The Concordia dance team will conclude their regular season at the WHAC Championship on Friday. Lawrence Tech will serve as the rotational host in the second year that the WHAC Dance Championship is separate from competitive cheer. The Cardinals have shown continued improvement and growth throughout the season and will be aiming to improve upon their third-place finish last season.
WHAC Championship Info
Friday, February 18th 2022
Don Ridler Field House - Southfield, MI
The WHAC Championship for dance will feature five teams; Aquinas, Concordia, Lawrence Tech, Madonna and Siena Heights.
Teams will compete for the WHAC Championship with each team performing two routines. The first routine will be the preliminary round which will count towards 25% of the overall score. The Final round score will make up 75% of the overall score. In the event of a tie, the score from the final round will be used to break the tie. The winner of the competition will secure an automatic bid to the NAIA Northeast Regional Qualifier next weekend.
2021 Results
This will be the third year the WHAC has recognized dance as a championship sport and the second year that it's been a separate championship from competitive cheer. Last year Aquinas took home the WHAC Championship with a total score of 85.86. Concordia took third overall with a total score of 62.98. Last year four teams competed in the championship.
2022 Average Scores
Aquinas - 79.41 (4 Competitions)
Siena Heights - 70.81 (4 Competitions)
Madonna - 63.93 (5 Competitions)
Lawrence Tech - 56.09 (7 Competitions)
Concordia - 47.23 (2 Competitions)
WHAC Awards
All-Conference Team Awards are determined by the officiating panel during the tryout period after the team competition. Participants must perform the following advanced skills with superior technique: leaps, triple pirouette, turn combination, and an audition combination which consists of four 8-counts of Jazz, Pom and Hip Hop choreography.
The WHAC will honor participating members that have achieved success in the classroom, on the mat, and in the community. The all-conference selections voted on by the WHAC coaches will be selected as well as all-academic for those that are of junior status and have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.25. Each school has nominated a student-athlete that has embodied the five core values of the NAIA which are respect, integrity, servant leadership, responsibility, and sportsmanship. A coach will also be named the WHAC Champion of Character which is voted on by coaches of other participating WHAC member institutions.
