The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics could conduct its first national championship in competitive cheer and dance as early as the spring of 2012. Competitive cheer and dance, under the NAIA governance structure, reached championship sport status when more than 50 member colleges and universities declared to participate during the 2010-11 academic year.

"Our members are enthusiastic about the growth of the sport and the new opportunities offered to young men and women competing in the NAIA," said Jim Carr, NAIA President and CEO. "The expansion of competitive cheer and dance in the NAIA builds on our storied tradition of innovation and opportunity."

Auditions for the 2010-11 Competitive Dance Squad will be held Sunday, April 25, 2010, at the Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center on the Grand View campus.

11am-1pm  Learn routine
1-1:45pm  Lunch break (provided)
1:45-2:30pm  Practice routine
2:30-5pm  Auditions

To register, please call Stacie Horton at 515-577-8492 or 515-263-6047 by April 11th. 

For complete information, click here.

The Grand View University Varsity Dance Team traveled to Orlando, Florida, this past weekend to compete in the Universal Dance Association National Competition. The ladies began practicing in August to prepare for the national competition and held two-a-days for two weeks prior to the contest.

The hard work paid off as the team took home 2^nd place in the Open Pom division and 12^th place in the open Jazz division. The girls took a jazz routine to "Somebody to Love" and a Pom routine to "Kiss." This year marked a great victory for them when the team qualified for the finals on Saturday after performing their Jazz routine in the semifinals. This is the first time that the GV dance team has performed in the national finals.

The Grand View Competitive Dance team competed at the Iowa State Dance/Drill Team Association's state competition on Friday. The GV Red Squad brought home two state championships in Pom and in Jazz.

In the Jazz and Pom divisions, both the Red and White squads received Division One ratings. The Division AA jazz category had ten schools competing including both of the Grand View squads. In the AA Pom Division, the girls competed against seven other schools including Central College, Simpson College, and St. Ambrose University.

The Competitive Dance team began practicing in August for this ISDTA competition and will continue to work to prepare for the Midwest Regionals, January 9, in which both the Red and White squads will compete. The Red squad will compete in the UDA National Competition January 15-18 in Orlando, Florida, where they are currently ranked as the No. 9 team.

The Grand View Competitive Dance Team will be competing at the Iowa State Dance/ Drill Team Competition in Des Moines at Veterans Memorial Auditorium this Friday, Dec. 4. Both the Viking Red (Varsity) and White (JV) squads will be performing a jazz and pom routine in the collegiate section of the competition. The girls have spent countless hours since August preparing for this competition. The Red squad is currently the defending State Champions in the open jazz division and hopes to repeat that victory this year. The white squad performs their pom routine at 5:41 pm and their jazz at 6:50. The red squad will perform their pom routine at 6:11 pm and their jazz at 7:20 pm.

For more information about the competition including a schedule (page 2) click here.