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Maine South Dance Team Wins State

The Hawkettes won the first ever Division 3A title at the Illinois High School Association's state meet.

 

Congratulations to the Maine South Hawkettes dance team. The group won the Illinois High School Association's championship title in the large school division 3A, the Park Ridge Herald Advocate reports. 

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This is the first year the IHSA has recognized dance as a school sport. The team will head to Orlando, Fla. this weekend to compete in the University Dance Association’s National Dance Competition, the newspaper reports. 


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