Rockwall High School Stingerettes Senior Showcase 2022: Samantha Bramlett

ROCKWALL, TX (May 16, 2022) Our Stingerette Showcase this week is Miss Samantha Bramlett. Samantha is the daughter of Kyle and Deidre’ Bramlett.

Samantha is a three-year member of Stingerettes where she currently serves as Senior Lieutenant. Samantha is also a three-year member of the Elite team, Showstoppers, as well as Kick Company and Hip Hop Company. She was selected as Top 5 at Stingerette line tryouts in 2019. Samantha was a Junior Lieutenant her Junior year and also a Lieutenant for the Jacket Babes JV team her Freshman year where she was also awarded the Director’s Award.

During her time on Stingerettes, Samantha has received Positive Polly 2019, Rookie of the Year 2019-2020, Outstanding Showstopper of the Year 2019-2020, voted by her teammates “Best Turns” 2020-2021,and a “Miss High Kick” Top 5 Finalist in 2021-2022.

Along with her team, Samantha performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2019 and at Disney World in 2022. This year, the Stingerette Officers were named American Dance/Drill Team (ADTS) Best of the Best Officers. In 2021, Samantha and the Stingerettes were named Showtime International Best of the Best Team, Elite Team and Officers. Samantha shares with her team ADTS “2022 National Champions” in Elite Jazz, Elite Novelty, Team Lyrical, and Team Open.

As a soloist, Samantha was named a finalist at Showtime International Regionals in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. She was also named a solo finalist at ADTS Regionals 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Samantha was selected MA Dance Regional Solo Finalist 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. She was named MA Dance Regionals Solo Champion in 2020.

In addition to Stingerettes, Samantha has danced at Studio M Dance in Rockwall from 2007-2017 and danced the past five years with The Dance FX Studio in Garland both on the Junior and Senior teams. For the 2022 season, the FX Senior Company won Best of the Best at every Regional competition they attended and Best of the Best at Nationals as well.

Outside of dance, Samantha is a member of National Honor Society (NHS). Samantha serves her community through the National Charity League, Lone Star Chapter, where she has been a member since 2016. She has served many hours in her community with some of her favorite local philanthropies such as Meals on Wheels, Rainbow Room, Brookdale Senior Center and Patriot Paws.

In the Fall, Samantha will be attending Texas Tech University to pursue a degree in Sociology and Criminology with future plans to attend Law School. Wreck Em!!

Submitted by Barrie Glasscock