From April 8–11, swaths of college dance teams from around the country gathered in Daytona Beach, FL, for the National Dance Association’s 2026 College National Championships. This year, the NDA added a new division for teams associated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and it continued its 2025 addition of the Grand Champions […]
In news that will shock absolutely no one, the BYU Cougarettes (aka our April cover stars) are National Champions once more! The powerhouse dance team clinched the top titles in both D1A hip hop and jazz during last weekend’s NDA Nationals in Daytona, FL. Their precise, hard-hitting performances highlight exactly what makes them the team […]
Performing for any audience is jitter-inducing enough. But how about an audience of 100,000 rowdy game-day spectators? Dance teamers face unique pressures in their highly unpredictable performance environments, and inevitably, things go awry. We asked dancers and coaches from four champion teams to share some of their most embarrassing stories—and how they recovered like the […]
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