Dancer’s Studio Competition Teams Were FIERCE At Their First Competition Of The 2014-2015 Season (12/25/15)

(By A-Jo Gallagher – Dancer’s Studio)

Dancer’s Studio Junior Competition Team competed at Fierce Dance Competition on October 25th. The team consists of 12 dancers ranging from 9-12.

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The members of the Junior Competition Team are Abbey Barron, Kaylee Baumcratz, Taylor Aites, Morgan Hartle, Kylie Mumford, Lauren Johnson, Summer Bish, Gracie Dunkle, Abby Keth, Abby Young, Mackenzie Thiel, and Taylor Sherbine. All twelve dancers competed in a group hip hop, tap, and general variety routine. Several of the dancers had solos, duos, and trios.

All the dancers competed in the advanced division. These dancers received the following awards:
I‘m So Fancy: Platinum, 3rd Overall large line
Doop Doop: Platinum
Juke Box: Platinum
Revolting Children: Platinum
Just One Of Those Things (tap duo): Platinum, 3rd Overall Duo/Trio
Control (open duo): High Gold
Goody Two Shoes (tap trio): Platinum
Real Wild Child (Taylor Aites solo): Platinum
Who You Are (Morgan Hartle solo): High Gold
Not For The Life Of Me (Kaylee Baumcratz solo): High Gold

Dancer’s Studio Senior Competition Team also competed at Fierce Dance Competition.
The 2014-2015 Senior Team consist of thirteen dancers from the ages of 10-17.

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The members of the Senior Competition Team are Abbey Barron, Ashley Barron, Julia Love, Gretta Bish, Kelsey Wolf, Lissie Lauer, Sarah Lavin, Angela Olson, Grace Matson, Madison Schill, Madilyn Simpson, Mackenzie Young, and Alyssa Douglas. All thirteen dancers competed in three large group routines; the senior team also has three small group routines, solos, duos and trios.

All dancers competed in the advanced division. These dancers received the following awards:
Every Heart, lyrical: Platinum, 1st Overall large line
Turn Down For What, Hip Hop: Platinum, 2nd Overall large line
Black Betty, Tap: High Gold, 3rd Overall large line
Hunger Games, Contemporary: Platinum, 1st Overall small line
Glam, Jazz: Platinum
Ucello, Modern: High Gold
Candyman, tap duo: Platinum, 2nd Overall teen duo/trio
Whenever You Remember, lyrical duo: Platinum, 2nd overall junior duo/trio
So Cold, contemporary trio: Platinum, 1st Overall senior duo/trio
Blue Sky, tap trio: Platinum, 1st Overall teen duo/trio
Come Together (Ashley Barron solo): High Gold
Win (Madilyn Simpson solo): Platinum
Photograph (Julia Love solo): Platinum, 1st Overall senior soloist
Welcome to the 60’s (Madison Schill solo): Platinum
Little Dancer (Abbey Barron solo): Platinum
Beyond the Veil (Mackenzie Young solo): Platinum
Don’t Rain on my Parade (Grace Matson solo): Platinum
Fidelity (Gretta Bish solo): Platinum, 2nd Overall senior soloist

All of the dancers took a Jazz Funk class after the competition with one of the judges Josh Nitkin.

Both competition teams are directed by A-Jo Gallagher, owner of Dancer’s Studio. A-Jo often brings in guest choreographers and instructors from New York City. Jason Marquette choreographed a tap duo and trio and Tony Bradford choreographed a tap group routine, tap duo, and tap trio.

A-Jo would also like to thank Catherine Hayes, Alex Lawrence for instructing and choreography and her instructors Kassandra Wilson and Shannon Peterson who have both worked with many students on private lessons.

The studio is growing every year which has led to adding a junior competition team. In addition to having two competition teams we also have the Dancer’s Studio Company. The Company consists of 45 dancers who participate at many community performances and compete at Dance Masters of PA competition in April. A-Jo is so proud of all of her students and their commitment, achievements and love of dance.

(Thanks to A-Jo Gallagher and Dancer’s Studio for this article and photos. Great Job, Dancers!!!!)