Malta Parks and Rec offers tap and cheer classes

Malta Parks and Recreation has started a pair of new classes this fall under the direction of dance instructor Sheena Dorak.

Around 30 girls aged seven and up take over the Malta City Hall building every Tuesday at 4 p.m. for youth cheerleading an event started by in response to high demand at local basketball games.

“I went to a Mustangs game and I saw all kinds of little girls running around wearing their spirit gear and some little girls were practicing some things that they had probably learned at a cheerleading camp,” Dorak said. “So, I just threw the idea out there to Julia Ta...