Competition Team
The Elite Dance Studio Competition Team is a dedicated group of dancers who not only take ballet, tap, and jazz at EDS, but also have extra rehearsals for their group and solo dances. They also can be seen at community events and parades. These well-rounded dancers are selected from an audition that is held during the summer.
Results:
Headliners Dance Competition, February 27-28, 2010, Woodbridge, VA
That is Rock N Roll - Junior/Seniors - Elite Gold - 2nd Overall Teen Lines/Classes! Perfectly Polished Judge’s Award
Across the Universe - Senior Lyrical - Elite Gold - 5th Overall Teen Small Groups! Wonderful Storytelling Judge’s Award
Le Jazz Hot - Senior Musical Theater - Gold
Scream - Junior Jazz - Gold - 2nd Overall Junior Lines! Sharp as a Tack Judge’s Award
Time after Time - Junior Lyrical - Gold - 3rd Overall Junior Lines!
Soar - Petite Lyrical - Gold
Shake Your Groove Thing - Petite Jazz - Gold
Michelle Wessel - Elite Gold for both solos and 3rd Overall Senior Solos! Nomination the USA Team
Carol Barnes - Gold and 10th Overall Senior Solos!
Rae Wessel - Gold and 7th Overall Teen Solos- Nomination to the USA Team
Jillian Wessel - Gold
Katie Lingan - High Silver
Headliners Dance Competition, March 20-22, 2009, Columbia, MD
Proud Mary - Juniors/Seniors - Elite Gold - First Overall Teen Class!!!! “Raise the Roof” Special Judges Award for High Energy and being Totally Together!
Fields of Gold - Senior Lyrical - Gold
He Lives In You - Senior Jazz - Gold
Lift Me Up - Junior Lyrical - Gold
Ring, Ring Goes the Bell - Junior Tap - Gold
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Petite Lyrical - High Silver
Workin’ - Petite Jazz - Gold
All For the Best - The Wessels - Gold and “Cute and Clever” Special Judges Award
Carol Barnes- High Silver
Natalie Herder- Silver
Jillian Wessel- High Silver
Melissa Fajardo - Gold
Stevie Katz - Silver
Ali Yuffee - High Silver
Masquerade Dance Competition, February 28-March 1, 2009, Woodbridge, VA
Click here to see pictures from this competition!
Petite’s Lyrical - Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Gold
Petite’s Jazz - Workin’ - Gold
Junior’s Lyrical - Lift Me Up - Gold
Junior’s Tap - Ring Ring Goes the Bell - Gold - First Place Overall Teen Intermediate Small Group!
Senior’s Lyrical - Fields of Gold - Platinum and First Place Overall Teen Elite Large Group!
Senior’s Jazz - He Lives in You - Gold
Junior/Senior Jazz - Proud Mary - High Gold - Third Place Overall Teen Elite Large Group!
All for the Best (Wessel’s sister dance) - High Gold
Melissa Fajardo - High Gold
Jillian Wessel - High Gold - First Place Overall Teen Intermediate Solos!
Stevie Katz - Gold
Ali Yuffee - Gold
Natalie Herder- High Silver
Carol Barnes- Gold
Legacy Dance Competition, May 17-18, 2008 Lorton, VA
EDS was awarded the Sportsmanship Award!
In The Mood (Juniors and Seniors): Gold, FIRST PLACE OVERALL TEEN LINES!!
Petites: Two Golds, SECOND and FIFTH OVERALL PETITE SMALL GROUPS!
Juniors: Two Golds, CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD!
Seniors: PLATINUM for “Slow Me Down” and Gold for “I’m the Only One”
Soloists:
Carol Barnes: Gold, Shock Convention Scholarship
Laura Fling: High Silver
Alexa Norberg: Gold and 8th OVERALL SENIOR SOLOS, Shock Convention Scholarship
Lauren Marsden: Gold and 9th OVERALL SENIOR SOLOS, Adrenaline Convention Scholarship
Morin McDade: Gold and 10th OVERALL SENIOR SOLOS, Shock Convention Scholarship
Dana Galuska: High Silver
Jillian Wessel: Gold and 7th OVERALL JUNIOR SOLOS, Shock Convention Scholarship
Ali Yuffee: Two Golds and 8TH OVERALL JUNIOR SOLOS
Melissa Fajardo: Gold and 9TH OVERALL JUNIOR SOLOS
Lauren and Morin Duet: Gold
Revolution Talent Competition April 11-13, 2008 Freedom High School Woodbridge, VA
Junior/Senior Swing Dance: Platinum, 2nd Place Overall Intermediate Lines
Petites: Two Platinums, 1st and 2nd Place Overall Beginner Junior Small Groups
Juniors: Platinum and Gold, 5th and 10th Place Overall Intermediate Junior Small Groups
Seniors: Two Golds
Soloists:
Jillian Wessel- Gold, 9th Place Overall Junior Solos
Ali Yuffee - Golds
Melissa Fajardo- Gold
Carol Barnes - Platinum, 1st Place Overall Teen Solos
Alexa Norberg - Platinum, 2nd Place Overall Teen Solos
Laura Fling - Silver
Dana Galuska - Gold
Lauren Marsden - Gold
Morin McDade - Gold
Lauren and Morin’s Duet - Gold, 7th Overall Senior Duet/Trios
Bravo National Talent Competition March 8 and 9, 2008 Goucher College
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Petites: Golds! for their Tap and Jazz Dances
Juniors: Golds! for their Tap and Lyrical Dances - Choreography Award for Lyrical!
Seniors: Golds! for their Jazz and Lyrical Dances - Special Judge’s Award for Lyrical Dance
Juniors and Seniors “In The Mood” - Gold!
Soloists:
Jillian Wessel - Gold and THIRD PLACE OVERALL JUNIOR SOLOS!!
Ali Yuffee - Gold and Silver
Melissa Fajardo - Gold
Morin McDade - Silver
Carol Barnes - Gold
Laura Fling - Silver
Lauren Marsden - Gold
Alexa Norberg - Gold
Dana Galuska - Gold
Lauren and Morin’s Duet - Silver
Headliners in Edgewater, Maryland on May 4 - 6, 2007
Juniors:
The Jitterbug - Gold and Second Overall Small Groups Ages 12 and under (out of 27 groups!)
Nominated to Compete with Team USA this summer
Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now - Gold and Fifth Overall Small Groups Ages 12 and under
“Clean As a Whistle” Special Judge’s Award
Seniors:
Rock Your Soul - Gold and Fifth Overall Small Groups Ages 13 and over (out of 40 groups!)
Raise the Roof - Gold and Sixth Overall Small Groups Ages 13 and over
Maneater - Gold
Solos:
Dana Galuska - High Silver
Denise Jin- Gold
Alexa Norberg - High Silver
Haley Wessel - High Silver
Michelle Wessel - Gold
American Dance Awards in College Park, Maryland on April 20-22, 2007
See the pictures on the picture page!
Solos:
Dana Galuska - Gold
Denise Jin - Ultimate Gold
Alexa Norberg - High Silver
Haley Wessel - High Silver
Michelle Wessel - High Silver
Junior Company:
The Jitterbug - Ultimate Gold and FIRST PLACE OVERALL SMALL GROUPS AGE 12 AND UNDER!
Miss Becky won the Diamond Choreography Award for The Jitterbug.
Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now - Gold and “100% Energy” Special Award
Senior Company:
Rock Your Soul - Ultimate Gold
Raise the Roof - Gold
Maneater - High Silver
Applause Dance Competition in Fairfax, Virginia on March 9-11, 2007
See the pictures page to see the pictures from our first competition!
Solos:
Dana Galuska - High Gold
Denise Jin - High Gold - Workshop Scholarship
Alexa Norberg - Gold
Haley Wessel - Gold
Michelle Wessel - High Gold
Junior Company:
Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now - High Gold
The Jitterbug - High Gold - “The Cute Acting” Special Award
Senior Company:
Rock Your Soul - PLATINUM!! THIRD OVERALL TEEN SMALL GROUPS!
Raise the Roof - High Gold
Maneater - High Gold