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SAV & MAX 🥈 in Contemporary Pas De Deux!

Baby Legacy: aiden krick, aria johnson, ava dailey, aviana souter, bennie lemke, camryn anderson, charlotte morin, coco thueson, collins breiland, eliza clark, emmy tracey, felix carachuri, hailey laulainen, hattie holzman, joey ames, kadence brisson, larissa palma, lily mccune-barrett, oakley turk, reagan hatchett, remi meyer, sora le

Future Legacy: ari phelan, brielle shea, cylie adams, daphne mikkelson, elise wilson, elliott swenson, evie swenson, finley kill, ines matamoros, isla maroney, julian philippi, lina freeman, makayla hollerich, marvel grover, mira tian, pearl conway, sawyer schulte, vivian sweeney

Peewee Legacy: addyson williams, aeliana o'brien, alivia lindgren, audrey allen, cecilia santori, cosette kuh, etta mundahl, hazel montgomery, hazel wahlstrand, lydia tracy, maisy anderson, mckinley mlynarczyk, murphy moyer, noelle bottini, olivia scholl, presley turner, quinn befort, remington poquette, rosie xiong, sydney anderson, tenlee jyrkas

Petite Legacy: amira souter, ava fraser, bella harris, bethany hill, camille matamoros, chloe adams, claire hansen, clara deutsch, clara ziemke, ella austin, ellery lemke, ginny salinas, hallee anderson, isla bloss, jade glyzinski, juliana philippi, lyla lindgren, maraike dobberke, renee girard, sailor stormoen, stella ames, valerie greenig

Mini Legacy: brooklyn williams, charlie peery, charlotte tracy, chase lang, elle befort, emilia padesky, evelyn ringeisen, evie mccune-barrett, giuliana shea, harper kill, hayden haider, hazel ecklin, henley raak, kenna bloss, kinsley lissick, maddie kulenkamp, maddyn bauermeister, matinly conrad, morgan martens, sophia austin, truett ziemke

Junior Legacy: charlotte stoner, eleanor lamers, elia cocchiarella, halle kulenkamp, ingrid kromroy, jayla xiong, kylie roach, leah pribyl, lexie charnstrom, lilly anderson, maylin munos, mila ayshford, neala murphy, palmer peltier, reese ottney, reese ringold, savannah jackson, scarlett manzel, sloan simon, vera souvannavong, vivian greenig, whitney lissick

Junior Line: ava mccraine, ava rothmund*, isabella charnstrom, daphnie braun*, elle boudewyns, elle king, finley ashfield, giselle mourad, hailey turnbull, harlow pike*, hazel koshire, ingrid wirtz, juan pacheco, kate monge, kelsie jacobson, kennedy deuth, malia scott, mia kostinovski, savannah werner, sienna powers, tahari conrad, tillie kuhl

Senior Line: annika padelford, ashley gutz, ava munos, brynn kostka, caleb abea, cecelia thielen*, claire monge, clara koshire, delaney rosewell, erik barker, isabella jarvis*, keira redpath*, kira reissner, laci bloss, maddie radosevich, matissa conrad, olivia shelton, siena paradeau

DANCEMAKERS

Age categories: 3-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-14, 15+

Sample prices: 175 per solo, 65 per dancer per group

Notable faculty: Robert Roland (sytycd), Kathryn McCormick (sytycd, step up)

pros: age appropriate rule, all judge’s feedback is virtual to reduce environmental footprint, scholarships for pace university intensives & independent lake camp

Cons: Convention age groups are different from comp age groups, dancers are made to wear “cover ups” over their dancewear between classes which can be seen as an enforcement of toxic modesty/purity culture.

STREETZ

Age categories: 5-7, 8-10, 11-12, 13-15, 16+

Sample prices: 175 solo, 65 per dancer per group

Notable faculty: Ezra Sosa (drag race, dwts), Alexa Moffet (dance moms, Kelli Wilkins arch nemesis), Kelly Sweeney (tik tok) 

Pros: loyalty rewards program for studios who bring 30+ routines or have attended for 3+ consecutive years, complimentary hotel room for studios bringing 60+ students, special awards and invites to recompete in closing show, best of studio and best of city awards, family friendly rule, extra judge who provides feedback specifically for the choreographer/teachers, “dancer of the year” competition at nationals which includes a solo, audition, convention performance, and interview, streetz company auditions (touring and performance opportunities) separate from national title, live improv competition at nationals AND regionals, “next step” audition at nationals for dancers 15+ for the opportunity to win scholarships from various universities and talent agencies. 

Cons: parents are not permitted to observe convention and only 2 teachers can observe per studio after paying an observation fee, only 30% of each score is based on technique

NYCDA:

Age categories: 7-10, 11-12, 13-15, 16-18, 19+

Sample prices: 195 per solo, 75 per dancer per group

Notable faculty: Joe Lanteri (nycda director), Ali Diets (Jacob’s Pillow alumni)

Pros: age appropriate rule, tons of scholarships with various colleges and intensives, special scholarship auditions for graduating dancers at nationals with a focus on college and career-starting scholarships (348 dancers auditioned last season and 181 of them received college offers totaling 25,242,00 in scholarships!!), special awards including sportsmanship and class act, studio awards.

Cons: extremely convoluted rules for national title competition, accusations of favouritism, national title competition has no live audition/improv component, awards are sheets of paper.

VELOCITY

Age categories: 5-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-15, 18-18, 19+

Sample prices: 195 per solo, 75 per dancer per group

Notable faculty: Ashley Gonzales (wod), Brian Nicholson (Ariana Grande)

Pros: convention discounts based on number of students, choreography awards, financial assistance program, opportunity to perform with musical artist at nationals (previous artists include Tove Lo and Madison Beer)

Cons: scholarship finalists performing in closing shows are made to learn the choreography on their own time via video, no live improv or interview component to national title competition

INTRIGUE

Age categories: 6-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-21

Sample prices: 165 per solo, 68 per dancer per group

Notable faculty: Kevin Aubin (miami city ballet, SAB), Sophia Lucia (world record holder)

Pros: free audience admission, special awards for studios competing in multiple genres, discounts for convention based on number of students, improv competitions at regionals, student choreo competition, convention and dancewear scholarships, 

Here are some lists I made for fun-

My All Time Fav Solos

P21 Dancers Through The Years

Nationals List

Dancers who have made the dance off at The Dance Awards

Club Dance Studio Company Dancers

Dancers who are now choreographers

Larkin Company Dancers

Most Iconic Dancers

Dances who quit comp dance before graduating

Iconic Dance Sisters

Dancewear Ambassadors List

Dancers who are still at the same studio as in 2020

Dancers who are signed with talent agencies