Three hours before the sun rose over Orlando, fans lined up outside the ESPN Wide World of Sports to grab a seat at the AdventHealth Arena to watch the Dance finals that included Jazz, Pom, and Hip-Hop. While the first performance wasn’t until 8:25 am this morning. Thousands lined up as early as 4:30 am to get a spot to see all the amazing finals routines on the last day of UDA Nationals. This is why it is called the “Super Bowl of Dance.”
Finals day lived up to its hype as teams from around the country had one more chance to achieve something they had spent months working for, a National Championship…including your Minnesota Spirit Squad.
The Minnesota Spirit Squad had three groups performing on the last day of competition. The first group was the Dance Team performing their Jazz routine in front of a packed house. Many times in between performances, security officials had to remind fans not to sit in the aisles and to block entrances due to fire code. Before the Minnesota Dance team took the floor, the team was shown waiting backstage on the screens, and the entire arena erupted in cheers for your Gophers…