Defending champions in Class 3A and 1A won jazz titles Friday in the high school dance team state tournament at Edina High School.
Eastview, Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd win dance team state titles in jazz
Sartell also won its first jazz title in Class 2A.
March 13, 2021 at 4:17AM
In Class 3A, Eastview won its second consecutive jazz competition title and sixth overall with a routine called "Bed of Roses." With awards conducted virtually, the team returned to its school gym in Apple Valley and lined up in pre-pandemic awards presentation fashion to learn its fate in real time:
Maple Grove placed second, Wayzata third, Edina fourth, Lakeville North fifth and Blaine sixth.
Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd won its third consecutive Class 1A championship, performing "Go Your Own Way."
Yellow Medicine East finished second and Holy Family Catholic third, followed by Zumbrota-Mazeppa, Frazee and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton.
In Class 2A, Sartell, performing to "Eye of the Tiger," won its first jazz team title.
Benilde-St. Margaret's placed second and Orono third, followed by Mound Westonka, St. Cloud Cathedral and Simley.
Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, each team performed once instead of a first round being followed by a final round of six teams.
In awards announced via livestream owing to COVID-19 restrictions, the Minnesota State High School League also recognized the top six finishers as medal winners.
The high kick competition will be held Saturday at the same venue, Edina High School.
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Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
