After finishing second in kick and third in jazz at the Prior Lake Invitational on Jan. 8, the Tiger Dance Team had an off day at the Missota Conference Jazz competition held Tuesday, Jan. 11, at Shakopee.
Chaska won the meet, followed by Chanhassen, Holy Angels, Northfield, Shakopee and Farmington.
"The team performed well," coach Shelby Kuphal said, "but unfortunately it didn't show in the scores.
"With Chaska and Chanhassen joining this year, our conference is very tough and as a team we really struggle with jazz."
Kuphal said the coaching staff simplified the team's jazz routines for the Prior Lake meet and it seemed to pay dividends not only in the score book but also in the outlook of the dancers.
"We had girls saying things like 'I love to dance jazz'," Kuphal said, "'and I had so much fun."
"We plan to slowly add back in the more difficult skills that will make us more competitive, but the bummer for our team was that on Tuesday night the judges didn't see our routines like they did at Prior Lake."
The girls now have just two days of practice before their big Missota Conference meet scheduled for Saturday at Holy Angels.
