COMPETITION TEAM 2021-2022 & 2022-2023

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2021-2022 ELITE DREAM TEAM & MINI DREAM TEAM!

THIS YEAR’S COMPETITION TEAM WORKED VERY HARD & OVERCAME MANY OBSTACLES BY WORKING TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER WHEN THEY NEEDED IT THE MOST. THE LOVE THESE KIDS HAVE FOR EACH OTHER AND FOR DANCE WARMS OUR HEARTS AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU. MUCH LOVE.

MS. MAKAYLA & MS. TAYLOR

LEAP! NATIONAL DANCE COMPETITION RESULTS

2022 TAMPA

2ND PLACE OVERALL MINI DUET - SHAKE IT OFF!
JAZZ
AVA W. & LUZ R.

CHOREOGRAPHED BY MAKAYLA LINDSTROM

4TH PLACE OVERALL TEEN SMALL GROUP - THE BELLYACHE

PAYTON B. SHELBY S. KYLEE N. & SOPHIA V.

ACROBATIC JAZZ

CHOREOGRAPHED BY TAYLOR CRAWFORD

SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD “MOVED BY MUSICALITY” - THE BELLYACHE

CHOREOGRAPHED BY TAYLOR. CRAWFORD

5TH PLACE OVERALL TEEN SMALL GROUP - THE BEST IS YET TO COME

SHELBY S. KYLEE N. SOPHIA V. FAITH K. CHARLOTTE J. & PAYTON B.

LYRICAL

CHOREOGRAPHED BY MAKAYLA LINDSTROM

SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD “THE LOVELY AWARD” - THE BEST IS YET TO COME

CHOREOGRAPHED BY MAKAYLA LINDSTROM

THE STUDIO OF EXCELLENCE AWARD

2022 TAMPA EVENT

AWARDED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF DANCE COMPETITIONS AND CONVENTIONS & LEAP! NATIONAL DANCE COMPETITION :

THE FAMILY DANCE STUDIO

WE ARE EXTREMELY HONORED TO HAVE RECEIVED THIS INCREDIBLE AWARD. KEEP UP THE HARD WORK KIDS & TEACHERS! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE ADCC AND LEAP!

ALL COSTUMES WERE CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR TEAM BY JENNIFER BURNETT

STAY TUNED FOR 2022-2023 COMPETITION TEAM AUDITION INFO!

AUDITIONS FOR TEAM WILL BE LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL 2022.

AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD FOR A MINI TEAM & AN ELITE JUNIOR/TEEN TEAM.

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY CHILD IS READY FOR COMPETITION?

COMPETITION TEAM MAY BETHE RIGHT MOVE FOR YOUR CHILD AND YOUR FAMILY IF THE FOLLOWING APPLY:

-YOUR CHI,D LOVES TO DANCE AND CAN’ WAIT FOR THEIR NEXT CLASS

-YOUR CHILD IS EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING NEW TRICKS, TURNS OR COMBINATIONS

-IS BECOMING MORE FOCUSED IN CLASS, OR TAKING THEIR TECHNIQUE OR PERFORMANCE MORE SERIOUSLY

-ATTENDS CLASSES REGULARLY AND IN THE CORRECT ATTIRE

-PROGRESSING IN THEIR CURRENT CLASSES

-LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGE

-IS INTERESTED IN PERFORMING ON STAGE

-AN INSTRUCTOR HAS ASKED YOUR FAMILY IF YOUR CHI,D WOULD BE INTERESTED IN AUDITIONING, THAT MEANS THEY BELIEVE THE STUDENT IS READY AND WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TH EXPERIENCE YOU MAY HAVE

IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHERE YOUR CHILD IS AT OR IF THIS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOUR CHILD PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ANY OF THEIR INSTRUCTORS.

COMPETITION TEAM IS A COMMITMENT, BUT ONE THAT IS SO REWARDING FOR NOT ONLY THE KIDS ON THE TEAM BUT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL.

COMPETITION TEAM PROVIDES STRUCTURE, TEACHES SELF DISCIPLINE (AT AN AGE APPROPRIATE RATE FOR EACH DANCER), STRENGTHENS MEMORY, IMMENSELY BUILDS SELF CONFIDENCE & SENSE OF SELF WORTH WHILE SHOWS KIDS THE REWARD OF WORKING HARD FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR TEAM.
THE MEMORIES THEY MAKE DURING THE SEASON AND AT TH EVENTS WILL LAST A LIFETIME.

OH AND THE FUN! WE HAD SO MUCH FUN LAST SEASON & AT COMPETITION WE JUST CAN ‘ WAIT TO RETURN!