Season Right Around The Corner For Jasper Dancers

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 autumn to late spring. In the autumn and winter months, the dancers train and practice routines for basketball season, but as the new year rolls … Continue reading Season Right Around The Corner For Jasper Dancers

Jasper Dancers Participate in 2018 Nationals

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 between schoolwork, rehearsals and each of their personal lives, for three days their minds would be thinking of only one thing: Dance. The team, led … Continue reading Jasper Dancers Participate in 2018 Nationals

The Other Side: When the Spirit Squads Take MAAC

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 diligence as the basketball teams when MAAC is approaching and look forward to it all season as well. Jordan Bautsch has been on … Continue reading The Other Side: When the Spirit Squads Take MAAC

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

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 in the team’s history. The Jasper Dancers have been an integral part of the spirit squads that are found on the sidelines during the … Continue reading Start Strong, Finish Stronger: Dance Team Takes 5th in Nationals