Millburn High School Dancers Perform at Pearl Harbor Parade in Hawaii

Five Millburn High School student dancers participated in memorial ceremonies at the 2014 Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade held in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 2014.

The Millburn High dancers made history as one of just seven dance and cheer groups to perform at the parade this year. The talented students were also one of only two groups from the East Coast to perform at the historic event.

This year’s parade theme was: “remembering the past and celebrating our future.” The parade was held on the 73rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor that initiated the U.S. entry into World War II.

The MHS group performed two numbers at the parade. They danced to the “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park on Friday Dec. 5, and on Sunday, Dec. 7, they performed at the Opening Ceremonies of the Pearl Harbor Parade.

The group received an American flag that has flown over the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, and two plaques to honor their participation in this historic event.

MHS Dance Teacher Arvin Arjona choreographed their performances, with assistance from student teacher Maddie Warriner.

The students who performed at the event are: Emily Brochin, Molly Berkowitz, Naomi Merlain, Brielle Shapiro and Taylor Turner.

Click here for more information about the parade.

Who’s Who in the Photo Gallery

1) Back row: Emily Brochin, Brielle Shapiro, Molly Berkowitz, Taylor Turner, Naomi Merlain. Front row: Arvin Arjona and Maddie Warriner (Student Teacher)

2) Taylor Turner, Brielle Shapiro, Emily Brochin, Molly Berkowitz, and Naomi Merlain

3) Naomi Merlain, Emily Brochin, Brielle Shapiro, Molly Berkowitz, Taylor Turner

4) Brielle Shapiro, Emily Brochin, Molly Berkowitz

5) Brielle Shapiro, Taylor Turner, Molly Berkowitz, Emily Brochin
, Naomi Merlain

Photos courtesy of Nancy M. Dries