Maple Grove Pushes Boundaries Against The Status Quo Of High School Dance Teams

By Marielle Mohs, CBS Minnesota

March 1, 2023

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – Maple Grove's Dance Team (MGDT) just took home first place in the jazz state tournament on Feb. 17 for the first time since 2015.

They competed to the song "Hurt" by Johnny Cash, which was unique in and of itself, but they also competed with their first male dancer on the team. They pushed the boundaries of what's regularly seen on the MSHSL jazz state floor.

"We were either going to win big with it or lose big with it," said Jill Leste, co-head coach of MGDT.

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