Empire Dance Challenge 2023 Success!!!
This past weekend so many of our dancers competed in the Empire Dance Challenge. All the dancers did an amazing job and we are so proud of them. In case you missed it here are the highlights.
Mini Solos
Rhauri Samuels Elite Platinum, Judges Award, 3rd Place
Marko Kokovic Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 2nd Place
Sadie Cheshire Platinum, 5th Place
Anna Nucelli Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 1st Place
Junior Solos
Emily Talledo Elite Platinum, Judges Award, Category Winner
Gabby Wilson Elite Platinum
Estelle Heald Elite Platinum
Natalie Wildenhaus Elite Platinum
Summer Kroll Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 5th Place
Anna Shin Elite Platinum, 2 Judges Awards, 8th Place
Riley Hammond Elite Platinum, 3rd Place
Isabella Ginerva Elite Platinum, Category Winner, Spotlight Award, 1st Place
Emily Jonason Elite Platinum, 2nd Place
Isabelle Ginerva (Varitation) Elite Platinum, Category Winner
Teen Solos
Kate Shin Platinum
Lily Gauss Platinum, Category Winner, Judges Award
Lundyn Blackman Platinum
Lilly Hall (Variation) Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 9th Place
Sam Gauss (Variation) Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 4th Place
Gwendolyn Nellis (Variation) Elite Platinum
Charlotte Park (Variation) Elite Platinum
Sophia DeCannon Elite Platinum
Vittoria Satanastanzo Elite Platinum
Lilly Hall Elite Platinum, Spotlight Award, 3rd Place
Sam Gauss Elite Platinum, Category Winner, Best Technique, 1st Place
Charlotte Park Elite Platinum, 4th Place
Madison Bevilacqua Elite Platinum, 2nd Place, Judges Award
Nathan Talledo Elite Platinum, 6th Place
Katelyn Ramirez Elite Platinum
Gwendolyn Nellis Elite Platinum, 5th Place
Siena Ardizzone Elite Platinum, 10th Place
Senior Solos
Ella Lippa (Musical Theatre) Elite Platinum, Judges Award, Category Winner
Sophie Brown Elite Platinum, Category Winner
Lilly Benz Elite Platinum
Elizabeth Tucker Elite Platinum, Judges Award
Paige Smith Elite Platinum
Ava Palermo Elite Platinum, 17th Place
Natalie Sheehan Elite Platinum
Ella Lippa Elite Platinum
Melissa Harvey Elite Platinum, 7th Place
Alexandra Rachunok Elite Platinum, 20th Place
Celena McElligott Elite Platinum, Technical Execution, Category Winner, 1st Place
Bella Railey Elite Platinum, 9th Place
Lilly Benz (modern) Elite Platinum, 15th Place
Alina Railey Elite Platinum, 10th Place
Victoria Rynkowski Elite Platinum, 8th Place
Bella Railey (Variation) Elite Platinum, 4th Place
Celena McElligott (Variation) Elite Platinum, 6th Place
Victoria Rynkowski (Variation) Elite Platinum, 5th Place
Alina Railey (Variation) Elite Platinum, 3rd Place
Ella Lippa (Variation) Elite Platinum, Category Winner,
Mini Duo/Trio
LOVE Marko Kokovic and Sadie Cheshire
Elite Platinum, 2nd Place
Fix You Estelle Heald, Madison Hofford, and Anna Nucelli
Elite Platinum, 1st Place
Junior Trio
Jovial Riley Hammond, Emily Jonason, Anna Shin
Elite Platinum
Senior Duo
No Woman, No Cry Celena McElligot and Victoria Rynkowski
Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 1st Place
Mini Small Group
This is Me Elite Platinum, Category Winner, Spotlight Award, 1st Place
Teen Small Group
Skyward Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 1st Place
Pre-Mini Large Group
Sea Cruise *Platinum, highest scoring downtown performance
*this was the highest award they could receive in the downtown category
Junior Large Group
Time Is Limited Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 1st Place
Teen Large Groups
Mishima Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 2nd Place
Is This A Dagger? Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 1st Place
Senior Large Group
A Gentle Build Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 1st Place
Junior Small Production
Sing, Sing, Sing Elite Platinum, Category Winner, Best Choreography, 1st Place
Senior Small Production
In This Shirt Elite Platinum, Category Winner, 1st Place
Draper Center also won highest scoring non-group performances all around.
Thank you so much to Empire Dance Challenge for having us this weekend!