Minneapolis 2013

AWESOME TALENT IN MINNEAPOLIS THIS PAST WEEKEND.  WE WISH WE COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.  SEE YOU AT NATIONALS IN JULY!COMPETITIONJUNIOR SOLOS
1st … Broken — Payton Meuwissen — Summit Dance Shoppe
TEEN SOLOS
1st … The Time Is Now — Kierstyn Tupa — Independent
OVERALL HIGH SCORE:
When You Were My Man … Mikaela Jagim … Independent
CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS:
Broken — Payton Meuwissen — Choreographer:  Kendall Meuwissen

CIM:  IMPROV:
PETITE:
Winner … Karmindy Munford — HJ Dance
PETITE IMPROV VIDEO CLICK HERE TO VIEW
JUNIOR:
Runner-Up … Constance Mastel — Red River Dance & Performing Company
Winner … Katie McCleary — School of Classical Ballet + Dance
JUNIOR IMPROV VIDEO CLICK HERE TO VIEW
TEEN:
Runner-Up … Keenan Schember — Independent
Winner … Carly Wyble — Iowa Ballet Academy
TEEN IMPROV VIDEO CLICK HERE TO VIEW
SENIOR:
Winner … Mikaela Jagim — Independent
SENIOR IMPROV VIDEO CLICK HERE TO VIEWCONVENTIONBEGINNER LEVEL
INSPIRE RECOGNITION AWARD:
Meredith Boettcher — Stacey’s Studio of Dance
CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP:
Alaina Bader — Northland School of Dance
Anna Carlson — Metropolitan Dance Alliance
Bailey Coole — Stacey’s Studio of Dance
Taran Dimberio — Stacey’s Studio of Dance
YEAR SCHOLARSHIP:
Karmindy Munford — HJ Dance
Julia Soloman — Northland School of Dance

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
INSPIRE RECOGNITION AWARD:
Cursta Dimberio — Stacey’s Studio of Dance
Evie Benson — Stacey’s Studio of Dance
Emma Haydock — River Valley Dance Academy
Reece Wickland — 4th Street Dance Center
Sydney Thompson — Dance Revue Studio
CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP:
Emma Gamache — River Valley Dance Academy
Meggie Eldridge — Northland School of Dance
BROADWAY DANCE CENTER SCHOLARSHIP:
Hanna Widdes — Stacey’s Studio of Dance
Kaitlyn Deyo — Northland School of Dance
YEAR SCHOLARSHIP:
Brooke Maciver — Stacey’s Studio of Dance
Ellie Carlson — Metropolitan Dance Alliance
Tara Dawson — River Valley Dance Academy
HALF-NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Carly Wyble — Iowa Ballet Academy
Meg Schnagl — 4th Street Dance Center
Sydney Paine — Northland School of Dance
FULL NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Bella Acitelli — Northland School of Dance
Lola Wallace — Yackel Dance Studio
APPRENTICE WINNERS:
Katie McCleary … School of Classical Ballet + Dance
Marissa Erickson … The Dance Studio
Payton Meuwissen … Summit Dance Shoppe

ADVANCE LEVEL
INSPIRE RECOGNITION AWARD:
Keighly Evanson — Stacey’s Studio of Dance
CONVENTION SCHOLARSHIP:
Alexis Lund — In the Spotlight Dance Studio
Kathleen Kurth — River Valley Dance Academy
Kianna Donnellan — Stacey’s Studio of Dance
Shara Swanson — Fusion Dance
PERIDANCE CAPEZIO CENTER SCHOLARSHIP:
Ireland O’Gara — In the Spotlight Dance Studio
BROADWAY DANCE CENTER SCHOLARSHIP:
Kristine Gargiulo — Independent
Megan Lepasepp — Independent
Sydney Madren — Metropolitan Dance Alliance
YEAR SCHOLARSHIP:
Keighley Nemickas — Independent
Natalie Erickson — The Dance Studio
Shannon Moore — River Valley Dance Academy
Sydney Nelson — In the Spotlight Dance Studio
HALF-NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Ayla Jakes — In the Spotlight Dance Studio
Joseph McGuire — Independent
FULL NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Gina Daugherty — The Dance Studio
Haley Hoekstra — KDI
Kierstyn Tupa — Larkin Dance
Lily Plunkett — The Dance Studio
TRUE PERFORMER:
CAITLIN BOELSEN — The Dance Studio
KEENAN SCHEMBER — Independent
MIKAELA JAGIM — Independent