Class 3A: Wayzata team won its second consecutive title, edging Edina on a tiebreaker. Eastview finished third. The other three teams in the finals were Lakeville North, Maple Grove and Prior Lake. All six were in the finals last year, too.
Class 2A: Using Bohemian Rhapsody for its performance, the Totino-Grace E'Gals won their first Jazz title since 2016, beating out two-time defending champion Benilde-St. Margaret's. Sartell-St. Stephen finished third.
Class 1A: Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd captured its first state dance team title in the Jazz division. Zumbrota-Mazeppa finished second and Frazee, the defending champion, finished third.
Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd wins the 2019 Class A State Jazz Tournament. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Dance, Target Center, February 15, 2019, Minneapolis Minnesota, SAXO 1008248102 PREP021619.dance (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The Maple Grove Crimson Dance Team perfomrs at the State Jazz Tournament. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Dance, Target Center, February 15, 2019, Minneapolis Minnesota, SAXO 1008248102 PREP021619.dance (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd, top left, celebrated its first Jazz state title at Target Center on Friday at the state dance tournament. Brainerd, top right, competed, but didn’t place in the top three in Class 3A. Benilde-St. Margaret’s, bottem right, placed second in Class 2A. Wayzata, bottom left, won its second Class 3A state title, edging Edina on a tiebreaker. Performing in front is the Trojans’ Lauren Honke. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The St. Cloud Tech Tigrettes perform at the State Jazz Tournament. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Dance, Target Center, February 15, 2019, Minneapolis Minnesota, SAXO 1008248102 PREP021619.dance (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The Benilde-St. Margaret’s Knightettes perform at the State Jazz Tournament. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Dance, Target Center, February 15, 2019, Minneapolis Minnesota, SAXO 1008248102 PREP021619.dance (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
