San Marcos High School’s Diamond Line was recently named national grand champions in the officer and team divisions after competing at the HTEDance Nationals Competition in San Antonio.
Diamond Line Director Michelle Knight said the dance team wasn’t originally planning on going to the nationals event at the University of the Incarnate Word. But they received a late invite based on their high scores and performance quality throughout its contest season. Knight said she was “insanely proud” to be invited to Nationals, which she said invitations are rarely given.
“Nationals competition is a super high caliber competition,” Knight said. “It’s not anything I set my sights on. I mean, I believe in everything that [the Diamond Line does] but it’s something you have to plan for throughout the year. But, then to be invited to that, that was an honor enough for me and for my kids to be recognized for the work that they had put through the entire contest season.”
