These fifth-graders start out dance-shy, but then they start to shimmy

Students Katelyn Olivares and Saul Cortes rehearse for the Conga Kids Dance Championship at Estrella Elementary School.

Students Saul Cortes, left, and Katelyn Olivares rehearse for the Conga Kids Dance Championship at Estrella Elementary School.

Estrella Elementary School students walk out of the Conga Room to compete in the 2018 Conga Kids Dance Championship held at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

Estrella Elementary School students line up before competing in the 2018 Conga Kids Dance Championship.

Estrella Elementary School students Saul Cortes, center left, and Katelyn Olivares, center right, compete in the 2018 Conga Kids Dance Championship held at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

Students compete in the 2018 Conga Kids Dance Championship on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

Estrella Elementary School students Maria Nava and Eugene Figueroa, center, compete in the 2018 Conga Kids Dance Championship.

Estrella Elementary School students Daveion Smith and Juana Antonio, right, compete in the 2018 Conga Kids Dance Championship held at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.

Estrella Elementary School students Maria Nava and E’vette Davis, center, embrace after their team placed first in the 2018 Conga Kids Dance Championship at L.A. Live.

Estrella Elementary School student E’vette Davis walks away with her father Edmund Davis after her team placed first in the 2018 Conga Kids Dance Championship at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.