Southland Dancing Lady Eagles Capture IHSA Competitive Dance Sectional Championship!

Dear Southland Family,

We are incredibly proud to announce that a Competitive Dance Sectional Championship plaque is coming home to Southland College Prep!
The Southland Dancing Lady Eagles placed FIRST in today’s IHSA Class 1A Competitive Dance Sectional Championship held at Maine South High School and have officially qualified for the IHSA State Competition — in their VERY FIRST YEAR as a competitive dance team!

Our Lady Eagles delivered an outstanding and electrifying competitive routine to “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson.

Watch the video below to view the Lady Eagles' amazing routine.

Watch the video below to view the moment our Lady Eagles took first place.

📍 IHSA Competitive Dance State Finals
🗓 Dates: Friday & Saturday, January 30–31, 2026
📍 Location: Grossinger Motors Arena, Bloomington, IL

*All additional information regarding the IHSA Competitive Dance State Competition can be found at the following link:
https://www.ihsa.org/sports/competitive-dance

Please join us in congratulating our incredible team members:
Binah McClerklin, Kayla Dixon, Hhai'dyn Hodges, Arielle Lytle, Leilani Barnes, Desmariah Thomas, Nia Talbert, Cerena Hudson, Ahmya Merritt, Alexis Smith, and Michellin Oduro.

We also proudly recognize our dedicated managers, Arielle Gaines and Layla Wood, whose hard work and commitment were instrumental to the team’s success.

A special thank-you goes to our outstanding coaches, Gloria Chatman and Eketi Phillips, for their leadership, preparation, and unwavering support in guiding this program to historic success.

We are extremely proud of our Lady Eagles and look forward to cheering them on next week as they represent Southland College Prep at the IHSA Competitive Dance State Competition!