Spring Lake Park dance team uses anti-bullying message to reach state meet
Spoken word doesn’t typically come to mind when thinking about dance team performances, but that’s precisely the style Spring Lake Park’s Pantherettes dance team used to help reach the Class AAA state dance meet.
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