Five-time champion Starr's Mill earns titles with Peachtree Ridge, Heritage-Catoosa and Stilwell Arts at 2025 GHSA Dance state championship

The Starrs Mill dance team closed out Saturdays 84-team lineup with a championship-clinching Jazz routine to win this years Class 4A-5A state title and secure the programs fifth-straight state title. Akins Arena at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga. hosted the event for the first time and the sport celebrated its fifth year as a GHSA sanctioned sport. The Pantherswho are now a perfect five-of-five in state titleswon last years crown with a Pom routine in the old Class 3A-4A and continued their dynasty on Saturday in a new classification with a different genre to hold off two-time reigning Class 5A-6A state champion and rival McIntosh.

In Class 6A, Peachtree Ridge returned to the top of Georgias highest classification with a Hip Hop routineimproving upon last years third-place finish and winning the programs second state title in the past three years. Reclassification sent Starrs Mill up from Class 3A-4A last year to the new Class 4A-5A and as a result Class 2A-3A was the only classification this year that did not have a defending state champion within it. Heritage-Catoosa capitalized and won its first-ever state title with its Hip Hop routine after finishing state runner-up last year to the Panthers.

Stilwell Arts continued its dominance by winning its fourth-straight state title and the Stallions did it with a Jazz routinebesting the field of 14 Class A teams competing in this years championships.

2025 State Champions

Class 6A

Peachtree Ridge (Hip Hop)

Class 4A-5A

Starrs Mill (Jazz)

Class 2A-3A

Heritage-Catoosa (Hip Hop)

Class A

Stilwell Arts (Jazz)



Previous GHSA Dance State Champions

Class A-2A Class 3A-4A Class 5A-6A Class 7A

2021 Thomasville West Laurens Starrs Mill Mill Creek

2022 Stilwell Arts West Laurens Starrs Mill Mill Creek

2023 Stilwell Arts Starrs Mill McIntosh Peachtree Ridge

2024 Stilwell Arts Starrs Mill McIntosh South Forsyth