Detroit, MI Regional Competition Schedule of Competition • Detroit, MI March 15 - 17, 2019 Ford Community and Performing Arts Center Friday Sunday Doors Open At 5:00 PM Doors Open At 7:30 AM 06:00 PM Pre-Junior Solo Competition Ages 8 and 9 08:30 AM Senior Solo Competition Ages 17 - 19 5 Minute Intermission 5 Minute Intermission 07:19 PM Junior Solo Competition Ages 10 to 11 09:27 AM Teen and Senior Duet/Trio Competition Ages 12 - 19 09:30 PM Pre-Junior Solo and Junior Solo Awards Presentation Of Photogenic, Costume, 5 Minute Intermission Icon, Mr./Miss Showbiz and High Point Winners 10:38 AM Teen and Senior Small Group Competition Ages 12 - 19 12:20 PM Senior Solo, Teen and Senior Duet/Trio, Teen and Senior Small Group Awards Saturday Presentation Of Photogenic, Costume, Icon, Mr./Miss Showbiz and High Point Winners Doors Open at 8:00AM 01:15 PM Teen and Senior Large Group Competition Ages 12 - 19 09:02 AM Petite Solo Competition Ages 6 and 7 5 Minute Intermission 09:27 AM Mini Solo Competition Ages 5 and Under 02:25 PM Continuation of Teen and Senior Large Group Competition Ages 12 - 19 09:32 AM Mini, Petite and Junior Duet/Trio Competition Ages 11 and Under 5 Minute Intermission 10:56 AM Mini, Petite Solo and Mini, Petite, Junior Duet/Trio Awards Presentation Of Photo- 03:24 PM Pre-Senior Solo and Teen, Senior Line Competition Ages 12 - 19 genic, Costume, Icon, Mr./Miss Showbiz and High Point Winners 5 Minute Intermission 11:51 AM Mini,Petite and Junior Small Group Competition Ages 11 and Under 04:16 PM Continuation Of Pre-Senior Solo and Teen, Senior Line Competition Ages 12 - 10 Minute Intermission 19 01:33 PM Mini, Petite and Junior Large Group Competition Ages 11 and Under 5 Minute Intermission 5 Minute Intermission 05:15 PM Continuation of Teen and Senior Line Competition Ages 12 - 19 02:59 PM Continuation of Mini, Petite and Junior Large Group Competition Ages 11 and 5 Minute Intermission Under 05:56 PM Continuation Of Pre-Senior Solo and Teen, Senior Line Competition Ages 12 - 03:57 PM Mini, Petite and Junior Small Group and Large Group Awards and High Point 19 Winners 5 Minute Intermission 04:57 PM Pre-Teen Solo and Junior Line Competition Ages 8 - 12 06:21 PM Teen Production Competition Ages 12 - 14 06:46 PM Pre-Teen Solo and Junior Line Awards Presentation Of Photogenic, Costume, Icon, 06:37 PM Pre-Senior Solo, Teen and Senior Large Group, Line and Production Awards Mr./Miss Showbiz and High Point Winners Presentation Of Photogenic, Costume, Icon, Mr./Miss Showbiz and High Point Winners Presen- 07:31 PM Teen Solo Competition Ages 13 and 14 tation Of Choreograph, Specialty and Group Icon Winners 09:46 PM Teen Solo Awards Presentation Of Photogenic, Costume, Icon, Mr./Miss Showbiz and High Point 2 Judges June Greenawalt Chanel Odell Co-Owner & Director • Artistry In Motion Performing Instructor/Choreographer • Starstruck Academy of Arts Center, CA Dance June Greenawalt is a 40 year veteran dance instructor. Chanel has been dancing for 20 years and has been teaching She started dancing at the age of 3 with Lou Ann Young in for seven. As a dancer, Chanel has had the opportunity to Anderson, Indiana. She was a performer with Young Ballet assist and work with many big names in the industry including Theatre and was also instructed by Ms. Young’s teacher Tyce Diorio, Dee Caspary, Brian Friedman, Joe Loera, Gil Margaret Saul, who taught such distinguished companies Mata, Justin Giles, Barry Youngblood, and Mallauri Esquibel. as the London Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada. Ms. She danced as a member of LA Dance Magic Company, has Greenawalt graduated from Indiana University with a degree performed in Chicago’s Choreographer’s Ball the past four in Dance and a minor in Ballet and performed with various years, and has been blessed with the opportunity to tour and regional dance companies in the east. She later moved to perform in Dublin, Ireland. She has appeared in episodes of California where she studied Jazz and Hip Hop at the Debbie NBC’s American Dreams, toured with CanDance Convention, Reynolds Studio and the Edge in Hollywood. She started toured with Intrigue Dance Convention and is currently teaching for Allan Hancock as a college instructor in 1983 touring with Hollywood Dance Jamz. Chanel has performed where she taught Jazz, Hip Hop and Modern Dance. While in 3 off Broadway productions. She is currently traveling the there, she met Pat Jackson and began teaching for her at country as a teacher, judge and assistant for many companies both the Atascadero and Arroyo Grande studios. For the and choreographers. Chanel has been in commercials and last 14 years, June was an owner of Class Act Dance in Paso modeled for numerous companies including Spyder, Target, Robles, where she developed the jazz and hip hop programs AT&T and Lands End. As a teacher/choreographer, she has leading them to great success. Winning both regional and had the opportunity to work with students across the United national awards taking them on cruises to Mexico, Las States, London, Costa Rica and Canada. Vegas and New York. She was one of the key instructors of Jesus Solorio, Season 3 finalist of “So You Think You Can Heather McNew Dance”. She also has students who have gone one to join such prestigious companies such as Joffrey Ballet. She has Co-Owner & Director • Evolution Arts and Athletics students performing on Broadway performing in “Wicked, Finding Neverland and Gypsy. Her current student have Heather McNew began her dance training at age three and performed with Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, and been in a has accumulated over 30 years of experience. She began variety of commercials. Ms. Greenawalt has coached both coaching at 16 and has over 15 years of teaching experience compulsory and optional gymnastics teams. She has taught in everything from classical to street dance. She has worked gymnastics in both studio and gym settings and is attended with students that have gone on to perform on Broadway, in the regional and national gymnastics congress for many music videos, Ballet Companies, and on stage with celebrities. years. She is also a Certified Acrobatics Arts Instructor to Heather runs her nationally award-winning studio, Evolution teach all phases of acro. June’s life long dream was to own Arts and Athletics, with her husband and two children in a studio like Artistry in Motion and she is so happy to have a Missouri. She believes in exposing her students to a wide partner like Bob Woodard to share this dream with. variety of choreographers through her studio, knowing that each opportunity dancers get to work with new instructors/ choreographers is a true gift. Heather incorporates competitive dance as an exciting tool for growing your skills. She believes it can be used as a measuring stick, competing against yourself each time and working to improve from the critiques received from the judges. She teaches her dancers that win or lose, they should always walk off the stage knowing that they did their very best, gave it their all, and put in the work. Heather believes the excitement of improving ourselves with a team is what makes it fun! 3 Friday • March 15, 2019 Pre-Junior Solo 021 Brinley Bowman 040 Lillian Majer Average Age 8 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Lyrical • Studio H • Level: Diamond Average Age 11 • Junior Solo • Solo • Lyrical • Studio E • Level: Sapphire Competition 022 Lexi Tharp 041 Giavanna Hernandez Ages 8 and 9 Average Age 9 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Lyrical • Studio H • Level: Diamond Average Age 10 • Junior Solo • Solo • Contemporary • Studio I • Level: Ruby Doors Open At 5:00 PM 023 Brianna Mccoy 042 Hannah Perrine Average Age 8 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Jazz • Studio H • Level: Diamond Average Age 10 • Junior Solo • Solo • Contemporary • Studio G • Level: Ruby 001 Anna Schemers 024 Presley Peterson 043 Audry Roberts Average Age 9 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Contemporary • Studio G • Level: Ruby Average Age 8 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Jazz • Studio H • Level: Diamond Average Age 11 • Junior Solo • Solo • Contemporary • Studio I • Level: Ruby 002 Sophia Chemotti 025 Carson Dalton 044 Ava Leal Average Age 9 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Musical Theater • Studio G • Level: Sapphire Average Age 8 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Jazz • Studio H • Level: Diamond Average Age 11 • Junior Solo • Solo • Contemporary • Studio C • Level: Ruby 003 Karagan Myers 026 Ira Hicko 045 Macie Skaff Average Age 9 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Lyrical • Studio G • Level: Ruby Average Age 8 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Jazz • Studio H • Level: Diamond Average Age 11 • Junior Solo • Solo • Open • Studio I • Level: Ruby 004 Lyla Sue Kessinger 027 Holly Koudelka 046 Sara Caldwell Average Age 9 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Lyrical • Studio I • Level: Sapphire Average Age 9 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Jazz • Studio H • Level: Diamond Average Age 10 • Junior Solo • Solo • Lyrical • Studio A • Level: Ruby 005 Addison Graves 047 Ava Miller Average Age 9 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Lyrical • Studio C • Level: Sapphire 5 Minute Intermission Average Age 10 • Junior Solo • Solo • Musical Theater • Studio I • Level: Ruby 006 Mason Heggemeyer 048 Zoey Cunningham Average Age 9 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Hip Hop • Studio G • Level: Sapphire Average Age 10 • Junior Solo • Solo • Musical Theater • Studio G • Level: Ruby 007 Gabriella Diponio Junior Solo 049 Jaylen Pecora Average Age 8 • Pre-Junior Solo • Solo • Jazz • Studio G • Level: Sapphire Competition Average Age 11 • Junior Solo • Solo • Musical Theater • Studio G • Level: Ruby 008 Sophia Hernandez