Competitive Dance News

For the first time ever, the Iowa Lakes Community College Dance team has scheduled a youth clinic (ages 5-12) to be held on Saturday Feb. 2 from 10-11:30 am.   The clinic will be put on by the current Laker Dance team, Iowa’s State Drill Team Association State Champions, and...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Dance Team competed in Des Moines on November 30th.  There were 23 college teams in attendance.  The Lakers competed with a pom routine against 5 other junior colleges including: Iowa Western, Western Iowa, Kirkwood, DMACC, Hawkeye.  The Lakers came away with a  Division I rating...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams are hosting their annual alumni game and drug awareness youth clinic Saturday October 27.    The women’s tip off will be at 1pm and will have 21 returning alumni to compete against the current team.   Women alumni include: Riann...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Dance team is preparing for their debut season.  The Lakers have numerous performances scheduled already. “Our Varsity and JV members will be performing at home sporting events including: volleyball, wrestling and men’s and women’s basketball,” Head Coach Danie Juhl said.  “We will also be competing...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Dance Team has signed McKayla Allpress, a Marshall, Minn., native, for the 2012-13 season. Leadership, good sportsmanship, dedication and ability qualified Allpress to be named for the 2012 State Girls’ Dance Team Tournament Class AA Jazz All-Tournament Team. Head Coach Danie Juhl said she feels...

Troy Larson, Director of Athletics, announced that Danie Juhl will become the new Head Dance Coach for Iowa Lakes Community College. Juhl is a native of Estherville. She currently is a dance instructor at L’ecole la Danse in Estherville.  She obtained a Performing Arts Entrepreneurship degree with an emphasis in...

The Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College met Tuesday afternoon in Estherville and reviewed a wide variety of topics at their meeting.      The first item was a proposal to offer two new athletic programs – competitive cheer and competitive dance – for the 2012-2013 college year.  Background research...