Dozens of area high school and collegiate dancers are set to perform for state championships at the end of this month. Andrea Dana is based in Pella and is the director of the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association, which is nearing five decades of highlighting, promoting, and organizing the annual state meet. Dana says there is rich tradition locally as part of the annual competition, including recent state championships from Pella and Pleasantville. The 2024 state meet will be held November 29th through December 1st at Wells Fargo Arena & Hy-Vee Hall. Find more details here and listen to an upcoming In Touch with South Central Iowa.

Area individuals who were top 10 finalists and qualified for the Solo Championships in November included Norwalk’s Elsie Johnson in Class IX Dance and Pleasantville’s Addison Wall in Class I Color Guard.

Area dance schedule on Weds., Nov. 29th through Fri., Dec. 1st
PELLA:
– FRI 9:42a JAZZ
– FRI 10:52a POM
– FRI 4:37p MILITARY

KNOXVILLE:
– FRI 11:14a JAZZ
– FRI 2:58p POM
– FRI 4:55p PROP

PELLA CHRISTIAN:
– THURS 1:50p POM
– FRI 1:48p LYRICAL

PLEASANTVILLE:
– WED 1:55p COLOR GUARD
– THURS 8:32a NOVELTY
– THURS 6:33p POM

PCM:
– THURS 9:25a HIP HOP CLASS V
– THURS 3:08p PROP CLASS
– FRI 11:52a POM CLASS IX

SE WARREN:
– THURS 10:43a HIP HOP CLASS II
– THURS 4:41p POM CLASS III
– THURS 6:12p LYRICAL CLASS I

NORWALK:
– FRI 9:31a Soloist ELSIE JOHNSON CLASS IX DANCE
– FRI 10:58a POM CLASS XII
– FRI 3:08p LYRICAL CLASS III
– FRI 6:21p HIP HOP CLASS VII

INDIANOLA:
– FRI 1:53p HIP HOP CLASS VIII
– FRI 3:00p LYRICAL CLASS III
– FRI 4:10p POM CLASS XIII