The Minnewaska Area dance team had a busy weekend last weekend, competing in three invitationals over four days.  

The Lakers competed at Montevideo, Jan. 12 before dancing at St. Cloud Cathedral, Jan. 13 and at Little Falls last Monday, Jan. 15.

Minnewaska Area was also set to compete at the Bemidji Invitational, Friday, but results from that competition will be highlighted next week.

Coming up this week is the WCC Dance Meet, set for 6 p.m., Friday at Minnewaska Area High School.

•  This year’s Minnewaska varsity Jazz roster includes seniors Cacee Danielson, Kia Matt and Anna Uecker; juniors Autumm Hess, Mataya Mix, Avarie Uhde and McKenna Uhde; and sophomores Taylor Dantor, Lexi Jenson, Mesa Kittelson and Lyla Stadtherr, while alternates are senior Makenna Swalla and junior Katy Vold and the manager is Xi Li.

•  The Varsity High Kick roster for 2023-24 includes seniors Makenna Swalla, Kia Matt, Cacee Danielson, Anna Uecker and Brianna Erickson; juniors Katy Vold, Katie Sorenson, Mataya Mix, Avarie Uhde, McKenna Uhde and Autumm Hess; and sophomores Taylor Dantor, Mesa Kittelson, Lexi Jenson and Lyla Stadtherr.  The alternates are freshman Tyla Ziesmer and eighth-grader Aubri Suckstorff and the manager is Xi Li.

The JV Jazz roster includes seniors Brianna Erickson and Makenna Swalla; juniors Katie Sorenson and Katy Vold; ninth-graders Sydney Klassen and Tyla Ziesmer and eighth-grader Aubri Suckstorff, while the B-squad Jazz team includes Mia Troen, Aaliyah Olson, Libby Gulbranson, Katelyn Hurst, Emily Nelson and Tenley Steinhofer and the manager is Rylie Molloy. 

Members of the JV Kick team are Tyla Ziesmer, Aubri Suckstorff, Sydney Klassen, Mia Troen, Aaliyah Olson, Libby Gulbranson, Katelyn Hurst, Emily Nelson and Tenley Steinhofer and the manager is Rylie Molloy.

Montevideo Dance 

Invitational results

•  Friday, Jan. 12:

Coaches’ comments:  “The one thing that was really nice about this tournament was that Montevideo took the time to acknowledge all the senior dancers from all the teams and gave each one a rose.”

JV Jazz:  (3rd) Minnewaska Area JV

Varsity Jazz:  (3) Minnewaska Area

Varsity High Kick:  (3) Minnewaska

Participating schools:  Minnewaska Area, Montevideo, BOLD-BLHS, Moorhead, Lakeview, Sauk Centre, Bemidji, YME and LQP-DB

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SC Cathedral Dance Invitational

•  Saturday, Jan. 13:

Coaches’ comments:  “This was really a ‘who’s who’ for Class A dance as all the teams (except for maybe Providence) have been at the state tournament and many are there every year so the competition was extremely tough.”

B-squad Jazz:  (2nd) Minnewaska B-squad

JV Jazz:  (3) Minnewaska JV

JV High-Kick:  (3) Minnewaska JV

Varsity Jazz:  (8) Minnewaska Area

Varsity High Kick:  (7) Minnewaska

Participating schools:  Minnewaska, LQP-DB, Holdingford, SC Cathedral, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, Crosby-Ironton, Providence Academy, Bagley and Hawley

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Little Falls Dance 

Invitational results

•  Monday, Jan. 15:

B-squad Jazz:  (1) Rocori  (2) Little Falls  (3) Crosby-Ironton  (4) Bemidji  (5) Minnewaska B-squad

JV Jazz:  (1) Rocori  (2) Little Falls  (3) Bemidji  (4) Minnewaska JV

JV High Kick:  (1) Rocori  (2) Crosby-Ironton  (3) Bemidji  (4) Foley  (5) Little Falls

Varsity Jazz:  (1) St. Cloud Crush  (2) Rocori  (3) Crosby-Ironton  (4) Bemidji  (5) Minnewaska Area-* (lost out on tiebreaker with Bemidji for 4th)

Varsity High Kick:  (1) St. Cloud Crush  (2) Rocori  (3) Crosby-Ironton  (4) Bemidji  (5) Minnewaska Area

Participating schools:  St. Cloud Crush, Little Falls, Bemidji, Foley, Moorhead, Crosby-Ironton, Rocori, Melrose and Minnewaska Area

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