In a competition that took place Saturday morning at the 2015 Concordia Invitational Tournament, head dance and cheer coach Daneen Kovar’s Bulldogs topped Concordia University, Ann Arbor, 97.3 – 74, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Head coach Daneen Kovar’s dance and cheer squads began their 2014-15 seasons on Wednesday night with competitions versus Doane that took place at halftime of the women’s and men’s basketball games inside Walz Arena.
Head coach Daneen Kovar Theye will hold dance auditions on April 26 from 12 - 2 p.m. in the PE Building gym.
The Concordia University dance team placed sixth with a score of 82.93 at the 2014 NAIA Competitive Cheer and Dance National Invitational. Six dance and 12 cheer squads competed at the fourth annual event hosted in Oklahoma City by Oklahoma City University on Friday and Saturday.
The Concordia University dance team received one of four at-large berths for the 2014 NAIA Competitive Cheer and Dance National Invitational, as announced by the NAIA on Monday evening.
In its most significant event of the season to date, the Concordia University dance team placed fourth out of six at the regional dance and cheer competition hosted by Grand View University on Saturday.
In another big step for the NAIA emerging sport of dance, the GPAC held the first ever conference invite on Saturday. At the event hosted in Fremont, Neb., by Midland University, head coach Daneen Kovar Theye’s Bulldog dance squad placed seventh.
Accomplished husband-wife dance and TV professionals Clinton Huff and Misty Miller will be on the Concordia University campus next week to conduct workshops for the Bulldog dance team.
Accomplished do-it-all professional Misty Miller will offer her expertise to the Concordia dance team when she arrives on campus on Thursday, July 25. Miller will orchestrate a workshop from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. inside Walz Arena that day.
The Concordia University, Nebraska, dance team finished third in the Challenge Cup at the 2012 NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla from April 11-15.
Following a record-breaking 2023 season, Concordia Competitive Dance aspires to reach the national stage in 2024. The list of returnees includes All-GPAC honorees Ryleigh Flesner, Taylor Larsen and Avery Lewis.
A year after placing seventh at the GPAC Championships/NAIA Qualifier event, the Bulldogs have high hopes for 2023. They return six of eight athletes from the qualifying roster and bring in a class of talented freshmen.
Momentum continues to build for Concordia Competitive Dance following a 2021 season of major gains. Haleigh Fitzsimmons leads a group that placed fourth in the GPAC last season while improving its scores across the board.
On the eve of competition season, the Concordia University Dance team carries a new level of confidence into 2021. The Bulldogs will be led by captains Haleigh Fitzsimmons and Michelle Porath.