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 rece… ...

Photos from the 2018 Naval Academy’s Ring Dance, which was established as a tradition in 1925, and for the second-class midshipmen is as much a rite-of-passage as Herndon is for the fourth-class ...

For the second-class mids, the Ring Dance is as much a rite-of-passage as Herndon is for the fourth-class mids. Second-class mids officially receive their class rings and have them blessed by ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - As the midshipmen stepped and hopped in front of her, Naval Academy math professor Sommer Gentry couldn’t help but dance. On a recent Tuesday in Smoke Hall, the Naval ...