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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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Choreography Begins!

October 09, 2018 Coach Erin Coaches, Dancers Comments

Choreography sessions kicked off yesterday with team’s getting their music and finally sitting down to put pen to paper. Ok well, maybe more like to video and Excel files…. But I’m old-fashioned and still bust out my colored pencils and graph paper from time to time. I haven’t been this excited to get started in ....

Choreography Begins Today!

October 09, 2017 Coach Erin Coaches, Dancers Comments

Choreography season is here. The unofficial start to winter dance team begins with small group meetings to create new routines. I have a lot of mixed feelings when its time for this to start — but mostly I just love the “everything is new again” feeling. We’re all equals with an open book of opportunity ....

Choreography Period Kicks Off Today!

October 05, 2015 Coach Erin Dancers Comments

The time has finally arrived! Choreography season can begin. Hopefully (dancers) you’re getting music cuts delivered to your email like Christmas morning 🙂 I love being able to send that out and get the dreams rolling. This is when the magic gets made, new ideas get tried (for better or worse), and that section you’re ....

Uniform and Choreography Rule Changes Announced

August 12, 2015 Coach Erin MSHSL, News, Uncategorized Comments

More rule changes are rolling out from the MSHSL, and there will be a lot to think about when it comes to uniforms and choreography inspiration. Everyone should read what was sent out from the league in these downloads: Rule Change Summary – 2015-2017 Uniform Update for Rules Book 2015 – Edited for Rule Book ....

A Pep Talk

October 07, 2013 Coach Erin Coaches, Dancers Comments

Well folks, choreography starts today. Every year I feel a little different about it – sometimes I can’t wait, bursting with ideas – and sometimes I wonder how in the world I’m going to get it all done, covering every base and hitting every mark. So I think we need a little pep talk to ....