2019 Competition Team

Congratulations to our Competition Team on an outstanding year! Your hard work, dedication and commitment has earned you numerous awards, special judges awards, overall awards and top honors this season at the following competitions:

Nexstar Talent Competition
Kids Artistic Revue
DanceXplosion

 Le Danse Competition Team
Jackelyn Aguilera, Victoria Arthur, Lilly Barbera, Tim Barbera, Gaby Becker, Anthony Bickford, Isabella Bickford, Ava Biondo, Ava Cahn, Layla Cahn, Sydney Cahn, Eric Cahn, Ava Encarnacao, Brianna Farrell, Mike Farrell, Arabelle Fernandez, Omayra Fernandez, Omar Fernandez, Robyn Frankel, Emily Frech, Keira Frech, Mike Frech, Ella Grossman, Aparna Jayanth, Sanjana Jayanth, Bianca Lopes, Daniel Lopes, Abigail Lopez, Josh Lopez, Savannah Milton, Cristiana Mollica, Eva Morante, Aubrey Morrison, Grace O’Melia, Josh O’Melia, Jason Patula, Sophia Patula, Victoria Paylo, Natalie Ritacco, Emma Gabriela Rivas, Brooke Scott, Anna Shtern, Addison Ventre, Kaylee Vidaurre, Elizabeth Vivino, Delaney Williams-Healy, Michael Williams-Healy & Ava Worner

Solos

Club Can’t Handle Me – Delaney Williams-Healy
High Gold & 10th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 5th Overall High Score at KAR
Xtreme Gold & 6th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 Don’t Stop Me Now – Sanjana Jayanth
Platinum & 6th Place High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 3rd Overall High Score at KAR
Xtreme Gold & 4th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Let Me Love You – Ava Cahn
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top 1st Place & 4th Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 5th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 The Way You Make Me Feel – Emily Frech
Platinum & 4th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 4th Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 I’m Only Human - Aparna Jayanth
Elite Top 1st Place Award at KAR
Platinum & 3rd Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 Music Box Ballerina – Layla Cahn
High Gold & 7th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Xtreme Gold & 2nd Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 You Are My Sunshine – Keira Frech
Platinum & 3rd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

No Excuses – Jackelyn Aguilera
Platinum & 5th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 4th Overall High Score at KAR
Extreme Gold & 5th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Feel It Still – Brooke Scott
Platinum & 10th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Xtreme Gold & 14th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Rise Up – Elizabeth Vivino
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top 1st Place Award at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 Mama Knows Best – Aparna Jayanth
1st Place Award at KAR
Extreme Gold Award at DanceXplosion

 

 Housework – Sydney Cahn
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 

Duets & Trios

Queen Bee
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Kooza
High Gold & 9th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top 1st Place & 2nd Overall High Score at KAR
Xtreme Gold & 7th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Can You Hear Me
Platinum & 3rd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top 1st Place Award at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Blue Jeans
Elite Top 1st Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Baby Mine
Elite Top 1st Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Groups

Grace
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top 1st Place & 3rd High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 Fun
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top 1st Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 Box of Secrets
Elite Top 1st Place & 1st Place Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 By The Wings
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top 1st Place Award at KAR
Platinum & 1st Place Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 Runway Walk
Elite Top 1st Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Extreme Gold & 2nd Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 Fireball
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 Run Boy Run
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

 Fergalicious
Platinum & 1st Place Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Special Awards & Studio Awards

Layla Cahn – “Pure Passion” Judges Award at Nexstar
Emily Frech – 1st Place Photogenic Award at Nexstar
Emily Frech – Power Pak Invitation at Nexstar
Elizabeth Vivino – Outstanding Costume Award at Nexstar
Grace – Choreography Award to Diane Raimo
Grace – High Scoring Junior Small Group Award at Nexstar
Layla Cahn – KAR Convention Scholarship
Runway Walk – “Strut Your Stuff” Judges Award at KAR
Grace – “Lovely Lifts” Judges Award at KAR
Emily Frech – Photogenic Award at DanceXplosion
Blue Jeans – “Perfectly Packaged” Judges Award at DanceXplosion
Can You Hear Me – “Twice as Strong” Judges Award at DanceXplosion
Grace – Choreography Award to Diane Raimo at DanceXplosion
Sydney Cahn – “Awesome Attitude” Judges Award at Nexstar
Keira Frech – 2nd Place Photogenic Award at Nexstar
Keira Frech – Outstanding Costume Award at Nexstar
Fun – Excellence in Entertainment Award at Nexstar
Fun – Golden Ticket to World of Dance Finals
Grace – Golden Ticket to World of Dance Finals
Box of Secrets – Best Costume Award at KAR
Fun – “Fun With Fundamentals” Judges Award at KAR
Emily Frech – Senior Photogenic Award
Keira Frech – Photogenic Award at DanceXplosion
Fergalicious –“Super Stylin” Judges Award at DanceXplosion
Fireball – Most Entertaining Award at DanceXplosion
Excellence in Tap Award to Patty De Dio at DanceXplosion
Fireball - Excalibre Award at DanceXplosion
Fun – Runner Up for Excalibre Award at Dance Explosion

2018 Competition Team

Congratulations to our Competition Team on an outstanding year! 
Your hard work, dedication and commitment has earned you numerous awards, special judges awards, overall awards and top honors this season at the following competitions:

Nexstar Talent Competition
Beyond The Stars
Kids Artistic Revue
DanceXplosion

 

Le Danse Competition Team
Jackelyn Aguilera, Lilly Barbera, Gaby Becker, Anthony Bickford, Isabella Bickford, Olivia Black, Ava Cahn, Sydney Cahn, Eric Cahn, Alondra Dumeng, Brianna Farrell, Mike Farrell, Omayra Fernandez, Omar Fernandez, Mackenze Glassman, Giara Gonzalez, Giuseppe Gonzalez, Allison Gorelik, Emma Greene, Emily Frech, Mike Frech, Keira Frech, Aparna Jayanth, Sanjana Jayanth, Abigail Lopez, Josh Lopez, Savannah Milton, Cristiana Mollica, Eva Morante, Aubrey Morrison, Erilys Munoz, Grace O’Melia, Josh O’Melia, Jason Patula, Sophia Patula, Victoria Paylo, Natalie Ritacco, Brooke Scott, Glenn Scott, Elizabeth Vivino, Emma Voss, Delaney Williams, Healy & Michael Williams-Healy

 

Solos

Move – Delaney Williams-Healy
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place at KAR
High Gold at BTS
Xtreme Gold &16th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Flying Solo – Keira Frech
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 7th Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

A Cool Cat In Town – Sanjana Jayanth
High Gold & 5th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place at KAR
High Gold at BTS
Platinum & 8th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Meet Me At The Roxy – Jackelyn Aguilera
High Gold & 3rd Overall High Score at Nexstar
First Place at KAR
High Gold & 9th Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 10th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Rather Be – Ava Cahn
High Gold & 6th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 9th Place Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 3rd Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 3rd Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

That Man – Brooke Scott
High Gold at Nexstar
Top First Place at KAR
High Gold at BTS
Xtreme Gold & 15th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Fever – Emily Frech
Platinum & 4th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top First Place & 5th Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

The River – Elizabeth Vivino
High Gold & 10th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 8th Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 6th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Look At Me Now  - Aparna Jayanth
High Gold & 7th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place at KAR
High Gold & 5th Overall High Score at BTS
Xtreme Gold & 14th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Free Yourself – Natalie Ritacco
High Gold at Nexstar
Top First Place at KAR
High Gold & 7th Overall High Score at BTS
Xtreme Gold & 8th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Locomotion – Victoria Paylo
High Gold at Nexstar
Top First Place at KAR
High Gold & 9th Overall High Score at BTS
Xtreme Gold & 15th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

 

Duets & Trios

Move Right Out Of My Life
High Gold & 2nd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 3rd Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Tears Of An Angel
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at Nexstar
Elite Top First Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Sax
High Gold & 5th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 3rd Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at BTS
Xtreme Gold & 6th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Wishing Well
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 4th Overall High Score at KAR
High Gold & 2nd Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at Dance Xplosion

 

Groups

The Meadow
High Gold & 3rd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 3rd Overall High Score Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at BTS

The Nest
Top First Place & 5th Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Bohemian Rhapsody
High Gold & 3rd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 6th Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 6th Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Pep Rally
High Gold & 4th Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 2nd Overall High Score at KAR
High Gold at BTS
Xtreme Gold at DanceXplosion

Grown
Platinum & 3rd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 2nd Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 3rd Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Survive
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at Nexstar
Top First Place & 3rd Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 2nd Overall High Score at BTS
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Hot Honey Rag
Elite Top First Place & 1st Overall High Score at KAR
Platinum & 1st Overall High Score at DanceXplosion

Uptown Funk
Platinum at DanceXplosion

 

Special Awards

The Meadow
Creative Concept Award at Nexstar
Best Costume Award at KAR

Tears Of An Angel
Perfect Unison Award at Nexstar
Breath Award at DanceXplosion

That Man
Sweet Sophistication Award at Nexstar

The Nest
Artistic Vision Award at KAR

Pep Rally
Best Costume Award at Nexstar
Lite Brite Rally Award at BTS

Hot Honey Rag
Fierce Fast Fosse Award at KAR

Rather Be
Rhythmical Speaker Award at BTS
Sensational Sounds Award at DanceXplosion

Sax
Girl Group Goals Award at BTS

Fever
Ultimate Showmanship Award at BTS

Look At Me Now
Ultimate Entertainment Award at BTS

Survive
Terrific Teamwork Award at DanceXplosion

Move Right Out Of My Life
Fire Award at DanceXplosion

 

Studio Awards

The Meadow
Choreography Award to Diane Raimo at Nexstar 
Highest Scoring Group Award to Diane Raimo at BTS

Survive
Performance Award to Cindy Reid at Nexstar
Ultimate Choreography Award to Cindy Reid at BTS
Excalibre Award to Cindy Reid at DanceXplosion

The Nest
Choreography Award to Diane Raimo at DanceXplosion
Runner-Up for Excalibre Award at DanceXplosion

Uptown Funk
Choreography Award to Patty De Dio at DanceXplosion

Power Pak Invitational to National Convention at Nexstar
Keira Frech, Jackelyn Aguilera, Sanjana Jayanth,
Elizabeth Vivino & Emily Frech

Golden Ticket for World Dance Pageant at Nexstar
The Meadow
Survive

Hollywood Dance Invitational at KAR
Emily Frech

Excellence in Tap Award at DanceXplosion

Excellence in Lyrical Award at DanceXplosion

 

 

2017 Competition Team

Congratulations to our Competition Team on an outstanding year! 
Your hard work, dedication and commitment has earned you numerous awards, special judges awards, overall awards and top honors this season at the following competitions:

Starstruck Dance Competition – Sparta, NJ  
Beyond The Stars – Manahawkin, NJ
Kids Artistic Revue – Sparta, NJ
DanceXplosion – Sparta, NJ

 

Solos 

Delaney Williams-Healy – Upside Down
Starstruck – Top Elite & 6^th Place Overall High Score
BTS  – Platinum & 6^th Overall High Score
KAR – Top First Award
DanceXplosion – Platinum & 6^th Place Overall High Score

 

Sanjana Jayanth - Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t
Starstruck – Top Elite & 2^nd Place Overall High Score
BTS – Platinum & 7^th Place Overall
KAR – Elite Top First & 3^rd Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 4^th  Place Overall High Score

 

Elizabeth Vivino – Sweet Child of Mine
Starstruck – Top Elite & 1^st Place Overall High Score
BTS – Platinum, 1^st in category & 2^nd Place Overall High Score
KAR – Elite Top First & 2^nd Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 1^st Place Overall High Score

 

 

Emily Frech – Run The World
Starstruck – Top Elite & 3^rd Place Overall High Score
BTS – High Gold, 1^st in category & 6^th Place Overall High Score
KAR – Elite Top First $ 2^nd Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 5^th Place Overall High Score

 

Aparna Jayanth – Cinema Italiano
Starstruck – Elite & 9^th Place Overall High Score
BTS – High Gold Award
KAR – Elite Top First & 4^th Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 3^rd Place Overall High Score

 

Emily Krassowski – Human
Starstruck – Elite & 9^th Place Overall High Score
BTS – High Gold & 10^th Overall High Score
KAR – Elite Top First & 1^st Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 2^nd Place Overall High Score

 

Ava Cahn – Viva Le Swing
Starstruck – Top Elite & 5^th Place Overall High Score
BTS– High Gold & 7^th Place Overall High Score
KAR – Elite Top First & 1^st Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 4^th Place Overall High Score

 

Natalie Ritacco – Rhythm
Starstruck – Top Elite & 6^th Place Overall High Score
BTS – High Gold Award
KAR – Top First Award
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 4^th Place Overall High Score

 

 

Gianna Raimo – Paint It Black
Starstruck – Superior Award
KAR – Elite Top First Award

 

Gianna Raimo – It Must Have Been Love
Starstruck – Superior Award
KAR – Elite Top First & 2^nd Overall High Score

 

Allie DeSimone – Cosmic Love
Starstruck – Top Elite Award
BTS – Platinum Award
KAR – Top First & 4^th Overall High Score

 

Duets & Trios 

Blackbird – Jackelyn Aguilera, Keira Frech & Sanjana Jayanth
Starstruck – Top Elite & 2^nd Place Overall High Score Award
BTS – Platinum & 2^nd Place Overall High Score Award
KAR – Elite Top First & 1^st Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 1^st Place Overall High Score

 

Lost Boys – Emily Frech & Elizabeth Vivino
Starstruck – Top Elite & 1^st Place Overall High Score
BTS – Platinum & 1^st Place Overall High Score
KAR – Elite Top First & 2^nd Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 1^st Place Overall High Score

 

Mr. Bojangles – Ava Cahn & Brooke Scott
Starstruck – Elite Award & 5^th Place Overall High Score
BTS – High Gold & 3^rd Place Overall High Score
KAR – Top First & 3^rd Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1st Place in Category & 2^nd Place Overall High Score

 

 

Feet Don’t Fail Me Now – Aparna Jayanth, Victoria Paylo & Natalie Ritacco
Starstruck – Top Elite & 2^nd Place Overall High Score
BTS – Platinum & 2^nd Place Overall High Score
KAR – Elite Top First & 1^st Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 1^st Place Overall High Score

 

Groups 

 

Jem & The Holograms
Emily Frech, Elizabeth Vivino, Delaney Williams-Healy, Brooke Scott, Ava Cahn & Setira Mancini
Starstruck – Elite & 8^th Place Overall High Score
BTS – Platinum & 5^th Place Overall High Score
KAR – Top First & 3^rd Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 3^rd Place Overall High Score

 

Genie In A Bottle
Natalie Ritacco, Olivia Black, Aparna Jayanth, Victoria Paylo, Emily Krassowski, Eva Morante,  Allison Gorelik, Mackenze Glassman & Emily Westpfal
Starstruck – Elite & 10^th Place Overall High Score
BTS – High Gold, 1^st in category & 7^th Place Overall High Score
KAR – Top First & 1^st Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 1^st Place Overall High Score

 

Home
Jackelyn Aguilera, Sydney Cahn,  Keira Frech, Sanjana Jayanth & Delaney Williams-Healy
Starstruck – Top Elite & 1^st Place Overall High Score
BTS – Platinum & 5^th Place Overall High Score
KAR – Top First & 4^th Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Extreme Gold & 5th^t Place Overall High Score

 

The Meadow
Jackelyn Aguilera, Sydney Cahn,  Charlotte English, Keira Frech,
Sanjana Jayanth & Delaney Williams-Healy
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 1^st Place Overall High Score

 

Royals
Emily Frech, Elizabeth Vivino, Eva Morante, Delaney Williams-Healy, Setira Mancini, Brooke Scott & Ava Cahn
Starstruck – Elite & 9^th Place Overall High Score
BTS – High Gold & 10^th Place Overall High Score
KAR – Top First Award
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 1^st Place Overall High Score

 

I’m In Here
Natalie Ritacco, Olivia Black, Aparna Jayanth, Victoria Paylo, Emily Krassowski, Allison Gorelik, Emily Westpfal, Katherine Gurda, Mackenze Glassman, Emily Frech, Elizabeth Vivino, Cailyn Stile, Emma Greene, Eva Morante, Delaney Williams-Healy, Setira Mancini, Brooke Scott & Ava Cahn
Starstruck – Elite & 3^rd Place Overall High Score
BTS – High Gold & 4^th Place Overall High Score
KAR – Top First & 3^rd Overall High Score
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 1^st Place Overall High Score

 

 

Dancin’ Fool
Jackelyn Aguilera, Keira Frech, Sanjana Jayanth, Natalie Ritacco, Aparna Jayanth, Victoria Paylo, Allison Gorelik, Emily Westpfal, Katherine Gurda, Mackenze Glassman, Emily Frech,  Elizabeth Vivino, Delaney Williams-Healy, Brooke Scott & Ava Cahn
Starstruck – Elite & 2^nd Place Overall High Score
BTS – Platinum & 3^rd Place High Score
KAR – First Place Award
DanceXplosion – Platinum, 1^st Place in Category & 1^st Place Overall High Score

 

Special Judges Awards

Cinema Italiano
“Sassy” Award at Starstruck
“Dazzling Diva” Award at BTS
Hollywood Dance Experience Invitation at KAR

 

Vive Le Swing
Hollywood Dance Experience Invitation at KAR

 

Sweet Child of Mine
NYC Dance Experience Invitation at KAR
“Seamless Transitions” Judges Award at DanceXplosion

 

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t
NYC Dance Experience Invitation at KAR

 

Human
Special Invitation to Opening Performance at Starstruck Nationals

 

Blackbird
“Fosse Would Be Proud” Award at Starstruck
“Essence of Bob Fosse” Judges Award at DanceXplosion

 

Feet Don’t Fail Me Now
NYC Dance Experience Invitation at KAR
Hollywood Dance Experience Invitation at KAR

 

Lost Boys
Hollywood Dance Experience Invitation at KAR

 

Mr. Bojangles
Outstanding Costume Award at Starstruck
NYC Dance Experience Invitation at KAR

 

The Meadow
Excalibre Award for Highest Scoring Group at DanceXplosion

 

Home
Outstanding Characterization Award & Runner-Up for
Highest Scoring Group at Starstruck

 

Royals
NYC Dance Experience Invitation at KAR
Most Entertaining Group at KAR

 

Genie In A Bottle
NYC Dance Experience Invitation at KAR

 

I’m In Here
Exceptional Use of Props Award at Starstruck
Most Entertaining Award at KAR
Primary Video of the Week at KAR
NYC Dance Experience Invitation at KAR
Choreography Award at DanceXplosion

 

Dancin’ Fool
“Broadway Bound” & Ultimate Entertainment Award at BTS
“Steppin With Style” Award at KAR

 

Cosmic Love
NYC Dance Experience Invitation at KAR

 

Paint It Black
Hollywood Dance Experience Invitation at KAR

 

 Highest Scoring Primary Studio Award – Presented to Le Danse at KAR

Excellence In Lyrical Award – Presented to Diane Raimo at DanceXplosion

 

 

2016 Competition Teams!

Congratulations to our Competition Team on an outstanding year!

Your hard work, dedication and commitment has earned you numerous awards, special judges awards, overall awards and top honors this season at the following competitions:

In addition, Le Danse won over 30 Special Judges Awards:

Ultimate Choreography (2) Beyond the Stars~ Send in the Clowns (Group Lyrical)~ Dance Explosion~ Rag Dolls (Group Lyrical) Ms Diane Choreography
 

Ultimate Entertainment (2) BTS~ Me and My Girls (Jazz Trio)~ Ms. Patty Choreography~ KAR`~ Fly ( Group Lyrical) ~ Ms Diane Choroegraphy


Ultimate Emotional Execution (2)~BTS`~Dreamed a Dream~ (Trio), The Lonely~ (Solo) ~Allie DeSimone


Total Artistry ~BTS~ Send in the Clowns (Group Lyrical)


Top Personality (2) BTS~ Dance XPlosion~Boogie Shoes~ (Solo)~Sanjana Jayanth ~Word Up~(Solo) Ava Cahn

Seamless Transitions~Dance XPlosion Dream~(Solo) Elizabeth Vivino

In Sync~Dance Explosion~ The Way I Am ~(Duet)~Ava Cahn  Brooke Scott


Pure Passion~Dance Explosion~ Wings~(Solo) Delaney Williams Healy

Mini Diva~ Open Call ~ Swagger On ~(Solo) Keira Frech
 

Best Characterization ~ KAR~ Send in the Clowns (Group Lyrical)

Dynamic Trio~BTS~Me and my Girls (Trio)

Cast Invite~Dance XPlosion~ Good for You~(solo) Gianna Raimo


Judges Choice ~KAR~ Send in the Clowns (Group Lyrical)

2016 Competition Teams!

Congratulations Le Danse dancers on Another Top Award Winning Competition Season 2016!!!

Le Danse would like to congratulate its competiton teams and staff on an outstanding 2015/16 dance season. The studio has won multiple Overall High Point and Overall High Score Awards as well as Special Judges awards, Invitational Awards, Costume Awards and Choreography Awards this season in every age level, category and subject they competed in at all 4 Regional Competitions throughout the state of New Jersey!!  In addition, the studio consistently placed in the Top Ten High Score/High Point Awards at each Regional they attended!! A total of 150 awards, 66 Overall High Score Awards, 84 Platinum, High Gold, Elite Top 1st place, Top 1st place and Gold Awards.

In addition, Le Danse won over 30 Special Judges Awards:

Ultimate Choreography (2) Beyond the Stars~ Send in the Clowns (Group Lyrical)~ Dance Explosion~ Rag Dolls (Group Lyrical) Ms Diane Choreography
 

Ultimate Entertainment (2) BTS~ Me and My Girls (Jazz Trio)~ Ms. Patty Choreography~ KAR`~ Fly ( Group Lyrical) ~ Ms Diane Choroegraphy


Ultimate Emotional Execution (2)~BTS`~Dreamed a Dream~ (Trio), The Lonely~ (Solo) ~Allie DeSimone


Total Artistry ~BTS~ Send in the Clowns (Group Lyrical)


Top Personality (2) BTS~ Dance XPlosion~Boogie Shoes~ (Solo)~Sanjana Jayanth ~Word Up~(Solo) Ava Cahn

Seamless Transitions~Dance XPlosion Dream~(Solo) Elizabeth Vivino

In Sync~Dance Explosion~ The Way I Am ~(Duet)~Ava Cahn  Brooke Scott


Pure Passion~Dance Explosion~ Wings~(Solo) Delaney Williams Healy

Mini Diva~ Open Call ~ Swagger On ~(Solo) Keira Frech
 

Best Characterization ~ KAR~ Send in the Clowns (Group Lyrical)

Dynamic Trio~BTS~Me and my Girls (Trio)

Cast Invite~Dance XPlosion~ Good for You~(solo) Gianna Raimo


Judges Choice ~KAR~ Send in the Clowns (Group Lyrical)

Judges Invitational~ BTS~ Gianna Raimo and Allie DeSimone (soloists) KAR~Keira Frech

11 Invitational Awards/Scholarships/Cast Invites for Nationals~ Open Call~ BTS~ KAR~ Dance X Plosion

Scholarships Open Call~ Camp Pulse~ Keira Frech, Brooke Scott, Ellie Field


Cast Invites Open Call~ Keira Frech, Delaney Williams -Healy, Emily Frech, Elizabeth Vivino~ Dance Explosion~ Spell on You (Solo) Gianna Raimo


2nd Highest Scoring (entire competiton 12 and under)~Open Call Dream (Solo) Elizabth Vivino Ms Diane Choreography

3rd Highest scoring( entire competition 12 and under)~Open Call Me and My Girls (Trio) Jaclyn Aguilera, Keira Frech, Sanjana Jayanth~ Ms Patty Choreography


Video Nominee~ KAR~ Fly (Group Lyrical) Ms Diane Choreography


X~Calibre Award~ Highest Scoring Routine (entire competition) ~Dance Explosion Fly (Group Lyrical) Ms Diane Choroegraphy


Highest Scoring Primary Studio (entire competition)~KAR Le Danse

Le Danse Competition Dancers

Senior Team: Gianna Raimo, Allie DeSimone, Malina Puglisi


Mini Team: Jacklyn Aguilera, Keira Frech, Sanjana Jayanth, Charlotte English

Junior Team:(BOLD) Ava Cahn, Emily Frech, Elizabeth Vivino, Setira Mancini, Brooke Scott, Delaney Williams- Healy, Emma Greene

Teen Team:  Aparna Jayanth, Mackenze Glassman, Victoria Paylo, Olivia Black, Alison Gorelik, Natalie Ritacco, Emily Krasskowski, Ellie Field, Eva Morante, Kathrine Gurda

Father/ Daughter Team: Tim and Lilly Barbera, Eric, Sydney, and Ava Cahn, Heath and Mackenze Glassman, Ralph and Jacklyn Aguilera, Tim and Savannah Milton, Steve and Emma Greene, Mike and Emily Frech, Dan and Jenna Sisito, Yefim and Allison Gorelik

Le Danse Makeup Artist ~ Chloe Williams- Healy

 

 

 

2015 Competition Teams!

Congratulations Le Danse dancers on Another Top Award Winning Competition Season 2015!!!

Le Danse would like to congratulate its competiton teams and staff on an outstanding 2014/15 dance season. The studio has won multiple Overall High Point and Overall High Score Awards as well as Special Judges awards, Invitational Awards, Costume Awards and Choreography Awards this season in every age level, category and subject they competed in at all 5 Regional Competitions throughout the state of New Jersey!!  In addition, the studio consistently placed in the Top Ten High Score/High Point Awards at each Regional they attended!! A total of nine 1st Place Overall High Scores, eleven 2nd Place Overall High Score Awards, three 3rd Place Overall High Score Awards, five 4th Place Overall High Score Awards,  four 5th Place Overall High Score Awards one 7th Place Overall High Score Award. Teens/Seniors Top Twenty one 10th place, one 7th place, one 12th place and one Overall  Trio Championship Award. In Addition Le Danse won total of 61 Platinum, High Gold, and Gold Awards this season.

Le Danse started the season in December when the studio was invited to compete at World Class Talent Experience Dance Competition for the filming of episode 8 of the popular Lifetime show "Dance Mom's." Gianna Raimo performed "The Way You Make Me Feel " Jazz solo and won a  Platinum Award for her performance.  It was very exciting to be a part of the Invitational filming and to see how the show is filmed and what happens behind the scenes!!

Next stop was Showstopper National Talent Dance Competition. Le Danse Group Lyrical  "Imagine,” Group Jazz "Proud Mary" and Musical Theatre Trio "Diamonds”' all won 1st Overall High Score Awards.  Tap Trio "Jack Your Dead,” Solo "Smile" and Musical Theatre Trio "Copacabana" won 2nd Overall High Score Awards.  Lyrical Trio "Yellow" won 3rd Overall High Score,  "A Mothers Prayer" Lyrical Solo and "Girlfriend" Jazz Solo won 4th and 5th Overall High Score Awards. Jazz Solo "Do Wah Diddy" won a 7th Overall High Score Award. Special Honors continued over the weekend going  to Lyrical group "Imagine" which won a "Best Choreography Award "  for studio director and choreographer of  "Imagine" Diane Raimo, and "Best Costume" Award also won for  Elizabeth Vivino's solo "Smile"!!

Open Call Dance Competiton was next on the Regional  schedule and once again the competiton teams did an outstanding job!  Lyrical Trio 'Yellow" and Jazz Solo "Girlfriend" each won 2nd Overall High Score Awards.   “Copacabana" and "Diamonds" Musical Theatre Trios both won 1st Overall High Score Awards.  Tap Trio "Jack Your Dead,"  Lyrical Solo "A Mothers Prayer" and "Do Wah Diddy" Jazz Solo won 4th Overall High  Score Awards.   Lyrical Group "Imagine" won 1st in its category and 3rd Overall High Score Group and Musical Theatre Group '"Hit It Up" won 5th Overall High Score Awards. The studio's dancers Leah Caruso and Emily Krassowski were selected out of hundreds of dancers who competed over the weekend and were invited to perform in the Cast Opening number at Showstopper Nationals this summer.

Kids Artistic Revue Dance Competition also awarded Le Danse with Top Honors!  "Yellow" Trio won 2nd Overall High Score Lyrical Trio, "Diamonds" Trio won 2nd Overall High Score Musical Theatre Trio, and "Copacabana"  Trio won 1st Overall High Score Musical Theatre Trio!!  Lyrical Solo "A Mother's Prayer" won 5th Overall High Score and "Smile" Solo won 3rd Overall High Score. "Girlfriend" Jazz solo won 2nd Overall High Score. Musical Theater solo "The Way You Make Me Feel," Gianna Raimo won a Platinum and placed 7th, "Little Love" Lyrical/Contemporary Solo, Gianna Raimo won a Platinum and placed 10th,  "When You Sleep" Lyrical Solo, Allie DeSimone placed 12th.  "Imagine" Lyrical Group placed 5th and "Proud Mary”Jazz Group placed 4th!! "Yellow" Lyrical Trio dancers, Emily Frech, Emily Goodrich, Elizabeth Vivino and "Girlfriend" Jazz Soloist,  Leah Caruso were selected  out of all the dancers  at the competition and were  invited to travel to Los Angeles California to perform in the Cast's Opening number performance this summer at KAR’s  Nationals!!!

Last, but not least, the studio ended the very exciting competition season at Beyond The Stars Dance Competition.  "Copacabana" Musical Theatre Trio took home 1st Overall High Score, "Hit It Up" Musical Theatre group also won 1st Overall High Score.  "Diamonds” Musical Theatre trio won Platinum and 1st Overall High Score.  Jazz Group "Proud Mary" won a Special Judges Award for "DIVA'S" and 2nd Overall High Score. Tap Trio 'Jack your Dead" and Jazz solo "Girlfriend" won 2nd Overall High Score.   “Imagine" Lyrical Group took home first place in category and 3rd Overall High Score. "Yellow" Lyrical Trio won 'The Championship Award" and Leah Caruso won A Special Judges Award for "Most Entertaining" for her Jazz Solo 'Girlfriend.” "Little Love" Contemporary  Soloist Gianna Raimo won a Platinum, "The Way You Make Me Feel,” Musical Theatre Soloist, Gianna Raimo won a Platinum and "When You Sleep,” Lyrical Soloist Allie DeSimone won a High Gold.

More exciting news came earlier in this season when Gianna Raimo and Stephanie Isaaccson got news of their acceptance in both "The Rockette Summer Intensive" and "Joffrey Ballet Summer Intensive" once again this year!! CONGRATULATIONS Girls!! Can't wait for another summer at Radio City and the performance at Skirball Performing Arts NYC!!!

Le Danse Directors Patty De Dio and Diane Raimo couldn't be more proud of their dancers in this amazing dance competition season. Congratulations to Patty De Dio  and Diane Raimo, Directors/ Choreographers  and Frank Musso, Stephanie Isaaccson and Gianna Raimo,  Staff/Choreographers on a Successful  Competition Regional Season!!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Highest Scoring Le Danse  Soloists,  "The Way You Make Me Feel" Musical Theater Jazz  Soloist and "Little Love" Open Soloist, Gianna Raimo,  "When You Sleep" Lyrical Soloist, Allie DeSimone  and  "Girlfriend' Jazz Soloist, Leah Caruso.

Overall High Score Soloists were Elizabeth Vivino, "Smile,” Emily Goodrich, "A Mother's Prayer," Delaney Williams-Healy, "Do Wah Diddy" and soloist Malina Puglisi, "Game Over." Thank you to these dancers for representing the studio so proudly and for these special achievements this season! Le Danse is extremely proud of our dancers!

Top High Scoring Overall Trios, “Copacabana,"  Jackelyn Aguilera, Keira Frech, and  Sanjana Jayanth,  "Diamonds," Leah Caruso, Ellie Field and Emily Krassowski, "Yellow," Emily Frech, Emily Goodrich, and Elizabeth Vivino and "Jack Your Dead," Natalie Ritacco, Aparna Jayanth, and Leah Caruso.

Group Overall High Score Award winners "Proud Mary," Ava Cahn, Emily Frech, Elizabeth Vivino, Emily Goodrich, Brooke Scott, Delaney Williams-Healy and Setira Mancini, "Imagine," Eva Morante, Brooke Scott, Emily Frech, Elizabeth Vivino and Setira Mancini, "Hit It Up,”  Aparna Jayanth,  Leah Caruso, Mackenze Glassman, Victoria Paylo, Ellie Field, Emily Krassowski, Eva Morante and Natalie Ritacco.

A special thank you to all of our parents and teachers for a truly wonderful and exciting year!!

 

Le Danse Competition Dancers

Senior Team
Gianna Raimo, Allie DeSimone &  Malina Puglisi
Mini Team
 Jackelyn Aguilera, Keira Frech & Sanjana Jayanth
Junior Team
 Ava Cahn, Emily Frech, Emily Goodrich,  Elizabeth Vivino, Setira Mancini,
Brooke Scott & Delaney Williams-Healey
Teen Team
Leah Caruso, Aparna Jayanth,  Mackenze Glassman,  Victoria Paylo,
Natalie Ritacco,  Emily Krassowski, Ellie Field & Eva Morante

 

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