Local dancers from The Dance Academy at Gym Nation, located in Buffalo, recently participated and had great success at the Celebration Talent Dance Nationals held at the Kalahari resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Highlights included several category winners and a GRAND CHAMPION First Place Overall performance by the studio’s trio performance of Bom-Bom.
Each category contained hundreds of entries from twenty-seven Regional Events held throughout the country.
“We are just super thrilled for all the girls and our choreographers, so much hard work went into this event and we are so happy for their success” Kevin Lewis, studio owner, said.
Here’s a rundown of the winners:
-Syncopated Clock-High Gold, Judges Award, 7th Overall High Score Petite RS Small Group
-Good Time-High Gold
-Workin Day and Night-High Gold
-Lollipop (Shae Miller Solo)-High Gold, Jazz Category Winner, 1st Overall High Score Petite RS Solo
-Tutti Frutti (Ashley Hebner)-High Gold
-Walk in the Garden (Kylie, Kiera, Elisabeth), High Gold, Category Winner, 3rd Overall High Score Petite RS Duo/Trio
-Americano (Diamond Dolls & Starlights)-High Gold, 2nd Overall High Score Junior RS Large Group
-Masquerade-Gold, Costume Award
-A Little Party-High Gold, Category Winner, 5th Overall Junior RS Small Group
-Fame-High Gold, Category Winner, 6th Overall Junior RS Small Group
-Girl in 14G (Kate Husom)-High Gold, 8th Overall High Score Junior Solo
-Dance of the Reeds (Ahnalee Pedersen)-High Gold, Category Winner, Costume Award
-Dream (Ahnalee Pedersen)-High Gold, 3rd Overall High Score Junior RS Solo
-Dancing with Myself (Hallie Hebner)-Platinum, Category Winner, Judges Award, 1st Overall High Score Junior RS Solo
-Think (Grace & Regan)-High Gold, Category Winner, 4th Overall High Score Junior RS Duo/Trio
-Bom Bom (Kate, Hallie, Emily)-High Gold, Category Winner, Judges Award, 1st Overall High Score
-Bom Bom- Showdown Grand Champion Junior RS 12 and Under