{"id":102255,"date":"2023-03-06T21:27:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T03:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=102255"},"modified":"2023-03-06T21:27:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T03:27:49","slug":"watch-lincoln-park-varsity-dance-team-makes-history-and-takes-home-top-10-national-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-lincoln-park-varsity-dance-team-makes-history-and-takes-home-top-10-national-win\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Lincoln Park Varsity Dance Team makes history and takes home top 10 national win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>By Kierstin Lindkvist<br \/>\n<\/b><i>Medill Reports<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Chicago\u2019s 2023 Dance City Champions are now one of the top 10 teams in the country, and get this: The team has only been around four years. This year, the Lincoln Park High School varsity dance team came home with a sixth-place finish, scoring 77.2875 points. Medill Reports\u2019 Kierstin Lindkvist caught up with the Lincoln Park High\u00a0School Varsity Dance team before they headed to Universal Dance Association nationals\u00a0to see what bringing home a title would mean to them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Lincoln Park High School varsity dance team\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/805166364?h=baacd33583&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Kierstin Lindkvist is a Medill graduate student in the sports media specialization. Follow her on Twitter <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KLindkvistNews\"><i>@KLindkvistNews<\/i><\/a><i> or Instagram <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kelindkvist\/?hl=en\"><i>@kelindkvist<\/i><\/a><i>, and connect with her on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelindkvist\/\"><i>LinkedIn<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports Chicago\u2019s 2023 Dance City Champions are now one of the top 10 teams in the country, and get this: The team has only been around four years. This year, the Lincoln Park High School varsity dance team came home with a sixth-place finish, scoring 77.2875 points. 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