Pride Dance Team | Springfield College

About the Pride Dance Team

The Pride Dance Team is a competitive club sport team that is split up into two teams. A Game Day Team and a Competition Team. The Game Day team performs at home varsity football and basketball games and practices 1-2 times a week. The Competition Team attends 3-5 competitions and practices 2- 3 times a week. The team hosts an annual exhibition fundraiser every year for the entire Springfield College community. The team competes in jazz and pom and attends the Dance Team Union National competition. In 2023 the team placed 2nd in Jazz and 4th in Pom.

 Meet the Team

(Roster)

Aydan Green
High School: Oceanside High School
School Year: Senior
Position: Captain, Competition and Game Team
Major: Business Management and marketing
Fun Fact: I'm a Twin!
Hometown: Oceanside, NY

Nicole Pino
High School: East Bridgewater Jr./Sr. High School
School Year: Senior
Position: Competition and Game Team
Major: Sports Management
Fun Fact: If you hear someone yelling during a performance it’s most likely me!
Hometown: East Bridgewater, MA

Savannah Marcello
High School: Keene High School
School Year: Senior
Position: Competition and Game Team
Major: Psychology
Fun Fact: I’m a pescatarian!
Hometown: Marlborough, NH

Katie St. Angelo
High School: Grafton High School
School Year: Junior
Position: Competition and Game Team
Major: Physical Therapy
Fun Fact: I have a dog named Pepper!
Hometown: Grafton, MA

Hannah MacIntosh
High School: Plymouth South High School
School Year: Junior
Position: Captain, Competition and Game Team
Major: Physician Assistant Program
Fun Fact: I have four chickens!
Hometown: Plymouth, MA

Caroline Sugrue
High School: Grafton High School
School Year: Junior
Position: Competition and Game Team
Major: Occupational Therapy
Fun Fact: I'm too tall to be a Rockette!
Hometown: North Grafton, MA

Hannah McIntosh

Meghan Kammer
High School: Copiague High School
School Year: Sophomore
Position: Competition and Game Team
Major: Early Childhood Education
Fun Fact: I'm the youngest of 4 older sisters!
Hometown: Lindenhurst, NY

Olivia Haumann
High School: Billerica Memorial High School
School Year: Sophomore
Position: Competition and Game Team
Major: Physical Therapy
Fun Fact: I'm afraid of the ocean
Hometown: Billerica, MA

Molly Blair
High School: Amity Regional High School
School Year: Sophomore
Position: Game Team
Major: Occupational Therapy
Fun Fact: I danced in a parade in Hawaii!
Hometown: Orange, CT

 

 

 

Laney Barrett
High School: Bacon Academy
School Year: Sophomore
Position: Competition and Game Team
Major: Elementary and Special Education
Fun Fact: I can do the worm!
Hometown: Colchester, MA

 

Gwen Forgèt
High School: Suffield High School 
School Year: Sophomore
Position: Game Team
Major: Psychology and Criminal Justice
Fun Fact: I've been skydiving twice!
Hometown Enfield CT 
 
Rachel Vakassian 
High School: Westerly High School
School Year: Freshman
Position: Game Team
Major: Dance + Pre-PT
Fun Fact: My favorite holiday is Halloween!
Hometown: Westerly, RI 
Marin McNiff
High School: Brookfield High School
School Year: Freshman
Position: Game Team
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders 
Fun Fact: I have a candle obsession!
Hometown: Brookfield, CT
Sophia Varelakis 
High School: Minnechaug Regional High School
School Year: Sophomore 
Position: Game Team
Major: Business Management 
Fun Fact: I love New York City 
Hometown: Hampden, MA

 

Morgan Presnell 
Nicole Vasquez Garcia 
Olivia Engelhardt
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