About the Team
The NMU Dance Team is made up of dedicated and talented dancers who represent the University in a positive and spirited manner. Members on our team have diverse dance backgrounds and we draw on each other's strengths to succeed as a team. NMUDT dancers serve as NMU ambassadors on campus and in the community. We perform at home football, volleyball, and basketball games, as well as various University events. The NMU Dance Team competes at the collegiate level at competitions located throughout the Midwest.
Details
Dues
Dues are $150/semester - Dues are used to help cover team costs such as performance wear and apparel.
Participants Must Supply
Team members are required to purchase a Fall and Winter Student Rec Pass. Team members will also be required to buy specific shoes, makeup, and additional items.
Travel
The NMU Dance Team does not perform at away games, but is occasionally asked to perform in the community and may make trips to other events. In the past, the team has competed in Green Bay, WI and Nationals in Orlando, FL.
Tryouts
Tryouts for the NMU Dance Team 2024-2025 season will be held on Friday, April 19 from 6pm-9pm and Saturday, April 20 from noon-2pm in the PEIF Dance Studio.
You must attend both days of tryouts. Tryouts will not be held in the fall. Please come prepared for tryouts by reviewing the information in the 2024-2025 Tryout Information Packet and filling out the forms at the end of the packet. If you are unable to attend tryouts (due to high school prom, sport conflicts, travel distance, etc) a video tryout option is available. Please contact us at nmuwildcatdanceteam@gmail.com to request a video tryout or with any questions.
Follow the NMU Dance Team on Facebook and Twitter for updates throughout the season!
Additional Requirements
At tryouts, dancers should be prepared to demonstrate a variety of skills such as double pirouettes, toe touch, right leap, etc. All technique and choreography will be reviewed and taught at the audition - it is not necessary to prepare your own material. Team members are held to high technical and performance standards; focus will be placed on technical competency and ability to quickly learn and perform choreography.
Performance Schedule
- September 27th 2024 Men’s Soccer
- September 29th 2024 Men’s Soccer
- October 4th 2024 Women’s Soccer
- October 5th 2024 Football
- October 13th 2024 Men’s Basketball
- October 19th 2024 Football
- November 2nd 2024 Football
- November 5th 2024 7:00 p.m. MSHS Not Just Another Halftime Show
- December 5th Women’s & Men’s Basketball
- December 14th Fire Up Competition Eau Claire, WI
Dancers
Allyson Smail
Senior: Entrepreneurship
- NMUDT 2025-26 President
- Hometown: Ishpeming, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Being able to watch the team grow together and flourish throughout the season.
Rilan Cope
Sophomore: Social Work
- NMUDT 2025-26 Vice President
- Hometown: Royal Oak, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Team Bonding
Nina Osier
Sophomore: Human Resource Management
- NMU DT 25-26 Captain
- Hometown: Ironwood, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: The friendships you get to have with other people and sharing a love for dance with them.
Fairyn Novak
Sophomore: Outdoor Recreation
- NMU DT 2025-26 Captain
- Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Performances!
Abigail Foskuhl
Senior: Dance
- Hometown: Iron River, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Performing with my teammates!
Jenna Filieri
Junior: Nursing
- Hometown: Garfield, NJ
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: The competitions and the fun we have while at them!
Abby Luke
Sophomore: Early Education
- Hometown: Marquette, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Competing!!!
Lillian Anderson
Sophomore: Cosmetology
- Hometown: Eagle River, WI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Performing with the team!
Ryan Borrelli
Sophomore: Nursing
- Hometown: Manhattan, IL
- Favorite thing about the NMU DT: The Community!
Tiffany Myres
Sophomore: Cosmetology
- Hometown: Eminence, Kentucky
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Performing on game days with the team!
Adia Holm
Freshman: Business Analytics
- Hometown: Marquette, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Making new friends and performing!
Amelia Simons
Freshman: Sports Science
- Hometown: Mattawan, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Being able to continue expressing myself around amazing people.
Autumn Ring
Freshman: Nursing
- Hometown: Negaunee, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Making new friends and getting new skills.
Cassidy Cullen
Freshman: Neuroscience
- Hometown: Rockford, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Learning new dances.
Haley Woessner
Freshman: Elementary Education and Theatre Entertainment Arts
- Hometown: Eagle, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: The friends that I made through being on the team.
Hannah Bonacci
Freshman: Mechanical Engineering and Dance
- Hometown: Alma, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Everyone builds everyone up and it's a great environment to be in.
Kacey Kramer
Freshman: Sports Science
- Hometown: Laingsburg, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Meeting new friends and getting to perform with them.
Lily Smith
Freshman: Nursing
- Hometown: Okemos, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Getting to continue to grow doing what I love with an amazing team!
McKenzie Pricco
Freshman: Elementary Education
- Hometown: Okemos, MI
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Getting to continue to grow doing what I love with an amazing team!
Maddie Anderson
Freshman: Criminal Justice
- Hometown: North Aurora, IL
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Being a part of such a positive team environment and the new friends I have made.
Wrigley Foster
Freshman: Multimedia Journalism
- Hometown: North Aurora, IL
- Favorite thing about the NMUDT: Being a part of such a positive team environment and the new friends I have made.