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Apple Valley's Eastview Sweeps State Titles Again

​For the second year in a row, the Eastview High School Lightning Dance Team won the Class AAA state championship.

For the second year in a row and the third time overall, the Eastview High School Lightning Dance Team won the Class AAA state championships in both jazz funk and high kick at the state dance team tournament.

Eastview earned perfect scores from the judges in both competitions and received standing ovations from the Target Center crowd at the Feb. 17-18 tournament in Minneapolis.

This is Eastview's 10th state title in high kick and fourth in jazz funk, according to a news release from the school district.

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In the 18 years that dance competition has had section qualifying tournaments, Eastview is the only class AAA school in Minnesota to qualify for state in both jazz funk and high kick every year.

They have also advanced to the finals in both competitions all 18 years.

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Check out the team's performance in last year's state dance team tournament:

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