PHD DANCE STUDIOS COMPETITION TEAM HAS SUCCESS AT REGIONAL DANCE COMPETITION (2024-03-30)

Southern Tier Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — The PHD Dance Studios Competition Team recently hit the stage for the first time this season at the Celebration Talent Regional Dance Competition in Binghamton in early March.

The team brought 55 of their choreographed specialty members to compete against nine other studios from around the region. Dancers competed their solos, duets, trios and small groups in the junior intermediate division and the team and senior advanced divisions.

Routines were scored and adjudicated earning seven gold, 35 high gold and eight platinum scores as well as 1 Ruby and 4 Diamond scores — the highest level of adjudication for this competition.

Several of the routines performed were chosen by judges for special recognition.These included 1 Showstopper Award for “Welcome to the Jungle”, 3 Choreography Awards for “Unforgettable”, “The Days” and “Closure”, 3 Performance Awards for “River”, “Dear Ladies” and “Go Into Your Dance” and 2 Judges Choice Awards for “Simply the Best” and “Mothers and Daughters”. Ellen Hefron (Junior Category), Lily Watkins (Teen Category) and Amaya Carr (Senior Category) were each named as Dancer of the Year Finalists. Out of a total of 447 Dances performed for the competition, six routines were named Category winners, and fifteen of PHD’s routines scored in the overalls.

Overall Results were as Follows:
15th Place (Junior Solo) – Maci Campbell with “Power”
13th Place (Senior Solo) – Madi Jones with “Build My Mom a House”
12th Place (Senior Solo)- Regan McDaniel with “Shake Your Groove Thing”
9th Place (Junior Solo) – Jozlyn Bean with “Removed”
(Teen Solo) – Lilley Watkins with “Strange”
7th Place (Junior Solo) – Ellen Hefron with “Something New”
5th Place (Junior Duo/Trio) “It’s Raining Men” performed by Adrian Jackson, Noelle McGee, and Paige Berthiume
4th Place (Junior Solo) Hannah Behm with “Where I Wanna Be”
(Senior Solo) McKenna Patton with “Elastic Heart”
3Rd Place (Teen Duo/Trio) – “Groove” performed by Madi Jones and Lilley Watkins
2nd Place (Junior Small Group)- “The Days” performed by Alexis Thompson, Emily Coco, Hannah Behm, Jozlyn Bean and Maci Campbell
1st Place (Teen Small Group) – “River” performed by Madi Jones, McKenna Patton, Layla Grubb, Lilley Watkins and Mackenzie Campbell
(Senior Duo/Trio) “Unforgettable” performed by Madi Jones and McKenna Patton
(Junior Solo) Alexis Thompson with “Stomp to My Beat”
(Teen Solo) Alyssa Pettit with “Welcome to the Jungle”

The Dancers were excited to return to the stage and are looking forward to their first full team competition at the end of April.
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