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Ballet and Swivel

What can we say about the ballet line? They are a bunch of girls. This is a very good thing because nobody wants to see a bunch of hairy guys in wigs trying to kick gracefully. I feel sick just thinking about it. If you have the stomach to hear about "The Guys' Ballet Line" go right ahead and read about it. The Aberdeen Aqua Addicts Girls' Ballet line has become very good. They were probably one of the best at 1997's Regionals but their lack of numbers hampered their score. They did well in 1998 but some unfortunate falls hurt their score at Regionals. In 1999 fate again struck a blow against the ballet line when half the line mysteriously came unhooked from the leader piece as the ropes began to leave the dock. The Ballet Line did very well in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 as the line took first in their region and division. The Ballet Line had a chance to compete at a national level in their division in 2004 for unfortunately misfortune reared its ugly head again. The leaders got tangled for the first time all year and when one part of the line needed to be pinned it ended up taking out the whole line!

The swivel skiing is probably the most hair-brained ideas in waterskiing. Don't get me wrong it is a very pretty and graceful sport, but just think of the nature of the idea. First you take a ballet line ski and then attach a binding that spins in a circle to it. So now instead of a girl standing on one foot on a plank of wood with her other foot tied to the boat, now you have all that and the foot on the board is free to spin in circles. All teasing aside, the Aqua Addicts swivelers have come a long way in just a few years though. We are proud of them and believe without a doubt that they are way way better than Todd. Want to hear about that? Our swivelers have been able to get some toe turns and several have completed hand to hand 360s and Overhead 360s. One swiveler is even completing 720s on occasion!

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