administration.
Her teaching career began at Corsicana High School where she served one year as the assistant drill team director for the Calicos. She then served four years as the head director for the Cedar Hill HighSteppers.
Celebrating fourteen years with the Hebron High School Silver Wings, she had the honor of opening the school in 1999. She is humbled at the accomplishments of the Silver Wings under her direction including seven National Championships at Marching Auxiliaries, HTE Dance and American Drill Team School. Under her direction, the Silver Wings participated in the Super Bowl halftime performance and the Tournament of Roses Parade Opening Dance Number in LA.
Ms. Craig directed the Granbury Dance Team in winning American Drill Team School Nationals for her eighth championship. In the five years with the Granbury High School Stowaways Dance Team, she had the honor of directing the Stowaways in the Aloha Performance Team at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in 2016 and 2018.
Ms. Craig is currently in her fourth year at Sachse HS where she is currently directing the Swingsters and Sachse K Dance teams. Honors such as Highest Scoring Team, Solo Champions, Best in Class, Grand Champion and National Championship titles have been earned. The Swingsters recently returned from Hawaii as part of the Aloha Performance Team at Pearl Harbor. Ms. Craig created a World Dance Company, the K Dance Team at Sachse in 22-23.
Ms. Craig is proud that she has seen seven former students become high school drill team directors. Her former students have danced with the University of North Texas Dancers, Stephen F. Austin Pom Squad, Southern Methodist University Ballet School, Baylor University, Texas Tech University Pom Squad, University of Arkansas Pom Squad, Kilgore Rangerettes, the Tyler Junior College Apache Belles and the Tarleton University Texan Star Dance Team. Former students have also danced professionally on teams including the Dallas Cowboys Rhythm and Blues Dance Team, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars Dance Team and three NBA dance teams.
Ms. Craig feels that directing the Sachse Swingsters, Lariats and World Dance teams is not only an honor but also a blessing. Working with Sachse dancers is a dream come true!
Spread the Sparkle!
If you have any questions, please contact the Dance Director Ms. Diane Craig.