Frank signs with Mulekickers

By Jon Dykstra | April 24, 2025 |

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Maryville senior Teagan Frank signed on Thursday morning with the Central Missouri Mulekickers dance team. Pictured, seated from left, Cory Frank, Hensley Frank, Teagan Frank and Tabitha Frank. They are surrounded by coach JoAnna Baker and the rest of the Maryville Dazzlers.

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Teagan Frank has had a memorable career as a Maryville Dazzler, helping lead the team this season to a fourth-place overall finish at the Missouri State Dance Championships.

“I knew that I wanted to continue dancing because it is something that I love to do,” Frank said. “I don’t ever see myself wanting to stop because I just want to keep getting better.”

The Dazzlers were second in lyrical and third in pom, and their fourth-place finish was the highest finish for a public school. The team also had the highest team GPA in the competition with a 3.96.

Frank is translating that passion for dance to the next level and signed with Central Missouri last Thursday morning at the Hound Pound. She will join the Mulekicker dance team.

“I toured the campus and I just really liked it,” Frank said. “I liked the family-like feel. I really enjoyed the team at the clinics I went to. They just had such a good family atmosphere and it was really fun and inviting.”

She will study Radiologic Technology in Warrensburg.