Dancers from Newton and PCM High Schools will be performing this Friday, December 6th at the Iowa State Dance/Drill Team Association’s State Championships in Des Moines.

Newton will be represented by Solo Finalist MeLayna Budinich. This is the fourth consecutive year the senior has qualified for the Solo Championships. She’s scheduled to dance in the Class VIII Solo Finals at 9:36 a.m. Friday in the Junior Ballroom on the lower level of Hy-Vee Hall. Newton High School dancers will also be performing in four team divisions Friday at Wells Fargo Arena; Contemporary Class II – 10:59 a.m., Kick Class II – 12:29 p.m., Hip Hop Class VII – 2:58 p.m., and The Mix Class III – 6:27 p.m..

PCM’s Dance Team qualified in two team divisions. PCM will be in the finals for Hip Hop Class VIII at 9:32 a.m. Friday, and Pom Class VIII at 6:23 p.m.. Those performances will also be in Wells Fargo Arena. 

The 2025 Iowa State Dance/Drill Team Association’s State Championships begin Wednesday and run through Friday.