Lanarkshire dance group crowned 'grand champions' at national competition

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A based in Bellshill and Cumbernauld based dance group have been crowned 'grand champions' at the Incredibly Cool Events competition in Ravenscraig Sports Centre.The Fame Xtreme Dance and Cheer group impressed the judgesto secure the highly acclaimed title, before further success for the troupe.That saw their U17s 'Iconic Elite' all-star cheer team secure their chance to compete in the prestigious Allstar World Championships in Florida next May.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Following their journey to just joining recently every single one of them put their all into it and we couldn’t be prouder. It was just amazing and is an accomplishment on its own.“It’s our first year of competing in the Allstar cheer circuit and this is one of our proudest achievements.

All credit goes to our athletes and the parents who support our decisions and make the team what it is today. ” However, Stephanie and her talented