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[ Dance music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Dana: Welcome to the 2024 Iowa State Dance Team Championships.

I'm Andrea Dana, the executive director of the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association.

For nearly 50 years, Iowa's top young dance athletes have been showcasing their best at this competition.

Every year, the skill level increases, adding to the excitement on the performance floor.

Horton: Nearly 5,000 dancers will showcase their talent in this year's state championships.

I'm Stacie Horton, board president of the ISDTA.

Competing in Des Moines for three days of competition were an astounding 250 high school and 25 college teams.

Enyart: Every dance athlete on every team has dedicated countless hours to perfecting creative performances.

I'm event announcer Scott Enyart.

Here now are highlights of all the winning routines and the busy backstage action in this exclusive presentation of the 2024 Iowa State Dance Team Championships.

[ "Dynamite" plays ] We begin the show with Bishop Garrigan, the champions in Class I Pom.

Second place was West Bend-Mallard.

Storm Lake St. Mary's came in third.

Fourth place was Harris-Lake Park, and in fifth place was Glidden-Ralston.

Dana: Our Pom category is the most popular at our championships.

We had a record numberof 172 routines, which gave us the first-ever year of 15 classes of Pom.

Normally we only have 14.

Horton: You can see here with our team performing now smaller group, but, boy, are they powerful, nice and clean, great formation changes, nice angles, crisp.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ I like that they chose two different colors of poms.

You don't have to do that, but it really adds to the visuals of their routine.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Great job, Bishop Garrigan.

♪ Blow that whistle ♪ Enyart: The Class II Pom champion is Springville.

Second place was Lone Tree.

Kingsley-Pierson placed third.

Fourth place was Boyer Valley, and in fifth place was Calamus-Wheatland.

[ Marching band music plays ] You'll see we're in a different venue here.

This is Hy-Vee Hall, our second performance venue.

You can see with Springville here that they've chosen a marching band theme, both with their costuming and their music, really lending itself to hitting those pom motions much stronger.

Very original, unique choice.

♪♪ Here you can see those crisp movements.

[ Whistle blowing along with music ] Great musicality with the whistle.

♪♪ [ Shouting indistinctly ] Adding those vocalsin there to help each other hiteven stronger.

♪♪ [ Shouting indistinctly ] ♪♪ ♪ I got your number on the wall ♪ Enyart: Up next is North-Linn, the champion in Class III Pom.

Second place was Woodbury Central.

Third place was St. Albert.

Montezuma placed fourth, and Baxter came in fifth.

[ "Payphone" plays ] I love this close-up shot.

You can see their showmanship and energy and expressions on their face, which really make the performance what it is.

Those judges are close enough to see all of that.

North-Linn's alreadyintroduced a couple differentformations.

They're really moving throughout that floor, using that competition space well.

♪♪ Among our high school teams, our class sizes are determined by school enrollment numbers and not by team size, allowing our teams to compete against similar-size schools.

So Class I is our smallest schools in the state.

Class XV are the largest.

♪ Who ya gonna call?

Call me ♪ ♪ I know where you're calling from ♪ ♪ Call me, call me ♪ ♪ On the line, call me, call me any, any time ♪ ♪ Call me, call me ♪ Nice team toe touch.

♪ You can call me any day or night ♪ Nice job.

[ "A Sky Full of Stars" plays ] Enyart: We move back from Wells Fargo Arena to Hy-Vee Hall with our champion in Class IV Pom.

This is Newman Catholic.

Second place was Mount Ayr.

Third place was North Cedar.

Akron-Westfield came in fourth, and AGWSR placed fifth.

I give a lot of props to Newman Catholic with this unique music choice.

I love this song, but there's nothing hard-hitting about it, which is what you would normally hear in a pom routine.

So they're workingextra hard to make this a crisp, clean pom routine.

And I love that they're hitting the dynamics with aerials and other choreography moves.

♪ I don't care if you do ♪ Enyart: It is just really unique to have a soft-sounding, hard-hitting pom routine here.

♪ 'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars ♪ ♪ I think I saw you ♪ Really overexaggerating those levels, those high V's and low V's with the shaking of the palms.

♪♪ ♪♪ [ Dance music mash-up plays ] Enyart: In Class V Pom, our champion was West Fork.

Second place was Lisbon.

Westwood placed third.

Nodaway Valley placed fourth, and in fifth place was Tri-Center.

♪ Tonight's gonna be a good night ♪ I really appreciate all the formation changes West Fork is using, specifically those diagonal lines.

That really shows great difficulty in keeping those linesjust right.

♪ You can't even handle me right now ♪ ♪ Watchin' you watchin' me I go all out ♪ ♪ Didn't you get the memo?

♪ Nice little highlight there and tempo change.

♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ I don't care what these chicks say ♪ ♪ I don't even look that way ♪ Again with their formation, love the offset on the other sideof the court.

♪ We don't even have to try, it's always a good time ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh, it's always a good time ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh ♪ They're really playing on those accents in the song, too.

♪ It's always a good time ♪ Yeah!

[ Hip-hop music plays ] Enyart: We now move into the Hip Hop Division with our Class I champion, Springville.

Second place was Ar-We-Va. Third place was Audubon.

East Mills came in fourth, and in fifth place was Central City.

Hip Hop continues to be a very popular category, and it is continuing to grow.

This year we had 104 routines.

This team has chosen a themefor their hip hop.

Hip Hop features wide pliés,nice wide stances, hard-hitting movements, very aggressive motions, and they're doing a great job with this.

♪ Kitty cat meow meow meow meow meow ♪ Enyart: Really nice feature here.

That's pretty fun.

♪ So I can get busy just one more time ♪ ♪ To the [coughs] let me clear my throat ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Hello Kitty, Hello Kitty ♪ Oh, their hands have paws!

I just noticed that.

That is super creative.

♪♪ [ Cat meows ] ♪ Turn it up ♪ Enyart: In Class II Hip Hop, our champion was Newman Catholic.

Second place was Montezuma.

Baxter came in third.

In fourth place was Graettinger- Terril-Ruthven Ayrshire, and in fifth place was AGWSR.

Really strong opening with a lot of formation changes, head springs, and this fast arm work is really cool.

I really enjoyed their music selection, too.

Lots of different popular songs all meshed together.

♪ Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it ♪ ♪ Down, down, down, down ♪ ♪ Girl, girl, girl ♪ Nice trick.

Won't stop Go shorty, it's your birthday ♪ Boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom ♪ Nice wide stances.

♪♪ ♪ Music make you lose control ♪ ♪ Here we go now, here we go now ♪ ♪ Music make you lose control ♪ ♪ Now stop ♪ ♪ Every day I'm shufflin' ♪ ♪♪ Their choreography plays really well with the differenttempo changes throughout their routine as well.

♪ Please don't stop the music ♪ Awesome job.

♪ Let's get it on, bring it ♪ Enyart: West Fork certainly brought it as they earned the championship in Class III Hip Hop.

Second place was North Union.

Third place -- Westwood.

Akron-Westfield came in fourth, and Maquoketa Valley placed fifth.

What a fun "Bring It On" theme, huh?

Got a little cheer battle going on here.

♪ Anything, any-anything, yeah ♪ ♪ Anything, any-anything ♪ And they are owning every single move and giving it their all.

It is such a cool routine, and even though they have two different costumes, it actually adds a lot of variety to the visuals that they can play with in formations and choreography.

I was just gonna comment on the difficulty of thatas well, Andrea.

Making sure that those formations are even with all of the different costuming is very challenging, but it's seamless here.

♪♪ ♪ This is a hot girl PSA ♪ ♪ Do I have your attention?

♪ ♪ Three, two, crunch ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Let's go ♪ ♪ Bass down low, bass, bass down low ♪ Enyart: Up next we have the champions in Class IV Hip Hop, Waterloo Columbus Catholic.

Second place was West Central Valley.

Third place -- Cascade.

Fourth place was Missouri Valley, and Alburnett placed fifth.

This routine had me at hello, [laughs] for real.

I'm just in wow.

♪ Failure, I forget their names now ♪ ♪ I'm so very tame now ♪ It's so hard-hittingand powerful.

♪ I-I-I see how this is gonna go ♪ ♪ No one has to know, in the middle ♪ Enyart: Waterloo Columbus Catholic earned a Judges' Choice Award for this innovative routine.

♪ I know I'm gonna be with you so I'll take my time ♪ ♪ Are you ready for it?

♪ Enyart: Really quick, smooth transitions.

Very difficult section here.

And the athleticismthat it takes to pull those combinations off is really hard.

♪♪ They make it lookpretty easy.

♪ I-I-I see ♪ No doubt this team's put a lot of hours into perfecting this routine.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ In the middle of the night ♪ In my dreams, my dreams ♪ I know I'm gonna be with you so I'll take my time ♪ Enyart: We now move into the Color Guard category with our Class I champion, Aplington-Parkersburg.

Second place was Roland-Story.

IKM-Manning placed third.

We had a tie for fourth between Garner-Hayfield/Ventura and Louisa-Muscatine.

And Pleasantville placed fifth.

♪ One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do ♪ They've chosen a very powerful piece of music, and you hear some of those dramatic pauses in there.

That really takes concentration on these athletes' parts to be able to complete these motions.

♪♪ Enyart: Great example right there.

♪♪ New this year, we had Color Guard compete on its own day, the first day of competition, Wednesday.

♪ 'Cause one is the loneliest number ♪ These large silks were a wow factor.

In person, up close, I was like, "Wow!

Those are gorgeous!"

♪ Ever do ♪ ♪ That you'll ever do ♪ ♪♪ Enyart: The champion in Class II Color Guard was Creston.

Second place was Glenwood.

Third place -- North Polk.

And Oskaloosa placed fourth.

♪ Sweet dreams are made of this ♪ ♪ Who am I to disagree?

♪ You'll see here Creston has chosen to have a floor covering, which is completely optional.

It enhances their production.

In this case, they're carrying out the theme of dreams.

♪♪ ♪ Sweet dreams are made of this ♪ ♪ Who am I to disagree?

♪Incredible unison here.

♪ I travel the world and the seven seas ♪ ♪ Everybody's looking for something ♪ Enyart: Man, the difficulty of those flag tosses and to catch those right on beat -- amazing.

And in the back, you can see they're working with a large dreamcatcher, which I thought was a really great accent.

And in the Color Guardcategory, you can incorporate different pieces of equipment.

As you can see here, they've incorporated rifles.

♪ Some of them want to use you ♪ Enyart: Up next is one of our Judges' Choice Award winners in Color Guard.

This is Glenwood.

[ "From Now On" plays ] ♪ But tones were someone else's dreams ♪ ♪ The pitfalls of the man I became ♪ Across the three days, we gave eight high school Judges' Choice Awards, and this award is based on nominations from our judges for routines that stood out to them.

It's a coveted award teams anticipate each year that we give during the awards ceremonies.

And you can see here it does not have to be a first-place routine.

♪ And from now on ♪ ♪ These eyes will not be blinded by the lights ♪ ♪♪ I'm so impressed with Glenwood and how every manipulation of the flag is just absolutelyseamless.

Enyart: Our champion in Class III Color Guard was Dubuque Senior.

Second place was Ankeny Centennial.

Third place -- Marshalltown.

And Indianola placed fourth.

[ Instrumental "Eleanor Rigby" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ That piece of that powerfulmusic right there was one of my favorite parts of this routine.

♪ Ah, look at all the lonely people ♪ Wow.

♪ Eleanor Rigby ♪ ♪ Picks up the rice in the church where the... ♪ Enyart: I like the subtle use of the light...

Yes.

...throughout this routine.

Love the angles that they have as well.

♪ Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door ♪ ♪ Who is it for?

♪ ♪ All the lonely people ♪ ♪ Where do they all belong?

♪ Nice job, Dubuque Senior.

♪♪ [ "Li'l Red Riding Hood" plays ] Enyart: Ankeny Centennial earned a Judges' Choice Award with this creative Red Riding Hood-themed routine.

♪ Sure are looking good ♪ ♪ You're everything a Big Bad Wolf could want ♪ The costuming for this routine stands out so much to me.

That red velvet and the dramatic lulls in the music and accents throughout the music just, it all fits together so well.

♪ Go walkin' in these spooky ol' woods alone ♪ ♪♪ All of their moves are with great intention, and I love it.

♪ The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad ♪ [ "Womanizer" plays ] Enyart: We now move into the Jazz category with our Class I champion, Lone Tree.

Second place was North-Linn.

Riverside placed third.

Ar-We-Va came in fourth, and in fifth place was Woodbury Central.

This year we had 75 jazz routines, and here we're seeingClass I.

And again, that is our smallest school enrollments.

Jazz is really that combination of stylized and rhythmic movement, and they're doing a really great job of that here into a nice, pretty lift.

♪ Oh, you're a womanizer, baby ♪ ♪ You, you, you are ♪ ♪ You, you, you are a womanizer, womanizer ♪ You'll even notice that in jazz transitions, even the transitions are more stylized.

♪ I-I know just-just what you are ♪ ♪ You got me going, you're, oh, so charming ♪ Excellent job, Lone Tree.

♪ Womanizer ♪ ♪ Boy, don't try to front ♪ ♪ I-I know just-just what you are-are-are ♪ ♪ Boy, don't try to front ♪ ♪ I-I know just-just what you are-are-are ♪ ♪ Womanizer, woman-womanizer ♪ ♪ You're a womanizer, oh, womanizer, oh ♪ ♪ You're a womanizer, baby ♪ [ "Ready Right Now" plays ] Enyart: West Fork earned the championship in Class II Jazz.

Second place was Iowa City Regina.

Third place -- Panorama.

Central Lyon placed fourth, and Akron-Westfield placed fifth.

What a fun, upbeat routine this is.

Love the nice hot-pinkcostuming here, and I especially lovethe sass that this team brings with their motions, but also their facial expressions.

♪♪ This is what I callsassy jazz.

♪ Going to the lights out ♪ ♪ Tell me, are you ready?

♪ ♪ Ready, ready right now ♪ ♪ Ready, ready ♪ ♪ Ready right now ♪ ♪ Gonna make a scene ♪ ♪ Strike like lightning ♪ ♪ You know what I mean ♪ They're showing a nice variety of technique, levels in the choreography, and a lot of formation changes.

And their gloves accent the routine.

♪ Ready, ready right now ♪ ♪ Tell me, are you ready?

♪ ♪ Ready, ready right now ♪ ♪ Keeping it steady ♪ ♪ Going to the lights out ♪ ♪ Tell me, are you ready?

♪ ♪ Ready, ready right now ♪ [ "Sunglasses at Night" plays ] Enyart: Our champion in Class III Jazz was Kuemper Catholic.

Second place was Mid-Prairie.

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows placed third.

In fourth place was Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove, and in fifth place was Ridge View.

♪ Has she got control of me?

♪ ♪ I turn to her and say ♪ ♪ Don't switch the blade ♪ Enyart: Visit iowapbs.org/dance to watch the 2024 Iowa State Dance Team Championships again.

While you're there, check out the exclusive features and behind-the-scenes moments.

You can see that this team chose a theme for their jazz.

I absolutely lovethe costuming.

You can see they've got the glasses on.

Looks so nice.

♪ The guy in shades, oh, no ♪ And Kemper has a lot of dancers out there.

It's really impressive to be able to put that many dancers on the floor and have that level of technique and pull off such a wonderful routine.

♪ I wear my sunglasses at night ♪ ♪♪ [ "I Want It That Way" plays ] Enyart: North Mahaska earned first place in Class I Co-ed.

Second place was Creston.

Man: This group is very popular with young girls.

♪♪ In our Co-ed category, it's all about partner dancing, and North Mahaska does a really nice job with this.

I did have the opportunityto see these guys backstage before they went on, and I was like, "Oh, what boy band are we?"

And they all said, "We're all of them."

They were so funny.

♪ Follow you until you love me ♪ ♪ Papa-Paparazzi ♪ ♪ Baby, there's no other superstar ♪ ♪ You know that I'll be ♪ ♪ Your papa-paparazzi ♪ You know, a lot of these kids are involved in several different activities in their schools.

And to get them all together to practice to get a routine perfected like this is a real challenge.

Kudos to them.

Enyart: And in a small school like North Mahaska, you've got volleyball players and cheerleaders, you've got football players, basketball players, wrestlers, you name it.

And it's fun for them to get involved with the dance team as well.

♪ The boys in the band ♪ [ "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" plays ] Enyart: Davenport Central placed first in Class II Co-ed, with Oskaloosa placing second.

And when he plays boogie woogie bugle ♪ He was busy as a bzzz bee ♪ I was so impressed with the number of dancers on the floor with this routine.

I love the color.The muted green and that burgundy look so nice together.

Enyart: I love the "Bugle Boy" theme, too.

Absolutely.

It is adorable.

So well executed.

And it looks like they're all having a lot of fun.

How do you not have fun with an upbeat piece of music like this?

But it brings a little history and nostalgia into the competition as well.

♪ He puts the boys asleep with boogie every night ♪ ♪ And wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright ♪ ♪ They clap their hands and stamp their feet ♪ ♪ Because they know how he goes when someone gives him a beat ♪ I love how the Co-ed category really gets to incorporate boys from the school that maybe aren't on the normal dance team.

♪ He can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar ♪ ♪ Is playin' with him ♪ ♪ And the company jumps when he plays reveille ♪ ♪ He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B ♪ ♪♪ [ "The Joker" plays ] Enyart: And our All-Male Dance champion was Davenport Central.

♪ Forget all the lies and the rumors ♪ ♪ Haters mad 'cause... ♪ The All-Male category is a fan favorite.

It is so fun to watch, and these boys can dance.

♪ Game is like BK 'cause I get it my way ♪ Enyart: Great hip-hop performance, great choreography and execution throughout.

One thing I love about the All-Male performance is that they're truly dancing authentically.

You can tell they're having a really good time.

They may be a little nervous, but you'd never guess it from watching them.

♪ But this ain't no joke now ♪ ♪ Try to battle me and we'll see how it goes ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ They have some nice tempo changes here, and everybody is sticking with it.

♪ I be like, ayy baby, toot that whoa-whoa ♪ ♪ Now wobble, wobble, to the floor ♪ You can just see on their faces how much fun they're having.

♪ Bring it back-back-back-back-back ♪ [ Down-tempo music plays ] Dana: ISDTA hosts a solo competition each year, and this allows individuals from dance and color guard teams to compete at the solo level.

♪♪ I'm proud to say that for our nearly 50 years as an organization, we have provided this opportunity to have a solo competition.

But in the past five years, it is astounding how large this competition has grown.

Five years ago, we had a little over 600 competitors, and this year we had an astounding 970 soloists.

[ Cheers and applause ] Because of the massive growth, we are now doing a qualifying event for solos.

We're in Nevada, we're in Newton, and we have six performance areas going simultaneously.

♪♪ We have two classes of color guard competing and 12 dance classes.

♪♪ The top 10 finalists from each class advanced on to the state championships in Des Moines.

♪♪ I am so proud of all of these athletes, soloists, and teams.

They are growing this sport, and it makes us proud.

It makes me proud.

♪♪ These dancers are setting the stage for future dancers.

[ "Elastic Heart" plays ] Enyart: Our Class I Color Guard Solo champion from Creston was Alyssa Gerdes.

♪♪ ♪ I'm still fighting for peace ♪ ♪ I've got thick skin and an elastic heart ♪ ♪ But your blade, it might be too sharp ♪ ♪ I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard ♪ Enyart: And our Class II Color Guard Solo champion was Will Getter from Glenwood.

[ Music from "Swan Lake" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ "Rock'n Me" plays ] Enyart: And now we move back to the team competition with Cascade, the champions in Class VI Pom.

Second place was Waterloo Columbus Catholic.

Manson Northwest Webster placed third.

Iowa City Regina came in fourth.

And our fifth place team was Missouri Valley.

♪ Rock'n me, baby ♪ ♪♪ Love to see how they're showcasing individual dancers with the aerial behind the one line and a leap over on the left just really playing on their strengths.

Dana: This screams fun.

The music, the energy, the choreography.

They are just killing it out there.

♪ Lord, I'm comin' home to you ♪ How cute is this?

♪ Two American kids doing the best they can ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, they say life goes on ♪ ♪ Long after the thrill of living is gone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, let it rock, let it roll ♪ ♪ Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul ♪ They do a great job of using the performance floor.

And, actually, it looks like there's a lot more than six.

And six is the minimumyou can have on the floor for a team.

Enyart: And we move from Wells Fargo Arena back over to Hy-Vee Hall with our Class VII Pom champion, West Central Valley.

Second place was East Sac County Third place -- Alburnett.

Underwood placed fourth, and Pella Christian came in fifth.

Really love the silver poms against these purple costumes.

Lots of kids on the floor.

Lots of ripples happening.

Very busy routine,but very clean.

Very sharp.

♪ Ready, ready, ready, ready ♪ ♪ Ready, ready, ready, ready ♪ Enyart: I love the pom moves during the transitions as well.

[ "Get Ready" plays ] ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ Hear what I'm saying ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪ Get ready 'cause here I come ♪ ♪♪ Enyart: They are just constantly moving throughout this routine, whether it's their feet, their arms, their transitions.

Very visually appealing.

♪♪ ♪ All over the place doing the thing that you're gonna do ♪ Enyart: Up next is Monticello, the champions in Class VIII Pom.

Second place was Eagle Grove.

Third place -- Central Lee.

Tipton placed fourth, and North Fayette Valley placed fifth.

♪ Cryin' all the time ♪ ♪ Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit ♪ ♪ You ain't no friend of mine ♪ Love the clean visualof the red poms and the white costume.

Of course, I love the Elvis theme.

♪ Hound dog, h-h-hound dog ♪ ♪ Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit ♪ ♪ You ain't no friend of mine ♪ Enyart: Doing a really nice job through this music transition and different pace of music and then back into this upbeat piece of music.

♪ The prison band was there and they began to wail ♪ ♪ Get in the shade and began to sing ♪ Their pom movementsare so striking, and I think a lot of it has to do with the red poms.

They have some greatpom technique.

♪ Everybody in the whole cell block ♪ ♪ I'm in love, I'm all shook up ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah, ♪ ♪ I'm all shook up, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ Enyart: Love this peel off into this new formation.

♪♪ ♪ Thank you, thank you very much ♪ [ Classical music plays ] Enyart: Davenport Assumption orchestrated a championship performance in Class IX Pom.

Second place was Iowa Falls-Alden.

Third place -- PCM.

Mid-Prairie placed fourth, and Williamsburg came in fifth.

♪♪ Absolutely love the intricate choreography with this violin-themed music.

They started strong right from the get-go and really drew the audience in right away.

[ Dance music plays ] ♪♪ ♪ That was Mozart ♪ ♪♪ Enyart: Amazing turn sequence here.

They're displaying a lot of strong technique as a team.

We have seen so much creativity in all of these pom routines, between music and costuming, choreography.

It's quite the testament to what our teams and coaches and choreographers are providing our dancers and athletes.

♪♪ ♪ I'm sorry, I didn't know you were up ♪ Awesome job, Davenport Assumption.

♪♪ ♪ That was Mozart ♪ Enyart: Clear Lake won Class X Pom with this high-powered performance.

Second place was Knoxville.

Third place -- Harlan.

Fourth place was Algona, and in fifth place was Grinnell.

♪♪ You'll see this routine is so clean and crisp and strong.

It's really fun to watch.

♪ Another one bites the dust ♪ Love that piece of choreography right there.

♪ Both of us want to be the winner ♪ ♪ But there can only be one ♪ ♪ Oh!

Ah!

♪ Taking their school mascot, Lions, incorporated into the theme of their music.

It's so cute.

♪ This is hard ♪ ♪ You better back away ♪ ♪ Watch out now, I'm going in ♪ ♪ Can I get an encore?

Do you want more?

♪ ♪ One last time I need y'all to roar ♪ ♪ You're gonna hear me roar louder ♪ ♪ Louder than a lion 'cause I am a champion ♪ I've noticed throughout some of the pom routines this year -- Clear Lake is no exception -- on their turn sequence, they're using different arms to add variety to the difficulty.

♪ Put your hands in the air ♪ ISDTA values the work our athletes accomplish off the floor.

Congratulations to our special award recipients.

Enyart: North Polk Color Guard, Sioux City North, and Westwood earned the Sportsmanship Awards.

Our Top Academic teams were Des Moines Roosevelt, Kingsley-Pierson, Panorama, Wahlert Catholic, Denver, Bishop Garrigan, Dowling Catholic, Logan-Magnolia, and Gilbert.

♪♪ This year's Senior Scholarship recipients were...

The Be Bold Awards went home with IKM-Manning, Kuemper Catholic, Springville, Lone Tree, Davenport Assumption, Des Moines Roosevelt, and Davenport North.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Days you're empty ♪ Enyart: We continue our show with Panorama, the champion in Class I Contemporary.

Second place was West Central Valley.

Third place was Clarion-Goldfield-Dows.

Riverside placed fourth, and Harris-Lake Park came in fifth.

♪ This is my thing ♪ Panorama does an outstanding job telling a story through their movements, interpreting this music.

You can literally hear a pin drop in the arena when they are on the floor.

What stunning execution.

♪ You hit the floor and you get up ♪ ♪ Even though your legs are threatening to drop you ♪ ♪ There's nothing that compares to that feeling ♪ ♪ When you realize you're still standing ♪ ♪ After something tried to knock you down ♪ ♪ When you're doing that one thing ♪ ♪ Life is wonderful ♪ ♪♪ You saw throughoutthe routine that Panorama did some costume changing throughout, where they dropped that burgundy down into the pink and burgundy.

It was beautiful,just seamless.

♪ This is something more ♪ ♪♪ ♪ This is my one thing ♪ [ "Closure" plays ] Enyart: Up next is Wahlert Catholic, who earned first place in Class II Contemporary.

Second place was Newton.

Third place was Xavier.

Lewis Central placed fourth, and Ballard came in fifth.

♪ Went back and forth for months ♪ One thing that really stood out in this performance for me was those moments where there's a little bit of a lull in the music and you can really see those dancers breathing into it and releasing through it.

♪ Lying on the beach ♪ ♪ And the tide is at our feet ♪ Very unique lift.

Their team techniqueis gorgeous, and the red costuming is striking on the floor.

♪ I don't wanna say it but somebody's gotta say ♪ Beautiful turns.

♪ It's over ♪ Enyart: Nice group work along with that feature.

♪ Somebody's gotta take the fall ♪ ♪ So I'll be first to cross the line ♪ What a beautiful performance,Wahlert Catholic.

♪ I don't wanna say it but somebody's gotta say ♪ ♪ It's over ♪ ♪ Seeing you defeated doesn't bring me any closer to closure ♪ Enyart: Newton earned a Judges' Choice Award in Class II Contemporary with this powerful and meaningful performance.

♪ That person was lying to you ♪ ♪ You got a problem with following through ♪ ♪ That's why I got a problem with following you ♪ ♪ You keep looking at me like this problem is new ♪ ♪ But we've been here before, what you trying to do?

♪ ♪ Don't talk to me like I don't know what you're feeling ♪ ♪ 'Cause I was there with you back in the beginning ♪ ♪ Quit looking away when I talk, let me finish ♪ ♪ I'm trying to be honest, you're trying to forget me ♪ ♪ Yeah, what's wrong with you, hey?

♪ ♪ I know that you got a lot on your plate ♪ ♪ Keep telling me I should get out of your way ♪ ♪ But I can't see how you gonna lie to my face?

♪ ♪ Don't tell me you're fine when I know that you're not ♪ ♪ It felt like summer ♪ Enyart: Up next is Des Moines Roosevelt, the champion in Class III Contemporary.

Second place was West Des Moines Valley.

Johnston placed third, and Iowa City Liberty came in fourth.

♪ I would be honored if you would take me as I am ♪ ♪ I want you ♪ In this routine, there is so much control and technique, and the special thing about this routine that stands out to meis their breath.

Those judges are close enough to see them take intentional breaths, which is really setting them apart in making this a championship performance.

Their timing is beautiful.

♪ I wanna see your face when I fall with grace ♪ Enyart: And I love the contrast of power and grace throughout this routine.

♪ I hope you're still with me ♪ ♪ When I'm not quite myself ♪ ♪ And I pray that you'll lift me ♪ ♪ When you know I need help ♪ ♪ It's a warm celebration of all of our years ♪ ♪ I dream of our story, of our fairy tale ♪ Enyart: And we pick things back up with our Class I Hoopla champion.

This is Manson Northwest Webster.

Second place was MFL MarMac.

Storm Lake St. Mary's came in third, and our fourth-place team was Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn.

I am Scott Enyart, along with Andrea Dana and Stacie Horton, bringing you highlights of the 2024 Iowa State Dance Team Championships.

Hoopla is unique to Iowa, and we have an entire category dedicated to Hoopla routines.

[ "Rain on Me" plays ] This is so colorfuland bright and also difficult.

Manson here has different sizes, different colors, different-sided hooplas, and just think about it as a pom routine, but they're dancingwith hoops, so it takes a lot of practice and precision, and they're doinga great job.

♪ Rain on me ♪ ♪ Rain on me ♪ ♪ Rain on me ♪ And if you've never seen a hoopla before, that is Mylar materialtied to a hoop.

[ Indistinct singing ] Enyart: Sioux City North was on fire with their championship performance in Class II Hoopla.

Second place was Sioux City West, and ADM placed third.

♪♪ I love single-linecontagions, and Sioux City Northis bringing it.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ Enyart: Such an upbeat, crisp performance.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ I love the circle as well in Hoopla, and the different choreography they can do with those hoops.

♪♪ It's all about the visuals.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ Enyart: Their precision is excellent.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ "Jump" plays ] We're now jumping to the Prop division with our Class I champions, New Hampton.

Second place was Grundy Center, and PCM placed third.

♪ Let me see if, let me see if you can Barbie ♪ ♪ Let me see you bounce ♪ These girls are getting a workout.

They are literally jumping rope the entire routine.

It is so impressive.I love it.

♪ Let me see you bounce it, bounce it ♪ ♪ Let me see you bounce it, bounce it ♪ Difficult, too, especially when they're changing formations, to be able to stay on beat and continue jumping ropeas they're moving.

Enyart: But the footwork that they're pulling off while they're jump roping -- it's hard enough to jump rope in the first place.

Unless you're coordinatedlike New Hampton.

Absolutely.

♪ Now it's really time to work ♪ ♪ Are you ready?

♪ ♪ Up, down, up, down ♪ ♪ Left to right, move your body to the base ♪ ♪ Up and down, move your body to the sound ♪ ♪ Left, right, left ♪ In our Prop category,it is all about manipulating a prop, and as you can see, New Hampton is manipulating their prop of jump ropes.

and they also have trampolinesin the background.

♪ Start in the streets ♪ ♪ Now jump, now jump, now jump, jump, jump, jump, jump ♪ ♪ Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] Enyart: The champion in Class II Prop was Mason city.

Second place was Knoxville.

♪♪ ♪ Do you love me?

♪ And here Mason City's propare their fingers.

It is so cool and unique.

♪♪ ♪ Do you need me?

♪ ♪♪ So visual.

♪♪ ♪ Do you love me?

♪ ♪♪ Great turns.

♪♪ ♪ Jai ho ♪ ♪ Aaja-aaja ♪ These are beautifulfabric pieces just to add a little spice to the prop.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out ♪ Enyart: We slow things down a little bit as we move into the Lyrical category.

Panorama placed first in Class I.

Second place is Bellevue.

Third place -- Tri-center.

St. Albert placed fourth, and Lone Tree came in fifth.

Panorama also earned a Judges' Choice Award with this inspiring performance.

♪ This is me ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ I really appreciate the casual costuming approach that Panorama took to interpret this dramatic piece of music.

They're really saying,"This is me."

♪ I won't let the shame sink in ♪ ♪ We are bursting through the barricades ♪ ♪ And reaching for the sun ♪ ♪ We are warriors ♪ ♪ Yeah, that's what we've become ♪ ♪ I won't let them break me down to dust ♪ ♪ I know that there's a place for us ♪ ♪ For we are glorious ♪ ♪ This is me ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ When love was found ♪ Enyart: In Class II Lyrical, our champion was Davenport Assumption.

♪ I kept my hope just like I'd hoped to ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Then sang... ♪ Enyart: Second place was Monticello.

Third place -- Kuemper Catholic, and Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove placed fourth.

♪♪ ♪ And coming down ♪ Beautiful technique displayed by these dance athletes.

There's a lot of intricate choreography throughout, and that takes an immense amount of practice and teamwork to get that the way that it is right now.

♪ I bet you dream of what you could do ♪ ♪♪ ♪ At 17, I was all right ♪ ♪ Was like nothing I could feel inside ♪ ♪ And wishing you were here ♪ Beautiful timing on their turn sequence.

♪ But I still get to see your face, right?

♪ ♪ And that's like nothing they can take, right?

♪ ♪ So there won't be no feeling in the firelight ♪ ♪ Hoping this will be right ♪ ♪ Time to show your worth, child ♪ [ "I Surrender" plays ] Enyart: The champion in Class III Lyrical was Bondurant-Farrar.

Second place was Ballard.

Third was Norwalk.

Carlisle placed fourth, and in fifth place was LeMars.

I mean, that lift and holding that position, the strength that all of those dancers have to possess is just incredible.

♪ I reach to you ♪ Enyart: I just love how their strong movements are accented through the strong piece of music.

♪♪ So well done.

♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Every night ♪ Enyart: Very elegant, very graceful, and powerful, too.

♪ The fire's getting stronger, baby ♪ ♪ I'll swallow all my pride ♪ ♪ And I'll be alive ♪ ♪ Can't you hear my call?

♪ ♪ I surrender all ♪ ♪ I'd surrender everything ♪ ♪ To feel the chance to live again ♪ ♪ I reach to you ♪ ♪ And never let go ♪ ♪ I surrender ♪ Really beautiful job, Bondurant-Farrar.

♪♪ Enyart: Waukee Northwest earned first place in Class IV Lyrical.

Iowa City West placed second.

Waukee placed third.

In fourth place was Sioux City East, and we had a tie for fifth between Des Moines Roosevelt and Dowling Catholic.

Wow.

A team aerial, beautifully executed.

♪ But I bet you didn't think that they'd come crashing down ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Now you don't have to say what you did ♪ ♪ I already know, I found out from him ♪ They just float across the floor.

I really love the strength and movements where they hit some of those motions really, really hard, and then they melt and release into others.

That's what brings even more power behind it.

♪ Tell me you need me ♪ ♪ When you call me on the phone ♪ ♪ Girl, I refuse, you must have me confused ♪ ♪ With some other guy ♪ ♪ Bridges were burned and now it's your turn ♪ ♪ Your turn to cry ♪ ♪ And the bass keep runnin' ♪ Enyart: We now move into the Novelty category with our Class I champion, North Union.

Second place was Mount Ayr.

Third place -- North Mahaska.

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn placed fourth, and Springville came in fifth.

♪ Let's get it started ♪ Our Novelty category is where a routine tells a story and carries out a theme.

♪ Let's get it started ♪ Enyart: I love the license plates on their cars.

"Get It Started," which matches the theme.

[ Christina Aguilera's "Car Wash" plays ] ♪ 2004, phenomenal hit ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Whoo!

Nice toe touch.

♪ Ooh, do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Car wash, car wash ♪ ♪ Car wash, car wash ♪ They do a really nice job of carrying out this theme and having a lot of great dance elements, which is what you need in this category.

♪ Car wash, yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, at the car wash ♪ ♪ Sing it with me now ♪ ♪ Working at the car wash, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoo, ooh ♪ [ Nelly's "Ride Wit Me" plays ] ♪ Mm ♪ ♪ Ooh, where they at?

Where they at?

♪ ♪ Where they at?

Where they at?

♪ ♪ Somebody's watching me ♪ Enyart: Pleasantville found their way to the top of Class II Novelty.

Second place was Bellevue.

Estherville Lincoln Central placed third.

Fourth place was Westwood, and in fifth place, Okoboji.

[ "Knock on Wood" plays ] What a hoot.

This routine was talked about so much.

♪ Knock, knock, knock on wood ♪ Enyart: The judges were seriously about to fall off their chairs laughing at Bigfoot in the back there.

[ "That Smell" plays ] Pleasantville earned a Judges' Choice Award for this very unique and creative routine.

Just when I thinkwe've seen every possible Novelty theme... Pleasantville goes and finds a new one.

And then there's Sasquatch.

[ "I Wanna Rock" plays ] ♪ I wanna rock ♪ The choreography is brilliant, quite honestly, because every time we see Sasquatch as a spectator, the dancers don't.

And then it hides and the dancers are looking and can't find him!

♪♪ ♪ But I still haven't found what I'm looking for ♪ Absolutely adore this routine.

Awesome job, Pleasantville.

♪ Still haven't found what I'm looking for ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] Enyart: In Class III Novelty, Waverly-Shell Rock took home top honors.

Second place was Carlisle, and Nevada came in third.

[ Whistle blows ] What a fun and playfultheme here.

It is so cool.

One thing I will say about both our Novelty and Prop categories -- there are some dedicated parents behind these routines that deal with these backdrops, bring them on, create them.

I mean, they get involved so much.

♪ Come on and jump ♪ ♪ Jump, jump, jump, jump ♪ ♪ When I say, "Jump," you say, "How high?"

♪ Nice hip hop right here.

Way to go, Waverly.

♪ Like a bird, like a plane ♪ ♪ This party got me insane ♪ ♪ This party got me insane ♪ ♪ So jump, jump, jump, jump ♪ [ Splashing, ominous music plays ] Shark!

[ Chuckles ] I'm not gonna lie, my childhood nightmares are coming to life now.

[ Screams ] ♪ I'm calling out for help ♪ ♪ S.O.S., please someone help me ♪ ♪ It's not healthy for me to feel this way ♪ ♪ Oh, you are making this hard ♪ They've thought of everything here.

Every little detail.

♪ Oh, oh ♪ [ Splashing ] ♪ Come fly with me ♪ Enyart: Our champion in Class I Show Production was BGM.

Our Show Production category can really be anything you want to make it.

It includes a varietyof dance styles and can be up to five minutes in length.

♪ Let's take off in the blue ♪ [ "Party in the U.S.A." plays ] I love the theme.

♪ Hopped off the plane at LAX ♪ Let's go on vacation, guys.

♪ With a dream and my cardigan ♪ ♪ Welcome to the land of fame excess ♪ ♪ Am I gonna fit in?

♪ ♪ Jumped in a cab, here I am for the first time ♪ ♪ Look to my right and I see the Hollywood sign ♪ ♪ This is all so crazy ♪ Love all the different floral patterns to it, really gets you in the mood for vacation.

♪ My tummy's turning and I'm feeling kinda homesick ♪ ♪ Too much pressure and I'm nervous ♪ ♪ That's when the taxi man turned on the radio ♪ ♪ And a Jay-Z song was on ♪ ♪ So I put my hands up, they're playing my song ♪ ♪ The butterflies fly away ♪ ♪ I'm nodding my head like, yeah ♪ ♪ Moving my hips like, yeah ♪ ♪ Got my hands up, they're playing my song ♪ ♪ They know I'm gonna be okay ♪ ♪ Yea-a-a-a-a-ah, it's a party in the U.S.A. ♪ ♪ Make some noise!

♪ ♪ Welcome to Las Vegas ♪ Enyart: Up next is our champion in Class II Show Production.

This is Marshalltown.

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[ Indistinct singing ] What a fun production put on here by Marshalltown.

Taking us to Vegas,utilizing props, and building their own stage and backdrop.

It's really fun.

♪ I feel good, yeah ♪ ♪ All right ♪ ♪ Ha, ha ♪ The costuming gives me a real Vegas feel as well.

♪ How I wish that there were more ♪ ♪ Than 24 hours in the day ♪ ♪ Even if there were 40 more ♪ ♪ I wouldn't sleep a minute away ♪ ♪ Oh, there's blackjack and poker and the roulette wheel ♪ Nice timing on the turn sequence here.

♪ All you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel ♪ Nice job, Marshalltown.

♪ Viva Las Vegas ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ Enyart: Our champion in the Lights category was East Sac County.

Second place was Creston.

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn placed third, and Audubon came in fourth.

We've got an artificial intelligence theme here, using different typesof lights.

and still the precise movements we need to see.

Very entertaining.

♪ I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive ♪ ♪ Wake me up, wake me up inside ♪ ♪ Wake me up inside, save me ♪ I love that we can actually show this on television so you can experience it, but I would encourageanybody to come and watch it in person for the full effect.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪ Alien superstar ♪ ♪♪ Here are our highlights from the encore performances of our State Dance Solo champions.

Congratulations, dancers.

♪ My hands longing to touch you ♪ Enyart: Our Class I Dance Solo champion was Morgan Ratliff from Baxter.

♪ Starry eyes that make me melt right in front of me ♪ ♪ Lost in this world ♪ ♪ I even get lost in this song ♪ ♪ And when the lights go down ♪ ♪ That is where I'll be found ♪ This music's irresistible ♪ Your voice makes my skin crawl ♪ [ "On Then and Now" plays ] Enyart: Kylin Johnson from West Fork was our Class II Dance Solo Champion.

♪♪ ♪ My now, my then ♪ ♪ Now my, we now my ♪ ♪ And maybe now ♪ ♪ Maybe we'll see ♪ [ Brennan Villines' "Crazy Train" plays ] Enyart: Our Class III Dance Solo champion was Donovin Delp from Panorama.

♪ Mental wounds not healing ♪ ♪ Who and what's to blame?

♪ ♪ Mental wounds not healing ♪ ♪ Life's a bitter shame ♪ ♪ I'm going off the rails ♪ ♪ I'm going off the rails ♪ [ "If You Went Away" plays ] Enyart: Tori Ellis from Kuemper Catholic earned the championship in Class IV Dance.

♪ If you went away, if you went away ♪ ♪ I wouldn't know what to do ♪ ♪ You're living with the metal stairs have turned into rust ♪ ♪ Where ashes weren't a notion, just a room full of dust ♪ ♪ Collecting times of pleasure like they won't come again ♪ [ Violin playing ] Enyart: Our Class V Dance Solo champion was from Mid-Prairie -- Drea McCain.

[ Violin playing, birds calling ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Enyart: And here is Annie Schlarmann from Monticello as part of our Beyond Limits category.

♪ Come on over, baby ♪ ♪ Hey, boy, don't you know I got something going on?

♪ Annie, you are a shining star.

Thanks for sharing your love of dance with us.

♪ Gonna party all night long ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I know you know ♪ ♪ So baby, tell me ♪ Enyart: And now back to the team action with Wahlert Catholic, the champions in Class IV Jazz.

Second place was Centerville.

Third place was Clear Lake.

Grinnell placed fourth, and in fifth place was Humboldt.

This opening is really a strong display of strength by each of these dancers, and also their technical abilities with the timing of their turns and the spotlight in the middle.

♪ Don't turn away now ♪ Our state championships are over three days, and we use Wells Fargo Arena as well as Hy-Vee Hall.

And that's where you are seeing Wahlert Catholic compete right now.

♪ We are the warriors that built this town from dust ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Beautiful turns therein the center.

I love how the three stopped the turning and the center dancercontinued on.

It's a nice little -- nice little touch.

♪ Here we are ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, ooh, yeah ♪ Enyart: We move back to Wells Fargo Arena with Pella, the champions in Class V Jazz.

Second place was Oskaloosa.

Third place -- Bondurant-Farrar.

Fourth place was LeMars, and Carroll placed fifth.

♪ Come over here, baby ♪ Enyart: What a classy performance by Pella.

I really loved the black back and the pink front.

As they transitioned throughout their routine, it was really visually pleasing.

♪ You could be the one for me ♪ Enyart: I just love all the creative formations throughout this routine and the group work.

♪ You got personality ♪ ♪ Ooh, oh ♪ ♪ I know you know, I know you know ♪ ♪ I wanna give you more ♪ ♪ The things you do ♪ ♪ I've never felt this way before ♪ ♪ So, boy, won't you come ♪ ♪ Won't you come and open the door?

♪ ♪ All I want is you ♪ ♪ Come on over, come on over, baby ♪ ♪ Come on over, come on over, baby ♪ ♪ Now, baby, don't be shy ♪ What a fun routine.

Great energy throughout.

♪ All I want is you ♪ ♪ Come on over, come on over, baby ♪ Love this "X" formation that they have.

[ "Edge of Seventeen" plays ] Enyart: The champion in Class VI Jazz was North Scott.

Second place was Dowling Catholic.

Third place was Urbandale, and in fourth place was Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln.

♪ Just like the white-winged dove ♪ ♪ Sings a song, sound like she's singing ♪ ♪ Ooh, baby, ooh ♪ North Scott reallycomes out here with a lot of powerand passion.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, baby, ooh, said ooh ♪ Nice center line turn sequence.

Enyart: And contrasting movements in their formation changes.

♪ Said ooh ♪ ♪ Just like the white-winged dove ♪ ♪ Sings a song, sounds like she's singing ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Just like the white-winged dove ♪ ♪ Sings a song, sounds like she's singing ♪ Like how they pop that highlight up in the back left corner just immediately after that turn sequence.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ [ "The Chain" plays ] Enyart: Our champion in Class VII Jazz was Pleasant Valley.

Second place was Linn-Mar.

Third place -- Southeast Polk.

And Ankeny Centennial placed fourth.

♪ Listen to the wind blow ♪ ♪ Watch the sunrise ♪ What a unique beginning, and what a display of amazing technique with those turns.

♪ Running in the shadows ♪ ♪ ...your love, ...your lies ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And if you don't love me now ♪ They are hitting everything on this routine.

♪ I can still hear you saying ♪ ♪ You would never break the chain, never break the chain ♪ ♪ If you don't love me now ♪ That passion reallycomes through with those aggressive movements, and you can see that.

Can still hear you saying ♪ You would never break the chain, never break the chain ♪ ♪♪ Enyart: We now move into the Military category with MFL MarMac, our Class I champion.

Second place was Manson Northwest Webster, and West Bend-Mallard came in third.

In our military category, it is all about precision, whether it's the formations, the movements, the transitions.

Everything from hands, heads, toes, legs, all precise.

And MFL is doing a wonderful job.

[ "Call Me" plays ] ♪♪ I'm amazed that the motionslook so effortless in their militarylike this.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Pella earned top honors in Class II Military.

Williamsburg placed second, and Glenwood came in third.

Pella also earned a Judges' Choice Award for this intense and difficult routine.

♪♪ Pella really takes military to a different level.

The number of athletes they have out on the floor makes it even more difficult.

They are strong in every single movement, and the difficulty that they put in here, with headstands and balancing, is incredibly impressive.

When you watch this military routine, it truly is like you're looking at a picture.

They are all so precise, you can look anywhere, and everybody is spot-on with every motion.

[ Crowd cheers ] ♪♪ Wow.

They nailed those headstands.

♪♪ And their costumes have such a unique visual, with the different colors and the placement of the colors on their arms and legs.

[ "You're The One That I Want" plays ] We now move into the Kick category with our Class I champion, Iowa Falls-Alden.

Second place was Eagle Grove.

We had a tie for third between Lisbon and Central Lee.

Fourth place was Wilton, and fifth place was Tipton.

There's so much endurance required in this category.

You've got to be so strong.

♪ You're the one that I want ♪ Enyart: You have to have the stamina to be able to keep up with this fast-paced routine, as well.

I'm impressed withIowa Falls-Alden in this routine.

There are only six of them out there, and they have variety.

They use the floor, and they just fill the space.

And it's so entertaining and clean and precise.

And of course, it was a huge crowd favorite with the theme.

♪ I better shape up ♪ They have flawless transitions and hooking their arms up to have a great line.

♪ If I'm gonna prove ♪ ♪ You better prove that my faith is justified ♪ Beautiful kicks.

♪ You're the one that I want ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ Enyart: Our first-place team in Class II Kick was Keokuk.

Second place was Newton.

Third place was Humboldt, and Algona placed fourth.

[ Up-tempo music plays ] The black looks so nice with Kick, both in the arms and the legs.

It just creates such a beautiful line.

♪♪ And even though the dancers are hooking their arms up, they're actually balancing themselves.

It's kind of an optical illusion.

They're not relying on their partner next to them.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Nice accent there.

♪♪ Really smooth transitions.

♪♪ ♪ I just want you here ♪ Enyart: Muscatine earned a Judges' Choice award for this great themed kick routine.

♪ And let me show you how to love ♪ Absolutely adorable.

But more importantly,impressive.

Beautiful kicks.

Awesome choreography.

♪ You bring the rum ♪ ♪ I wanna party like its 1941 ♪ ♪ Ow ♪ I love this transition.

Enyart: Very creative.

♪ We're swingin' for fun ♪ ♪ Ow ♪ ♪ I wanna party like it's 1941 ♪ ♪ Feet always tappin' ♪ ♪ Fires a-burnin' ♪ ♪ The crowd is a-jumpin' like it's 1941 ♪ ♪ Booze overflowin' ♪ ♪ The crowd is a-roarin' ♪ ♪ The men always scorin' like 1941 ♪ Our champion in Class III Kick was Southeast Polk.

Second place was Ankeny Centennial.

Davenport Central placed third, and Davenport West came in fourth.

♪ Let's dance the last dance ♪ ♪ Let's dance the last dance tonight ♪ Southeast Polk has a lot of tradition.

Many, many years of Kick at our state championships.

And here comes their traditional line.

They make it look easy, but it is so impressive.

♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ Absolutely beautiful.

The variety of kicks that Southeast Polk incorporates into their routines, along with that beautiful kick technique, foot closure, nice pretty lineswith the arms, levels.

♪ Scold me ♪ ♪ 'Cause when I'm bad, I'm so, so, so bad ♪ ♪ So come on, baby, dance that dance ♪ ♪ Come on, baby, dance that dance ♪ ♪ Come on, baby, let's dance tonight ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Awesome job, Southeast Polk.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ Enyart: The Character Counts Team of the Year was Grand View University, under the direction of Kelsey Nichols and Nikki Van Raalte.

The Character Counts Coach of the Year was Michaela Patterson from Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson.

And our Friend of ISDTA was Vince Rubino.

The following teams were recognized with the Lois Turnage Outstanding Community Service Award -- Bishop Garrigan, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, East Sac County, Grinnell, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Humboldt, Kuemper Catholic, Maquoketa Valley, Mason City, Muscatine, Panorama, Pleasantville, Ridge View, Waverly-Shell Rock, and West Fork.

The Judges' Choice Awards went home on Wednesday to Ankeny Centennial Color Guard and Glenwood's Color Guard.

On Thursday, we recognized Waterloo Columbus Catholic, Pleasantville, and Panorama.

And on Friday, our Judges' Choice Awards went home with Muscatine, Newton, and Pella.

♪♪ The College Judges' Choice Awards were given out to St. Ambrose University, Graceland University, Iowa State University, and Iowa Western Community College.

♪♪ We're now moving into our college categories.

This is Iowa Western Community College, our champions in Community College Jazz.

[ "Proud Mary" plays ] Second place was Iowa Central, and third place was Kirkwood.

I'm Scott Enyart, along with Andrea Dana and Stacie Horton, bringing you highlights of the 2024 Iowa State Dance Team Championships.

♪ Rollin' on a river ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Alright ♪ ♪♪ Having our colleges at our competition is such a highlight.

We had 25 colleges compete this year.

And our college dance programs in Iowa continue to grow.

And we absolutely love having them at our championships.

They are there inspiring thousands of high school dancers to continue their dance careers.

♪ Proud Mary keep on burnin' ♪ ♪ Rollin', rollin' ♪ I really love this navy and white, too.

They're doing a great job at keeping up with the pace of this song.

They're really attacking those motions.

♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Alright ♪ Great technique, too.

Well done, Iowa Western.

[ Crowd cheers ] [ "You Used to Call Me on my Cell Phone" plays ] Enyart: Iowa Central Community College earned top honors in Community College Hip Hop.

Second place was Iowa Western, Third place was Southwestern, and fourth place was Iowa Lakes.

Such a nice, clean look with these costumes.

♪ You used to call me on my ♪ [ Telephone rings ] ♪ And I know when that hotline bling ♪ Nice levels, making it very dramatic in their moves.

♪ Ever since I left the city, you ♪ Nice, clean and sharp.

♪ Got a reputation for yourself now ♪ ♪ Self now, self now ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ I mean, where should I really even start?

♪ Wow.

Nice timing.

♪ That I'm keepin' in the dark ♪ ♪ I got my...'cross the street livin' large ♪ ♪ Thinkin' back ♪ Enyart: I like those contrasting formations there.

♪ How you feel, how you feel, how you feel?

♪ ♪ 25, sittin' on 25 mil ♪ ♪ I'm in the building, and I'm feeling myself ♪ ♪ Rest in peace Mac Dre ♪ ♪ I'ma do it for the Bay, okay ♪ ♪ Can't see 'em 'cause the money in the way ♪ ♪ Can't see 'em 'cause the money in the way ♪ Nice partner trickthere, too.

♪ When I die, put my money in the grave ♪ ♪ Encore ♪ ♪ Do you want more?

♪ ♪ Cookin' raw ♪ Enyart: Iowa Western Community College earned a Judges' Choice Award in Community College Hip Hop.

♪ Look what you made me do ♪ ♪ Look what I made for you ♪ ♪ Knew if I paid my dues, how will they pay you ♪ ♪ When you first come in the game ♪ ♪ They try to play you ♪ ♪ Then you drop a couple of hits ♪ ♪ Look how they wave to you ♪ We awarded four Judges' Choice Awards to our college teams over the two days that they competed, on Thursday and Friday.

♪ Perfect time to say goodbye ♪ ♪ When I come back like Jordan ♪ ♪ Wearin' the 4-5 ♪ ♪ It ain't to play games with you ♪ ♪ It's to aim at you ♪ ♪ Probably maim you ♪ ♪ If I owe you, I'm blowin' you to smithereens ♪ ♪ Take one for your team ♪ ♪ And I need you to remember one thing ♪ ♪ I came, I saw, I conquered ♪ ♪ From record sales to sold-out concerts ♪ ♪ If you want this encore ♪ ♪ I need you to scream till your lungs get sore ♪ ♪ Tired of being what you want me to be ♪ I love the slo-mo effect there, coming out of that.

♪ Feeling so faithless ♪ And the stripes down the arms makes a really nice visual.

♪ Don't know what you're expecting of me ♪ Enyart: In Community College Pom, Iowa Central earned top honors.

Second place was Iowa Western, third place, Iowa Lakes, and Kirkwood came in fourth.

What a powerful routine.

So clean.

So strong.

Big numbers out there.

Looks great on the floor.

♪ I can feel us gettin' higher ♪ Enyart: It's really impressive what these teams can do in two years at the community-college level.

♪ It don't take money, don't take fame ♪ ♪ Don't need no credit card to ride this train ♪ ♪ It's strong and it's sudden, it can be cruel sometimes ♪ ♪ But it might just save your life ♪ ♪ That's the power of love ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ We got the power, we got the power ♪ ♪ We got the juice ♪ ♪ Comin' in strong, comin' in hard ♪ ♪ We can't lose we can't lose ♪ ♪ I've been on my own for a minute ♪ Enyart: In the NCAA Division II/III Jazz Division, Central College earned first place.

Second place was Buena Vista, and in third place was Simpson.

Love this Burgundy color on the floor, too.

They're so clean.

♪ Is it me?

Is it you?

♪ Beautiful technique displayed here by Central.

And unique choreography in how they transition across the floor.

♪ I don't wanna be like them ♪ ♪ 'Cause I know that I, know that I ♪ ♪ I had a dream that someday ♪ ♪ I would just fly, fly away ♪ ♪ And I always knew I couldn't stay ♪ ♪ So I had to dream that I'd just fly away ♪ ♪ Away, oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ ♪ Oh, I'd fly away ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ The different levels add difficulty and increase the visuals.

♪ I had a dream that someday ♪ ♪ I would just fly, fly away ♪ [ Up-tempo hip-hop plays ] Enyart: Center College also won the NCAA Division III Hip Hop category.

Second place was Simpson, and Buena Vista placed third.

♪ Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪ ♪ Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪ ♪ Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪ Central going with a more heavy-metal themed hip hop.

And their movements are strong enough to match the music.

♪ We're doin' it all the time ♪ ♪ So you better get some better beats ♪ ♪ And, uh, get some better rhymes ♪ [ Mid-tempo hip hop music plays ] Nice exaggerated movements.

♪ Throw your hands up ♪ ♪ Throw your hands up ♪ ♪ Hands up, now hands down ♪ ♪ Back up, tell me what you're gonna do now ♪ ♪ Breathe in, now breathe out ♪ ♪ Hands up, now hands down ♪ ♪ Back up, back up ♪ ♪ Tell me what you're gonna do now ♪ ♪ Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪ ♪ Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪ Nice upper-body overexaggeration.

♪ Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪ ♪ Move in, now move out ♪ ♪ Hands up, now hands down ♪ ♪ Back up, back up ♪ ♪ What you gonna do now?

♪ ♪ Breathe in, now breathe out ♪ ♪ Hands up, now hands down ♪ ♪ Back up, back up ♪ ♪ Tell me what you're gonna do now ♪ ♪ Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪ ♪ Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪ Their stances are niceand wide, too.

♪ Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' ♪ ♪♪ Enyart: Central College placed first in the NCAA Division III Pom division.

Second place was Cornell, and Buena Vista placed third.

[ "Killer Queen" plays ] ♪ Met a man from China ♪ ♪ Went down to Geisha Minor ♪ ♪ Then again, incidentally, if you're that way inclined ♪ [ "Heads Will Roll" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ The men cry out, the girls cry out ♪ I love the expressionson their faces.

You can tell they're having fun, but it really just carries out what they're doing in their choreography so well.

♪ Off, off with your head ♪ ♪ Dance, dance till you're dead ♪ ♪ Heads will roll ♪ ♪ Heads will roll ♪ ♪ Heads will roll on the floor ♪ ♪ Coming, coming down ♪ ♪ I'm coming down, dripping candy on the ground ♪ ♪ H, H-town, town, I'm coming down ♪ Fun routines, Central.

Nice high energy, great musicality.

♪ Bow down ♪ ♪ Bow, bow down ♪ ♪ H-town vicious, H-H-town vicious ♪ ♪ I'm so crown ♪ Enyart: Up next is our champion in NAIA jazz.

This is Graceland University.

Second place was St. Ambrose, and third place was Grand View University.

♪ Mama who knows how to get what I wanna ♪ ♪ What I wanna do is spring this on ya ♪ ♪ Back up all of the things that I told ya ♪ Enyart: Graceland earned a Judges' Choice Award for this performance.

♪ But I can't seem to get you over here ♪ ♪ To help take this off ♪ ♪ Baby, can't you see ♪ ♪ How these clothes are fitting on me?

♪ This is the first competition for our colleges in their seasons.

A lot of them, including the NAIA, go on and have a full competition season in the winter.

♪ Sayin' what you gon' do to me ♪ ♪ But I ain't seen nothing ♪ ♪ I'm telling you to loosen up my buttons, babe, uh-huh ♪ ♪ But you keep frontin', uh ♪ ♪ Sayin' what you gon' do to me, uh-huh ♪ ♪ But I ain't seen nothing ♪ ♪ Eee eee-eee-eee eee eee ♪ ♪ But I ain't seen nothing ♪ ♪ Eee eee-eee-eee eee eee ♪ ♪ Ah, I'm tellin' you to loosen up my buttons, babe ♪ ♪ Uh-huh, but you keep fronting, uh ♪ ♪ Sayin' what you gon' do to me, uh-huh ♪ ♪ But I ain't seen nothing ♪ ♪ Eee eee-eee eee ♪ [ "Voice of God" plays ] Enyart: St. Ambrose University earned a Judges' Choice Award for this performance in NAIA Jazz.

♪ I just can't explain ♪ Enyart: Very technically sound performance, with a very wide variety of formation changes.

♪ When I'm alone in my room, if I'm going under ♪ St. Ambrose is so strong, powerful.

They come out and attack every single motion.

Very creative.

Their timing is impeccable.

♪ Baby cryin', yeah ♪ The difficulty in those turns is unbelievable, and they nailed it.

Their technique is top-notch.

♪ 'Cause it leads me to the light ♪ The training and conditioning that goes into a college team like this, you're just seeing a pieceof what it's like to dance on a college team.

There's so much behind the scene that happens that brings this out on the performance floor.

♪ So easy to believe ♪ ♪ Like when the sun goes up, yeah ♪ ♪ Sometimes it's better when the sun comes down ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's just something 'bout the moonlight ♪ ♪ And it can make you feel alright ♪ ♪ Oh, it's the voice of God ♪ [ Indistinct hip hop music plays ] Enyart: In NAIA Hip Hop, St. Ambrose earned top honors.

Second place was Graceland, and Grand View placed third.

♪ Find me, I don't need to call him ♪ ♪ I don't need no phone, yeah ♪ They are just attacking this choreography.

It is so fun.

Super aggressive team with lots of confidence.

And that shows on the dance floor.

♪ I be eating my spinach ♪ ♪ They tried to clone my image ♪ ♪ They burnt they London Bridges ♪ ♪ None of them...British, no ♪ ♪ I know they know the difference ♪ ♪ Brrr ♪ ♪ And I just fell in love with a gangsta ♪ ♪ So I hold him down like an anchor ♪ ♪ He said if I keep it a hunnid ♪ ♪ That he'll keep me safe like a banker ♪ ♪ You ready?

♪ ♪ What you got a dollar in your pocket ♪ ♪ A 20 in your wallet?

♪ ♪ See, me, I'm stackin' money ♪ ♪ Matter of fact, I let you watch it ♪ ♪ Get big ♪ They're picking up on all of the little accents and details that you hear in the back music there -- All the little sounds.

Plus, they're havinga lot of fun.

♪ Get big, get big, get big ♪ ♪ Hundreds, fifties, I don't exaggerate ♪ ♪ This a game for ballers ♪ ♪ Only ballers can participate ♪ ♪ All these...frontin' ♪ ♪ Throwin' money like they paper long ♪ ♪ Ear big diamonds ♪ ♪ Throwing money, now they paper gone ♪ Enyart: St. Ambrose also took home first place in NAIA Pom.

[ "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" plays ] Second place was Grand View, and third place, Mount Mercy.

♪♪ It's so impressive to see an entire team do all of the difficult elements together, rather than pulling out highlights here and there.

St. Ambrose is so strong, and all of these dancers can do all of these advanced elements.

Very strong team.

♪ Walk this way, walk this way ♪ ♪ Walk this way, walk this way ♪ ♪ Walk this way, walk this way ♪ ♪ Walk this way, walk this way ♪ ♪ We will, we will rock you ♪ One of my personalfavorite things during the college competition is seeing familiar faces of those athletes that danced at the state championships in high school and are now at that next level on college teams.

♪ Who, what, where, when and why?

♪ ♪ See, a lot of dudes like to act a fool ♪ ♪ And get all loud but that ain't my style ♪ [ Mid-tempo instrumental music plays ] [ "Cry Me a River" plays ] Enyart: We now move into NCAA Division I Jazz with Iowa State University, who earned first place.

Second place was the University of Northern Iowa.

There's one thing I notice about these larger universities when they dance, and it's the way they carry themselves, right?

They open up those shoulders and lift those chins, and the confidencejust exudes.

There's so many layers within this choreography.

♪ Mmm, mmm ♪ ♪ You didn't think that they would come crashing down ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ You don't have to say what you did ♪ ♪ I already know ♪ ♪ I found out from him ♪ The level of talenton this team is out of this world.

It is so fun to watch.

♪ Cry me a river ♪ Look at that power.

♪ Cry me a river, yeah ♪ ♪ Cry me a river ♪ ♪ Cry me a river, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪♪ [ "Fight Back" plays ] Enyart: Iowa State University also earned top honors in NCAA Division I Hip Hop.

What a fun routine.

You can tell they love it.

And so do we.

♪ Better fight back ♪ And do you notice, too, that when they're in those wide stances, everybody is the same distance apart?

There's no variationin that.

They're all spot-on with those levels.

And that is not by accident.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ And every dancer is bringing the same amount of energy.

Enyart: 110%.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Enyart: It's a fun transition there.

♪ But nothing in this world that I like more than checks ♪ All those bells, dings, pops -- there's something on every one of those.

They've covered all the details.

♪ Bustin' out the roof, roof ♪ ♪♪ Enyart: The Champion and NCAA Division I Pom was also Iowa State University.

Second place was the University of Northern Iowa.

Iowa State University earned a Judges' Choice Award for this routine.

[ Up-tempo music plays ] Love the arm transition in their turn sequence, and the velocity of those turns.

Yeah.

Whoa!

♪ Don't be so quick to walk away ♪ ♪ Dance with me, I wanna rock your body ♪ ♪ Rock your body ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Grab your girls, and you grab a couple more ♪ ♪ We don't play that, we don't play around ♪ I hit the spotlight all night, ready to go ♪ College teams, I want to personally thank you for sharing all of your talent at our state championships.

Congratulations.

♪ So live it up, live it up ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Turn, turn, turn, turn, turn ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ And here are more highlights from the encore performances of our state danceSolo champions.

♪♪ [ "She Used to Be Mine" plays ] Enyart: Our Class VI Dance Solo champion, from Wahlert Catholic, was Josie Wolbers.

♪ I know I would give it all back ♪ ♪ For a chance to start over ♪ ♪ And rewrite an ending or two ♪ ♪ For the girl that I knew ♪ ♪ And be scared of the life that's inside her ♪ ♪ Growing stronger each day ♪ ♪ Till it finally ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] Enyart: The Class VII Dance Solo champion was Riley Nagl from Carroll.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Enyart: Alexa Rediske from North Polk was our Class VIII Dance Solo champion.

♪ My eyes are not the first to cry ♪ ♪ But, baby, can't you see ♪ ♪ There's nothing else for me to do?

♪ ♪ I'm hopelessly devoted to you ♪ ♪ But now there's no nowhere ♪ [ "Let You Know" plays ] Enyart: The Class IX Dance Solo champion was Jordyn Green from Dallas Center-Grimes.

♪ I just need a minute to go through with it ♪ ♪ I don't even understand why I'm still here ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ I gave you my all, but you still want more ♪ ♪ I thought you were proud, but it's not enough ♪ ♪ Tried to sell me a lie that you thought I'd buy ♪ Enyart: Jolissa Thomas from Dowling Catholic earned top honors in Class X Dance.

[ Soft music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ So we went back and forth ♪ Enyart: Leah Loeffelholz from Waukee earned the championship in Class XI.

♪ Cut our losses and walk ♪ ♪ But there was only so much we could take ♪ ♪ It's like we're lying on the beach ♪ ♪ And the tide is at our feet ♪ ♪ It will soon be at our heads ♪ ♪ And take our breath ♪ Enyart: And our Class XII Dance Solo champion, from West Des Moines Valley was Kennedy Kluver.

♪ Enough for me ♪ ♪ Never, never ♪ ♪ Never, never ♪ ♪ Never for me ♪ ♪ For me ♪ ♪ For me-e ♪ Congratulations to all of our solo finalists and champions.

♪♪ Enyart: Here is Ellie Wiskus of Pella as part of our Beyond Limits category.

♪ Never be enough ♪ ♪ Never be enough towers of gold ♪ Congratulations to my friend Ellie on your beautiful performance.

I am so proud of you.

♪ Never be enough ♪ ♪ Never be enough ♪ Enyart: And now back to the team action.

This is Xavier, the champions in Class XI Pom.

Ballard placed second.

In third place was North Polk.

Oskaloosa placed fourth, and Keokuk came in fifth.

[ Up-tempo music plays indistinctly ] The difficulty this takes to get all of those team turns spot-on like that -- this music is much faster, harder to keep up with, but they're attacking it and they're letting that music drive their performance.

♪♪ I love the creativity there.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ To sum this one up, it's powerful and difficult and so well done, Xavier.

♪♪ ♪ I've had the time of my life ♪ ♪ And I owe it all to you ♪ ♪ You, you, you, you, you ♪ ♪ You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you ♪ ♪ Dirty dancing ♪ Enyart: Up next is our champion in Class XII Pom.

This is Pella.

Second was Norwalk.

Third place, Dallas Center-Grimes.

Newton came in fourth, and Carlisle placed fifth.

♪ You know why?

♪ Pella in their traditional uniforms.

Some schools choose to wear more of a costumefor their Pom, and others choose to wear a traditional uniform.

Love the white poms with these green uniforms.

♪ I'm back with an 8-0-8 'cause I'm busted ♪ ♪ Get a grip, get a life, get over it ♪ [ Indistinct rapping ] Great strength and power in all their movements.

Leaps, turns.

What a beautiful routine.

♪ Shut your mouth ♪ Nice sass.

♪ You stick around ♪ ♪ But remember, I'm the boss ♪ ♪ And I give all the orders ♪ Nice timing on those turns, Pella.

♪ Go, go ♪ ♪ Let me switch up the game ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Enyart: The champion in Class XIII Pom was Iowa City Liberty.

Second place was Dowling Catholic.

North Scott placed third.

Urbandale came in fourth, and in fifth place was Mason city.

And so, see here, you have an example of costuming over uniform.

It's really your preference in whatever your team is most comfortable competing in.

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[ Up-tempo music plays indistinctly ] ♪♪ Beautiful transitions there, just keeping their energyup the entire time.

They have great stamina.

♪♪ Awesome job, Liberty.

♪♪ ♪ Liberty ♪ ♪♪ Enyart: Pleasant Valley earned first place in Class XIV Pom with this high-powered routine.

Second place was Davenport Central.

Sioux City North placed third.

In fourth place was Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln.

And Muscatine came in fifth.

♪ Ain't nobody fresher than my clique ♪ The pace, the difficulty, the precision with this team is unreal.

They can turn for days.

♪ And all these bad bads, man, they want the ♪ ♪ They want the, they want the, they want the ♪ ♪ They want the ♪ ♪♪ What clean, crisp lines and visuals they're creating.

♪♪ ♪ Got that real big energy ♪ [ Needle scratches record ♪ ♪ I did it again ♪ ♪ Oops, I did it again ♪ ♪ I played with your heart ♪ ♪ Got lost in the game ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Oops, oops, oops, oops, oops ♪ ♪ Oops, oops, oops,oops, oops ♪ ♪ Oops, I'm not that innocent ♪ ♪ Oops, oops, oops, oops, oops ♪ ♪ Oops, oops, oops,oops, oops ♪ ♪ Oops, I did it again ♪ MM Enyart: In Class XV Pom, Linn-Mar earned first place with this innovative performance.

Second place was Waukee Northwest.

Third place was Ankeny Centennial.

Ankeny placed fourth, and Iowa City West came in fifth.

[ Up-tempo music plays ] Oh, wow, that's so unique!

I love that.

♪ Go, go, go, go, go, go ♪ Linn-Mar is really displaying collegiate-level talent and choreography and skill here.

Wow.

[ Indistinct rapping ] ♪♪ The pace of the music changed in this performance, and they just wentright into it.

No issue.

♪ I leave it all on the stage ♪ ♪ I leave it all on the stage ♪ ♪ I used to walk onstage in a V-neck ♪ ♪ I used to wear a little tie with a black vest ♪ ♪ I came a long way, why you lookin' upset?

♪ Enyart: Very creative transition here.

[ Indistinct rapping ] ♪ All aboard ♪ ♪ Get on that party train ♪ ♪♪ There is something happening every second of this routine.

It is absolutely jam-packed.

[ Indistinct rapping ] ♪♪ Enyart: We move back into the Hip Hop category with Monticello, our champions in Class V. Second place was PCM.

Third place was Kuemper Catholic.

New Hampton came in fourth, and Sheldon placed fifth.

[ Up-tempo music plays indistinctly ] Really love that black-and-red contrast with that suit that they're wearing.

♪ Please don't stop the, please don't stop the music ♪ ♪ Nicki Minaj ♪ Enyart: They do a great job of putting in personality with each of the characters in this piece.

♪ Shorty's a mega con ♪ ♪ It ain't about the race either, it's the marathon ♪ ♪ I'm in a sticky Benz ♪ ♪ That mean it's candy apple red ♪ ♪ I'm Barbie, this is Ken ♪ ♪ That is a Fendi fact ♪ Enyart: Really strong, sharp, staccato-type movements in this hip hop routine.

♪ Cardi B ♪ ♪ I got bands in the coupe ♪ ♪ Bustin' out the roof ♪ ♪ I got bands in the coupe ♪ They're certainly having a lot of fun with this.

♪ Shake a little, shake a little, shake a little ♪ And a nice "M" formation for "Monticello."

♪ You get a little more ♪ ♪ And the winner is Cardi B!

♪ ♪ Press, press, press, press, press ♪ ♪ Cardi don't need more press ♪ ♪ Press, press, press, press, press ♪ ♪ Cardi don't need more press♪♪ ♪ Pop up, guess who, who?

♪ ♪ Pop up, guess who, who?

♪ ♪♪ ♪ C-L-D-T ♪ ♪♪ Enyart: Clear Lake was the champion in Class VI Hip Hop.

Second place was Davenport Assumption, Third was Grinnell.

Fourth place, Harlan.

And Sioux Center came in fifth.

♪ Bra, bra, bra, bra, bra, bra, bra ♪ ♪ Bra, bra, bra, bra, bra, bra ♪ ♪ Bra, bra, bra, bra, bra, bra, bra ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ Enyart: Another hard-hitting, powerful hip hop routine here.

The musicality of this routine is pretty impressive.

♪ Don't act like you forgot ♪ ♪ Don't act like you forgot ♪ ♪ Don't act like you forgot ♪ ♪ Got, got ♪ ♪ Better have my money, my money ♪ ♪ Better have my money, my money ♪ ♪ Better have my money, my money ♪ Our high school teams have varying lengths of their seasons.

Following the state championships, Many do perform at their home basketball games, and some compete at regional and national events.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪ Throw it, throw it up ♪ Nice lift back there.

[ Indistinct rapping ] ♪♪ ♪ Come here, rude boy, boy ♪ ♪ Boy, boy, boy ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] Enyart: Bondurant-Farrar earned top honors in Class VII Hip Hop.

Second place was Xavier.

Third place was Norwalk.

Carroll came in fourth.

And our fifth-place team was Dallas Center-Grimes.

Many times, schools choose to wear something simpler for hip hop because the moves are so intricate and detailed.

It just makes cleaner lines for everything.

♪ Let's go ♪ ♪ Baby, don't you wanna dance up on me?

♪ ♪ Are you ready?

♪ ♪ Leaving behind my name ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ So sharp.

Enyart: And a ton of energy.

[ Indistinct rapping ] ♪♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ I'm a slave for you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now watch me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Outrageous when I move my body ♪ ♪ Outrageous when I'm at a party ♪ ♪ Outrageous in my jeans ♪ ♪ Outrageous, oh ♪ Bondurant has certainly nailed the sass of hip hop.

[ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ Enyart: Our Class VIII Hip Hop champion was Mason City.

Second place was Davenport North.

Urbandale placed third.

Fort Dodge came in fourth, and Bettendorf placed fifth.

♪ Big, big, big, big, big ♪ ♪ Brains ♪ So cute.

I love the red shoes, too.

It looks so nice on that floor.

[ Indistinct rapping ] ♪ Two, three ♪ Nice timing, ladies.

[ Indistinct rapping ] ♪♪ I'd like to give a shout-out to the sportsmanship I saw displayed by the athletes this year.

It felt outstandingmore than ever, and it says a lot about the athletes and their coaches, parents, and schools and what they're being taught.

So thank you.

It was really encouraging to see.

[ Indistinct rapping ] ♪♪ Enyart: Such a fun theme and very well executed.

♪ Look at me now, look at me now ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I'm getting paper ♪ ♪ Now, what's my favorite word?

♪ ♪ Nyah ♪ [ Indistinct rapping ] Enyart: Our Class IX Hip Hop champion was Davenport Central.

Second place was Waukee.

Southeast Polk earned third.

Waukee Northwest came in fourth.

And in fifth place with Sioux City East.

These neon pants really pop on the floor.

♪ You ain't gotta ask me when you see me ♪ ♪ Know I'm strapped ♪ Davenport Central -- what an impressive hip hop routine this is.

♪ They say fashion kills ♪ ♪ They say fashion kills ♪ ♪ It's a murder scene, murder, murder ♪ ♪ Make that cat walk ♪ ♪ They say, work it, baby ♪ ♪ They say, work it, baby ♪ in hip hop.

♪ To win the retreat, we all need in too deep ♪ Coaches, I want to thank you for all of your time, love, and effort poured into your athletes.

This is Andrea Dana, along with Stacie Horton and Scott Enyart.

Congratulations to all of this year's teams and soloists.

You were incredible.

Thank you for watching.

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