Dancing Queen

Monday, March 23, 2009

May Competition Fee Due March 30th

Our third and final competition is May 9th. The $20.00 entry fee is due Monday, March 30th. Our second competition is only a month away on April 25th!!

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Competition Results/Videos/Pictures

You girls did a great job at the competition and I'm very proud of you. I knew this was going to be a tough competition going into it because the teams we competed against have a lot of experience competing and practice at least twice a week. I hope you all had fun and are looking forward to the next competition!

Walking On Air

Walking on Air girls took 3rd place! The judges all commented on how fantastic your lifts were! Great job ladies!

Mercy Girls

The Mercy Girls took 4th place! Good job girls!

Disturbia

The Disturbia girls took 3rd place!! You received a lot of great comments on how well you handled your music stopping in the middle - SO PROFESSIONAL!

Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls took 3rd place! Way to go girls!!

The Cuppycake Song

The Cuppycake Dancers took 5th place! Great job girls!

Dance History

Candace began dancing at the age of 10. She took jazz classes from a private studio in her neighborhood for four years. She was a member of the Dance Company in both Junior High and High School. She attended the University of Utah and graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication. She was the Vice President of the U of U Crimson Line Dance team for four years. The Crimson Line performed at football and basketball games, all over the Western United States and Japan! Candace was a dance instructor for National Dance Alliance where she taught children all over the United States in jazz, hip-hop, tap, ballet, lyrical and pom. Candace coached the West Jordan High School Drill Team for two years. She choreographed their prop routine that took 1st place at Nationals and their jazz routine that took 2nd. Candace danced for the NBA's Utah Jazz for four years. As a Jazz Dancer she learned over 50 dances a season from many well-known choreographers in the music industry. Candace has taken several classes in Los Angeles and New York. She judges private dance competitions as well as tryouts for professional teams and school teams. Candace has been teaching at Utah Artists School of Ballet since the fall of 2006.