dance

Dance legacy spans generations

Feb 15, 2023

In the 2000s Jennifer Tepley and Shannon Heise coached the Lake City High School dance team. Now one of their dancers, Ashley Harkins, is the team’s head coach, and both of the former coaches have daughters on the team. Heise’s daughter Liberty Heise and Tepley’s daughter Sophia Mahn are both...

Tiger Kick, Jazz dance teams to compete at state this weekend

Feb 15, 2023

Lake City hosted the Class A Section Dance Competition this past Saturday, Feb. 11, at Lincoln High School. The Lake City Dance Team (LCDT) gave a strong performance in both Jazz and High Kick earning them a spot to compete at the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) state dance team...

Four Tiger dancers make MADT All State team

Feb 8, 2023

Four seniors from the Lake City Dance Team were chosen for the Minnesota Association Dance Teams (MADT) 2023 All State Team. Those four seniors are Sofia Mahn and Liberty Heise for high kick and Kloey Sanderson and Kalynn Hagedorn for Jazz. They all have danced for the Lake City Dance Team the past...

Dancers win High Kick HVL conference title

Feb 1, 2023

It was an another exciting weekend of dance for the Lake City High School Dance Team as they traveled to Goodhue on Friday, Jan. 27 to compete at the Hiawatha Valley League (HVL) Conference competition. Seven varsity teams competed for the conference championship. The Lake City Varsity team walked...

Free Parents Night dance team performance is Jan. 30

Jan 25, 2023

Lake City High School’s five dance teams will perform at a free public event at the high school Monday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. to celebrate Parents Night. Anyone is welcome to attend and cheer on the teams. Above, the varsity High Kick team performs at Yellow Medicine on Jan. 21 (see related story).

Dancers compete against some of state’s best in Yellow Medicine

Jan 25, 2023

It was another successful weekend of competition for the Lake City Dance Team as they traveled four hours east to compete at Yellow Medicine this past Saturday, Jan. 21. The competition represented 20 of the best Class A High Kick and Jazz dance teams. The Lake City Varsity Kick team placed...

Tiger dance teams sweep championships at Holy Family

Jan 18, 2023

It was another successful weekend for the Lake City Dance Team as they competed at Holy Family in Victoria, Minn., on Saturday, Jan. 14. All three teams, B-squad, Junior Varsity, and Varsity teams placed first in both Jazz and High Kick competitions. In all, the competition represented 20...

Dancers sweep Jan. 7 competition in Winona

Jan 11, 2023

The Lake City Dance Team competed in their fourth competition of the season on Saturday, Jan. 7, in Winona. Lake City put it all out on the floor with both Junior Varsity and Varsity dance teams placing first in Jazz and High Kick competitions. A total of seven teams competed in Jazz and eight in...

Strong performances for Tiger dancers in second competition

Dec 14, 2022

The Lake City Dance team had another strong week of performances at their second competition of the season. The Zumbrota- Mazeppa Invite was held on Saturday, Dec. 10. Varsity High Kick placed second overall and their Varsity Jazz team placed fourth. Junior Varsity also finished strong placing...

Tiger Hick Kick team takes fourth at state

Feb 23, 2022

The Lake City High School dance team competed in the State Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 19. The Tournament was held at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The team performed in prelims at 11:30 a.m. and were among the six teams that made it to finals. They then performed in the finals at 5:30 p.m...