This weekend some of our soloists opened up the competition season at Arise in Roy! It was two days of solos, duets, and trios. For all of these dancers it was their first time doing their solo on stage this year, and for some, it was their first solo ever!
Jace was the crowd favorite! The director of the competition came and found us afterward to tell us how much she enjoyed his solo.
We missed Eleanor debuting her solo. She was sick and had to scratch last minute. We’ll have to wait until StepUp to see that one.
The big winner of the day was Abby! She scored in the overalls with BOTH of her solos getting awards! Her contemporary cameo in 6th overall and her hip hop was 1st in the Senior High Intermediate category (that had 37 dances in it!). She also scored second after all age groups were combined!
Throughout the competition, there were a lot of sound system problems. One of my favorite moments was when Katherine was dancing. The sound was so bad, they cut her off mid-dance and told her to go back offstage while they figured it out. Katherine strutted off stage, completely still in the character of her dance without missing one single beat. She handled it like a pro and went back on stage to give a performance that landed her an overall!
Results
- Nina – High Gold & Judges Choice
- Kathryn Ch.- High Gold & Judges Choice
- Eleanor – Scratch
- Mary – Gold
- Soraya – High Gold
- Jace – Platinum & 10th Overall
- Kailee – Platinum & 4th Overall
- Makenna – High Gold & Judges Choice
- Auriella – High Gold
- Charlotte – Gold & Judges Choice
- Katherine Cr.- Platinum & 4th Overall
- Evi – Platinum & 4th Overall
- Mikelle – High Gold
- Gwen – Platinum & 5th Overall
- Ellie & Myla – High Gold
- Olivia – High Gold
- Lillia, Presley & Myla – Platinum & Judges Choice
- Sofia – High Gold
- Evyn – Platinum
- Ila – Platinum and 3rd Overall
- Abby (Hip Hop) – Platinum, 1st Overall, AND 2nd Overall with All Ages Combined!
- Abby (Contemporary) – Platinum & 6th Overall
- Presley – Platinum & 5th Overall
Our season opens in earnest next weekend at StepUp where ALL of our soloists and our groups will be competing!
