Competition Team

The Elite Dance Studio Competition Team is a dedicated group of dancers who not only take ballet, jazz, and one other style (lyrical, hip hop or tap) at EDS, but also have extra rehearsals for their group and solo dances. This group competes in three competitions as year, as well as attends one convention. They strive to perfect their technique and performance skills.  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