At Competitions and Conventions this year, we were reminded of how fantastic the children that make up #CSDS really are. Our dancers did incredible work, but what we're most proud of is the hard work they put in every week in their dance classes and how they develop as kind people during their time with us.
We got some amazing photos of the dances performed at competitions. If you missed these performances you can catch a glimpse at some of the Behind the Scenes camaraderie, beautiful dances, and some of our results through this post!
NYCDA
At the Lansing Center in Michigan
Our first regional Convention-Competition of the season was at NYCDA for our 12 Pre-Pro dancers. This event brought unexpected changes to group numbers due to injuries but our Pre-Pro dancers worked as a team to perform their best on stage!
Highlights from this weekend:
Breaking Bread - 1st Overall Teen Small Group & Critics Choice Winner
Arms Around You - 1st Overall Teen Duet/Trio
The Only Time - 2nd Overall Teen Large Group
Unleashed - 2nd Overall Teen Small Group
Competition - 2nd Overall Teen Duet/Trio
Sam Evans - 2nd Overall Teen Solo
24/Seven
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
24/Seven was our first Elite competition of the season! This regional competition was by far one of the most challenging we've attended. But, no surprise, our CSDS dancers performed so well.
We learned so much from the talent from other top studios in the midwest and left with motivation, pride, and inspiration.
Some of the highlights from this weekend were:
Junior Extended Line:
1st Overall - Do That Conga
1st Overall - Roses On A Breeze
1st Overall - Trophies
Teen Line:
1st Overall - The Only Time
Teen Extended Line:
2nd Overall - Room To Live
3rd Overall - Pure Love
3rd Overall - Rude Boy
3rd Overall - AM to PM
11 O'Clock Winners:
Mini - Groove Thing
Junior - Roses On A Breeze
Teen - The Funk
Senior - Yesterday
Studio Showcase Winner:
The Funk
Mini Non-Sop Dancers:
Sasha Hameed - Winner
Charlie Springer - Winner
Makayla Craig
Alicia Li
Ava McLendon
Kendall Millirons
Layla Shaffer
Annie Taylor
Junior Non-Stop Dancers:
Tessa Mattina - Winner
Colette McIvor
Vanessa Hauzie
Jordan Officer
Jillian Turnbull
Teen Non-Stop Dancers:
Joelle Cherry - Winner
Sam Evans - Winner
Lilya Bucknell
Sean Detwiller
Maura Matuska
Sophia Smith
Senior Non-Stop Dancers:
Julia Strasburg - Winner
Erin Duguay
Genna Fox
Sophie Sirocky
STARQUEST
At the Stranahan Theater & Great Hall in Toledo
This Competition was the start of our full Company Season and our dancers did SUCH a good job.
Each and every student shined on stage! We were awarded the ADCC Classic Studio of Excellence and the StarQuest Select Studio of Excellence for having the top 5 group scores in both the intermediate and advanced divisions!
Highlight placements from this weekend were:
Petite/Junior Select Apogee Award - Trophies
Teen/Senior Select Apogee Award - Room To Live
Petite Odyssey Award - Groove Thing
Junior Odyssey Award - Do That Conga
Teen Odyssey Award - MTV Music Awards
Senior Odyssey Award - Misery Business
Top Select Teen Small Groups:
1st Overall - Breaking Bread
Top Select Senior Small Groups:
1st Overall - Yesterday
Top Select Petite Large Groups:
1st Overall - Home To You
Top Select Junior Large Groups:
1st Overall - Trophies
Top Select Teen Large Groups:
1st Overall - AM to PM
Top Select Senior Large Groups:
1st Overall - Rude Boy
Top Select Senior Lines:
1st Overall - Pure Love
Top Select Teen/Senior Mega Lines:
1st Overall - Room To Live
Top Classic Teen Large Groups:
1st Overall - Wash Away
Top Classic Senior Lines:
1st Overall - Throw It Back
Top Nova/Classic Teen/Senior Mega Lines:
1st Overall - Luda
Top Nova Petite Small Groups:
1st Overall - Dinosaur
YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX
At the Klein Life Jewish Community Center and The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia
Our CSDS Ballet dancers are amazing!
The Youth America Grand Prix is a scholarship competition that provides education and opportunities for young dancers across the globe.
Our dancers Tessa, Sean, Selina, Lily, and Genna proved their commitment to Ballet and performed their variations gorgeously. They also took master classes from some of the top Ballet masters from around the world! It has been awesome watching our dancers grow in such a technical, and sometimes challenging, dance style.
We are so proud of them and all of the work they put in this year!
PRECISION ARTS
At the Cleveland Westside Masonic Temple
Our CSDS students did such an amazing job at Precision Arts. To make it even more special, our Prep Team did an OUTSTANDING job in their first competition! To say we're proud of them is an understatement. Our Top Overall Winners & Achievements:
PAC ATTACK 12 & Under Finalists:
Ballin’
Do That Conga
Best In Show 12 & Under Winner:
Do That Conga
PAC ATTACK 13 & Up Finalists:
MTV Music Awards
Rude Boy
Best Emotional Execution 13 & Up Winner:
Room To Live
Mini Advanced Small Groups: 1st Overall - Supersonic Mini Advanced Large Groups: 1st Overall - Little Red Riding Hood
Petite Advanced Small Groups:
3rd Overall - A Million Dreams
Petite Competitive Small Groups: 1st Overall - Chapstick Petite Competitive Large Groups:
1st Overall - Home To You Petite Pre-Professional Small Groups: 1st Overall - Groove Thing
Pre-Teen Pre-Professional Large Groups: 1st Overall - Roses On A Breeze Pre-Teen Pre-Professional Lines: 1st Overall - Trophies Teen Advanced Small Groups: 1st Overall - Hold Me While You Wait Teen Advanced Large Groups: 1st Overall - Rick Ross Teen Competitive Large Groups: 1st Overall - Muddy Waters Teen Pre-Professional Small Groups: 1st Overall - Unleashed
Teen Pre-Professional Lines:
1st Overall - MTV Music Awards
RADIX At the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
Radix was our final Elite Convention/Competition!
There was some serious talent at this competition, and our students were among some of the best. We were proud to have Protégé Scholarship Winners in every age division, three Best of Radix group winners, and many On The Edge (near perfect) scores! Some highlights of our Overall Placements, Achievements, and Scholarships:
Studio Standout Award:
MTV Music Awards
Best of Radix Winners:
Do That Conga - Junior
MTV Music Awards - Teen The Funk - Senior Junior Extended Lines: 1st Overall - Do That Conga Teen Duet/Trios: 1st Overall - Competition Teen Productions: 1st Overall - MTV Music Awards
Mini Protégés: Alicia Li - Winner Makayla Craig Presleigh Grant Sasha Hameed Ava McLendon Layla Shaffer Charlie Springer Annie Taylor Junior Protégés: Colette McIvor - Winner Caleb Livingston Tessa Mattina Jordan Officer
Teen Protégés:
Joelle Cherry - Winner Sam Evans - Winner Lilya Bucknell Sean Detwiller Serene Hameed Maura Matuska Senior Protégés: Julia Strasburg - Winner Genna Fox
HALL OF FAME
At the Walled Lake Northern High School in Michigan
With the end of Hall of Fame came the end of our regional competition season! It was bittersweet to see our Graduating Seniors take the regional stage for the last time. We were awe-struck by our absolutely fantastic dancers. Our students performed their absolute best and walked away with many of the highest scores of the weekend in all competitive levels!
We had three new soloists inducted into the Video Hall of Fame as well as two group inductees and four MVP Award videos. We were truly inspired by the talent from other studios and are so proud of our students for representing CSDS!
Our Top Overall Placements and Achievements:
Hall of Fame Inductees:
Noelle Detwiller - Future Hall of Famer
Alicia Li - Junior Solo
Maura Matuska - Teen Solo
Bola - Junior Group
Unleashed - Teen Group
MVP Award Videos:
Groove Thing - Future Hall of Famer Small Group
Annie Taylor - Junior Solo
Don't Take The Money - Teen Duet/Trio
The Only Time Senior Large Group
Little League Small Groups:
1st Overall - Dinosaur
Future Hall of Famer Int Small Groups:
1st Overall - Chapstick
Int Junior Small Groups:
1st Overall - Magic
Adv Junior Small Groups:
1st Overall - Bola
Teen Int Small Groups:
1st Overall - Give Dem
Teen Adv Small Groups:
1st Overall - Unleashed
Senior Int Small Groups:
1st Overall - Growing Pains
Little League Large Groups:
1st Overall - Cars That Go Boom
Future Hall of Famer Int Large Groups:
1st Overall - Home To You
Senior Int Large Groups:
1st Overall - Be My Lover
Senior Adv Large Groups:
1st Overall - The Only Time
Junior Adv Lines:
1st Overall - Conga
Teen Adv Lines:
1st Overall - Room To Live
Senior Int Lines:
1st Overall - Throw It Back
We are so proud of each and every one of our dancers and of their work ethic. Competitions and Conventions are an awesome way to showcase their talent, but we count ourselves lucky knowing we get to watch their growth in class at the studio.
Congratulations to all of our Company dancers on a wonderful 2022 regional season!