Anabel Alexander and Nora Dellified from Ada and Sydney Hayter from Kenton joined more than 500 elementary, junior high and high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country who performed in the 2014 UCA/UDA Thanksgiving Tour at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
The three performed with the UCA/UDA All-Americans group in the Festival of Fantasy pre-parade at the Magic Kingdom Park on Thanksgiving Day.
Anabel is an eighth grader at Ada.She is the daughter of Rob and Shelleigh Alexander. Grandparents are Bob and Phyllis Alexander from Ada and Bill and Carol Watson from Bascom.
Nora is a seventh grader at Ada. She is the daughter of David and Jami Dellifield. Grandparents are Gary and Penny Cavinee from Forest and Dennis and Marilee Dellifield from LaFayette.
Sydney is an eighth grader at Kenton. She is the daughter of Lisa Parker, Jeremy Lawson, and Jeremy Hayter. Grandparents are Steve Hayter, Linda Osborn, Maudie Miller, Tom Parker and Julie Hurt.
The girls performed in the parade are part of a select group of cheerleaders and dancers chosen as All-Americans during Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) and Universal Dance Association (UDA) summer camps across the country.
All Americans are selected via tryout based on either superior cheerleading or dance skills.
Only the top 12% of the cheerleaders and dancers from UCA or UDA camps earn the chance to march in a holiday parade of this caliber.