![]() It was a great new experience for those dancers that entered, including Grace. Two made it to the second round, and our Superstar, Sage, won! I believe she won a gift certificate to Discount Dance Supply, and a scholarship of some sort. In the Teen Division, we had 5 dancers from our studio. Dancers who entered, all went on stage, learned a short routine, and performed it. Something really cool that this competition offered, was called the Dance Down. Grace, Daphne, Katelynn, Sage, and Claire M. I wish they’d just stick with 1st,2nd,3rd… They might have gotten a diamond score, but not placed at all, or gotten ruby or something like that. 1st place overall was diamond, 2nd place was ruby, 3rd was emerald, 4th was sapphire. Looking through the portion of the program I bought, it looks as though our Teens and Seniors were in this division, while the other age groups were all in the 11 and under, Novice Gems division. When I was reading the rules on their website, it appeared there was also a Competitive Division, which was divided into age categories as we know them: Petite, Junior, Teen, Senior, and Adult. It appeared there were two levels dancers could compete at: Novice Gems (recreational and intermediate), and Future Gems (Advanced). ![]() There were many “other” awards as well: Showmanship, Entertainment, Costume, Choreography, and Cut Above. At this competition, what we know as Gold was Emerald, High Gold was called Ruby, and Platinum was called Diamond. The biggest thing to get used to, was the difference in adjudication. For the dancers though, it was a bit intense – 6 dances, in the matter of about 3 hours.Ī couple of things were different about this competition. The schedule was nice, from the standpoint that all of Grace’s dances were in one day. This competition proved the old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” The downside, is there was nowhere to write awards, placements, etc. Because I have some sort of weird love (obsession?) for programs, I bought one anyway, so I could follow along. They sold me a paper copy of the day’s schedule for $5. The backdrop was tiny, and when I went to buy a program, they were sold out. This year, Lake Area Dance Center decided to try a new competition.
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