Batavia High School Dance Team is hosting TEAMDance Illinois (TDI) Regional Dance and Flag competition and Christian Suburban & Northern IL Big 12 Conference Championships at Batavia High School on Sunday, January 8, 2012.
The “Batavia Dance Classic” competition consists of 51 varsity and junior varsity teams from the Northern Illinois area competing for placement and state bids in six categories of dance in Divisions 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A and four flag categories in Divisions of Contemporary Flag and Traditional Flag, as well as best artistic routine and best technical performance.
This is the sixth year of Batavia hosting this event. The day long event has over 760 participants performing in 85 routines in various categories. Dance categories include Pom, Open Pom, Open Dance, Lyrical, Kick and Hip Hop; the Flag categories include Winter Guard Show, Tall Flag, Short Flag and Lyrical Flag. Routines are evaluated on both artistic and technical content. Based on scores, top varsity contenders can qualify for the TDI Varsity State Championship, held on March 4, 2012 at Peoria Civic Center, in Peoria IL. JV teams can qualify for the TDI JV Invitational which will be held on February 12, 2012 at Argo High School.
The day will close with a special exhibition performance by iDance teams of Moves Dance Studio in North Aurora. iDance is a recreational competitive and performance dance team for dancers ages 9-15 and iDance Mini is for 7-8 year olds. The teams are designed to give members skill building outlet, to perform in a variety of dance forms and to enhance self-esteem, self-confidence and team work. For more information about iDance, please visit www.movesdance.com.
Batavia Dance Classic performances will be held in the main gym. Admission for this event is $8-Adults, $5-Seniors, and $5-Students. Batavia High School is located at 1201 Main Street. For more information regarding this contest, including performance times or upcoming BHS Dance Team activities, please visit www.bataviadanceteam.org.
TEAMDance Illinois is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 dedicated to supporting all school (Jr. & Sr. High) dance and flag teams through education, evaluation and competition. For more information about TDI, visit www.teamdanceillinois.org.
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