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2017 Awards

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LEGACY DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

MAY 19 - 21, 2017, Niagara Falls, NY
INTERMEDIATE MINI DIVISION HIGH SCORES - AGES 8 & UNDER
    4th Place High Score Solo - Riley Cox
    6th Place High Score Solo - Keira Bennett
    7th Place High Score Solo - June Moore 

    3rd Place High Score Duo/Trio - In My Arms
    6th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Fright Lights, Big City

INTERMEDIATE PETITE DIVISION HIGH SCORES - AGES 9 & 10 YEARS OLD
    1st Place High Score Solo - Michaela Vargason
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Victoria Eldred
    3rd Place High Score Solo - Zoey Smith
    4th Place High Score Solo - Kyra Farnham
    6th Place High Score Solo - Michaela Garrett

    5th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Cooler Than Me

ADVANCED JUNIOR SMALL GROUP - AGES  11 - 12 YEARS OLD
    3rd Place High Score Solo - Olivia Hummel

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Yellowbrick Road
    10th Place High Score Small Group - Lost At Sea

ADVANCED TEEN HIGH SCORES - AGES 13 - 15 YEARS OLD
    7th Place High Score Solo - Lindsay Hummel

    9th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Collide
    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - All This To Say

    8th Place High Score Small Group - Neverland

ADVANCED SENIOR HIGH SCORES - AGES 16 & OLDER
    10th Place High Score Solo - Lauren Hummel
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ENCORE DANCE COMPETITION FOR THE STARS

APRIL 28 – 30, 2017, Rome, NY
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
​    Miss Kristyn - Yellow Brick Road

HIGHEST SCORING JUNIOR ELITE PERFORMANCE
    Charlie Chaplin
HIGHEST SCORING TEEN ELITE PERFORMANCE
    Olivia Okoniewski
HIGHEST SCORING TEEN COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE
    In This Shirt
HIGHEST SCORING SENIOR ELITE PERFORMANCE
    Oceans

GRAND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
    Michaela Vargason
    Lauren Hummel

DISCOVERY SPOTLIGHT SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
    Riley Cox

​JUDGES CHOICE AWARDS
    Strong Storytelling Award - Hanna McGivney
    Dynamic Diva Award - Lauren Gascon
PETITE RECREATIONAL DIVISION - AGES 8 & UNDER
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - Think Pink

PETITE COMPETITIVE DIVISION - AGES 8 & UNDER
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Keira Bennett
    3rd Place High Score Solo - Riley Cox
    5th Place High Score Solo - June Moore

    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Shake Señora
    5th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Stir It Up

    2nd Place High Score Large Group - The Kite
    3rd Place High Score Large Group - Too Many Fish

JUNIOR COMPETITIVE DIVISION - AGES 9 - 11 YEARS OLD
    1st Place High Score Solo - Mary Fiello
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Victoria Eldred
    3rd Place High Score Solo - Zoey Smith
    4th Place High Score Solo - Madison MacArthur
    5th Place High Score Solo - Michaela Vargason
    6th Place High Score Solo - Sophia Muscolino
    7th Place High Score Solo - Kate Rinn
    9th Place High Score Solo - Michaela Garrett
    10th Place High Score Solo - Kyra Farnham

    3rd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Cooler Than Me

    2nd Place High Score Small Group - Dolls On A Shelf
    4th Place High Score Small Group - Grown
    5th Place High Score Small Group - Evil Like Me
    7th Place High Score Small Group - Heart That Matters Most
    8th Place High Score Small Group - Wasting Our Young Years

JUNIOR ELITE DIVISION - AGES 9 - 11 YEARS OLD
    3rd Place High Score Solo - Lauren Gascon

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - Can’t Touch This

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Charlie Chaplin
    2nd Place High Score Small Group - Supa Fly Kidz
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - Lost At Sea

TEEN COMPETITIVE DIVISION - AGES 12 - 14 YEARS OLD
    5th Place High Score Solo - Ava Pompo
    7th Place High Score Solo - Vivian Earle
    8th Place High Score Solo - Leigh Zacchia

    TOP TEEN SUPER SOLOLIST - Ava Bagan

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - For Good
    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Dear Old Friend
    4th Place High Score Duo/Trio - No Angel

    7th Place High Score Small Group - Champagne Life

    1st Place High Score Large Group - In This Shirt
    3rd Place High Score Large Group - Adieu
    5th Place High Score Large Group - Sax

TEEN ELITE DIVISION - AGES 12 - 14 YEARS OLD
    1st Place High Score Solo - Olivia Okoniewski
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Hannah McGivney

    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - All This To Say

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Yellowbrick Road

    1st Place High Score Production - School Dayz

SENIOR COMPETITIVE DIVISION - AGES 15 - 19 YEARS OLD
    6th Place High Score Solo - Emily Froass
    8th Place High Score Solo - Hannah Collins

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - Night

    4th Place High Score Small Group - Mean Girls
    5th Place High Score Small Group - I See Fire

SENIOR ELITE DIVISION - AGES 15 - 19 YEARS OLD
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Caitlyn Waalewyn

    2nd Place High Score Supersoloist - Lauren Hummel
    3rd Place High Score Supersoloist - Rylee Lyons
    7th Place High Score Supersolist - Abby Mott

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - Collide
    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Silhouette
    3rd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Strange Birds
    5th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Sophisticated Ladiez

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Oceans
    2nd Place High Score Small Group - You There
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - Neverland
    7th Place High Score Small Group - Last Flowers To The Hospital
    8th Place High Score Small Group - Gossamer

    1st Place High Score Large Group - Hypnosis
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NEXSTAR NATIONAL TALENT COMPETITION

APRIL 7 – 9, 2017, Syracuse, NY
2017 ADDC STUDIO OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
    River Rhythms Dance Center

CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS
​    Miss Kristyn - The Kite
    Miss Kristyn - Oceans
    Miss Kristyn - In This Shirt

JUNIOR MISS NEXSTAR
    Olivia Hummel
TEEN MISS NEXSTAR
    1st Runner-up - Olivia Okoniewski
SENIOR MISS NEXSTAR
    Lauren Hummel

INVITATION TO THE WORLD DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Golden Tickets Went To - 
    The Kite
    Dolls
    In This Shirt
    Mean Girls
    Charlie Chaplin
    Yellow Brick Road
    Neverland

HIGHEST TECHNIQUE AWARD OF THE WEEKEND
    11 & UNDER - Charlie Chaplin
    12 & OLDER - Neverland

WILD CONVENTION AWARD WINNER
    Charlie Chaplin

HIGHEST SCORING ADVANCED JUNIOR WINNER
    Charlie Chaplin
HIGHEST SCORING ADVANCED SENIOR WINNER
    Neverland
HIGHEST SCORING INTERMEDIATE SENIOR WINNER
    Mean Girls
HIGHEST SCORING INTERMEDIATE TEEN WINNER
    In This Shirt

MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
    SILVER MEDAL FOR JAZZ - Elements
    GOLD MEDAL FOR LYRICAL - Last Flowers To The Hospital

INVITATION TO THE POWERPACK TEAM
    Keira Bennett
    Michaela Vargason
    Sophia Muscolino
    Olivia Hummel
    Hannah McGivney
    Abby Mott
    Rylee Lyons
    Lauren Hummel

COVERGIRL MODEL SEARCH
    Mary Fiello

COSTUME AWARD
​    Evil Like Me
PETITE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - AGES 8 & UNDER
    4th Place High Score Solo - Keira Bennett
    8th Place High Score Solo - Riley Cox

    3rd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Shake Señora
    7th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Stir It Up
    8th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Fright Lights, Big City

    4th Place High Score Large Group - The Kite
    5th Place High Score Large Group - Please Mr. Postman
    7th Place High Score Large Group - Greenlight
    8th Place High Score Large Group - Too Many Fish

JUNIOR ADVANCED LEVEL - AGES 9 - 11 YEARS OLD
    1st Place High Score Solo - Olivia Hummel
    5th Place High Score Solo - Lauren Gascon

    1st Place High Duo/Trio - You Can’t Touch This

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Charlie Chaplin
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - Supa Fly Kidz
    8th Place High Score Small Group - Royals
    9th Place High Score Small Group - Lost At Sea

JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - AGES 9 - 11 YEARS OLD
    5th Place High Score Solo - Michaela Vargason
    7th Place High Score Solo - Zoey Smith
    9th Place High Score Solo - Kate Rinn

    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Cooler Than Me
    5th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Sugar And Spice

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Dolls
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - Coffee Break
    4th Place High Score Small Group - Wasting our Young Years
    5th Place High Score Small Group - Grown
    8th Place High Score Small Group - Evil Like Me
    10th Place High Score Small Group - Heart That Matters Most​

TEEN ADVANCED LEVEL - AGES 12 - 14 YEARS OLD
    1st Place High Score Solo - Hannah McGivney
    3rd Place High Score Solo - Olivia Okoniewski

    5th Place High Score Duo/Trio - All This To Say
    6th Place High Score Duo/Trio - For Good

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Yellowbrick Road
    2nd Place High Score Large Group - School Dayz

TEEN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - AGES 12 - 14 YEARS OLD
    1st Place High Score Solo - Vivian Earle
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Ava Pompo
    4th Place High Score Solo - Ava Bagan

    3rd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Dear Old Friend
    4th Place High Score Duo/Trio - No Angel

    3rd Place High Score Small Group - Champagne Life
    4th Place High Score Small Group - You Will Make It

    1st Place High Score Large Group - In This Shirt
    2nd Place High Score Large Group - Sax​

SENIOR ADVANCED LEVEL- AGES 15 - 19 YEARS OLD
    1st Place High Score Solo - Lauren Hummel
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Rylee Lyons
    5th Place High Score Solo - Abby Mott
    8th Place High Score Solo - Lindsay Hummel

    3rd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Collide
    4th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Silhouette
    5th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Sophisticated Ladiez

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Neverland
    2nd Place High Score Small Group - Oceans
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - You There & Last Flowers To The Hospital
    4th Place High Score Small Group - Elements
    6th Place High Score Small Group - Gossamer
    7th Place High Score Small Group - Unravel
    8th Place High Score Small Group - Boa Noite
    9th Place High Score Small Group - Blur

    1st Place High Score Large Group - Hypnosis

SENIOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - AGES 15 - 19 YEARS OLD
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Hannah Collins
    6th Place High Score Solo - Shayne Black
    10th Place High Score Solo - Kaitlyn Devine

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - Night
    3rd Place High Score Du/Trio - Safe Place To Land

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Mean Girls
    2nd Place High Score Small Group - I See Fire
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BRAVO NATIONAL DANCE & TALENT COMPETITION

MARCH 18 – 19, 2017, Syracuse, NY
BRAVO HIGH POINT AWARD (Highest Scoring Routine of the Competition)
    Oceans

CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS
​    Neverland - Senior Small Group Tap, Choreographed by Miss Kristyn
    Please Mr. Postman -  Petite Large Group Jazz, Choreographed by Miss Kristyn
    Wasting Our Young Years - Junior Small Group Lyrical, Choreographed by Miss Kristyn

STANDING OVATION AWARD
    Oceans
    Lost At Sea
    Too Many Fish

TEEN MISS BRAVO
    Olivia Okoniewski

ENCORE ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
    The Kite

BRAVO ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
    Supa Fly Kidz

INASIDE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
    Olivia Hummel
    Hannah McGivney

EXCELLENCE IN SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
    Rylee Lyons

EXCELLENCE IN TECHNIQUE AWARD
    Lauren Hummel

BRAVO JUDGES AWARDS
    Powerful Performance - Michaela Vargason
    Broadway Bound - Evan Burmeister
    Dramatic Performance - Night
    Amazing Energy - Can’t Touch This
    Rhythm Masters - Collide
    Smooth Transitions - Gossamer
    Passionate Performance - In This Shirt
    Contagious Presence - Kaitlyn Devine
    Your Smile Is Everything - Lindsay Hummel
PETITE ENCORE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - AGES 8 & UNDER
    1st Place High Score Solo - Riley Cox
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Keira Bennett
    4th Place High Score Solo - June Moore

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - Shake Señora
    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Stir It Up
    4th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Fright Lights, Big City

    1st Place High Score Large Group - Please Mr. Postman
    2nd Place High Score Large Group - The Kite
    3rd Place High Score Large Group - Too Many Fish

JUNIOR ENCORE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - AGES 9 - 11 YEARS OLD
    4th Place High Score Solo - Mary Fiello
    5th Place High Score Solo - Kate Rinn
    8th Place High Score Solo - Michaela Vargason

    3rd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Cooler Than Me

    2nd Place High Score Small Group - Royals
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - Wasting Our Young Years
    6th Place High Score Small Group - First Crush
    7th Place High Score Small Group - Evil Like Me
    8th Place High Score Small Group - Dolls On A Shelf
    10th Place High Score Small Group - Coffee Break

JUNIOR BRAVO LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL - AGES 9 - 11 YEARS OLD
    1st Place High Score Solo - Olivia Hummel
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Lauren Gascon

    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Can’t Touch This

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Charlie Chaplin
    2nd Place High Score Small Group - Lost At Sea
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - Supa Fly Kidz

TEEN ENCORE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - AGES 12 - 14 YEARS OLD
    5th Place High Score Solo - Evan Burmeister
    7th Place High Score Solo - Ava Bagan
    8th Place High Score Solo - Vivian Earle
    9th Place High Score Solo - Ava Pompo

    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - My Dear Old Friend

    4th Place High Score Small Group - You Will Make It

    3rd Place High Score Large Group - In This Shirt
    4th Place High Score Large Group - Adieu
    5th Place High Score Large Group - Sax

TEEN BRAVO LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL - AGES 12 - 14 YEARS OLD
    1st Place High Score Solo - Hannah McGivney
    3rd Place High Score Solo - Olivia Okoniewski
    5th Place High Score Solo - Bianca Gascon

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - All This To Say
    4th Place High Score Duo/Trio - For Good

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Yellowbrick Road

    2nd Place High Score Large Group - School Dayz

SENIOR ENCORE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - AGES 12 - 14 YEARS OLD
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Hannah Collins
    7th Place High Score Solo - Kaitlyn Devine
    8th Place High Score Solo - Shayne Black

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - Night
    4th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Safe Place To Land

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Mean Girls
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - I See Fire

SENIOR BRAVO LEVEL: ADVANCED LEVEL - AGES 15 AND OLDER
    1st Place High Score Solo - Lauren Hummel
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Rylee Lyons
    5th Place High Score Solo - Abby Mott
    6th Place High Score Solo - Caitlyn Waalewyn
    7th Place High Score Solo - Lindsay Hummel

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - Silhouette
    4th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Strange Bird
    5th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Collide

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Oceans
    2nd Place High Score Small Group - Last Flowers To The Hospital
    3rd Place High Score Small Group - You There
    4th Place High Score Small Group - Gossamer
    5th Place High Score Small Group - Neverland
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    1st Place High Score Large Group - ​Hypnosis
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VIP DANCE COMPETITION

MARCH 3 – 4, 2017, Utica, NY
BEST STUDIO HOLLYWOOD DIVISION - RIVER RHYTHMS DANCE CENTER

HOLLYWOOD VIP LIST-Highest Scoring Advanced Groups of the Competition 
(Videos will be posted on VIPdance.com website)
    1st. - Oceans
    2nd. - You There
    4th. - Yellowbrick Road
    5th. - School Dayz
    7th. - Last Flowers to the Hospital
    8th. - Neverland

BROADWAY VIP LIST-Highest Scoring Intermediate Groups of the Competition 
    8th. - Dolls On A Shelf

CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS
Arwens Vigil - Olivia Hummel, solo, choreographed by Miss Kristyn
Neverland - Senior Group, choreography by Miss Kristyn
The After You - Hannah McGivney, solo, Choreography by Miss Kristyn
Oceans - Senior Group, Open, choreographed by Miss Kristyn
Collide - Teen Duet, Tap, choreographed by Miss Kristyn
Yellowbrick Road - Junior Group, Tap, choreographed by Miss Kristyn
Acquainted with the Night - Lauren Hummel, solo, choreographed by Miss Kristyn

VIP IDOL SOLOISTS
Olivia Hummel
​Lauren Hummel
Lindsay Hummel
Rylee Lyons
Hannah McGivney
Caitlyn Waalewyn

DANCE DIVISIONS PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Tap - Lauren Gascon
Tap - Kate Rinn
Contemporary - Hypnosis
Contemporary - All This to Say
Contemporary - Michaela Vargason
Hip Hop - Sophisticated Ladiez
Contemporary - Caitlyn Waalewyn
Contemporary - Bianca Gascon
Tap - Lindsay Hummel
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JUDGES CHOICE AWARDS
Kate Rinn
Bianca Gascon
Zoey Smith
Zoey Smith & Abby Mott

COSTUME AWARD: School Dayz
MINI DIVISION HIGH SCORES: 9 & UNDER

HOLLYWOOD - ADVANCED DIVISION
    1st Place High Score Solo - Michaela Vargason

BROADWAY - INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Kate Rinn
    5th Place High Score Solo - Riley Cox
    6th Place High Score Solo - Keira Bennett

    3d Place High Score Duo/Trio: Cooler Than Me
    9th Place High Score Duo/Trio: Fright Lights, Big City

JUNIOR DIVISION HIGH SCORES: 9 - 11 YEARS OLD

HOLLYWOOD - ADVANCED DIVISION
    1st Place High Score Solo - Olivia Hummel
    4th Place High Score Solo - Lauren Gascon

    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Can’t Touch This

​    1st Place High Score Small Group - Yellowbrick Road
    2nd Place High Score Small Group - Supa Fly Kidz
    5th Place High Score Small Group - Lost At Sea
    6th Place High Score Small Group - Charlie Chaplin

BROADWAY - INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
    3rd Place High Score Solo - Ava Bagan
    4th Place High Score Solo - Mary Fiello
    5th Place High Score Solo - Zoey Smith
    6th Place High Score Solo - Ava Pompo

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - Dear Old Friend
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    5th Place High Score Small Group - Dolls On A Shelf
    9th Place High Score Small Group - Evil Like Me
    10th Place High Score Small Group - Wasting Our Young Years

TEEN DIVISION HIGH SCORES: 13 - 15 YEARS OLD

HOLLYWOOD - ADVANCED DIVISION
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Hannah McGivney
    4th Place High Score Solo - Caitlyn Waalewyn
    5th Place High Score Solo - Lindsay Hummel

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - Collide
    3rd Place High Score Duo/Trio - All This To Say

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Neverland

    1st Place High Score Large Group - School Dayz

BROADWAY - INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
​    1st Place High Score Solo - Vivian Earle

    1st Place High Score Duo/Trio - For Good

SENIOR DIVISION HIGH SCORES: 16 - 19 YEARS OLD

HOLLLYWOOD - ADVANCED DIVISION
    1st Place High Score Solo - Lauren Hummel
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Rylee Lyons
    8th Place High Score Solo - Abby Mott

    2nd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Sophisticated Ladyz
    3rd Place High Score Duo/Trio - Strange Birds
    4th Place High Score Duo/Trio - Silhouette

    1st Place High Score Small Group - Oceans
    2nd Place High Score Small Group - You There
    4th Place High Score Small Group - Last Flower To The Hospital
    5th Place High Score Small Group - Gossamer
    6th Place High Score Small Group - Blur
    7th Place High Score Small Group - Unraveled
    8th Place High Score Small Group - Elements
    10th Place High Score Small Group - Boa Noite
   
    1st Place High Score Large Group - Hypnosis

BROADWAY - INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
    1st Place High Score Solo - Hannah Collins
    2nd Place High Score Solo - Emily Froass
    3rd Place High Score Solo - Shayne Black
River Rhythms Dance Center
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