TRANSCEND COMPETITION RESULTS – The results of the competition are listed below:

MINIS

Jungle Drum – Transcendental Award, 1st Overall Mini Small Group, 1st Overall Mini Jazz, 1st Overall Mini Dance

Little Bird (Scarlett Nunn) – Transcendental Award, 1st Overall Mini Soloist

Philharmonic Polka (Jane Risler) – Platinum Award, 3rd Overall Mini Soloist

Suite in the Old Style – Transcendental Award, 3rd Overall Mini Small Group, 1st Overall Mini Ballet, 3rd Overall Mini Dance

Use Me – Transcendental Award, 2nd Overall Mini Small Group, 1st Overall Mini Tap, 2nd Overall Mini Dance, Judges’ Stand Out Nominee

You Are My Sunshine (Monroe Stikl) – Transcendental Award, 2nd Overall Mini Soloist

JUNIORS

Almost Like Being in Love (Alex Tanty) – Transcendental Award, 1st Overall Junior Soloist

Aurora’s Wedding (Aubrey Larson) – Platinum Award

Bossa Nova (Isabella Pangga) – Platinum Award, 7th Overall Junior Soloist

Both Sides Now (Addison) – Transcendental Award, 4th Overall Junior Soloist

Dancin’ Fool (Jack McKenzie) – Transcendental Award, 5th Overall Junior Soloist

Dirty Laundry – Transcendental Award, 1st Overall Junior Small Group, 1st Overall Junior Tap, 1st Overall Junior Dance, Judges’ Stand Out Nominee & Winner

My Dear Acquaintance (Gisele) – Platinum Award

PARADE (Ellie Ahlstrom) – Platinum Award

Praeludium – Transcendental Award, 2nd Overall Junior Large Group, 1st Overall Junior Ballet, 3rd Overall Junior Dance

Spirit – Transcendental Award, 1st Overall Junior Large Group, 1st Overall Junior Lyrical, 2nd Overall Junior Dance, Choreography Award

Sunny Side of the Street (Adelyn Lange) – Platinum Award, 9th Overall Junior Soloist

Swift Spring Song (Sofia Ehn) – Platinum Award, 8th Overall Junior Soloist

Tainted Love (Maddison Gajewski) – Transcendental Award, 3rd Overall Junior Soloist

TEAM – Platinum Award, 1st Overall Junior Hip Hop

Twice the Fun – Transcendental Award, 3rd Overall Junior Large Group, 1st Overall Junior Jazz, Judges’ Stand Out Nominee

Vienna (Holden Griffin) – Transcendental Award, 2nd Overall Junior Soloist

TEENS

Chasing Cloud Nine (Maggie Roth) – Transcendental Award, 1st Overall Teen Soloist

Come By Fire (Magdalene Mellock) – Platinum Award, 10th Overall Teen Soloist

Faith (Hannah Patterson) – Transcendental Award, 2nd Overall Teen Soloist

Get What I Want (Lauren Greenmier) – Platinum Award

Red Light Kisses (Emilee McKenzie) – Platinum Award, 7th Overall Teen Soloist

Sun of a Gun (Katy Sockett) – Platinum Award

Sunday Morning (Kenadee Lueck) – Platinum Award, 9th Overall Teen Soloist

The Only Fault (Mackenzie Keller) – Transcendental Award, 3rd Overall Teen Soloist

SENIORS

2, 3, 4 (Nevada Kurtz) – Transcendental Award, 3rd Overall Senior Soloist

False Confidence (Kjerstin Bartell) – Transcendental Award, 1st Overall Senior Soloist

I Keep Crying (Lily Haugen) – Transcendental Award, 5th Overall Senior Soloist

TRANSCEND CONVENTION RESULTS – The results of the convention scholarship auditions are listed below:

MINIS

Jane Risler – Mini Transcendent Runner-Up

Monroe Stikl – Mini Transcendent Runner-Up

Scarlett Nunn – Mini Transcendent Winner

JUNIORS

Addison Hansen – Junior Transcendent Runner-Up

Alex Tanty – Full Regional Scholarship

Aubrey Larson – Full Regional Scholarship

Ellie Ahlstrom – Half-off Regional Scholarship

Holden Griffin – Junior Transcendent Winner

Isabella Pangga – Junior Transcendent Runner-Up

Jack McKenzie – Junior Transcendent Runner-Up

Maddison Gajewski – Full Regional Scholarship

Sofia Ehn – Junior Transcendent Winner

TEENS

Hannah Patterson – Teen Transcendent Winner

Katy Sockett – Teen Transcendent Runner-Up

Kenadee Lueck – Full Regional Scholarship

Lauren Greenmier – Teen Transcendent Runner-Up

Magdalene Mellock – Teen Transcendent Runner-Up

NYCDA COMPETITION RESULTS – The competition results are listed below.

Key:
Ranking of Awards from Highest to Lowest: Platinum, High Gold, Gold, High Silver, Silver, Bronze
Group: 4-9 dancers in the piece
Line: 10-15 dancers in the piece
Critics’ Choice: The judges choose pieces that they feel were the best of the best in each category.
Outstanding Studio: Each studio that submits entries in all the required divisions will be considered for this award. The award will be
determined by a composite score from the regular competition.

Mini
Hey Jude – Platinum Award, 2nd Mini Lyrical
Jungle Drum – Platinum Award, 1st Mini Jazz, 3rd Mini Group, Critics’ Choice Nominee
My Own Drum – High Gold Award
Suite in the Old Style – Platinum Award, 1st Mini Ballet, 4th Mini Group
Tarantella – Platinum Award
Then He Kissed Me – High Gold Award
Use Me – Platinum Award, 1st Mini Tap, 1st Mini Group, Highest Scoring Mini Dance, Critics’ Choice Nominee & Winner
Zing Went the Strings – Platinum Award

Junior
Dirty Laundry – Platinum Award, 1st Junior Tap, 2nd Junior Group, Critics’ Choice Nominee & Winner
Praeludium – Platinum Award, 1st Junior Ballet
Spirit – Platinum Award, 1st Junior Lyrical, 3rd Junior Line
TEAM – Platinum Award
Twice the Fun – Platinum Award, 1st Junior Jazz, 2nd Junior Line, Critics’ Choice Nominee
Young Dance Academy was awarded the “Versatility Award” in the Mini & Junior category.

Teen
Claque-le – Platinum Award, 2nd Teen Jazz, 3rd Teen Small Production, Critics’ Choice Nominee & Winner
Fur Elise Jam – Platinum Award, 3rd Teen Group
Hands Up – Platinum Award
Michael Meets Mozart – Platinum Award, 2nd Teen Tap, 5th Teen Line, Critics’ Choice Nominee
Rahh! – Platinum Award, 1st Teen Tap, 2nd Teen Small Production, Critics’ Choice Nominee
Sinking Feeling – Platinum Award, 6th Teen Jazz, 10th Teen Group
The Promise – Platinum Award, 2nd Teen Lyrical, 1st Teen Group, Critics’ Choice Nominee
Travelin’ Prayer – Platinum Award, 3rd Teen Tap, 4th Teen Group
Your Day Will Come – Platinum Award, 4th Teen Contemporary, Critics’ Choice Nominee

Senior
HA – Platinum Award, 3rd Senior Contemporary, 3rd Senior Group, Critics’ Choice Nominee & Winner
Red Ink – Platinum Award
Summer 78 – Platinum Award, 1st Senior Ballet, 5th Senior Group, Critics’ Choice Nominee

Young Dance Academy was awarded the Regional Outstanding Studio in Chicago!

NYCDA SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION RESULTS – The scholarship audition results are listed below.

Mini
Scarlett Nunn (Outstanding Dancer Winner), Jane Risler (Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Olive Schneider (Finalist), Monroe Stikl
(Ballet Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up)

Junior
Ellora Ahlstrom (Tap Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Sofia Ehn (Tap Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up),
Maddison Gajewski (Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Holden Griffin (Outstanding Dancer Winner, Suzy’s Rising Star – $200 Scholarship
to an NYCDA Intensive), Addison Hansen (Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Allyson Hass (Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Aubrey
Larson (Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Jack McKenzie (Ballet Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Isabella Pangga (Tap
Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Alex Tanty (Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up)

Teen
Lauren Greenmier (Finalist), Dillon Kate Griffin (Finalist), Mackenzie Keller (Tap Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Laila Juneau (Tap Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up),
Isabella Machi (Complexions Intensive Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Winner), Emilee McKenzie (Ballet Scholarship, Outstanding
Dancer Runner-Up), Magdalene Mellock (Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Hannah Patterson (Tap Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer
Runner-Up), Maggie Roth (Tap Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Katy Sockett (Finalist)

Senior
Kjerstin Bartell (Julliard Winter Intensive Award, Steps Summer Study NYC Scholarship, Body Traffic Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer
Winner), Nevada Kurtz (Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up), Savannah Santos (Tap Scholarship, Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up)

JUMP COMPETITION RESULTS – The competition results are listed below:

Mini
Jungle Drum – High Gold Award, 3rd Mini Jazz
Suite in the Old Style – High Gold Award, 1st Mini Ballet
Use Me – You Rocked JUMP Award, 1st Mini Tap, 3rd Mini Group, Best of JUMP

Junior
Dirty Laundry – High Gold Award, 1st Junior Tap
Praeludium – High Gold Award, 2nd Junior Ballet
Spirit – High Gold Award, 1st Junior Lyrical
TEAM – High Gold Award
Twice the Fun – High Gold Award, 3rd Junior Jazz, Best of JUMP

Teen
Chasing Cloud Nine (Maggie Roth) – High Gold Award
Claque-le – High Gold Award
Come By Fire (Magdalene Mellock) – High Gold Award
Faith (Hannah Patterson) – You Rocked JUMP Award
Fur Elise Jam – High Gold Award, 1st Teen Ballet
Get What I Want (Lauren Greenmier) – High Gold Award
Gone Away (Isabella Machi) – High Gold Award
Hands Up – High Gold Award
Heart of Gold (Laila Juneau) – High Gold Award
La Vie En Rose (Dillon Griffin) – High Gold Award
Michael Meets Mozart – High Gold Award
Red Light Kisses (Emilee McKenzie) – You Rocked JUMP Award
Sinking Feeling – High Gold Award
Sun of a Gun (Katy Sockett) – High Gold Award
Sunday Morning (Kenadee Lueck) – High Gold Award
The Only Fault (Mackenzie Keller) – High Gold Award
The Promise – High Gold Award, 2nd Teen Lyrical
Travelin’ Prayer – You Rocked JUMP Award, 2nd Teen Tap, Best
of JUMP, Best of Studio
Your Day Will Come – High Gold Award

Senior
2, 3, 4 (Nevada Kurtz) – High Gold Award
False Confidence (Kjerstin Bartell) – You Rocked JUMP Award, 5th Overall Senior Solo
HA – High Gold Award
Hold On, I’m Coming (Savannah) – High Gold Award
Red Ink – High Gold Award
Summer 78 – High Gold Award, 2nd Senior Ballet

JUMP SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION RESULTS – The scholarship audition results are listed below:

Mini
Scarlett Nunn (Mini JUMP VIP Winner), Jane Risler (Tap Class
Scholarship), Monroe Stikl (Mini JUMP VIP Runner-Up)
Junior
Ellie Ahlstrom (Tap Class Scholarship) Sofia Ehn (Junior JUMP
VIP Runner-Up), Maddison Gajewski (Junior JUMP VIP Runner-
Up), Holden Griffin (Junior JUMP VIP Winner), Addison Hansen (Junior JUMP VIP Runner-Up), Adelyn Lange (Ballet Class
Scholarship), Aubrey Larson (Junior JUMP VIP Runner-Up) Jack McKenzie (Junior JUMP VIP Winner), Isabella
Pangga (Junior JUMP VIP Runner-Up), Gisele Schuster (Junior
JUMP VIP Runner-Up), Alex Tanty (Junior JUMP VIP Winner)

Teen
Lauren Greenmier (Teen JUMP VIP Runner-Up), Dillon Griffin
(Teen JUMP VIP Runner-Up), Laila Juneau (Teen JUMP VIP
Runner-Up), Mackenzie Keller (Teen JUMP VIP Runner-Up),
Kenadee Lueck (Teen JUMP VIP Runner-Up), Isabella Machi
(Teen JUMP VIP Winner), Magdalene Mellock (Teen JUMP VIP
Runner-Up), Emilee McKenzie (Teen JUMP VIP Winner),
Hannah Patterson (Teen JUMP VIP Winner), Maggie Roth
(Teen JUMP VIP Runner-Up)

Senior
Kjerstin Bartell (Senior JUMP VIP Winner), Nevada Kurtz
(Senior JUMP VIP Winner), Savannah Santos (Senior JUMP VIP
Winner)

24SEVEN COMPETITION RESULTS – The competition results are listed below:

Key:

Ranking of Awards from Highest to Lowest: Stop the Clock, High Gold, Gold, High Silver, Silver, Bronze
Group: 4-9 dancers in the piece
Line: 10-15 dancers in the piece
11 O’Clock Number: This award is presented to the routines that the judges feel are, overall, the most technical AND entertaining. Studio Showcase Award: This award is given to the routine that the judge’s feel best represents the studio. It may or may not be the highest score from the studio. It is simply what the judges remembered and liked the most.

Mini

Hey Jude – High Gold Award, 1st Overall Mini Lyrical
Jungle Drum – High Gold Award, 2nd Overall Mini Group, 1st Overall Mini Jazz
My Own Drum – High Gold Award, 1st Overall Mini Hip Hop
Suite in the Old Style – High Gold Award, 2nd Overall Mini Group, 2nd Overall Mini Ballet
Tarantella – Stop the Clock Award, 1st Overall Mini Group, 1st Overall Mini Ballet, 11 O’Clock Mini Number Then He Kissed Me – High Gold Award, 2nd Overall Mini Jazz
Use Me – Stop the Clock Award, 1st Overall Mini Group, 1st Overall Mini Tap
Zing Went the Strings – High Gold Award, 2nd Overall Mini Tap

Junior

Dirty Laundry – High Gold Award, 3rd Overall Junior Group, 1st Overall Junior Tap Praeludium – Stop the Clock Award, 2nd Overall Junior Group, 1st Overall Junior Ballet Spirit – High Gold Award, 2nd Overall Junior Line, 1st Overall Junior Lyrical
TEAM – High Gold Award, 3rd Overall Junior Line, 1st Overall Junior Hip Hop

Twice the Fun – Stop the Clock Award, 1st Overall Junior Line, 1st Overall Junior Jazz, 11 O’Clock Junior Number

Teen

Claque-le – Stop the Clock Award, 1st Overall Teen Jazz
Fur Elise Jam – Stop the Clock Award, 1st Overall Teen Ballet
Hands Up – Stop the Clock Award, 3rd Overall Teen Hip Hop
Michael Meets Mozart – Stop the Clock Award, 1st Overall Teen Line, 2nd Overall Teen Tap
Sinking Feeling – Stop the Clock Award, 2nd Overall Teen Group, 2nd Overall Teen Jazz
The Promise – Stop the Clock Award, 2nd Overall Teen Lyrical
Travelin’ Prayer – Stop the Clock Award, 1st Overall Teen Group, 1st Overall Teen Tap, 11 O’Clock Teen Number, Studio Showcase Award Your Day Will Come – Stop the Clock Award

Senior

False Confidence (Kjerstin) – Stop the Clock Award, 3rd Overall Senior Soloist
HA – Stop the Clock Award, 2nd Overall Senior Contemporary
Hold On, I’m Coming (Savannah) – High Gold Award
Red Ink – Stop the Clock Award, 1st Overall Senior Jazz, 11 O’Clock Senior Number Summer 78 – Stop the Clock Award, 1st Overall Senior Ballet

24SEVEN SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION RESULTS – The scholarship audition results are listed below:

Mini

Hazel Kohnke-Wenzel (High Five in Ballet), Eloise Lange (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Sutton Martin (High Five in Jazz), Scarlett Nunn (Non-Stop Dancer Winner), Jane Risler (High Five in Tap), Monroe Stikl (High Five in Tap)

Junior

Ellie Ahlstrom (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Sofia Ehn (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Holden Griffin (Non-Stop Dancer Winner), Allyson Hass (High Five in Ballet), Addison Hansen (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Adelyn Lange (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Aubrey Larson (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Jack McKenzie (High Five in Ballet), Isabella Pangga (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Gisele Schuster (High Five in Jazz), Alex Tanty (Non-Stop Dancer Winner)

Teen

Lauren Greenmier (High Five in Jazz), Dillon Griffin (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Laila Juneau (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Mackenzie Keller (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Kenadee Lueck (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Isabella Machi (Non-Stop Dancer Winner), Emilee McKenzie (High Five in Hip Hop), Magdalene Mellock (High Five in Jazz), Hannah Patterson (Non-Stop Dancer Winner), Maggie Roth (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Katy Sockett (High Five in Jazz)

Senior

Kjerstin Bartell (Non-Stop Dancer Winner), Lily Haugen (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Nevada Kurtz (Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up), Savannah Santos (Non-Stop Dancer Winner)