Great Eight: Gopher Dance Team Dynasty Marches On

The New England Patriots. Alabama Football. They all have nothing on the University of Minnesota Dance Team. The Gophers competed in the 2017 Universal Dance Association College National Championships in Orlando over the weekend and once again brought home the hardware. The Gopher Dance Team competes in two of the three classifications, jazz and pom. The Pom classification has been in existence since 2010, and no school other than the Gophers has ever won the competition. The Gophers made it an incredible eight years in a row Sunday afternoon.

The other classification that the Gophers compete in is the jazz competition. Minnesota has also been a bit of a dynasty in this, winning titles in…