We had such an incredible time at our fourth city of the season in Chicago. Thank you to all dancers, teachers, studio owners and parents for spending the weekend with us! We hope you had as great a time as we did!

Convention

MINI

YEAR SCHOLARSHIP:

Anora Novak – Visceral Youth Ensemble

FULL NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:

Ella Blitstein – Visceral Youth Ensemble

JUNIOR

25% OFF NEOVATE (OUR NEW SUMMER INTENSIVE):

Aija Moulder – Patti Herm School of Dance

Karlee Comperchio – Patti Herm School of Dance

Lily Bishop – Forte Arts Center

INSPIRE RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIP:

Izzy Maxwell – Patti Herm School of Dance

Riley Gorak – Forte Arts Center

HALF-CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP:

Avery Sheedy – Visceral Youth Ensemble

Isabella Byers – Forte Arts Center

CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP:

McKenna Woosley – Patti Herm School of Dance

Sacha Lagman – Visceral Youth Ensemble

BROADWAY DANCE CENTER:

Denali Oler – Ultimate Leap Dance Center

Sage Crooks – Premiere Dance Academy

YEAR SCHOLARSHIP:

Mackenzie McCaw – Patti Herm School of Dance

Keyairis Evans – Dream Contemporary Dance Company

HALF-NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:

Ella Molter – Elite Dance Center

Tess Roemer – Visceral Youth Ensemble

FULL-NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:

Ky-Aire Evans – Dream Contemporary Dance Company

50% OFF NEOVATE: 

Megan Belli – Forte Arts Center

Laila Hinton – Dream Contemporary Dance Company

JUNIOR APPRENTICE RUNNER UP(S):

Tori Powitz – DV8 the Company

Ella Esquivel – Dance Universe

Sophia Cabrere – Dream Contemporary Dance Company

JUNIOR APPRENTICES:

Maeve McCormack – Encore Dance Company,

Berkley Houchin – The Edge Amarillo

TEEN

25% OFF NEOVATE:

Kaleigh Highland – Forte Arts Center

Sydney Gorak – Forte Arts Center

INSPIRE RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIP:

Lauren Gillquist – Premiere Dance Academy

Zoe Olson – Forte Arts Center

HALF-CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP:

Brenna Berry – Elite Dance Center

Brandi Abney – Forte Arts Center

CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP:

Anya Kluesner – Ultimate Leap Dance Center

Rylie Schulberg – Premiere Dance Academy

BROADWAY DANCE CENTER:

Mia Brita – Elite Dance Center

Kennedy Hale – Dance Productions Unlimited

YEAR SCHOLARSHIP:

Abigail Powers – Forte Arts Center

HALF-NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:

Stephen Byers – Forte Arts Center

FULL-NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:

Olivia Diss – Elite Dance Center

50% OFF NEOVATE

Taylor Landis – Epic Dance Studio, LLC

TEEN TRUE PERFORMER RUNNER UP(S):

Alli Drakulich – Premiere Dance Academy

Ava Houston – Forte Arts Center  

TEEN TRUE PERFORMERS:

Katie Brasch – DV8 the Company

Gabriella Cabrere – Dream Contemporary Dance Company

SENIOR

SENIOR

25% OFF NEOVATE: 

Katie Bryant – Patti Herm School of Dance

Yianna Rongos – Elite Dance Center

INSPIRE RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIP: 

Chloe Castetter – Elite Dance Center

HALF-CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP:

Lillian Beeler – Forte Arts Center 

CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP:

Cheyenne Bishop – Forte Arts Center

BROADWAY DANCE CENTER:

Maia Miranda – West Florida Dance Center

HALF-NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:

Morgan Powers – Forte Arts Center

FULL-NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:

Avery Boose – The Colony

50% OFF NEOVATE:

Rashiah Wright – Dream Contemporary Dance Company

SENIOR RUNNER UP TRUE PERFORMER(S):

Shariah Wright – Dream Contemporary Dance Company

SENIOR TRUE PERFORMERS:

Willow Bishop – Forte Arts Center

McKenzie Harrison – DV8 the Company

 

Competition

DIVISION

DIVISION

MINI SOLO

  1. #1 Rival – Waverly Summerill – Dance Universe

JUNIOR SOLO

  1. #22 Oxidize – Berkley Houchin – The Edge Amarillo
  2. #3 Denial – Ella Esquivel – Dance Universe
  3. #10 Sweet Dreams – Maeve McCormack – Encore Dance Academy
  4. #5 Come Home to Me – Alexis Kinney – Dana’s Studio of Dance-DV8 The Company
  5. #11 Perspective – Kassidy Esquivel – Dance Universe
  6. #9A Still Can’t Fall – Sophia Cabreré – Dream Contemporary Dance Company
  7. #19 Without You – Ella Molter – Elite Dance Center
  8. #19A Rescue – Tori Powitz – Dana’s Studio of Dance-DV8 The Company
  9. #8 Landfill – Mae Romano – Dance Universe
  10. #9 Have a Little Faith – Megan Belli – Forte Arts Center

TEEN SOLO

  1. #41 Amen – Kaitlyn Esquivel – Dance Universe
  2. #53 Pocket Sixed – Kennedy Hale – Dance Productions Unlimited
  3. #32 Mac the Knife – Lily Perrier – Premiere Dance Academy
  4. #37A In This Shirt – Gabriella Cabreré – Dream Contemporary Dance Company
  5. #54A Radical Self – Taylor Landis – Epic Dance Studio, LLC
  6. #35 Nemesis – Olivia Diss – Elite Dance Center
  7. #55 Marilyn Monroe – Katie Brasch – Dana’s Studio of Dance-DV8 The Company
  8. #39 Lung – Chloe Lowry – Forte Arts Center
  9. #38 Wildfire – Ellie Sebright – Patti Herm School of Dance
  10. #51 At Last – Kaleigh Highland – Forte Arts Center

SENIOR SOLO

  1. #71 Space is Only Noise – Maia Miranda – West Florida Dance Center
  2. #72 Hurt – Chloe Castetter – Elite Dance Center
  3. #61 Falling Apart – Lillian Beeler – Forte Arts Center
  4. #63A Let it Be – Avery Boose – The Colony
  5. #66 This Place is a Shelter – SG Danceworkz and Fitness Studio
  6. #64 A Change – Tessa Meggs – Patti Herm School of Dance
  7. #68 Stand by Me – Clare Bates – Forte Arts Center
  8. #62 Losing Control – Yianna Rongos – Elite Dance Center
  9. #59 Elevated – Amanda Diller – Motion House Dance Company

JUNIOR DUO/TRIO

  1. #23A Two – Dream Contemporary Dance Company
  2. #24 Budapest – Patti Herm School of Dance
  3. #26 Everywhere – Patti Herm School of Dance

TEEN DUO/TRIO

  1. #27 11 Hours – Dana’s Studio of Dance-DV8 The Company
  2. #28 Dreams – Patti Herm School of Dance

SENIOR DUO/TRIO

  1. #29A Moon River – Dream Contemporary Dance Company

JUNIOR SMALL GROUP

  1. #26A Fall – Visceral Youth Ensemble

TEEN SMALL GROUP

  1. #73 Little Bit of You – Patti Herm School of Dance

Creative Elements

IMPROV

IMPROV

MINI

WINNER:                     Waverly Summerill

JUNIOR

4th Runner Up:            Anna Farmer

3rd Runner Up:            Kassidy Esquivel

2nd Runner Up:            Mae Romano

1st Runner Up:             Berkley Houchin

WINNER:                     Sophia Cabreré

 

TEEN

3rd Runner Up: Ellie Sebright

2nd Runner Up: Ashlee Ford

1st Runner Up: Gabriella Cabreré

WINNER: Lilly Perrier

SENIOR

2nd Runner Up: Lilli Beeler

1st Runner Up: Maia Miranda

WINNER: Chloe Castetter

COLLABORATIVE CONCEPT CHALLENGE

JUNIOR

WINNER:         Dynamic Duo

IMAGINATION

1st Runner Up:             #1 I Lived – Ellie Sebright

WINNER:                     #3 Hopeless Wanderer – Mya McPherson

Studio Awards

CHOREOGRAPHY

JUNIOR

#26A Fall – Visceral Youth Ensemble

VISIONARY

#29A Moon River – Dream Contemporary Dance Company

#73 Little Bit of You – Patti Herm School of Dance

JUDGE'S CHOICE

#85 Human Touch – Absolute Dance Company