Stratford High Spartanaire dance team invited to perform in 2013 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Stratford High Spartanaire dance team has been invited to perform in the 2013 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in November in New York City, it was recently announced.

The Stratford High Spartanaire dance team has been invited to perform in the 2013 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in November in New York City, it was recently announced.

According to a press release from Stratford High, "The 53-member Spartanaire team will spend seven days and six nights in New York during Thanksgiving week. The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade is shown nationwide on NBC television. More than 40 million Americans tune in annually."

"We are so incredibly excited to have received our official invitation to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," Astrid Gonzalez, Spartanaire Dance Team director, said in the release. "We are looking forward to representing our dance team organization, our school and the Spring Branch community well."

The Spartanaire Dance Team is a year-round organization that gives female high school students an opportunity to perform at football games, pep rallies and local basketball games. The dance team attends performance competitions and it hosts an annual Spring Show.

For more information, visit www.spartanaires.weebly.com.