ement ▁led ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁practice ▁harder ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁paid ▁off ▁when ▁the ▁group ▁took ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Sar aw ak ▁Cultural ▁Village ▁School ▁dance ▁competition . ▁They ▁also ▁won ▁DB K U ' s ▁Dance ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁senior ▁d anc ers ▁graduated ▁from ▁school ▁and ▁that ▁left ▁the ▁new ▁d anc ers ▁struggling ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁reign ▁as ▁a ▁champions ▁but ▁it ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁challeng ing ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁fresh ▁faces . ▁The ▁newly ▁rec ru ited ▁d anc ers ▁only ▁managed ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁second ▁or ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁compet itions ▁they ▁took ▁part ▁in . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁group ▁once ▁again ▁rec ru ited ▁new ▁d anc ers . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁problems ▁such ▁as ▁instruct or ▁rep lac ements ▁and ▁irregular ▁schedule ▁changes , ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁their ▁best ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁bag ▁any ▁pri zes ▁in ▁any ▁compet itions . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁total ▁mel td own ▁for ▁them ▁but ▁the ▁K ole j ▁D PA H ▁Abd illa h ▁Dance ▁Group ▁( now ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁K ass org a ▁Dan cers ) ▁had ▁the ▁best ▁d anc ers ▁in ▁their ▁time . ▁K ole j ▁D PA H ▁Abd illa h ▁Dance ▁Group ▁was ▁label led ▁a ▁' one ▁hit ▁wonder ▁team ' ▁then . ▁ ▁Trad itions ▁▁ ▁Stud ents