Dance-Twirl Minnesota sends competitors to the National Baton Twirling Championships held at Notre Dame University in South Bend, IN every year and this year was to be one of the most special years in the 10 year history. The team’s youngest members entered into the prestigious parade corp competition that attracts the best and largest teams from all over the USA. The team performed a beautiful routine in the arena of the Joyce Domes (where the Notre Dame basketball team plays) and that one performance helped them to make history. This young group of baton twirlers won the Juvenile National Parade Corp Championship. Coaches Jacinda Miller and Nicole Nelson were thrilled that they could achieve such an amazing accomplishment with most of their team being made up of rookie team members.
Their national title qualified the team to compete in the Grand National and World Championships where the team placed 3rd against older and much more experienced teams. Jacinda Miller stated, “Winning the national title was an amazing experience for these students and their families. It is an honor and privilege that few people will ever know.”
The team will be performing their routine in the State Fair Parade in August and several local competitions throughout the 2015-2016 school year.
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