Congratulations to all of the dancers who attended the
NYCDA regional convention in St. Charles, IL in February! Everyone worked
hard and a great time in convention classes and at the competition.
Outstanding Dancer Scholarship finalists and winners were as follows:
MINIS - Abby Amidzich, Holly Cannistra,
Emily Duelge, Brooke Kais - Ballet Scholarship, Tommy Musuraca - Tap
Scholarship, Isabelle Pleva, Maggie Ryan, Anna Stachnik, Katy Wartman.
JUNIORS - Kristin Farina - Outstanding
Dancer Runner-Up, Courtney Heder, Meghan Hintz, Natalie Marino - Tap
Scholarship AND Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up, Rachel Musuraca, Karlise
Parkhill.
TEENS - Madalyn Krenz, Kristy Novak,
Chloe Williamson
SENIORS - Shannon McAvoy, Caitlin
Meyers, Abby Stachnik - Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up, Jeremiah Thompkins -
Future Star Award
Competition Results were as follows:
You’ll Find a Way - Platinum
Hey, Sista - Platinum, Outstanding
Execution, 2nd Overall High Score Teen Duet/Trio
Two Planets - Platinum, Outstanding
Execution, 1st Overall High Score Teen Ballet
I Want to Stay - Platinum
Home - Platinum, 2nd Overall High Score
Teen Solo
Cosmic Love - Platinum, Outstanding
Technical Performance, Outstanding Execution, 4th Overall High Score Senior
Solo
Minuet - Platinum, Outstanding Costume,
Outstanding Execution, Outstanding Showmanship, 1st Overall High Score Mini
Ballet, 2nd Overall High Score Mini Line, Critic’s Choice Nominee
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now - Platinum,
Outstanding Costume, Outstanding Showmanship, Mini Critic’s Choice Nominee
Dream - Platinum, Outstanding Staging,
Outstanding Execution, 1st Overall High Score Mini Lyrical, 1st Overall High
Score Mini Line, 1st Overall Highest Scoring Mini Dance, Mini Critic’s
Choice Nominee,
Mini Critic’s Choice Winner
Haven’t Got a Worry - Platinum,
Outstanding Style, 1st Overall High Score Mini Specialty, 3rd Overall High
Score Mini Line, Mini Critic’s Choice Nominee
Jungle Rhythm - High Gold, Outstanding
Concept, Outstanding Costume, 1st Overall High Score Mini Tap Line
Fame - Platinum, 3rd Overall High Score
Junior Jazz, 5th Overall High Score Junior Line, Critic’s Choice Nominee
Smooth Criminal - Platinum, Outstanding
Precision, Outstanding Technical Performance, Outstanding Showmanship,
Outstanding Execution, 1st Overall High Score Junior Tap, 1st Overall High
Score Junior Line, Junior Critic’s Choice Nominee,
Junior Critic’s Choice Winner
Seven Nation Army - Platinum,
Outstanding Showmanship, 3rd Overall High Score Teen Jazz, 5th Overall High
Score Teen Line, Teen Critic’s Choice Nominee
Yours and Mine - Platinum, Outstanding
Execution, 3rd Overall High Score Senior Lyrical, 2nd Overall High Score
Senior Group, Senior Critic’s Choice Nominee
Mini /
Junior Class Act Award
Congratulations to all of the dancers who attended the
NYCDA regional convention in Lansing, MI in January! Everyone worked
hard and a great time in convention classes and at the competition.
Outstanding Dancer Scholarship finalists and winners were as follows:
MINI – Peyton Baumstark –Outstanding
Dancer Runner-Up, Lissie Eichel –Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up, Brooke Kais,
Rachel Musuraca, Sydney Spaciel – Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up
JUNIOR – Kristin Farina, Courtney Heder,
Natalie Marino, Karlise Parkhill
TEEN – Ciara Marino –Outstanding Dancer
Runner-Up, Kristy Novak, Taylor Page – Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up, Bailey
Petitgoue, Abby Stachnik
SENIOR – Jenna Dornak, Laura Ksobiech
–Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up, Caitlin Meyers, Cindy Reid – Outstanding
Dancer Runner-Up
Competition Results were as follows:
Boom Boom Pow - Platinum, Outstanding
Showmanship
Concerto in G - Platinum, Outstanding
Showmanship, 2nd Place Junior Line, 1st Place Ballet, Junior Critic’s Choice
Nominee
I Look to You – Platinum, Outstanding
Interpretation, 1st Place Junior Lyrical, 1st Place Junior Group,
Junior
Critic’s Choice Winner
Clocks - Platinum, Outstanding
Execution, 1st Place Teen Tap, 1st Place High Score Teen Line, Teen Critic’s
Choice Nominee
Witches Gavotte’ – Platinum, Outstanding
Interpretation, Outstanding Partnering, Outstanding Concept, Outstanding
Choreography, 1st Place Ballet, 2nd Place High Scoring Teen Line, Teen
Critic’s Choice Nominee
Congratulations – Platinum, Outstanding
Energy, 4th Place Lyrical, 4th Place High Scoring Line
The Winner Is – Platinum, Outstanding
Technical Performance, Outstanding Musicality, 1st Place Tap, 1st Place High
Scoring Group,
Senior Critic’s Choice Winner
Flojtavik – Platinum, Outstanding
Partnering, 1st Place Ballet, 4th Place High Scoring Group, Senior Critic’s
Choice Nominee
Three Breaths – Platinum, Outstanding
Execution, 5th Place High Scoring Senior Solo
Try – Platinum, Outstanding Execution,
Outstanding Choreography, 1st Place High Scoring Senior Solo
Where I Stood - Platinum, Outstanding
Partnering, 1st Place High Scoring Senior Duet/Trio
The
TI Program is our source for dancers who see dance in their future as more
than a recreational activity. The TI Program provides intensive
instruction in ballet, jazz and tap. Dancers auditioned for the 2009 –
2010 TI Program in May of 2009. They attend dance conventions
throughout the country all season long and continue to win scholarships and
national titles at these conventions. Last season dancers attended
Showstopper the Convention in Wisconsin Dells, New York City Dance Alliance
in several cities across the country and Dance Excellence 2008 in Los
Angeles.