Daytona Beach, Fla. - The Queens College dance team, under the auspices of Head Coach, Shawn Garnier, placed second and eighth at the 2015 National Dance Alliance Collegiate National Championships earlier this month in Daytona Beach, Florida.  The Knights finished second in the team performance and eighth in the hip hop category.

The second-place finish in the team event was the highest finish the team has ever achieved.  In fact, they missed first place by a mere .015 of a point.  

The competition was held at the Peabody Auditorium and at the Daytona Beach Bandshell.  Following the events, Coach Garnier offered his thoughts, “We were extremely excited and proud to represent Queens College once again at the national championships,” he continued,. “The team spirit and cooperation of this group of young women make them champions. I can't begin to tell you how proud I am of our team.”  The Team Performance is a combination of  hyper-paced precision dances that are a combination of hip-hop, jazz, funk and pom routines.

Almost 5,000 student athletes and 15,000 supporters and spectators convened for the competition of technical skills, choreography, showmanship, synchronization and teamwork. The NCA/NDA collegiate championship is the largest college cheer and dance competition in the world.  NCA/NDA annually holds events for more than 180,000 cheerleaders and dancers worldwide.

The Queens College Dance Team performs throughout the Eastern region, including Queens College athletic events as well as numerous community events.   They will be performing this spring with ABBA at the Resorts Casino in Queens,  NY.   

Audition/Clinics  for the team will take place for College students on Wednesday, May 6 the during free hour and for High School students Saturday, May 9th at 10:00am both in the Fitzgerald Gym Dance Studios (2nd floor).