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THE AQUALILLIES SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING TROUPE IS ADORABLY RETRO AND SUPER INSPIRING

In a backyard of a home nestled along the windy roads of Englewood, New Jersey, minutes from Manhattan, several members of the Aqualilies — an aquatic performance group — were counting steps. Their routine requires executing a choreographed series of moves that must all happen in perfect harmony. The pool itself was nondescript by most backyard standards, but for team captain Mary Jeanette Ramsey, it met the exact needs for what the group is most used to. “We can’t practice in a big pool, since almost all of our work happens in backyard pools like this.” Read more here.