Dance-off between rival high school drill teams turns into massive brawl after one girl strikes another on the head
- Fight broke out Friday at Wilmer Hutchins Stadium in Dallas between Wilmer Hutchins High School and James Madison High School drill teams
- Grainy cellphone footage captured the moment a Wilmer Hutchins dancer hit a 15-year-old girl from the rival team on back of the head
- Parents and students took part in melee on the football field
- All drill teams members who participated in the fracas were suspended from future performances
What started as an impromptu dance battle between two rival high school drill teams ended with a violent melee involving dozens of teens and parents who rushed the football field in Dallas.
The brawl broke out Friday night at Wilmer Hutchins Stadium at the conclusion of a football game between Wilmer Hutchins High School and James Madison High School.
Grainy cellphone footage shot by an eyewitness captured the moment the schools' all-female drill teams came to blows.
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Dance battle: A fight broke out Friday at Wilmer Hutchins Stadium in Dallas between members of the James Madison High School drill team (pictured) and their rivals from Wilmer Hutchins High School
First move: At one point, a Wilmer Hutchins drill team member runs over to 15-year-old Shamyra Cooper and breaks into a mocking dance routine
Violent turn: Cooper turns her back on her rival in contempt (left), at which point the other girl strikes her on the back of the head (right)
In the video obtained by the station Fox 26, Deshannon Roberts’ 15-year-old daughter, Shamyra Cooper, stands on one side of the field with other members of James Madison’s drill team. Across from them, members of Wilmer Hutchins’ dance squad are lined up.
At one point, a Wilmer Hutchins drill team member runs over to Cooper and breaks into a mocking dance routine.
Cooper turns her back on her prancing rival in contempt, at which point the other girl swipes up Shamyra's long hair and strikes her on the back of the head.
The blow signaled the beginning of a ferocious free-for-all, with teens and parents who were in attendance converging in the middle of the field to take part in the clash.
Out of bounds: A member of the James Madison squad points a finger at their rivals after the attack on her teammate
Free-for-all: The blow signaled the beginning of a ferocious fight that was caught on video
Blows: Teens and parents who were in attendance converged in the middle of the field to take part in the clash
‘It was a horrible fight, everyone was going blow-for-blow. My daughter's hair was pulled,’ Ms Roberts told the station.
The Dallas Independent School District released a statement addressing the affray.
‘Impromptu dance-offs are not part of the approved performance for dance teams and fighting is never acceptable. Disciplinary actions will be taken as appropriate,’ the statement read.
District officials said the girls involved in the commotion will not be permitted to partake in upcoming performances at football games.
None of the brawlers suffered serious injuries and no arrests were made.
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