Lisa Schroeder Minneapolis, MN Lisa Is from Minnesota Where She Grew up Dancing at Her Mother’S Studio
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Meet The Judges Lisa Schroeder Minneapolis, MN Lisa is from Minnesota where she grew up dancing at her mother’s studio. She continued her training attending multiple conventions and workshops across the country. Lisa graduated with a B.A. degree in dance from the University of Minnesota, where she was a member of the URepCo dance company, and was also a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves Reebok Performance Team. She has been teaching and choreographing over the past 30 years, with numerous choreography and top score awards. Lisa was the founder/director/teacher of Spotlight Productions Dance Studio in MN, and just this summer sold her studio to concentrate on Judging and sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with dancers around the country. Her studio has been honored with many prestigious awards: Top Ten Studio at FCD 2011; Top Five Studio at FDC 2012; Numerous Top Studio awards at regional and national competitions; Nominated at the Industry Dance Awards for 3 consecutive years; Had 4 performances nominated for World’s in Dallas TX 2011, winning best Senior Small Group category, coming in 2nd overall and won Masquerade’s 2016 Studio of the Year. Lisa is excited to be Judging with Masquerade and can’t wait to see each performer’s hard work, passion, and love for dance onstage! Good Luck Dancers!! Maria Pomerleau Minneapolis, Minnesota Maria Pomerleau began her dancing career in her hometown of Des Moines, Iowa with Betty Hill Dance Studios. As a teen, she began dancing professionally appearing in live shows and commercials, most notably on Disneyland’s stages. Maria also was found on the competitive dance stage as an award winning soloist and team member with Showbiz, Dance Excellence, and LA Dance Magic. As a young adult, her greater passion was in teaching around the country, guest choreographing performances, often for tap companies, theater productions, competitive dance studios, and school dance teams within the Midwest. At the same time, Maria continued her dance education with DMA Certified Instructors, Betty Hill Swander and Debbie Westphal Swander and former Ballet Mistress of the Des Moines Ballet, Gigi Oerter. For many years, Maria instructed and choreographed for Betty Hill Dance Studios and Woodbury Dance Center prior to establishing her studio within the Twin Cities. Under Maria’s direction, Lake Area Dance Center has achieved awards including National Title Winners and Group Champions, Best Dance Studio (Finalist) and Top Studio of the Year (Intermediate) for three years running. Maria also partners with Iowa Ballet Academy annually for its summer intensives as a guest instructor. Liz Ernst Overland Park, Kansas Liz Ernst holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance, and a Masters of Fine Arts in Dance. Liz has performed professionally as an industrial dancer, commercial dancer in numerous musicals throughout the U.S. There probably isn't a musical she hasn't either been in or choreographed. She spent a couple years in Branson, MO dancing at various theaters & theme parks. Besides performing, Liz has been an Assistant Professor of Dance at K-State, on dance faculty at University of Iowa, Dance Chair for a performing arts high school, and taught at such dance intensives as: Ailey Camps, American College Dance Festival, Midwest Dance Alliance, The Tap Festival to name a few. She has also written dance curriculum for Edison Charter schools. Teaching and choreography are her true passion. Liz has spent the past 25 years fine tuning the art of teaching dance, and still learns something new each week! Show Order Mobile, AL. 2021 # Name Age Group/Style Letter Time Block One - Elevation Dance Company, Spotlight & GCDA (Check In at 3:30pm)Friday 1 Hand Jive Gold Teen A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Musical Theater Large Group Vanessa Borgen, Keona Bradley, Natalie Harris, Jadyn Ivanko, Chase Johnese, Amelia Johnese, Mya Lopez, Lizzy Mcarthur, Anna Rains, Brenya Rawlins, Kaydin Turner, Ava Welsh 2 Eden Purple Junior L Gulf Coast Dance Alliance Contemporary Solo Madelyn Duncan 3 Unhold Me Purple Teen L Gulf Coast Dance Alliance Open Solo Eva Traina 4 Scream Purple Teen G Elevation Dance Company Jazz Solo Morgan Dixon 5 My Girl Green Junior A Spotlight Elite Dance Center General Variety Duo/Trio Natalie Harris, Chase Johnese 6 Complex Gold Teen A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Jazz Small Group Jadyn Ivanko, Mya Lopez, Lizzy Mcarthur, Brenya Rawlins, Kaydin Turner 7 We Won't Move Purple Teen G Elevation Dance Company Lyrical Solo Kirklyn Thurman 8 I Will Wait Purple Teen G Elevation Dance Company Lyrical Solo Kayleigh Mccluskey 9 I'm Going Down Purple Teen G Elevation Dance Company Open Solo Tiana Joshi 10 Are We There Yet Green Junior A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Lyrical Small Group Keona Bradley, Natalie Harris, Chase Johnese, Amelia Johnese 11 No One Gold Teen A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Lyrical Small Group Vanessa Borgen, Jadyn Ivanko, Mya Lopez, Lizzy Mcarthur, Anna Rains, Brenya Rawlins, Kaydin Turner, Ava Welsh 12 Lollipop Green Petite G Elevation Dance Company Jazz Solo Zoei Hollingshead 13 Im Fabulous Green Petite G Elevation Dance Company Jazz Solo Saipriya Essix 14 Fabulous Green Petite G Elevation Dance Company Jazz Solo Wendy Conniff 15 Shake Your Boom Green Petite G Elevation Dance Company Boom Jazz Solo Kiley Mindler 16 Canned Heat Green Junior A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Jazz Solo Chase Johnese Show Order Mobile, AL. 2021 # Name Age Group/Style Letter Time 17 Tik Tok Green Junior A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Jazz Solo Natalie Harris 18 What A Wonderful Green Junior A Spotlight Elite Dance Center World Lyrical Solo Amelia Johnese 19 Car Wash Gold Petite G Elevation Dance Company Jazz Solo Rekayla Dixon 20 Chapstick Gold Petite G Elevation Dance Company Open Solo Alex Mudreac 21 Shell Shock Gold Junior G Elevation Dance Company Hip Hop Solo Reko Dixon 22 Expensive Gold Junior G Elevation Dance Company Jazz Solo Madisyn James 23 Man In The Mirror Gold Junior G Elevation Dance Company Contemporary Solo Noelle Conniff 24 Better Now Gold Teen A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Tap Small Group Jadyn Ivanko, Mya Lopez, Lizzy Mcarthur, Brenya Rawlins 25 Flash Lights Purple Teen G Elevation Dance Company Lyrical Duo/Trio Abby Breazeale, Jaley Perry 26 Train Wrecked Purple Teen G Elevation Dance Company Open Duo/Trio Alyssa Bass, Emma Earheart 27 I'm Every Woman Purple Senior G Elevation Dance Company Open Solo Roslyn Powell 28 Express Purple Senior G Elevation Dance Company Musical Theater Solo Emma Curl 29 Fearful Purple Senior G Elevation Dance Company Contemporary Solo Madyson Sanders 30 I Try Gold Teen A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Contemporary Solo Kaydin Turner 31 Everything I Wanted Gold Teen A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Contemporary Solo Brenya Rawlins 32 Circles Gold Senior A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Contemporary Solo Mya Lopez 33 Walking Papers Gold Senior A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Musical Theater Solo Lizzy Mcarthur 34 Smooth Operator Gold Senior A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Open Solo Jadyn Ivanko Show Order Mobile, AL. 2021 # Name Age Group/Style Letter Time 35 My Boyfriends Back Gold Junior G Elevation Dance Company Jazz Duo/Trio Noelle Conniff , Baley Perry 36 River Purple Junior L Gulf Coast Dance Alliance Lyrical Solo Madelyn Duncan 37 Now That The Light Is Purple Teen L Gulf Coast Dance Alliance Fading Contemporary Solo Eva Traina 38 Jt Gold Teen A Spotlight Elite Dance Center Hip Hop Large Group Vanessa Borgen, Keona Bradley, Natalie Harris, Jadyn Ivanko, Chase Johnese, Amelia Johnese, Mya Lopez, Lizzy Mcarthur, Anna Rains, Brenya Rawlins, Kaydin Turner, Ava Welsh I����rov Contest & Awards: 5:46 PM Block Two - Central Elite, Leap of Faith & The Company (Check In at 6:00pm): 6:00 PM Block Two - Central Elite, Leap of Faith & The Company (cont) Friday 39 Trash Up The Camp Green Petite P The Company Performance Center Jazz Small Group Maxwell Bilger, Emma Brown, Emmaline Mitchell, Grace Obrien, Sara Sanders 40 Pose Green Senior P The Company Performance Center Jazz Small Group Casey Bulger, Melody Chen, Joanna Cleland, Audrey Danford, Kara Rooker, Cambry Scott, Keaton Spears, Olivia Lane Wise 41 Little Red Riding Hood Green Petite J Leap of Faith dance studio Open Small Group Callyn Bond, Myra Gill, Evie Heath, Lillian Martinez, Olivia Martinez, Kinsley Williams 42 Stonecold Green Petite N Central Elite Studios Open Solo Carlie Tackett 43 Rotten To The Core Green Petite N Central Elite Studios Character Solo Bella Connell 44 I Don't Know My Name Green Petite P The Company Performance Center Open Solo Maxwell Bilger 45 Jet Black Hearts Gold Senior P The Company Performance Center Jazz Solo Melody Chen 46 Work Song Green Senior P The Company Performance Center Contemporary Solo Olivia Lane Wise 47 Tutu Cute Green Petite N Central Elite Studios Open Duo/Trio Zaydie Hafer, Claira Sue Tackett 48 Willy Wonka's World Green Petite N Central Elite Studios Character Duo/Trio Aubrey Hafer, Carlie Tackett Show Order Mobile, AL. 2021 # Name Age Group/Style Letter Time 49 Tale As Old As Time Green Junior J Leap of Faith dance studio Lyrical Solo Briston Korczak 50 Walk Me Home Green Teen P The Company Performance Center Lyrical Small Group Maxwell Bilger, Emma Brown, Casey Bulger, Melody Chen, Joanna Cleland, Audrey Danford, Kara Rooker, Keaton Spears, Olivia Lane Wise 51 Rule The World Green Junior J Leap of Faith dance studio Open Solo Jaylyn Peterson 52 Trampoline Green Junior N Central Elite Studios Contemporary Solo Rylea Ellison 53 Friend's Melody Green Junior J Leap of Faith dance studio