OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School Dance Team added more highlights to the Miss Ocean City Pageant Aug. 8 and to the Junior Miss Ocean City Pageant Aug. 15.
Outgoing Miss Ocean City 2026 Antonella DiAntonio, a 2026 OCHS graduate, was part of the dance team, and now is at the University of Delaware, where she is a member of the Blue Hen Dance Team, which competes at the top collegiate level.
Two current members of the dance team are new Miss Ocean City 2027 Kayla Magazzu and Junior Miss Ocean City 2026 Arianna DiAntonio, a rising junior at OCHS. Current Little Miss Ocean City 2027 Shiloh Smith, although only 8 years old, also has her sights on the dance team when she gets to OCHS.
According to the Ocean City School District website, the Ocean City Dance Team is a group of experienced technical dancers who participate in school, community, regional and national events all year round. In addition to pep rallies, basketball games, field trips, summer camps, fundraising events and the yearly holiday and spring showcases, the dance team also participates and travels to regional and national Universal Dance Association (UDA) competitions. The dancers who tryout and make the team build on their current skills, create bonds with their teammates and begin to prepare for a future collegiate team or possible professional dance career.
OCHS physical education teacher Alyssa Morrison coaches the team.
Here are the performances from the Miss Ocean City and Junior Miss Ocean City pageants.
– PHOTOS by DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff
