The Crookston Pirate Dance team competed in Pelican Rapids on Saturday and the Jazz team finished 5th place and the Kick team took 8th.
Both teams earned the highest scores they have seen in years, with the Kick team improving their score by almost 100 points from the first competition. “Both teams also stayed above 20 in every single judging category which is a huge accomplishment,” said Crookston Dance Coach Grace Espinosa. “Both teams had outstanding performances today with very minimal mistakes!”
Coach Espinosa sets a couple of goals for each team going into each competition. “This week for kick our goals were no kick mistakes and to get higher than 20 in two categories. From what I saw watching the performance there were one or two kick mistakes, but they went above and beyond our second goal by getting over 20 in every category,” said Coach Espinosa. “This was our first time competing in jazz this season and we finished the routine two days ago. We went into it with more of the mindset of just getting out the nerves and they nailed it. The performance left you with chills from how much emotion they put into the routine even with masks on! They came just 3 points shy of 4th place. I’m excited to see how they progress in the upcoming competitions!”
The Crookston Dance team will compete in Bagley on Saturday with the kick and jazz teams both competing.