LEBANON, Ill. – The McKendree Dance team will be heading to Dance Team Union "The College Classic" Nationals on April 10^th held in Orlando, Florida. The competition is held at the Orange County Convention Center.

 The team will be competing in both DII Jazz and The Game Day Spirit Showdown. The Bearcats will compete their DII Jazz prelims at 3:21pm eastern time on Saturday, April 12^th and The Game Day Spirit Showdown at 8:26pm eastern time that same day. 

The DII Jazz finals is on Sunday, April 13^th. The Bearcats will find out Saturday evening if they will advance to the finals. The awards ceremony is at 7pm eastern time on Sunday, April 13^th.

There is a livestream available for people to purchase access to watch the team. That link can be found here.

The Bearcats will be performing both nationals' routines this weekend. Saturday April 5^th, the ladies will be at the SIUE Cheer and Dance Showcase. The showcase begins at 2 pm and is located at the Vadalabene Center on SIUE campus. The Bearcats will then perform at home in the MPCC on Sunday, April 6^th at 4pm alongside the Cheerleading team for a nationals send off.

"The team has been working so hard this season to perfect these routines and are excited to share McKendree with the nationals stage!" said Head Coach Amber Hoene on the team.