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May 18, 2011 · The Ring Dance was established as an Academy tradition in 1925. It replaced a more rowdy custom where the Second Classmen put on their rings after completing their final navigation examination. As the Second Class left the classroom building, the Firsties grabbed them and dragged them to Dewey Basin where they were then thrown into the Severn ...
Oct 20, 2024 · Held at the celebratory end of the Second Class (junior) year, the Ring Dance signifies the transition of midshipmen to the status of "Firsties," or first-class midshipmen, ready to take on leadership roles in their final year.
May 24, 2016 · The Ring Dance was established as an academy tradition in 1925, and for the second-class mids is as much a rite-of-passage as Herndon is for the fourth-class mids. Second-class mids officially...
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Jun 17, 2022 · What makes the Ring Dance a particularly unique occasion is that ’23 got to meet so many of our wives. We provided a great example on so many fronts, perhaps the most significant is that after 50 years we as a Class still gather and celebrate our Class, and now theirs too.
outdoor Ring Dance at the Naval Academy, hundreds of couples rocked to live music on a tented dance floor at Hospital Point and waited expectantly for the fireworks that would bring another year's tradition to an end.
Anchors Aweigh Lyrics. [Verse 1] Stand Navy out to sea. Fight our battle cry. We'll never change our course. So vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y. Roll out the TNT. Anchors Aweigh. Sail on to...
May 16, 2013 · U.S.Naval Ring Dance. The Ring Dance for the Second Class is a right-of-passage. At this very special event, Second Class Mids officially receive their class rings and have them blessed by dipping them into the “waters of the seven seas,” a bowl of water collected from all seven seas.
