SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Many people are used to watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade from the comfort of their homes. But a handful of South Dakotans experienced the parade in a whole new way this year.
Three and a half million people were at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. But for five South Dakota girls, not only did they see the parade, they were in the parade.
“They were one of the only three acts that are part of the Macy’s Parade, kind of like they’re set in stone acts. There’s Santa Claus, and the Rockettes, of course,” says Lakota Tech High School head competitive cheer coach Misty Mousseaux.
And then there are the Spirit of America teams.
From South Dakota, that included Lakota Tech’s Adrianne Slow Bear, Drew Slow Bear, Caitlyn Ghost Bear, Belle Fourche’s Amiyah Gomez and Little Wound’s Aroha Clifford.
“That was a really beautiful opportunity to get with all these girls from all over the US and become one team and all. Have fun together and learn together and share experiences and talk about where we’re from. Because there was only five of us that came from South Dakota,” Clifford said.
