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Local High School Dancers Compete For State Title
The IHSA state dance competition will be held this weekend.
MCHENRY COUNTY, IL -- Suburban high school dance teams will be headed to state this weekend, and several local dancers will be among the elite group competing for a state title. Crystal Lake Central, Cary-Grove High School and Huntley High School all earned trips to state following last weekend's sectional competition in Huntley. Crystal Lake Central dancers placed second in the Class 2A division, behind Lake Zurich, and Cary-Grove placed sixth.
#Dedicate #Motivate #Dominate This team had a goal to come back stronger than ever....and they sure did! So proud of them & cant wait to watch them take the floor at STATE! #WeBeCG #ProudCoach #567St8 @CaryGroveHS #todaystheday pic.twitter.com/33Tpe7A8M6
— Cary Grove Dance (@CGHS_danceteam) January 25, 2019
Huntley High placed third in the Class 3A division. The top six dance teams at the sectional meet on Jan. 19 advanced to the state competition, which gets underway on Friday, Jan. 25, at Grossinger Motor Arena in Bloomington.
Balloon send off! Let’s go RDT!! pic.twitter.com/QLNbbJI6Cu
— Huntley Dance Team (@HHSpoms) January 24, 2019
Thank you to Huntley @HuntleyHS @HHS_Athletics1 @HHSCheer158 @HuntleyBand for making today so special for our Raiders Dance Team! We loved our send off! We are STATE bound! #raiderpride pic.twitter.com/zUicjcED8T
— Huntley Dance Team (@HHSpoms) January 24, 2019
The prelims will be held on Friday and finals will be Saturday. Live streaming will be available on the NFHS Network.
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The full list of high schools headed to state following last weekend’s sectionals can be found by clicking on the sites of the meets below:
- IHSA Dance Sectional - Geneva
- IHSA Dance Sectional - Gurnee (Warren)
- IHSA Dance Sectional - Huntley
- IHSA Dance Sectional - Mascoutah
- IHSA Dance Sectional - Normal (Community West)
Check back to Patch for updates following Saturday’s competition.
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PHOTO CAPTION: Crystal Lake Central Dance/PHOTO PROVIDED
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