What a way to start our dance year...We had 19 students attend Hollywood Dance Experience October 13th & 14th at the Sea-Tac Marriott.  They took class from nationally known choreographers: Kristy Kane Mapes, Jason Myhre, Brooke Paulson, Nick Long and Michael McBain.  Our dancers had a wonderful time and learned sooooo much at this convention.  All the dancers participated in auditions for scholarships and we had many finalists: Beginner room- Avanel Young, Dakota Roos, & Taylor Stiffler             Intermediate room- Kohlby Jo Sayler, Ariana Barre' & Erin Kuhn         Advanced room- Danica Roos, Stella Lehnert, Nikki Derousseau, Shaylyn Sayler & Spencer Brooks     Those students were all in the final cut for a scholarship. They pick a Tap, Jazz, and Ballet scholarship winner who then gets to come back the next year for free, then they have an Intermedaiate and Advanced Dancer of The Weekend whom gets to go to all of Hollywood Dance Experiences cities in a 12 month span free.     We had three receive scholarships:  Advanced Tap- Nikki Derousseau   Advanced Jazz- Shaylyn Sayler and Intermediate Dancer of The Weekend- Kohlby Jo Sayler  The scholarships state, "You have shown great talent and potential this weekend!  You stood out and went above and beyond".  The Dancer of The Weekend states, " Your talent, diligence, and commitment throughout this weekend have enabled you to stand out and has captured the attention of the HDE faculty".  Kohlby Jo also received a $100 cash award which is supposed to go to "the excellent studio that has trained you and brought you to Hollywood Dance Experience" but instead of the money going to High Impact Dance, Kohlby Jo will have Hollywood Dance Experience donate it to fellow dancer, Ronni whom is very sick and in Children's Hospital.

Dancers whom attended: Avanel Young, Dakota Roos, Taylor Stiffler, Ariana Barre', McKenzie Brooks, Lyndsy Quinn, Cortney Miller, Kohlby Jo Sayler, Erin Kuhn, Shaylyn Sayler, Danica Roos, Jessyca Finlayson, Keola Holt, Jenna Prater, Spencer Brooks, Kelsey Norvell, Nikki Derousseau, Stella Lehnert & Emily McNerney 

Competition also went very well:

   WAY TO GO STARS!!!!!  HIGH IMPACT DANCE IS VERY PROUD OF YOU!