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Staying Hungry, The Jasper Dancers Win A National Title in Division I Hip Hop

April 24, 2019

by TAYLOR BRETHAUER & AUGUST KISSEL, Senior Writer & Web Editor The Jasper Dancers are national champions in the division I hip hop category after competing at the National Dance Alliance college national championship in Daytona, Fla. last [...]

Jasper Dancers Perform in Nationals Send-Off

April 9, 2019

by SHANNON GLEBA & ALEXA SCHMIDT, Staff Writer & Features Editor The Jasper Dancers hosted their annual send-off event in Draddy Gymnasium on March 31 in advance of their Nationals competition in Daytona, Fla. The event began with a speech [...]

Jasper Dancers Place First and Second in Regional Competition

February 28, 2019

by Gabriella DePinho, News Editor On a Sunday without a basketball game to be at, the Jasper Dancers headed to Westfield State University to compete in the Universal Dance Association’s New England Dance Championship. The dancers placed first in [...]

The Jasper Dancers Take on Madness

November 8, 2018

by Rikkilynn Shields, Social Media Editor Whether they’ve caught your attention practicing in Draddy, on the sidelines of the basketball games or through their creatively choreographed Instagram videos, the Manhattan College Jasper Dancers are a [...]

Season Right Around The Corner For Jasper Dancers

September 7, 2018

by MICHEVI DUFFLART, Web Editor Things are back in full swing at Manhattan College and the Jasper Dancers are suiting up for another new season. Starting in September, the Jasper Dancers begin practicing for another eventful year which runs from [...]

Jasper Dancers Participate in 2018 Nationals

April 25, 2018

A bus waited early in the morning for the Manhattan College Jasper Dancers to depart towards Daytona Beach and compete in the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship on Apr. 3. After an intense year of training, and balancing their time [...]

The Other Side: When the Spirit Squads Take MAAC

March 18, 2018

by ELIZABETH METSCH, Contributor Year after year we hear from the players and fans about how the MAAC tournament went, but what about the other teams that make this event come to life? The pep band, dance and cheer teams practice with the same [...]

Start Strong, Finish Stronger: Dance Team Takes 5th in Nationals

April 25, 2017

The Manhattan College Jasper Dancers traveled to Nationals during the first weekend of April three weeks ago. and after moving onto the final round, placed fifth in the Division 1 Hip Hop category. This is the Dancers highest placement at Nationals [...]