DSU Dance Team

Picture History

The Dakota State Dance Team was started during the 1995-96 academic year by Donna Kliche and Molly Schoepf.  Our team has developed over the years to include many styles of dance such as jazz and funk, hip hop, and recently integrated stomp.  We work hard to produce different routines for each performance, but we also have a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures from previous years!

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1995-1996 Season

The Dance Team's first performance in 1995 "Tootsie Roll."

1996 Homecoming

1997-1998 Season

Check out those poms!!

Merry Christmas...Elvis Style

1998-1999 Season

Homecoming Parade

Group picture from the Britney Spears Dance

Group picture from the Jock Jams Mix/Parents Night

Group picture from the Jock Jams Mix/Parents Night

1999-2000 Season

Quick pic from the Prince and Blaque mix.

Group picture of the Ditty dance GAP style.

The "PERFECT" dance.

2000-2001 Season

FRONT:  Sami Kangas & Dusti Nelson
MIDDLE:  Sarah Koob, Summer Cousins, Jenny Riedel, Amber Beers & Laura Carrow
BACK:  Erica Halverson, Rachel Fisher, Meghan Mickelson, Sarah Johnson & Molly Johnson 

2001-2002 Season

2001-2002 DSU Dance Team

FRONT:  Kristina, Kelley, Meghan & Sarah
BACK:  Josalyn, Laura, Stef, Sami, Koob, Erica, Andrea & Christi

Look at the dedication...
Meghan & Sarah practice before a performance

Dance team with their Mini-Me's after the Austin Power Dance

Austin Powers Dance

2002-2003 Season

Dakota State Dance Team Members
Front Row (L to R):  Sami Kangas, Jeannie Swanson, Kelley Torchia
Middle Row (L to R):  Melissa Gates, Megan Buck, Christi Lamb
Back Row (L to R):  Stephanie McGraw, Kristina Gruener

DSU Dance Team posing with a
Blue Goose from homecoming

Jeannie Swanson, Steph McGraw, Kelley Torchia,
Melissa Gates, Christi Lamb, Nikki Dufek,
Kristina Gruener, Sami Kangas
(Not Pictured: Megan Buck)

One of the performances
Front: Megan Buck, Kristina Gruener, Sami Kangas
Back:  Christi Lamb, Melissa Gates, Jeannie Swanson, & Kelley Torchia 

Dakota Oyate Challenge in Huron

Front:  Advisor Mandy Parpart & Nikki Dufek
Back:  Kelley Torchia, Megan Buck, Melissa Gates, Kristina Gruener, Christi Lamb, Sami Kangas & Jeannie Swanson

Jock Jams

Nikki Dufek, Christi Lamb, Kelley Torchia, Jeannie Swanson, Melissa Gates, Sami Kangas & Kristina Gruener