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Dance Team

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Dance Team 

The Dance Team promotes school spirit through engaging performance entertainment during school and athletic teams events and represents the university at UDA College Dance Competitions.

Dance Requirements

Dance Team members are expected to execute Jazz, Pom, and Hip Hop dance styles. Dance requirements are listed, but are not limited to:

  • Triple Pirouette
  • Leaps in 2nd
  • Calypso
  • Grand jete/saut de chat
  • Turning disc
  • A la seconde turns (4 into a double)
  • Toe touch
  • Surprise leap
  • Ring leap
  • Switch leap
  • Tryout routine
  • Fight song
  • Band lines

Dance Preferences

  • Switch tilt
  • Aerial
  • Headspring
  • Kip-up/rubber band
  • Other acrobatic skills

For more information on tryouts, email the Spirit Program at spirit@utrgv.edu.

Dance Team member showing the V's Up sign.

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