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.