The University of Texas at Dallas Power Dancers got a leg up over their rivals to win a pair of titles for the first time at the National Cheerleaders Association & National Dance Alliance Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships. Haiden Herring, the UT Dallas cheer coach, said her team also had to overcome challenges this year. With a small team, each athlete has to perform multiple skills throughout a routine to maximize our score sheet. Hernandez hopes the groups’ performances will encourage more people to join and to support the spirit teams. “There are a ton of people who go to UTD who don’t know we have dance, cheer and mascot teams,” he said.