Dance Core Inc. ended its fifth competitive season on a high note as local dancers returned with medals from two recent competitions – Candance (March 31 - April 2) in Huntsville, and Starbeat (May 4-7) in Niagara Falls. The team also earned the first place Top Pre-Competitive Studio Award at Starbeat.
The dance studio will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a year-end show, titled Gratitude, at the Sault Community Theatre Centre this Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets for the show are available at the Station Mall Box Office or online.
Full competition results are as follows:
Candance Overall Awards
- 2nd Place Pre-Competitive High Score Group Award - Wings - Large Group Jazz
- 2nd Place Overall Pre-Competitive Duet/Trio - Hustle - Tap (Mia and Thea)
- 2nd Place Overall Novice Duet/Trio - Space Jam - Hip Hop (Hannah, Harper and Teia)
- 1st Place Overall Novice Duet/Trio - Bop Til You Drop - Tap (Sylvie, Natalia and Sophia)
- 10th Place Overall Pre-Competitive Solo - Someone - Tap (Thea)
- 5th Place Overall Pre-Competitive Solo - Instruction - Hip Hop (Mia)
Candance Special Awards
- Crazy In Love (Crazy In Love - Tap Duet)
- Tap Queens (Hustle - Tap Duet)
- Clean Bee (Bop Til You Drop - Tap Trio)
- Energy from Another Planet (Space Jam - Hip Hop Trio)
- Pure Joy (Hometown Glory - Small Group Lyrical)
Starbeat Overall Awards (Pre-Competitive)
- 2nd Overall Intermediate Large Group - Wings - Jazz
- 4th Overall Mini Large Group - Spice Up Your Life - Jazz
- 3rd Overall Mini Large Group - Slam - Hip Hop
- 1st Overall Mini Large Group - Hit The Road Jack - Tap
- 4th Overall Senior Small Group and Choreography Award - Killing Me Softly - Lyrical
- 2nd Overall Senior Small Group - One More Time - Tap
- 2nd Overall Mini Duet/Trio - Space Jam - Hip Hop (Hannah, Harper and Teia)
- 3rd Overall Junior Duet/Trio - Shake A Tail Feather - Jazz (Abby and Mia)
- 2nd Overall Junior Duet/Trio and Choreography Award - Bop Til You Drop - Tap (Sylvie, Natalia and Sophia)
- 4th Overall Intermediate Duet/Trio - Crazy In Love - Tap (Chloe and Mya)
- 5th Overall Senior Duet/Trio - All 4 You - Hip Hop (Khira, Thea and Natalie)
- 1st Overall Senior Duet/Trio - Hustle - Tap (Mia and Thea)
- 4th Overall Intermediate Solo - Someone - Tap (Thea)
- 5th Overall Senior Solo - W.I.T.C.H - Tap (Natalie)
- 1st Overall Senior Solo - Body Language - Jazz (Mia)
- 1st Place Top Pre-Competitive Studio Award
Starbeat Special Awards
- Energizer Bunnies (Space Jam - Hip Hop Trio)
- Cool Style and Confidence (Hustle - Tap Duet)
- Teamwork and Energy (Slam - Hip Hop)
- Clean and Precise (Wings - Jazz Large Group)
- Individual Style, but Unified (The Way You Make Me Feel - Jazz Small Group)
For more information about Dance Core Inc, including its 'Free To Try' week beginning May 15, please visit the website.