The Lake Travis Cavalette Booster Club
Supporting the Cavalettes and the Red Rubies in their pursuit of excellence
Ways to Support the Cavalettes
Support the Team
The Cavalettes perform and practice all year round.
Help support them with a gift of your choosing.
Become a Sponsor
Interested in becoming a sponsor next year?
Find out how to secure your spot by clicking the link below.
Support Our Sponsors
We love our sponsors!
Share some love with our favorite local businesses and learn more about becoming a sponsor.
Upcoming Events
Competition at Buda High School
Event Date: February 8, 2025
Birdville High School Competition
Event Date: February 22, 2025
Grand Oaks High School Competition
Event Date: March 1, 2025
Texas State Nationals
Event Date: March 9, 2025
Red Ruby and Cavalette Auditions Begin
Event Date: March 24, 2025
Cavalette Leadership Auditions Begin
Event Date: March 31, 2025
What does it mean to be a Cavalette?
The Cavalettes are a precision dance team who showcase the pride and spirit of Lake Travis High School.
The Cavalettes perform at high school athletic events — including football and basketball games — as well as community civic and social events. Each year, they travel to regional and national dance competitions; produce and star in an annual Spring Show, and enhance their performance techniques in various clinics, camps and workshops.
Cavalettes are dedicated students with high morals, standards and grades. Dancers commit to a year-long schedule as they train in physical fitness, poise, self-discipline, social awareness, responsibility, and leadership.
That’s why Cavalettes are strong and competent young women as well as skilled dancers.
The Cavalette Dance Team has performed at:
- the opening of the 123rd Annual Rose Parade
- AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys
- Downtown Disney’s Waterfront Stage
- AT&T Center, during halftime of a San Antonio Spurs game
- Alamodome in San Antonio
- Kyle Field at Texas A&M
- Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin
- Floyd Casey Stadium at Baylor University
- Frank Erwin Center for the UT Men’s Basketball team
- Bass Concert Hall, opening for the Radio City Rockettes
- Kilgore College for the Rangerette Revels Show
The Cavalettes have been recognized for precision, technique, choreography, presentation, and showmanship. Their awards from dance competitions include Grand Champion and National Champion Officers.
Cavalettes alumni have become members of:
- Texas Tech Pom Squad
- University of Texas Pom Squad
- Tyler Junior College’s Apache Belle (including a captain!)
- Kilgore College’s Rangerettes
- Oklahoma University Pom Squad
- Texas Christian University Showgirls
- Hardin-Simmons Spurs Dance Team
- University Of Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Dance Team
- University of Georgia Dance Dawgs
- University of Texas Roustabouts
- Disneyland Live Entertainment
Since the program began in 1981, the Cavalettes have transformed into one of the most prestigious high school dance/drill teams in the state of Texas.
The 2024-2025 Cavalette Team
The Tradition of the Red Rubies
The Red Rubies are the junior varsity precision dance team for Lake Travis High School. The team was founded as the Cavalette program grew. Our JV dancers are equally committed to school pride and spirit.
Despite the “junior” designation, the Red Rubies keep pace with the Cavalettes’ year-round schedule. They perform alongside the Cavalettes during community events, sell programs during LTHS games, and star in their own performances during the Spring Show.
Every year, the Rubies continue to set the bar higher in regional dance competitions. Recently, they’ve earned top JV awards, including sweepstakes, judges’ awards, and Best in Class.
Each Red Ruby trains in physical fitness, poise, self-discipline, social awareness, responsibility, and leadership.
The 2024-2025 Red Rubies Team
Directors
How to Become a Cavalette or a Red Ruby
The Steps
The audition process to become a Cavalette begins in March. Below is the process for high school or 8th grade girls interested in joining the team next year.
Note: Bolded steps are mandatory!
- Free clinic for candidates
- Audition Meeting
- Submit an application
- Audition Workshops for all candidates
- Mock Audition
- Cavalette Auditions
What should I expect?
Proposed calendars are given at the beginning of the year to help plan out schedules but are not permanent dates.
There will be some after school rehearsals on designated days for the Spring Show. All new Cavalettes will participate in the Spring Show and fundraising.
Summer practice times will be announced in April, but please leave the end of July and August open.
During the year, the Cavalettes meet Monday through Friday before school, starting between 7 and 7:30 a.m. They practice in a double blocked class during 1st and 5th periods.
Mandatory after school practices occur as scheduled during football season (on Thursdays) and during contest and spring show seasons. The practice schedule will change the week after Thanksgiving break to accommodate the contest season
