{"647123":{"#nid":"647123","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Goldrush Wins National Championship for Hip Hop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Goldrush, the official dance team of the Institute, was recently awarded the National Dance Association\u0026rsquo;s (NDA) national championship in the virtual D1 hip hop division. \u0026nbsp;With a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tv.varsity.com\/results\/6957182-2021-nca-nda-collegiate-cheer-dance-championship\/29554\u0022\u003Eperformance score\u003C\/a\u003E of 91.86, Goldrush beat out four other schools from across the country in two rounds of competition. Goldrush also was awarded third place in the D1A jazz division.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGoldrush has competed in the event since 2018, but this is their first time taking home the top prize. The road to nationals began back in the fall, when the team started learning the routines and earned a bid to compete in the championship. As the months went on, the 30 dancers continued refining their moves. Team members described the Goldrush belief that every performance is a chance to prepare a bit more for nationals and to use every game and appearance as an opportunity to improve.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Everyone has been so flexible, patient, and understanding as things were constantly changing and restrictions were being placed,\u0026rdquo; said Sarah Rohlfsen, a fourth-year environmental engineering major and member of Goldrush. \u0026ldquo;To win a national championship, especially in a year where we could have easily given up and tried again when things were more \u0026lsquo;normal,\u0026rsquo; has been such a gratifying experience.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe hip hop routine, available to watch \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1uzbnRC7ThM\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, holds a special place in the dancers\u0026rsquo; hearts, as it has been in the works for nearly two years. The team first learned the choreography in the fall of 2019 in anticipation of being able to compete in the spring 2020 nationals competition. But the coronavirus pandemic forced the event\u0026rsquo;s cancellation. The 2020-21 squad saw this as an opportunity to perfect the routine, updating some of the music and choreography with their eyes set on the 2021 competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Most of our season typically consists of cheering on and supporting various athletic teams, while the work we do to prepare for our own competition really is all happening in the background,\u0026rdquo; added coaches Claudia Cole and Taylor Edwards. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s great not only seeing the team\u0026rsquo;s hard work rewarded, but also being able to share that with supporters near and far.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside of their competitions, Goldrush can be seen performing at every home football and men\u0026#39;s and women\u0026#39;s basketball game. See more from them on their \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/instagram.com\/gtgoldrush\u0022\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Dance Association awarded Tech\u0026#39;s dance team first place in the virtual hip hop division.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The National Dance Association awarded Tech\u0027s dance team first place in the virtual hip hop division."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2021-05-03 18:13:24","changed_gmt":"2021-05-03 18:13:24","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"647122":{"id":"647122","type":"image","title":"Goldrush Dance Team 2020-2021","body":null,"created":"1620065189","gmt_created":"2021-05-03 18:06:29","changed":"1620065189","gmt_changed":"2021-05-03 18:06:29","alt":"Members of the Goldrush Dance Team stand in various poses on the floor of McCamish Pavilion.","file":{"fid":"245683","name":"goldrush.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/goldrush.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/goldrush.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":909324,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/goldrush.jpg?itok=6P0a7CJ7"}}},"media_ids":["647122"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"177334","name":"goldrush"},{"id":"187728","name":"dance team"},{"id":"26051","name":"georgia tech athletics"},{"id":"3457","name":"championship"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}