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games and other events. But there
was only one competition dance
team on campus: The Georgia Red
Hotz.
“The Georgia Red Hotz is a
student-lead organization, which
performs at various campus
functions and competes at Daytona
Beach in the National Dance
Association Competition every
April,” said Logan. “UGA is a big
campus. Some of the girls who
auditioned came from large cities
like Atlanta and New York. Some
were dance majors and came from
elite dance studios. Many had been
competing all their lives.”
Sixteen girls made the Red Hotz
team in 2018, and Logan was one
of them. Being on the team meant
a commitment to a minimum of
three days of practice a week as well
as additional times for personal
gym workouts. “Since there aren’t
any coaches,” said Logan, “the
team requires self-discipline and
self-motivation.” As a competitive
club level sport team, there is also
a yearly fee of $680 as well as team
sponsorship requirements to help
with travel expenses.
From August to December, the
Georgia Red Hotz perform a hip-hop
RIGHT During
Logan's years
of dance, she
had support
from her
parents Mike
and Jenny
Manning and
her brother
Hunter.
Logan loves her pets including the family's Blue Heeler, Luke, their Yorkie,
Bear, and a wild hog named Chipmunk they took in as a baby.