Dancers Inc. Regional Competition – Harrisburg, PA

March 25, 2024

This past weekend our students competed at Dancers Inc. competition in Harrisburg. We are so extremely humbled and proud of all the awards, special awards, scholarships and titles our students brought home! We can’t put into words how amazing it was to watch all of you succeed in the biggest possible way!!!!

Here are the results

SPECIAL AWARDS

Creative Idea – Alexa Brace

Broadway Bound – Addison Wychock

Full Out Feeling – Maddie O’Donnell

They Got a Reason – Sofia Klick

Elasti-girl – Mikaylee Zoeller

Too Much Drip – Alexa Brace and Addison Machey

Perfect Partnering – Kendall Gallagher and Grace Skalla

Complete Commitment – Alexa Brace, Addison Machey and Leah Dorneman

Charismatic Character – Leah Dorneman and Alexa Brace

SCHOLARSHIPS

Anastasia Porpiglea – Free Dancers Inc Convention

Alexa Brace – Free Dancers Inc Convention

Addison Wychock – Free Dancers Inc Convention

Mikaylee Zoeller – Free Dancers Inc Convention

Lily Kotsko – $500 camp liberate dance convention

Mikaylee Zoeller – $750 AMDA High school summer conservatory scholarship

PHOTOGENIC WINNERS

Addison Wychock – Junior

Emily Fancher – Teen

DANCE ADJUDICATIONS

Baleigh Valatka
Solo Lyrical – Gold

Bella Seddon
Solo Lyrical – High Gold

Audriana Arias
Solo Open – Gold

Aria Genarro
Solo Jazz – Gold

Anastasia Porpiglea
Solo Hip Hop – Elite

Leah Paisley
Solo Hip Hop – High Gold

Alexa Brace
Solo Open – High Gold

Solo Contemporary – High Gold, 1st in category

Kendall Gallagher
Solo Open – High Gold

Grace Skalla
Solo Jazz – High Gold

Leah Dorneman
Solo Jazz – Gold

Avery Pfeiffer
Solo Contemporary – High Gold

Solo Lyrical – High Gold

Aleena Sheikh
Solo Contemporary – High Gold

Lily Kotsko
Solo Hip Hop – High Gold, 1st in category

Angelina Scarcella
Solo Hip Hop – High Gold

Lydia Darco
Solo Hip Hop – High Gold

Addison Wychock

Solo Musical Theater – High Gold

Solo Contemporary – High Gold

Solo Jazz – High Gold, 1st in category

Junior Overall Solo Novice

5th place – Aleena Sheikh

4th place – Lydia Darco

2nd place – Lily Kotsko

Junior Overall Solo

10th place – Avery Pfeiffer

9th place – Addison Pecile

4th place – Addison Machey

3rd place – Addison Wychock

2nd place – Alexa Brace

JUNIOR NEXT GENERATION TITLE WINNER – ADDISON WYCHOCK

Mini Solo Overall

3rd place – Aria Genarro

2nd place – Leah Paisley

1st place – Anastasia Porpiglea

Petite Solo Overall

1st place – Bella Seddon

Baleigh Valatka and Bella Seddon (novice division)
Duo Jazz – High Gold

Aleena Sheikh and Alyssa Polidora (novice division)
Duo Jazz – Gold

Alexa Brace and Addison Machey
Duo Hip Hop – Elite

Kendall Gallagher and Grace Skalla
Duo Ethnic – Gold

Alexa Brace, Leah Dorneman, Addison Machey
Trio Contemporary – High Gold

Alexa Brace and Leah Dorneman
Duo Open – High Gold

Baylee Makarczyk and Mikaylee Zoeller
Duo Contemporary – High Gold

Isabella Smolenak, Gabriella Gittler, Brooke Buchanan
Trio Jazz – High Gold

Avriella Forty, Sofia Klick, Cecilia Flock
Trio Hip Hop – Elite

Baylee Makarczyk and Mikaylee Zoeller
Duo Lyrical – High Gold, 1st in category

Emily Fancher, Madison O’Donnell and Baylee Makarczyk
Trio Musical Theater – High Gold

Overall Duo/Trio Teen

5th place – Isabella Smolenak, Brooke Buchanan, Gabriella Gittler – Trio Jazz

4th place – Baylee Makarczyk, Emily Fancher, Madison O’Donnell – Trio Musical Theater

3rd place – Baylee Makarczyk, Mikaylee Zoeller – Duo Lyrical

2nd place – Baylee Makarczyk, Mikaylee Zoeller – Duo Contemporary

1st place – Sofia Klick, Avriella Forty, Cecilia Flock – Trio Hip Hop

Overall Duo/Trio Junior

5th place – Kendall Gallagher and Grace Skalla

3rd place – Addison Machey, Leah Dorneman and Alexa Brace

2nd place – Alexa Brace and Leah Dorneman

1st place – Addison Machey and Alexa Brace

Abby Best
Solo Contemporary – Gold

Riley Nahay
Solo Hip Hop – High Gold

Overall Senior Solo

7th place – Riley Nahay

Shimmering Stars

Ethnic – High Gold

Lyrical – High Gold

Hip Hop – Gold

Overall
1st place – Ethnic

Starshine

Jazz – High Gold

Contemporary – High Gold, 3rd place overall

Overall
3rd place – Contemporary

Stardazzle

Open – High Gold

Overall 1st place

ShineDazzle
Line Hip Hop – High Gold

Overall 1st place

GlitzFire
Hip Hop – High Gold

Starfire
Jazz – High Gold

Lyrical – Gold

Overall Teen Large Group

2nd place – GlitzFire Hip Hop

1st place – Starfire Jazz

Starglitz

Contemporary – Gold

Musical Theatre – Elite

Revolution
Hip Hop – Elite

Overall Teen Small Group

2nd place – Revolution Hip Hop

1st place – Starglitz Musical Theatre

Alyssa Polidora
Open – High Gold (novice division)

Overall 1st place

Teen Solo

Cecilia Flock
Hip Hop – Gold
Open – Gold

Isabella Smolenak
Contemporary – High Gold

Brooke Buchanan
Contemporary – High Gold

Lyrical – High Gold

Gabriella Gittler
Hip Hop – High Gold
Jazz – Gold

Sofia Klick
Hip Hop – High Gold

Adrienne Culp
Jazz – Gold
Hip Hop – High Gold

Taryn Kakalecik
Lyrical – Gold

Jenna Chulock
Musical Theater – High Gold

Maddie O’Donnell
Tap – High Gold
Contemporary – High Gold

Mikaylee Zoeller
Acro – Elite

Baylee Makarczyk

Musical Theater – High Gold

Contemporary – High Gold

Hip hop – High Gold, 1st in category

Overall Teen Solo

10th place – Sofia Klick

9th place – Brooke Buchanan

4th place – Jenna Chulock

2nd place – Baylee Makarczyk

1st place – Mikaylee Zoeller

TEEN NEXT GENERATION TITLE WINNER – MIKAYLEE ZOELLER

13 and Over Dynamic Award Winner- Highest Scoring Routine – Mikaylee Zoeller

Some more amazing awards

Entertainment Award

Summer Nights – Starglitz Musical Theatre

Production

The Black Pearl – ELITE

1st place Overall

Awarded CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD

TAOD received TOP SCORING STUDIO of the entire competition for ALL levels!!!! This is an amazing award to receive and we are EXTREMELY PROUD

Congratulations students and teachers on one OUTSTANDING weekend of success!!

Competition