South Elgin Competition 2020

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FRIDAY 1/10/20:

Ready for slate of late season dances on a snowy Saturday? 51 routines await you at the South Elgin comp on Saturday. In the past the Stormettes have hosted evening comps, often in December, so this is a new experience in a comfy setting.

While some comps warm up the gym with JV teams, an assortment of the biggest names in 3A and 2A will hit the floor right away at South Elgin. Ten different teams before the 1st officials break have already earned placements at conference competitions! Riding tall in the saddle are newly crowned conference champs Naperville North, Lake Park, South Elgin, and Barrington. Fighting hard are a well-prepared and wonderfully sturdy Waubonsie Valley team. Elgin and Glenbard East have had some nice moments on the comp floor and they’ll be looking to pick up momentum heading into sectionals.

But we’ve got to talk about those intriguing dance teams who’ve worked hard and put themselves in a great position late in the IHSA season. Bartlett might not have gotten all they wanted last weekend, but they battled South Elgin to a 2nd place conference finish on Wednesday night. Glenbard North had it all going right last night at the DVC comp where they earned a 3rd. Conant’s stock shot up with a glittering performance at the MSL comp, good for a 2nd place finish. Downers Grove South was pretty good last weekend, though they can definitely rely on a good resume from the entire season to fuel a better run at South Elgin. And West Chicago–quietly working hard in the woodshed–might have a little spark from their JV’s surprise 3rd place conference finish. Fremd earned a 3rd at conference after winning it last year; their Wednesday night performance was excellent, however.

I wouldn’t want to face Geneva at the moment. They’re so amazing that a 2nd place finish tastes like good pizza: it’s still yummy pizza, but it’s only “good,” and you darn well know what great pizza is like. So after their 2nds at Palatine and then conference, they’ll be in fierce mode on Saturday. Look for a Batavia or a Montini to fight hard for spots in the top 3. Hampshire, DeKalb, and Streamwood all have quality dances that can make a run at sectionals, and here’s their last chance at judge feedback before next weekend. Guilford, out of the Rockford area, gets another valuable comp experience at South Elgin, coming a week after their Huntley appearance.

The afternoon 3A batch probably has all of the sectional routines for those teams who have 2 dances. Joining them are teams going through ups and downs. Jacobs had a shaky outing at Huntley but the team is skilled and have great choreography going for them. Larkin’s in a modest rebuild but ran a solid score at Palatine. And speaking of…Palatine may not have lit up the scoresheet at their home comp, but they looked good doing it (and at conference)!

A team I’m really looking forward to seeing is Plainfield South, who are having a great winter and standing tall after taking 2nd in the SPC Thursday night. Warren dances tonight for their conference title and earned a 1st in 3A hip hop last Saturday at Palatine. Schaumburg and Prospect had to battle through a stacked MSL field at their conference comp and will no doubt bring some fire to their Saturday performances. We gotta shout it out to West Aurora–a low-key season, but they’re no doubt working tirelessly on their crossover into the hip hop genre. Niles North’s lyrical work looks great so far this winter. And last on the schedule is dangerous York…mid-pack at Huntley, but completely capable of fighting for a top 5 at SEHS.

THE LOWDOWN

LOCATION:

South Elgin HS. 760 E. Main St., South Elgin, IL 60177

TIME:

Saturday, January 18. As of Friday afternoon, the schedule’s been moved back. First dance starts at noon, and the last routine presumably now will run at 6:06

TEAM DIVISIONS:

2A, 2A JV, 3A, 3A JV

FAN TIPS:

SEHS is a fascinating location. Come from the east and it feels like you’re driving through what the area looked like 150 years ago–open spaces, lonely farmsteads, country roads. Come from the west and you’ll have either seen suburbia or an urban setting. No special parking advice this time…the whole property along Main Street is a giant lot! Once inside you’ll pass through the large commons area on the way to the gym, which, if I remember right, is a little bit of a maze to get to. No promises but I have fond memories of a vendor who sold hot, freshly-made donuts back when this was a Wednesday night comp. In any case, Coach Shields is one of the nicest people in the dance world and I’m sure this transfers onto her volunteers. And I’ll bet you’re going to gawk at the mural on the west wall of the gym…

3A SCORES

Placement	Team+routine	Score
1st	Lake Park 2	97.47
2nd	South Elgin	94.43
3rd	Lake Park 1	93.47
4th	Naperville North 2	90.47
5th	Barrington 1	89.70
6th	Glenbard North 2	89.23
7th	Barrington 2	88.87
8th	Bartlett 2	88.27
9th	Downers Grove South 2	87.77
10th	York	87.43
11th	Warren	86.35
12th	Waubonsie Valley 1	84.07
13th	Schaumburg	83.87
14th	Conant	82.47
15th	Waubonsie Valley 2	81.43
16th	Prospect	80.50
17th	Jacobs	79.53
18th	Fremd 1	79.45
19th	Naperville North 1	79.40
20th	West Chicago 2	78.90
21st	Glenbard North 1	78.63
22nd	Glenbard East 2	78.43
23rd	Downers Grove South 1	74.97
24th	West Chicago 1	74.65
25th	Fremd 2	74.63
26th	Elgin	73.83
27th	Larkin	73.57
28th	West Aurora	71.80
29th	Niles North 1	71.27
30th	Glenbard East 1	71.20
31st	Palatine	66.40