OUR TEAM
Meet our 2018-19 current competition and performance team members!
— Our 2023-24 Team Members —
— Captain —
Rachel Ho
Rachel is a senior at Paly and this is her fourth year on the team. She has been dancing for 15 years, originally training at Dance Connection Palo Alto. She loves performing at halftimes and school rallies as she enjoys boosting Paly’s community and school spirit. However, she is also looking forward to competition season and can’t wait to perform. In her spare time she enjoys knitting and crocheting, listening to music, and baking chocolate anything!
— Supporting Officers —
Vit do
Vit is a junior at Palo Alto High School and this is her second year on the team. Vit has been dancing for 12 years in all styles, competing with Dance Connection Palo Alto’s performing company for 8 years before joining PADT this year. She looks forward to team bonding events and nationals and spends her free time with friends or crocheting!
Ami kaneko
Ami is a junior at Paly and this will be her second year on the Paly Dance Team. She’s been dancing since she was 13 years old at Ace Dance Studio. Her favorite style of dance is hip hop, and she treasures the close friendships she’s made on the team. She’s really looking forward to competition season and can’t wait to perform for her friends and family. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, spending time with her friends, and watching Netflix shows!
— New & Returning Team Members —
An Nguyen
An Nguyen is a sophomore at Paly, and this is her first year on Paly Dance. She's been dancing since she was 3, doing many styles such as jazz, ballet, tap, and hip-hop, with her favorite style being tap. Outside of dance, you can generally find her listening to music or playing video games at home. She is very excited to perform in front of the school during halftimes and rallies, and hopes to see you all there!
Audrey Erickson
Audrey is a freshman at Paly and this is her first year on Paly dance. She has been dancing for 11 years, and is currently on Dance Connection’s competition team. Audrey is looking forward to preforming at the football games and bonding with her teammates. In her spare time, Audrey enjoys hanging out with her friends, listening to Taylor Swift, and baking.
ISa Felch
Isa Felch is 15 years old and is a freshman at Paly, this is her first year on paly dance. She’s been dancing for 13 years and dances on dance connections competition team. Isa is looking forward to showing her spirit with her team at all the games. When Isa is not dancing she can be found sitting on the couch with her dog, listening to Taylor Swift, or hanging out with her friends.
Karin blumenfeld
Karin is a Freshman and this is her first year on Paly dance. She has been dancing for 5 years with her favorite styles being contemporary and hip hop. Outside of PADT, Karin competes for Dance Academy USA and loves to spend her time with friends and family. She is looking forward to getting to know the team, competing together, and showing school spirit!
Keira mok
Keira Mok is a sophomore at Paly and this is her first year on the team. She has been dancing since she was 14 years old. She enjoys hip hop the most, but looks forward to the exposure of jazz and contemporary on Paly Dance. She enjoys listening to KPOP music, cooking, and sleeping in whenever possible.
melanie bonilla
Melanie is a junior at paly and this is her first year on the team. She started dancing when she was four years old in Dance Connection Palo Alto’s Ballet Company. Her favorite styles of dance are ballet and hip hop. This year, she’s most excited for team bonding events and performing at halftime. In her free time, she likes to bake cakes, watch Studio Ghibli movies, and spend time with her friends.
melitta pieper
Melitta is a freshman at Paly High School, and this is her first year with the Paly Dance Team. She's been dancing for three years and is currently a part of the DCPC, which is the Dance Connection Dance Team and Performing Company. Melitta is excited to make friends with her teammates, learn new dance routines for halftime shows, and dance at football games. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends, drinking boba tea, listening to Taylor Swift's music, and baking.
