And The Winner Is ...Dancers from all over the country train hard and dance their hearts out at national competitions, where styles range from classical ballet Noun 1. classical ballet - a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers to swingy show jazz. Here is a glimpse at some of this year's top prize winners. (For more results, see www.dancemagazine.com). AMERICAN DANCE AWARDS 2000 National Championships Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada Award Divisions: listed by division name, then first through third-place winners. TWELVE & UNDER Solos 1. Diane Kelley Dance Studios, West Boylston, MA 2. Allegro Dance Arts Academy, Franklin, NJ 3. Hackworth Studio of Performing Arts, East Hampton East Hampton or its variants is the name of several places in the United States:
Duos/trios 1. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario Woodbridge is a large suburban community (Estimated 2006 pop. 101,170)[1] in the City of Vaughan, just north of Toronto. It was once an independent town before being amalgamated with nearby communities to form the city in 1971. , CAN 2. Terri Newman's Dance Shoppe, Waterford, MI 3. Colby Dance Center, Maitland, FL Small group 1. The Dance Factory, Mississauga, Ontario For the First Nation, see . Mississauga (pronounced: [ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə] listen , CAN 2. Terri Newman's Dance Shoppe, Waterford, MI 3. Performing Arts Academy, Pompton Plains, NJ Large group 1. Betty Gundersen School of Dance, West Brookfield, MA 2. The Dance Factory, Mississauga, Ontario, CAN 3. Performing Arts Academy, Pompton Plains, NJ Class 1. Hot Shots! National Dance Team, Baltimore, MD 2. Stage Door, Coon Rapids Coon Rapids, city (1990 pop. 52,978), Anoka co., SE Minn., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1952. It is a suburb of Minneapolis–St. Paul. Transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, and medical equipment are produced. , MN 3. Stage Door, Coon Rapids, MN THIRTEEN & OVER Solos 1. Jason Sermonia, Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN 2. Katy Spreadbury, Diane Kelley Dance Studios, West Boylston, MA 3. Bill Larson William Harry Larson (born October 7, 1953 in Greenfield, Iowa) was an American football tight end in the NFL for six different teams. He played college football for Colorado State University. , Knecht Dance Academy, Levittown, PA Duos/trios 1. Performing Arts Academy, Pompton Plains, NJ 2. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN 3. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN Small group 1. The Dance Slipper, Southwick, MA 2. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN 3. Jam Dance and Fitness, Great Neck, NY Large group 1. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN 2. Performing Arts Academy, Pompton Plains, NJ 3. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN Class 1. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN 2. Stage Door, Coon Rapids, MN 3. Diane Kelley Dance Studios, West Boylston, MA Productions 1. Lisa Pilato Dance Center, Dracut, MA 2. Stage Door, Coon Rapids, MN 3. Dance Studio of Wakefield, Wakefield, MA Gold Family Award of Excellence $5,000 cash scholarship winner 1. Hot Shots! National Dance Team, Baltimore, MD 2. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada 3. Diane Kelley Dance Studios, West Boylston, MA The Christina Richmond Award Angelica Stiskin, Performing Arts Academy, Pompton Plains, NJ Bill Como Memorial Award of Excellence $5,000 cash scholarship winner 1. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN 2. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN 3. Performing Dance Arts, Woodbridge, Ontario, CAN America's Young Choreographer of the Year Sponsored by: Dance Magazine, $1,000 scholarship Katy Spreadbury, West Boylston, MA America's Choreographer of the Year Sponsored by: Dancer $1,000 prize, Dawn Laviola-Schaub, Pompton Plains, NJ YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. 2000 Chicago, IL; Long Beach, CA; Boston, MA; Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , FL; Washington, D.C. Finals: New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , April 7-9 Award Divisions: listed by Division Name, then first through third place winners. American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre, one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet Theatre in 1940 under the direction of Lucia Chase and Rich Pleasant. Summer Intensive Emily Crampton, School of Dance, Connecticut, CT Bo Busby, The Harid Conservatory, FL Christian Tworziansky, Brodie-Burnham School of Classical Ballet, SC The Ailey[R] School Boston Ballet History The Boston Ballet is a professional ballet company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams and was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Center for Dance Education Joselle Gallis-Menendez, Liana's Selected Workshop, FL Boston Ballet Center for Dance Education Ginger Smith, Arizona Ballet School, AZ Katya Derugina, Odessa Ballet School, Ukraine Briansky Saratoga Ballet Heather Chin, The Academy of Dance Arts, IL The Harid Conservatory Elizabeth Terschuur, Washington School Many schools are named Washington School including:
Joffrey Ballet School Simone Mesmer, The Harid Conservatory, FL Courtney Clarkson, Magda Aunon School of Ballet, FL The Kirov Academy Danielle Kimiatek, The Boston Ballet Center for Dance Education, MA Katherine Irwin, Pavlovich Dance School, NC Academy of Colorado Ballet Brooklin Mack, Columbia Classical Ballet, NC SENIOR CATEGORY (15-19 YEARS OLD) Grand Prix: Contract to the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company Layla Fayyaz, The Harid Conservatory, Olivier Pardina 1. Tie: Elizabeth McGrath, The Harid Conservatory, Svetlana Osiyeva; Jordanna Bross, Studio Maestro, NY, Francois Perron Per´ron n. 1. (Arch.) An out-of-door flight of steps, as in a garden, leading to a terrace or to an upper story; - usually applied to mediævel or later structures of some architectural pretensions. 2. Tie: Kristina Pulcini, The Boston Ballet School, MA; Danielle Kimiatek, The Boston Ballet School, MA, Tatiana Legat 3. Tie: Ginger Smith, Arizona Ballet School, AZ, Kee Juan Han; Megan Knickerbocker, Maria Jackson School of Dance, FL, Maria Jackson Best Male Contemporary Dancer Award Daniel Vanushka, La Dansa Academy, NJ, Carol Brenza Best Male Classical Ballet Dancer Award Bo Busby, The Harid Conservatory, Olivier Pardina JUNIOR CATEGORY (12-14 YEARS OLD) Youth Grand Prix: $1,000 Ashley Canterna, The Kirov Academy, Ludmila Markovina 1. Priscilla Marrero, Liana's Selected Workshop, FL, Liana liana (lēä`nə) or liane (lēän`), name for any climbing plant that roots in the ground. Navarro 2. Tie: Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. Cooper, The Kirov Academy, Washington, D.C., Abigail Francisco; Heather Chin, Academy of Dance Arts, IL, Sherry Moray Moray, alternate spelling of Murray Moray. For Scottish names spelled thus, use Murray. Moray, council area and former county, Scotland Moray (mûr`ē) 3. Courtney Clarkson, Magda Aunon School of Ballet, FL, Magda Aunon 2. "Broadway Ballet" - Fran's Studio of Dance, Oxon Hill, MD 3. "Evolution" - Peggy Brown, Academy of Dance, Wellington, FL SMALL PRODUCTION, 16-18 YRS. "Earth's Cry" - Jazz Unlimited, Marlton, NJ LARGE PRODUCTION, 13-15 YRS. 1. "Let's Get Loud" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ 2. "Abracadabra abracadabra (ăb'rəkədăb`rə), magical formula used by the Gnostics (see Gnosticism) to invoke the aid of benevolent spirits to ward off disease and affliction. " - Dance Impressions, Bountiful, UT "Next Door Blues" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ 3. "The Edge" - Joan Crawford School of Dance, Ocoee, FL LARGE PRODUCTION, 16-18 YRS, "Cabaret" - Butterfield Gallerie of Dance, Brooklyn Park, MN JUNIOR HIGH SCORE COMPETITION AWARDS SOLO 1. "Dance with Me" - Kayla Kalbfleisch, Christine Harper's Dance West, Las Vegas, NV 2. "You're the Top" - Danielle Magarell, Body & Soul Creative Dance, Portland, OR 3. "Big Time" - Caitlin Draney, Dance Impressions, Bountiful, UT DUO/TRIO 1. "It Had to Be You" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ 2. "Mr. Pinstripe pin·stripe also pin stripe n. 1. A very thin stripe, especially on a fabric. 2. a. A fabric with very thin stripes, often used for suits. b. A suit made of such fabric. Often used in the plural. Suit" - La Danz' Studio, Marion, IN; "Do I" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ 3. "Get on Down" - Dance Impressions, Bountiful, UT GROUP 1. "Check This Out" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ 2. "Danke Schoen" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ 3. "The Thing Vie Do" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ LINE 1. "Party Man" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ 2. "Reach for the Light" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ; "Power of Love" - Pulse 31, Sandy, UT 3. "Whip It" - Dance Impressions, Bountiful, UT EXTENDED LINE 1. "Shameless" - Pulse 31, Sandy, UT "Born to Be Alive" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ 2. "Swish" - In the Spotlight, Waldwick, NJ PRODUCTION 1. "No Scrubs" - Sheffield School of Dance, Mobile, AL 2. "Dance Little Sister" - Dance Impressions, Bountiful, UT 3. "Respect" - In the Spotlight - Waldwick, NJ |
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