Artists Simply Human (ASH) Dance Convention is the first competition for Penny and Oliver of the season. Because one of our guest choreographers, Matthew Smith, is a faculty member with ASH, Lucas and some other team members also competed routines choreographed by Matthew at this event. All three kids took classes together, competed together, were selected for the closing show together and won scholarships, together.
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DanceMakers always kicks off our competition season, the first convention for the team. This year it was also Oliver’s first convention. Each of my children came into this weekend with different levels of nerves and expectations, Oliver simply wanting to survive it, Penny wanting growth and Lucas hoping he and the team could achieve beyond last year.
At Hollywood Vibe regionals in Norfolk Lucas received a Team Vibe Scholarship qualifying him for Nationals. With additional recognition from faculty choreographers and an opportunity to audition for the LA Agency scholarship we decided to pack our bags and head to California once more.
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What starts in August with choreography ends in June with DanceMakers Nationals and the last time they perform their routines of the season. Several routines took home Style High Scores including Let It Bump for Teen Hip Hop Extended Line, Ensnared for Senior Open Group, Money for Senior Hip Hop Line and Heatin’ Up for Senior Hip Hop Extended Line and Ensnared winning Performance of the Year. Lucas always comes into Nationals with nerves and expectations. His emotions swung from insecurity to validation and I am so proud of his resilience and what he was able to accomplish and prove to himself.
Tagged: Creative Dance Center, dance, Dancemakers, Lucas, Myrtle Beach, Nationals, Penny
Ensnared, a Senior Open routine, won Overall Group High Score and was a Dance Again! recipient at DanceMakers regionals in Richmond. This was our first convention and competition of the season and the bar was set.
At our last convention and competition of the season, at DanceMakers Nationals, Ensnared competed in a field of over 1300 routines from 80 dance studios, was selected as a Dance Again! recipient to compete again against the 40 highest scoring routines of the week and won the grand prize of Performance of the Year!
Tagged: competition, convention, dance, Dancemakers, Ensnared, Lucas, Myrtle Beach, Nationals
From 2018…
Tagged: CDC, competition, Creative Dance Center, dance, Penny
Creative Dance Center’s End of Season party was a Celebration of Celebrity and Dance Stars complete with a red carpet and plenty of shining stars.
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Lucas’ and Penny’s last regional competition and the first all team competition, all three teams took the stage and all three teams supported each other as Creative Dance Center took home a lot of top placements.
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This kid won a Team Vibe Scholarship, an Artistry Scholarship from David Moore, scored multiple Vibe Awards for his team routines and placed in the top 20 of Senior soloists out of over 100. But before all of that I enjoyed an uninterrupted 3 hour and 30 minute car ride listening to music and catching up with my son. And between all of that we both enjoyed countless laughs and celebrations with our dance family.
Tagged: CDC, convention, Creative Dance Center, dance, dance life, dance moms, Hollywood Vibe, Norfolk, photography
Artists Simply Human (ASH) Dance convention was our second team convention of the season for Lucas and Penny’s first. While we’ve attended a few optional conventions this season with a smaller group, being there with your whole team is always the best experience.
Matthew Smith has been choreographing and teaching master classes for our studio for the past five years. Part of the faculty at ASH, attending this convention gave our dancers the opportunity to take his classes and continue learning from him. And also gave him the opportunity to see our dancers continued growth. Matthew remembers Lucas from five years ago and has been able to see his growth bit by bit, year over year. Sometimes in classes the choreographer will select a dancer to be filmed. What a tremendous honor and opportunity for Lucas to have this first shining moment with Matthew.
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