About Coach Erin


Erin is a 17 year veteran dance team coach in Minnesota. A 3 time MADT coach of the year (2009, 2010, 2014) and winner of 2 state championships in high kick with the Cannon Falls Bomber Dance Team. In high school Erin danced for Winona and Apple Valley high schools. Erin is a nationally known blogger, writing for the Radio City Rockettes and a Hollywood movie among other projects. Erin also teaches on a freelance contractor basis for many MN high school teams and can be contacted for date/time availability at mnhsdanceteam@gmail.com

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Mid-Season Section Leaderboards

We’re already at the mid-season point with the holiday break well underway. Debut season is over, as are many conference events. Don’t be fooled – the best is still yet to come! January is my favorite dance team month as things get interesting. Some teams will go dark while they work on season-end projects, while ....

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Weekend Preview- December Championships

I can’t believe it’s already time for a championship weekend. Yikes this year is flying by. December felt short until I realized I’d been to 6 meets in 3 weeks. Several conferences are already wrapping things up before we head into the January invitational weeks. Northwest Suburban, Metro West, and South Suburban will all be ....

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Timberwolves to Host Dance Team Clinic

Our busy December is heading into its final 10 days or so of competition before we all take a much needed break for the holidays and go back into hiding to work on those routines.  In the meantime I’m already planning for January events, including this one – the Timberwolves Dance Clinic.   I’ve attached ....

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Weekend Preview – December Invitationals

Oooh things are getting interesting around here as more and more teams pull in multiple performances in each category.  Many class A teams are getting into the swing of things and this weekend will have a lot more action from that class.  December invite season is just a fun time as teams have something, but ....

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Weekend Preview – December Kick-Off

Well, we survived the early debut season despite how stressful it can be to be ready for a November meet. I always admire the teams who got both routines out there before we hit the first major invite weekend of December – that’s no small task!   Scores have been coming in like a flood ....

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