I saw this all over Instagram. The Pom routine is so cool and really represented us well. I had no idea that they were so well known!

Mankato also won in Pom and Jazz in the Open Division

I was on the high school danceline back in ‘88 when it was first recognized as a sport. This makes me cry happy tears. These women are amazing.

Anyone on here know how to track down videos of dance team from mn state 1999?

Does anyone know - is it the same group of dancers performing both routines?

One of my friends is a member, I don’t think it’s competitive… I would say give it a go, worst is they say no:) I’m actually auditioning too!

basketball games only get crazier over time, pull up for our game against sdsu at home this fall

Tennis

i like to say ucsd has a big soccer audience and players. I personally play and watch and have met and lots of players here at ucsd. Watching is fun too people go to dirty birds to watch big games.

There’s also a ballroom dancing club that is open to all levels. I’ve met the leaders, they’re pretty nice and have heard good things about the group overall

There:s like 3 iirc

We actually have several on campus. Envy which is more competitive and does more performances, and Momentum which is more of an all levels club that has 1 performance per semester. I would say both are good, Envy is much more difficult to get into if you are less experienced

That’s alota Dakota!

NDSU might be pretty good

Bloo may break 100 before Broken Arrow😂😂

it feels like they weren't quite ready to start the season. they're like, nah, we won't create new stuff for 25. we'll just tack it onto the old 24 data.

PC sweep?

lmao coats comin out stronk

Turns out right now the season was declared over, Blue Devils have been disqualified for being too Blue, Pacific Crest medals and Crown is in fact so back

How did c’est chic and pop muzik both get first jazz (in the second table) ? Was it a tie since they’re both junior?

What does "Scratched" mean?

Sorry, I don't know much about casting and awards, I just like watching the dances. How could Pink Shoelaces have placed 3rd overall but not placed anywhere in jazz? I thought if you can't place anywhere in dance genre, you can't place overall.

Smalltown boy 👏

From what I remember MCIA and LVO are really beginner friendly and I don't think there's even try outs/auditions? Also BBA accepts all types of dancing besides break dancing and they're really helpful to people willing to learn, although it's less about choreo and more about learning moves and stuff.

Side note. Workshops may be intimidating, but there's always going to be more than a few people that are completely new to dance too that are also trying out. People there are always really friendly and you can stay in the back if you really feel uncomfortable. They're focusing more on the people running the workshop than you, so try to keep that in mind :)

Of course! UCI has so many teams you can choose from. Since you're just starting out, I recommend an exhibition team. They don't compete so their practice schedules and team dynamics are less stressful than competitive teams. You can check out Urban Motus, INSA, LVO, MCIA on their social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube) to get an idea of each team's styles. Here are videos of a dance event just this past Friday where some of these teams performed (as well as some competitive teams): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL35pdwTFm-uX2wx85WSaHZJczKv8qUaJ6&disable_polymer=true&fbclid=IwAR3DYkBc4SrJWe_v5HUCWAS2IQcPxP-jXll8jh4txKDNUgz9ji4u7095NRI. You can also check out BBoys Anonymous, they meet a couple times a week at the ARC to session/freestyle. (I haven't been to a BBA session though so that's about all I know.)

Since audition season is around the start of each academic year (Week 0-ish), you can take advantage of the time to start learning! I definitely feel you on being nervous about taking your first workshops but trust me--as you take more and more, you'll get more comfortable. To start out, you can try learning choreography at home from Youtube videos. Youtube has plenty of dance tutorials and you can even learn from non-tutorial videos by changing the playback speed. (I confess I started out with learning k-pop dances haha!) STEEZY Studio also has online lessons and I think they offer a free trial. Once you think you're ready to take a workshop, bring a friend! And if your friends aren't interested in dance, I can go with you!

I don't want to overwhelm you with too much info so I'll leave it at that, but if you have any questions or anything feel free to shoot me a message!

Edit: Forgot to mention STEEZY

I definitely recommend LVO. It's a beginner team and they don't require any experience or audition to join. I joined with no dance experience and eventually if you're interested in competitive teams in the future, it's a good place to start.

Additionally, it's a good place to meet new people too, really wholesome team. We value family aspect so you know you won't be left out :)