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Rebel Girls & Company Win Two National Titles In Orlando

Teams earn top finishes in Division IA Hip Hop and Game Day categories in back-to-back years for the first time.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - For the first time in program history, the UNLV Rebel Girls & Company has earned two national titles in back-to-back years as it was crowned national champions in both the Division IA Hip Hop and Game Day categories at the 2019 College Dance Team National Championships this weekend in Orlando, Florida.

"Each year we are blessed with the opportunity to represent UNLV and our Las Vegas community at this national championship filled with the best dance teams in the nation," said Marca DeCastroverde, head coach of the Rebel Girls & Company. "We continue to reach new heights with the support of many members of the community and for that we are extremely grateful.

"I am extremely proud of our team. It is the first in our history to defend a national title and also have back-to-back championships in two categories. They are hard working, intelligent and kind young men and women and are an incredible representation of our university and athletics department."

The Game Day category allows teams to share special traditions unique to their universities. The Rebel Girls represented by performing the UNLV fight song, Runnin' Rebel Fever and a high-energy timeout dance routine, which was choreographed by Tribe 99. UNLV earned first place on Friday by beating out schools such as Tennessee, Washington State, Oklahoma, Kentucky and others. This year marked just the second that the Game Day category has been offered and is the second consecutive national championship in the category for UNLV.

As the competition weekend continued, the Rebel Girls & Company advanced to the final round in the Division IA Pom and Hip Hop categories. 

The Rebel Girls performed their pom routine choreographed by Danielle Eustice, placing fourth. Other competitors in the category included Ohio State, Minnesota, Rutgers, Cincinnati and others. 

The team's final accomplishment of the weekend occurred on Sunday with the national championship in Division IA Hip Hop, also for the second consecutive year.

"This was a challenging year for the team as we were set out to defend our title from the 2018 Championships," DeCastroverde said. "With this in mind, the team's main focus was to work harder than any previous year and to bring a performance that set UNLV apart from the rest and to simply be one unified force."

This year's routine was choreographed by Sienna Lalau and Andrew Elam with The Lab Creative Arts Studio. Other competitors in the Division 1A Hip Hop category included Memphis, San Diego state, LSU, Alabama and others.


 
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