Dance in the Rockies – Durango, Colorado

Phoenix Arizona Competition Highlights
Dance in the Rockies competes – Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Tap and Musical Theatre
Major Awards won:

Secondary Solo Division – Barrie Bliss 1st place overall – Barrie also won 3rd runner up to Miss Teen Dance

Other numbers placing in the top 10:

• Tap Trio – Mikayla McClanahan, Erin Edblom and Emily Lavengood
• Ballet Trio – Mikayla McClanahan, Mikey Koenig, and Ellie Ellis
• Lyrical Trio – Katy Bowly, Emily Lavengood, and Barrie Bliss
• Solo – Mikey Koenig
• Solo – Lexy Silva
• Ballet Group – Barrie Bliss, Erin Edblom, Megan Harrison, Kathryn Lavengood, Brittany Tucker, Katy Bowlby, Ellie Ellis, Emily Lavengood, Mikayla McClanahan, Emma Zink
• Ballet Group – Claire Fenton, Sierra Heller, Laura Pritchard, Kat Sullivan, Taylor Woolverton, Pamela Freitag, Jackie Herring, Emily Waddell, Corinne Sohle

Judes special Awards went to:

• Love to Dance Award –  Musical Theatre Quartet – Mikayla McClanahan, Erin Edblom, Emma Zink, Laura Pritchard, Emily Lavengood
• Best Stageing Award – Tap Large Group – Madison Bray, Hattie Dahlberg, Ellie Ellis, Tessa Hermesman, Claudia Marron, Kacee Montgomery, Sierra Pennell, Emily Rohren, Vanessa Vanecek, Kylie Cobb, Erin Edblom, Megan Harrison, Ashley Johnson, Mikayla McClanahan,  Abeth Okall, Laura Pritchard, Jaylie Ross and Emma Zink
• MTV Here we come Award – Hip Hop group – Sara Bowlby, Randi Dittmar, Pamela Freitag, Sierra Heller, Kat Sullivan, Franklin Wickstrom, Miel Diaz, Claire Fenton, Ellie Gervais, Tenille Leeder, Emily Waddell
• Best Costume -   Musical Theatre Group -  Carly Wyman, Laura Nass, Mikey Koenig, Tori Duhaime, Katy Bowlby, Abigail Owen, Kathryn Lavengood, Alexa Brennan, Amanda Fox Hamer, Barrie Bliss

Intermediate Solo in their age division
Katy Bowbly 3rd overall and 1st runner up to Miss Teen Dance

Intermediate Solo in their age division
Alexa Brennan 7th overall and 4th Runner up to Miss Dance

Intermediate Solo in their age division
Lexy Silva – 9th overall

Intermediate Solo in their age division
Kayla Schultz – 3rd overall and 3rd runner up to Miss Dance

Intermediate Duet/Trio divison took to 3 spots

• 1st overall -  Pointe – Kayla Schultz, Daphne Hamilton, Lexy Silva
• 2nd overall – Tap – Abigail Owen, Carly Wyman
• 3rd overall – Modern – Carly Wyman, Lexy Silva, Abigail Owen

Intermediate Small Group Division took top 3 spots -

• 1st overall – Ballet – Barrie Bliss, Mallory Brennan, Daphne Hamilton, Lexy Silva, Katy Bowlby, Tori Duhaime and Kayla Schultz
• 2nd Overall – Lyrical – Katy Bowlby, Tori Duhaime, Laura Nass, Kayla Schultz, Carly Wyman, Alexa Brennan, Daphne Hamilton, Lexy Silva, Abigail Owen
• 3rd overall – Lyrical – Daphne Hamilton, Laura Nass, Lexy Silva, Kayla Schutlz

Intermediate Large Group Division Took top 3 spots

• 1st overall – Ballet -  Barrie Bliss, Mallory Brennan, Erin Edblom, Mikey Koenig, Abigail Owen, Lexy Silva, Carly Wyman, Katy Bowlby, Tori Duhaime, Daphne Hamilton, Emily Lavengood, Kayla Schultz, Brittany Tucker
• 2nd overall – Modern - Barrie Bliss, Mallory Brennan, Erin Edblom, Mikey Koenig, Abigail Owen, Lexy Silva, Carly Wyman, Katy Bowlby, Tori Duhaime, Daphne Hamilton, Emily Lavengood, Kayla Schultz, Brittany Tucker
• 3rd overall – Tap       Katly Bowlby, Tori Duhaime, Leah Gervais, Abigail Owen, Kathryn Lavengood, Alexa Brennan, Amanda Fox Hamer, Emily Lavengood, Laura Nass, Carly Wyman