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The BYU Cougarettes Just Casually Snagged Two More National Titles

In news that will shock absolutely no one, the BYU Cougarettes (aka our April cover stars) are National Champions once more! The powerhouse dance team clinched the top titles in both D1A hip hop and jazz during last weekend’s NDA Nationals in Daytona, FL. Their precise, hard-hitting performances highlight exactly what makes them the team […]

Cosmo the Cougar's Halftime Moves Will Absolutely Destroy You

Everyone has moments of reckoning in their lives, moments when something so earth-shattering happens that we’re no longer sure who we even are. The first time I saw this video of the Brigham Young University mascot, Cosmo the Cougar, casually slaying some choreo on the field at halftime? That was one of those moments for […]

How To Make Show-Stopping Moves Both Impressive and Artful

It’s the ultimate groan-inducing moment: A dancer’s graceful contemporary piece is going off without a hitch—her technique is flawless, her lines are pristine—but all of a sudden, she’s taking four counts to walk to the upstage corner, narrowing her eyes in preparation. She might as well be yelling, “A TRICK SEQUENCE IS COMING.” And she’s […]

Good Luck, Dance Teamers!

The BYU Cougarettes after winning the 2012 Division IA Hip Hop Championship with a score of 9.984! This week, dance teams from across the country will head to Daytona Beach, FL, to compete at the 2013 National Dance Alliance Collegiate Dance Team Championship. They’ve been rehearsing like crazy for months and will finally get to […]

The Cougarettes Take Prague

The Cougarettes at Prague Castle While most college dance teams spent the summer taking a much-needed break, the 20 members of the Brigham Young University Cougarettes did just the opposite. The 2012 National Dance Alliance National Champions received an anonymous—and very generous—donation that allowed the team to travel to the Czech Republic and compete at […]

2012 NDA Collegiate Dance Team Championships

This time last week, I was glued to my computer nervously watching the live stream of the 2012 NDA Collegiate Dance Team Championships in Daytona Beach, FL. It was the first time in five years that I wasn’t at the competition in person. But let me tell you—my heart was still nervously pounding as each […]