First male on Manzano High dance squad ignores jeers
Jomar Lean, 16, practices with the rest of Manzano High School's Majestix dance team. Jomar has faced some taunting and even had things thrown at him during during performances. He takes it in stride, saying the dancing and friendships on the squad make it all worthwhile. The team's dance director, Leanne LeCompte, says he's a great addition. "We're the only dance team in the city, probably the state, to have a male dancer, and it's great," she said. "It makes our team different, and we can include new elements that you can't do with only girls."
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Jomar Lean (center) pals around with cheerleader Amanda Salgado (left) and Valerie Basquez, a Manzano High School dance teammate, as he waits outside the school's studio for other members of the Majestix team to dress for practice. Jomar, 16, is the first male to make the school's dance squad.
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Members of Manzano High School's Majestix dance team, including (from left) Heather Crawford, Jomar and Keshie Griffin, perform in the stands at a basketball game. Lean loves the dancing but says the friends he's made on the team are as just important.
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Jomar jokes with the other dancers during a Majestix practice. He says he's comfortable as the only male and tries not to care too much what people outside the team think.
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