Competition wrap-up: summer 1997.The best competitors from hundreds of regional competitions are selected to attend summer finals held all over the U.S. The young dancers compete for titles, trophies, awards, and scholarships; take classes in jazz, ballet, tap, hip-hop, and theater dance; and enjoy an exciting summer holiday. Following are the results from thirteen of the national competitions. DANCE MAKERS The 1997 Dance Makers Competition produced the following winners: Seniors, First Place: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" from Young Dance Academy; Second Place: "Reach" from Young Dance Academy; Third Place: "Astaire" from Julie Rogers Julie Rogers is one of six female fictional private detectives in the 1976-1981 television series Charlie's Angels. She was portrayed by Tanya Roberts. She was the last Angel hired for the Townsend Agency for the show's 5-season run, joining in 1980-1981. Studio of Dance. Juniors, First Place: "Smooth Criminal" from Julie Rogers Studio of Dance; Second Place: "Cotton-Eyed Joe' from D'Ann Danse Studios, Inc.; Third Place: "Gangster" from Julie Rogers Studio of Dance. Petite, First Place: "I Keep Waiting for You" from Rockford School of Dance; Second Place: "Sing Along" from D'Ann Danse Studios, Inc. Third Place: "Fools Fall in Love" from Rockford School of Dance. DANCE OLYMPUS/DANCEAMERICA The Dance Olympus Dancer of the Year contest was held June 30 to July 4 in conjunction with the 1997 DanceAmerica National Finals in 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. Over two thousand dancers and their teachers attended. The 1997 Dance Olympus Dancer of the Year finalists are, Dancer of the Year: Bryan Molina from Fishback Studio of the Dance; First Runner-up: Annie Polack; Second Runner-up: Robert Knowles; Third Runner-up: Lori DiLibero; Fourth Runner-up: Cathy Duncan. The 1997 DanceAmerica High Score and Special Award Winners are, Solo: Bryan Molina; Duo/Trio: Some Like It Hot from Denise Lester Dance Academy; Small Group: Behind the Walls from Dance Artistry; Large Group: Mission Impossible from Wynn Twins; Line: Casali School of Dance; Production & Jules Stone Award for Overall Highest Score: Rennae's School of Dance. HEADLINERS Headliners National Championship took place July 13 to 17 at the Radisson Grand Resort in Fort Mill, South Carolina Fort Mill is a town in York County, South Carolina, and a suburb of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. The population was 7,587, per the 2000 census. The greater Fort Mill area is the home of several nationally notable businesses, including Jim Bakker's defunct Heritage USA, . The following titles were awarded: Miss Headliner, Mayumi Miguel from Dance World Academy; Teen Miss Headliner, Lon Ann Ferreri from Dance World Academy; Teen Mister Headliner, Jeff Wahl from Danek School of Performing Arts; Junior Miss Headliner, Jacqueline Geier from Rolann's School of the Dance; Junior Mister Headliner, JP Ferreri from Dance World Academy; Petite Miss Headliner, Molly Galbraith from Dance Arts Academy; Master Headliner, Rory Freeman from Hope Specht School of Dance. The Platinum Circle Champions and the recipients of the Capezio Award for Excellence are Sara Means and Christian Tworzyanski from Calvert Brodie Studios. I LOVE DANCE I Love Dance Championships were held in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. , July 15 to 17 and in 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. at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Orlando results for the Overall Highest Scores of the Year are, age 18 and up: "Hold On Tight," taught by Debbie Poland; age 15-17: "Fly," taught by Kimberly Kay Frey; age 12-14: Tera Primm, taught by Shelleh Harkcom; age 9-11 : "Strings," taught by Kimberly Kay Frey; age 18: Miranda Durbin, taught by Kimberly Kay; age 3-5: Candice Strauss, taught by Krista Kay. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of results for the Overall Highest Scores of the Year are, age 18 and up: Lindsay Hartung, taught by Cheryl Ohlemacher; age 15-17: "Fabulous Feet," taught by Denise Mele; age 12-14: Lisa Ho Lisa Ho was born in Albury, on the New South Wales and Victorian border, who is now 44. (2007) She began sewing at age four inspired by her grandmother, a tailor, whom Ho says she 'probably drove mad'. , taught by Anabel Ho; age 9-11 : Jennifer Russell, taught by Robin Dawn; age 18: Susanne Theriault, taught by Judi Demers-Bavin; age 3-5: "Shopping," taught by Judi Demers-Bavin. NEW YORK CITY DANCE ALLIANCE Over 1,200 dance students attended New York City Dance Alliance's 1997 Season Finale! at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, July 7-11. NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City Dance Alliance 1997 National Awardees are, Senior Outstanding Dancer: Cody Green from Visions Dance Company and Jessica Holker from The Dance Club; Junior Outstanding Dancer: Nick Lazzarini Nick Lazzarini (born c. 1985) was the first season winner of the Fox reality show So You Think You Can Dance. He received a $100,000 cash prize and a free one-year lease on a New York City apartment, which he turned down. from Dance Attack! and Randi Lynn Strong from The Dance Club. The Dance Club swept the Senior Awards, winning High-Scoring Solo (dancer Jacki Dowling), Duo/Trio, Group, Line, and Small Production. Larkin Dance won both Senior Extended Line and Senior Large Production. The Junior High Score Awards are, Solo: Danny Tidwell Danny Tidwell (born August 1, 1984 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American contemporary and ballet dancer and choreographer, best known for being the runner-up on Fox's third season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2007. from Denise Wall's Dance Energy; Duo/Trio: Ool-Ya-Koo from For Dancers Only; Group: Irish Pas de Quatre pas de quat·re n. pl. pas de quatre A dance for four. [French : pas, step + de, of, for + quatre, four.] Noun 1. from Academy of Dance Arts; Line: "The Entertainer" from For Dancers Only; Large Production: "Fascinating Rhythm" from Encore Performers. RHEE GOLD'S AMERICAN DANCE AWARDS American Dance Awards National Championships 1997 were held in Boston, July 2-8. National Dancers of the Year 1998 are Heidi Sutherland from Betty Gundersen Studio of Dance and Jeremy Cox Jeremy Cox is an American basketball coach and is currently an assistant coach under Billy Gillispie at the University of Kentucky. He was previously the head coach at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, where he was named the NJCAA Coach of the Year in 2006. from Gloria Jean's This article or section deals primarily with Australia and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Studio of Dance. Teen Dancers of the Year are Katy Spreadbury from Diane Kelley Dance Studio-and Joseph Corella corella Noun a white Australian cockatoo from Spizak Dance Academy. Junior Dancers of the Year are Elise Doran from P & P Dance Centre and Eric Lilienthal from Miss Tina's Studio of Dance. The Bill Como Memorial Award was presented to the Jersey Cape Dance Center, the Gold Family Award was given to Gloria Jean's School of Dance, and the Diamond Award/ Sherry Gold Memorial Award for excellence in choreography was awarded to Brenda Barna from Studio Dance Slipper for Threshold. SHOWBIZ The 1997 Showbiz National Finals took place in four locations. Larkin Dance from Minnesota swept the 1997 Northern National Finals, winning nine categories. Other winners are, Senior Solo: Steve Kincade from Butterfield Gallerie; Junior Solo: Meghan Klemz from Larkin Dance: Senior Duet/Trio: Butterfield Gallerie. The 1997 Southern National Finals in Arlington, Texas had the following results, Senior National Champion: Center Stage; Junior National Champion: Priscilla and Dana's; Senior Solo: Todd Hanebrink from Anne for Dance; Senior Duet/Trio: Center Stage; Junior Solo: Kaase Kilian from Jackie Creamer's The Dance Studio; Junior Duet/Trio: Priscilla and Dana's. The 1997 West Coast National Finals took place in Palm Springs, California Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California desert resort city, approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,807. . West Coast School of the Arts School of the Arts is the name of several schools (usually high schools) that are devoted to the fine arts, including:
v. t. 1. Same as Hock, to hamstring. [ imp. & p. p. os> r>; p. pr. & vb. n. os> n. 1. An adz; a hoe. v. t. 1. To cut with a hoe. from Dance Explosion; Junior Duet/Trio: Liana's Selected Workshop. SHOWSTOPPER showstopper - A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be fixed before development can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical use, which refers to something stunningly *good*. Showstopper's 1997 American Dance Championships took place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach is a city and in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Grand Strand, a stretch of beaches along the South Carolina coastline, and the combined Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach MSA. and were hosted by Ben Vereen. It featured spokeskids Missy Morrison, Samantha Prewitt, Jewel Restaneo, and Jennifer Russell. Top Senior Soloist: Andy Pellick from Marie Lynn's Superstar Dance; Top Junior Soloist: Jennifer Russell from Robin Dawns Academy of Dance; Top Senior Duet/Trio: "Teach Me Tonight" from Joanne Chapman School of Dance; Top Junior Duet/Trio: "Cha Cha Cha D'Amour" from Canadian Dance Co. STARBOUND Starbound's National Talent Competition National Finals 1997 occurred in California on a cruise which sailed from Los Angeles to Baja, July 4 7; in Atlantic City, New Jersey “Atlantic City” redirects here. For other uses, see Atlantic City (disambiguation). Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA. Famous for its boardwalk and casino gambling, it is a resort community located on Absecon Island on the coast of the , July 17-20; and Arlington, Texas, July 22-24. California results are, Miss Starbound 1997: Kiona Potter from Oxford Academy of Dance; Mr. Starbound k997: Luke Alleva from Donna Jean's Studio of Dance. Atlantic City results are, Miss Starbound 1997: Renee Ziegler from Ziegler's Academy of Dance; Junior Miss Starbound: Tamara Allison from Debra Sparks Dance Works; Mr. Starbound 1997: Tommy Induisi, and Junior Mr. Starbound, Matthew Alfonso, both from Michelle Ferraro's Dance USA. Arlington results are, Showcase Grand Champions: "Smooth Criminal" from Masters of Dance; Top Senior Soloist: Kim Estrada from Masters of Dance; Top Junior Soloist: Taylor Schramm from Dansensations; Top Senior Duet/Trio: "Crucify" from Masters of Dance; Top Junior Duet/Trio: Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. medley from Danscape. STARQUEST StarQuest International wrapped up its 1997 season with more than 1,100 entrants during the 1997 Final Competitions. The East Coast National Finals were held in Wildwood/Cape May, New Jersey, July 7-13, and the Southeast National Finals were held in Orlando, Florida, July 15-20. New Jersey results are, Miss StarQuest: Nicole Potts from Dance Academy; Mr. StarQuest: Richard Colon from Horizons in Dance; Junior Miss StarQuest: Ashley DeMartinis from DeGrasse Dance Studio; Junior Mr. StarQuest: BJ Byrne from Dance Academy. Orlando results are, Miss StarQuest: Christia Brinkley from Rolann's School of the Dance; Mr. StarQuest: Cory Jones from Dance Productions Unlimited; Junior Miss StarQuest: Caitlin Geier from Rolann's School of the Dance. TREMAINE DANCE COMPETITION The 1997 Tremaine Dance Competition National Finals took place at the Walt Disney World Swan The Walt Disney World Swan is resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios behind Disney's BoardWalk Resort and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin. Hotel in Orlando, Florida, July 7-10. Tremaine Dancers of the Year are, Senior Female: Laurie Irwin from West Side Performing Arts; Senior Male: Tony Peyla from The Dance Shopper Teen Female: Brittany Sonnier from New Iberia Dance & Gymnastics Center; Teen Male: Michael Frankey from West Side Performing Arts; Junior Female: Hayley Meier from Marilyn Schneider School of Dance; Junior Male: Blaine Hoven from Sheffield School of the Dance. Senior Best of Show was awarded to A Dance Studio and Junior Best of Show was given to Dancing Plus. Nancy Pattison won the 15th Anniversary 1997 Teacher of the Year. URBAN JAMM JAMM Java Applets Made Multiuser (Virginia Tech) JAMM Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu (band) JAMM Java Agents for Monitoring and Management Urban Jamm's convention, Summer Jamm '97, took place at the Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel in Studio City, California, July 9-11. Classes were taught by Johnnie Smith, Eddie Garcia, Alex Magno, Cindera Che, Rob Schultz, Wade Robeson, Chris Dupre, Laurie Sposit, Eliana Alexander, David Norwood, Hoang Ho, Ryan Heffington, and Chebar Williams. A total of $10,000 was given away to the following winners: Overall Highest Score, Senior: tie score between "Desert Funky Storm" from Center Stage in Utah and "Ready or Not" from Honolulu Dance Studio in Hawaii; Overall Highest Score, Junior: Kristen Drumheller from Cypress, California; Most Well-rounded Dancer: Sarah Neal from Jean Leigh Academy of Dance in Louisiana. WINNERS TALENT SHOWCASE Winners Talent Showcase National Finals Top Awards 1997 were held in Nashville, Tennessee, July 8-13. Age 13 and over winners are, both High Point Overall Finalist and Solo: "Opus I" from The Dance Center; Duet/Trio: "Take It Back" from D.C. Dance Factory; Small Group: "Deeper Love" from Houstons Dance Studio; Large Group: "Hot Stuff' from D.C. Dance Factory; Production: "God Help the Outcasts" from Cathy's Dance Studio. Age 12 and under winners are, High Point Overall Finalist: "Party Train" from D.C. Dance Factory; Solo: "A Gypsy's Prayer" from Dawn Meyers School; Duet/Trio: "From Now On" from The Dance Center; Small Group: "Go Away" from D.C. Dance Factory; Large Group: "Party Train;" Line: "Can You Feel It" and Production: "Cabin Fever cabin fever Relapsing fever, see there ," both from Cathy's Dance Studio. |
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