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How Wisconsin football’s freshman dance battle serves as a ‘rite of passage’

It’s one of many traditions for UW freshmen. Other traditions include a night of karaoke, obnoxious haircuts or even being told to wear a dress.

Upperclassmen will lead the team into the equipment room, push aside things and ask for music to be turned up really loud.

“We call out two freshmen, put them right in the middle of the ‘W’ and they start dancing,” redshirt freshman T.J. Bollers said.