About Us
The Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team is an award-winning athletic program with a tradition of high standards and expectations. Its purpose is to cultivate a love of dance among its members, to develop a true sense of self-discipline and excellence in working together as a team, and to foster a sense of community and responsibility to each other, the program, and the Ashwaubenon High School community.
The Jaguaress Dance Team is a competitive team, truly comparable to all sports at Ashwaubenon High School. While on the team, dancers learn the concepts and movement patterns of different styles of dance.
Primary Focus- (Main competitive routines)
Pom - Emphasis on synchronization and visual effect of the poms.
High Kick - Emphasis on quality of kicks and visual effect of kicks.
Jazz - Emphasis on technical moves, style, and execution.
Secondary Focus- (Performed on select years based off of the coach’s discretion)
Hip-Hop - Emphasis on sharp, synchronized choreography; street dance or hip hop style.
Fall Football Routine – Emphasis on crowd appeal and the capability of being performed on a football field.
Sidelines – Emphasis on choreography that can be performed to no particular song.
Dancers are required to make a three-season commitment (Summer, Fall, and Winter) during the school year. We perform at various varsity football and basketball games, including the Homecoming Pep Assembly and Parade. We also perform at all post-season playoff games for both the football and basketball teams.
The competition portion of the season begins in November. The team competes at various competitions on Saturdays throughout the winter. In the past, the team has attended the Oak Creek Invitational, Titletown Dance Invitational, WACPC Game Day Competition, Franklin Saber Showdown, Hortonville Dance Invitational, Homestead Dance Classic, Pulaski Showcase, De Pere Dance-Off, Wauwatosa West Trojan Invitational, Milwaukee Bucks Dance Competition, Green Bay Holiday Dance Classic, Little Chute Invitational, Freedom Irish Invitational, Oshkosh West Wildcat Dance Invitational, New Berlin West Dance Invitational, and the Kaukauna Dance Classic.
At the end of the season, there is the WACPC Regional Competition, where the team can perform three of their best competition routines. If any of the routines qualify, there is the WACPC State Dance Competition the first weekend in February. In 2024, the Ashwaubenon Dance Team became the WACPC Northern Regional Runners-Up in both Division 3 Pom and Division 2 Kick, which qualified our team for the WACPC State Dance Competition, where they earned State Runners-Up finishes in both divisions.
In the past, the Ashwaubenon Dance Team has been awarded a State Championship Title 8 times in school history: 2023 - Division 2 Kick, 2022 - Division 2 Kick, 2021 - Division 2 Pom, 2019 – Division 2 Kick, 2019 - Division 2 Pom, 2018 - Division 1 Kick, 2014 – Division 2 Pom, 1988 – Novelty.
In 2011, the Jaguaress Dance Team hosted the first-ever dance competition at Ashwaubenon High School for various dance teams throughout Wisconsin to come and compete. The Ashwaubenon Dance Invitational is held annually on the first Saturday in December. The competition has reached a maximum capacity of around 127 dance teams and has become one of the largest and most prestigious competitions in the state of Wisconsin.
The team has also attended out-of-state dance competitions since the start of the Ashwaubenon Dance Invitational in 2011. In 2013, the Jaguaress Dancers raised enough funds to attend the DX Americup Competition in Minneapolis, MN. In 2014, the team raised enough to attend the Contest of Champions Competition in Orlando, FL. Since 2025, the team has been allowed to compete yearly at the Dance Team Union National Competition in Orlando, FL.
In 2022, the Jaguaress Dance Team became champions in the Contest of Champions Small Novelty/Character Division and champions with Small Pom in 2017. In 2018, the Jaguaress Dance Team became champions in the DX Americup’s High School Pom and High School Kick Divisions and received the Grand Champion Award for the best High School Routine at the competition.
If you’re reading this, then you have some interest in the Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team. As the coaches of this team, we want to let you know why we think you should join:
There are many options for what you can choose to do in high school. There are many clubs, athletic teams, and organizations to occupy your time. Joining the dance team will be a huge time commitment, but for many, the time commitment is well worth it. You will learn a lot about yourself and begin to manage your time effectively. This team spends a lot of time together throughout the season, and you’ll make friendships that can last a lifetime. You will be challenged both physically and mentally at the various practices and performances throughout the season. By joining this team, you will create some of the best memories of your high school experience and will have the TIME OF YOUR LIFE while participating in it!
This team is made up of individuals of a wide range of ability levels. Some individuals that make the team will be very experienced dancers, while others may have never danced a day in their life. This is one of the aspects that make high school dance teams so different from advanced studio teams. We have the ability to mold each and every unique individual into a group of synchronized dancers. We are like a family—we persevere through hard times and grow through teamwork, friendship, goal-setting, dedication, inspiration, passion, and the love for each and every member of the team.
Every individual that makes the team will be required to be present on all competition days. Dancers may be chosen to be alternates to fill spots in case of injuries, but those chosen as alternates are just as important to the team as the dancers performing in the competition routines.
Being on a performance-based team is different from any other sport you’ve been part of. Every decision you make—whether good or bad—affects the team. If the individuals on the team make good choices, the team will be successful. If even one individual makes a poor choice, it could ruin an entire season of hard work and dedication. Unlike other sports, we do not have a selection of backup dancers who can simply step in and take someone's spot. It takes months of preparation and hard work to get an individual to the performance level needed for competition days.
A great thing about this team is that there is no size cap. If you’re interested, spread the word to others who may want to join. Also, if you can manage it from a time and financial perspective, there is absolutely no reason you can’t continue to pursue other activities alongside being part of the Jaguaress Dance Team.
This will be Coach Rodney Anderson’s 20th year coaching a varsity dance team (16th year with Ashwaubenon, 4 years with Waupaca). In his 20 years of coaching, he has choreographed 14 Varsity State Championship-winning routines (7 Pom, 3 Jazz, 4 Kick). Seven of these were with Ashwaubenon, four with Waupaca, and three with Franklin. He has also taken all 18 teams he has coached to the WACPC State Dance Competition since he began coaching in 2006. He also was voted in as a WACPC At-Large Board Member in 2024. WACPC is the governing body for both Cheer and Dance in Wisconsin that hosts the Regional and State competitions. Here are his Top 5 Placements in the WACPC Dance Championships since he began coaching the Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team:
1st Place Division 2 Kick – 2023 / 2022 / 2019
1st Place Division 2 Pom – 2021 / 2019 / 2014
1st Place Division 1 Kick – 2018
2nd Place - Division 3 Pom – 2024 / 2023 / 2022
2nd Place – Division 2 Pom – 2021 / 2020
2nd Place – Division 2 Kick – 2024 / 2020
3rd Place Division 2 Pom – 2018
4th Place Division 2 Pom – 2016 / 2015
4th Place Division 1 Jazz – 2015 / 2014
5th Place Division 2 Pom – 2017 / 2013
This will be Coach Andrew Meinel’s 16th year with the Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team. Besides helping at practices and competitions, he spends multiple hours planning fundraisers, cutting music, creating formations, designing uniforms, and coordinating one of the largest dance team competitions in the state of Wisconsin. During the 2014-2015 season, he was elected as the District 3 Representative for WACPC. He served on the board of directors for four years and has since been chosen to assist within the WACPC Dance Committee.
In 2024, Rodney Anderson and Andrew Meinel were recognized by WACPC as the 2024 WACPC Dance Coaches of the Year!
Ashley Shimanek is the assistant coach of the team. She shadowed Coaches Rodney and Andrew and has since started the middle school program for the Ashwaubenon School District. She is also the coach of the Jaguaress Junior Middle School Team at Parkview. She has had many successful placements at the WACPC State JEM Competition. Ashley danced on the Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team throughout high school and was also part of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Dance Team.
We’re excited for the coming year—new costumes, new music, new choreography, and new dancers joining our team. We look forward to what the season holds for this team.
We believe in this team and in every dancer who makes it! We believe you will grow as an individual and as a dancer on this team! We believe you will be successful!
Coaches Rodney Anderson, Andrew Meinel and Ashley Shimanek
2025-2026 Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team
The Jaguaress Dance Team is a competitive team, truly comparable to all sports at Ashwaubenon High School. While on the team, dancers learn the concepts and movement patterns of different styles of dance.
Primary Focus- (Main competitive routines)
Pom - Emphasis on synchronization and visual effect of the poms.
High Kick - Emphasis on quality of kicks and visual effect of kicks.
Jazz - Emphasis on technical moves, style, and execution.
Secondary Focus- (Performed on select years based off of the coach’s discretion)
Hip-Hop - Emphasis on sharp, synchronized choreography; street dance or hip hop style.
Fall Football Routine – Emphasis on crowd appeal and the capability of being performed on a football field.
Sidelines – Emphasis on choreography that can be performed to no particular song.
Dancers are required to make a three-season commitment (Summer, Fall, and Winter) during the school year. We perform at various varsity football and basketball games, including the Homecoming Pep Assembly and Parade. We also perform at all post-season playoff games for both the football and basketball teams.
The competition portion of the season begins in November. The team competes at various competitions on Saturdays throughout the winter. In the past, the team has attended the Oak Creek Invitational, Titletown Dance Invitational, WACPC Game Day Competition, Franklin Saber Showdown, Hortonville Dance Invitational, Homestead Dance Classic, Pulaski Showcase, De Pere Dance-Off, Wauwatosa West Trojan Invitational, Milwaukee Bucks Dance Competition, Green Bay Holiday Dance Classic, Little Chute Invitational, Freedom Irish Invitational, Oshkosh West Wildcat Dance Invitational, New Berlin West Dance Invitational, and the Kaukauna Dance Classic.
At the end of the season, there is the WACPC Regional Competition, where the team can perform three of their best competition routines. If any of the routines qualify, there is the WACPC State Dance Competition the first weekend in February. In 2024, the Ashwaubenon Dance Team became the WACPC Northern Regional Runners-Up in both Division 3 Pom and Division 2 Kick, which qualified our team for the WACPC State Dance Competition, where they earned State Runners-Up finishes in both divisions.
In the past, the Ashwaubenon Dance Team has been awarded a State Championship Title 8 times in school history: 2023 - Division 2 Kick, 2022 - Division 2 Kick, 2021 - Division 2 Pom, 2019 – Division 2 Kick, 2019 - Division 2 Pom, 2018 - Division 1 Kick, 2014 – Division 2 Pom, 1988 – Novelty.
In 2011, the Jaguaress Dance Team hosted the first-ever dance competition at Ashwaubenon High School for various dance teams throughout Wisconsin to come and compete. The Ashwaubenon Dance Invitational is held annually on the first Saturday in December. The competition has reached a maximum capacity of around 127 dance teams and has become one of the largest and most prestigious competitions in the state of Wisconsin.
The team has also attended out-of-state dance competitions since the start of the Ashwaubenon Dance Invitational in 2011. In 2013, the Jaguaress Dancers raised enough funds to attend the DX Americup Competition in Minneapolis, MN. In 2014, the team raised enough to attend the Contest of Champions Competition in Orlando, FL. Since 2025, the team has been allowed to compete yearly at the Dance Team Union National Competition in Orlando, FL.
In 2022, the Jaguaress Dance Team became champions in the Contest of Champions Small Novelty/Character Division and champions with Small Pom in 2017. In 2018, the Jaguaress Dance Team became champions in the DX Americup’s High School Pom and High School Kick Divisions and received the Grand Champion Award for the best High School Routine at the competition.
If you’re reading this, then you have some interest in the Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team. As the coaches of this team, we want to let you know why we think you should join:
There are many options for what you can choose to do in high school. There are many clubs, athletic teams, and organizations to occupy your time. Joining the dance team will be a huge time commitment, but for many, the time commitment is well worth it. You will learn a lot about yourself and begin to manage your time effectively. This team spends a lot of time together throughout the season, and you’ll make friendships that can last a lifetime. You will be challenged both physically and mentally at the various practices and performances throughout the season. By joining this team, you will create some of the best memories of your high school experience and will have the TIME OF YOUR LIFE while participating in it!
This team is made up of individuals of a wide range of ability levels. Some individuals that make the team will be very experienced dancers, while others may have never danced a day in their life. This is one of the aspects that make high school dance teams so different from advanced studio teams. We have the ability to mold each and every unique individual into a group of synchronized dancers. We are like a family—we persevere through hard times and grow through teamwork, friendship, goal-setting, dedication, inspiration, passion, and the love for each and every member of the team.
Every individual that makes the team will be required to be present on all competition days. Dancers may be chosen to be alternates to fill spots in case of injuries, but those chosen as alternates are just as important to the team as the dancers performing in the competition routines.
Being on a performance-based team is different from any other sport you’ve been part of. Every decision you make—whether good or bad—affects the team. If the individuals on the team make good choices, the team will be successful. If even one individual makes a poor choice, it could ruin an entire season of hard work and dedication. Unlike other sports, we do not have a selection of backup dancers who can simply step in and take someone's spot. It takes months of preparation and hard work to get an individual to the performance level needed for competition days.
A great thing about this team is that there is no size cap. If you’re interested, spread the word to others who may want to join. Also, if you can manage it from a time and financial perspective, there is absolutely no reason you can’t continue to pursue other activities alongside being part of the Jaguaress Dance Team.
This will be Coach Rodney Anderson’s 20th year coaching a varsity dance team (16th year with Ashwaubenon, 4 years with Waupaca). In his 20 years of coaching, he has choreographed 14 Varsity State Championship-winning routines (7 Pom, 3 Jazz, 4 Kick). Seven of these were with Ashwaubenon, four with Waupaca, and three with Franklin. He has also taken all 18 teams he has coached to the WACPC State Dance Competition since he began coaching in 2006. He also was voted in as a WACPC At-Large Board Member in 2024. WACPC is the governing body for both Cheer and Dance in Wisconsin that hosts the Regional and State competitions. Here are his Top 5 Placements in the WACPC Dance Championships since he began coaching the Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team:
1st Place Division 2 Kick – 2023 / 2022 / 2019
1st Place Division 2 Pom – 2021 / 2019 / 2014
1st Place Division 1 Kick – 2018
2nd Place - Division 3 Pom – 2024 / 2023 / 2022
2nd Place – Division 2 Pom – 2021 / 2020
2nd Place – Division 2 Kick – 2024 / 2020
3rd Place Division 2 Pom – 2018
4th Place Division 2 Pom – 2016 / 2015
4th Place Division 1 Jazz – 2015 / 2014
5th Place Division 2 Pom – 2017 / 2013
This will be Coach Andrew Meinel’s 16th year with the Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team. Besides helping at practices and competitions, he spends multiple hours planning fundraisers, cutting music, creating formations, designing uniforms, and coordinating one of the largest dance team competitions in the state of Wisconsin. During the 2014-2015 season, he was elected as the District 3 Representative for WACPC. He served on the board of directors for four years and has since been chosen to assist within the WACPC Dance Committee.
In 2024, Rodney Anderson and Andrew Meinel were recognized by WACPC as the 2024 WACPC Dance Coaches of the Year!
Ashley Shimanek is the assistant coach of the team. She shadowed Coaches Rodney and Andrew and has since started the middle school program for the Ashwaubenon School District. She is also the coach of the Jaguaress Junior Middle School Team at Parkview. She has had many successful placements at the WACPC State JEM Competition. Ashley danced on the Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team throughout high school and was also part of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Dance Team.
We’re excited for the coming year—new costumes, new music, new choreography, and new dancers joining our team. We look forward to what the season holds for this team.
We believe in this team and in every dancer who makes it! We believe you will grow as an individual and as a dancer on this team! We believe you will be successful!
Coaches Rodney Anderson, Andrew Meinel and Ashley Shimanek
2025-2026 Ashwaubenon Jaguaress Dance Team
