Tigers Dance! Claim 2nd at state

VERGENNES — The Middlebury Union High School dance team at Saturday’s state championship competition in the Vergennes gymnasium once again showed it is one of Vermont’s top teams, as the Tiger squad finished second in both of its disciplines.

Only Mount Mansfield winner of both Hip Hop and Jazz, was more successful than MUHS.

The Tigers were second in both Hip Hop and Pom, with South Burlington winning Pom. But South Burlington was only fourth in Hip Hop. Lamoille also fared well, with a second in Jazz and a third in Hip Hop. Teams must choose which two of the three disciplines in which to dance.

The Tiger team members are Cora Blair, Madelyn Brochu, Gedeleine Franklin, Kayla Haugan, Madyson Hutchinson, Autumn Lowell, Carowyn Maceno and Jordyn Rushton

Saturday’s complete results were:

Hip Hop: 1. Mt. Mansfield; 2. MUHS; 3. Lamoille; 4. South Burlington; 5. Burr & Burton Academy; 6. Mt. Anthony.

Pom: 1. South Burlington; 2. MUHS; 3. Burr & Burton; 4. North Country; 5. St. Albans; 6. Mt. Anthony; 7. Richford.

Jazz: 1. Mt. Mansfield; 2. Lamoille; 3. North Country; 4. BFA St. Albans; 5. Richford.

The top four teams in each discipline are invited to represent Vermont in the 2024 New England Dance Championships, which South Burlington will host on Saturday, March 9. The Vermont squads will be competing with the top teams from Massachusetts and Connecticut.