Simpson Dance Team

Hey Look!   Cheer & Dance Tryouts
Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4
Tryouts are open to incoming freshmen and transfer students who have been accepted for the fall semester at Simpson College. The preliminary clinic will be Friday evening and the tryouts will be held Saturday morning. Tryouts will require an overnight stay if you do not live in the area. (The preliminary clinic is required for all candidates.)
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If you cannot make it to tryouts, please contact Christy Christensen prior to April 3.

The dance team consists of an amazing group of talented women and will look to have 15-20 members for the 2008-2009 year.

The dance team practices three times a week for approximately two hours each. Depending on our performance schedule, we may add a practice to ensure we ar performance ready. We are a competitive squad and we do compete in the iowa State Dance and Drill Team Competition, the largest of its kind in the United States. At our performances we demonstrate a variety of dance styles, including pom, jazz, kick, hip hop and lyrical.

The dance team begins practicing the week before classes begin and continue until the first part of March. We perform at all home football games, all home basketball games, the annual Homecoming pep rally and several other performances throughout the year.

Tryouts are held in the spring and the teams are selected shortly after. All candidates must be present to tryout for one of the teams. On rare occasions a videotape tryout is accepted, only with prior approval from the coach. Follow the link for more information regarding dance team tryouts.

If you have any questions or would like additional information about the Simpson College Dance Team, please contact head coach, Christy Christensen at (515) 991-3866 or e-mail at christy.christensen@simpson.edu.

Last Updated: 2/13/09