Myrick School of Dance Cloggers do well at NC Beta State competition

Rachel Rightmyer, Junior at Halifax Academy & Sarah Rightmyer, Freshman at Halifax Academy

They were chosen to represent Halifax Academy at the NC BETA Convention held in Greensboro on Friday, February 6 and Saturday February 7, 2014

The girls performed a clogging duet choreographed by Heather Edwards Merritt, instructor and owner of Myrick School of Dance, located at The Rock on Becker Drive in Roanoke Rapids.

They were selected at the preliminary talent competition on Friday afternoon to compete in the Talent Contest during the Third General Session at the State Convention on Saturday evening. They were in the top 8 of 25 talents from the State of North Carolina. There were 30 schools at the convention.

BETA is a school club based on academic excellence

Both girls are Honor Roll students at Halifax Academy