Barrow Whalers boys basketball takes 4th at state and shares Inupiaq dancing with the crowd

Alena NaidenBarrow boys basketball team danced to two Inupiaq songs, Polar Bear Shake and Wax On, Wax Off, during halftime of the Whalers' 58-45 victory over the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves in the girls 3A semifinal game at the state basketball tournament in the Alaska Airlines Center on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

“I’m proud that we came together after the loss on Wednesday,” freshman Alex Fruean said. “We didn’t jump our heads. We picked it up. And we just moved forward, fighting adversity.” In the second period, the team slowed down and lost the lead, but they picked it up and advanced after halftime. With drummers giving them the beat, the boys stomped their feet and threw their hands up, making the walls of the Alaska Airlines Center reverberate and the crowd turn their necks to watch the dancers.

Inupiaq drummers performed from the Barrow bench during halftime of the Whalers' 58-45 victory over the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves in the Girls 3A semifinal game at the state basketball tournament in the Alaska Airlines Center on Thursday, March 21, 2024. “That feeling you get when you dance, it carries on with the students as they grow up,” Elavgak said.

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