Chickasaw Dance Team Scores State Title for Sixth Straight Year

Chickasaw Dance Team recently brought home more state hardware.

Last week at the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association (ISDTA) state championships in Des Moines,  New Hampton won the state title in the “Prop” dance category, making it the sixth consecutive year the Chickasaws have brought home a state championship.

Their prop routine, utilizing dryer ducts at a cost of just $12 per dancer, achieved the highest score a New Hampton Dance Team has ever had at state with a 92.63 out of 100.

The Chickasaws were also a Judges Choice in Prop, one of only nine routines selected for judges’ choice over the entire three-day competition.

New Hampton also scored a second place showing in the Hip Hop category, earned a Division 1 rating in contemporary dance and, honored with a Distinguished GPA award for a cumulative grade point average among team members between 3.5 and 3.9. 

The Chickasaws were welcomed home Friday (12.05) night with a New Hampton Fire Department escort.