A “Fusion” of dance, music and glittery costumes dazzled audiences seated to watch the students from Dance Academy of Prince Rupert on June 3 and 4.
The talents and skillsets of the dancers were showcased at the Lester Centre in a paired set of performances over a two-day event featuring more than 50 musical numbers and 174 dancers. Dancers ranged in age from as young as three years old, like the little astronauts, to graduating prima ballerinas headed to other studios to further their dance careers.
The theme of “Fusion” for this year’s recital was chosen to honour the joining of two city dance schools after Spectrum Dance Studio closed last year.
“The dancers displayed great camaraderie and adaptability, which made for an extremely powerful dance team,” Teresa Mackereth, the academy’s founder, said. “The team danced their way to success at every single competition.”
“It was amazing, a smooth and seamless transition, helped along by very capable teachers Kelsey Basso, Alison Sherman, Shannon Vallee, Lauren Brown, Jessica Bruce, Sarah Wholmes and Marissa Jack,” Mackereth said. “It was a wonderful year.”
Year-end results for DAPR 2023 internal accolades are:
Acrobatic Award, Quinn Flanagan and Gracie Long; Ballet Award Keilly Luong and Nolan Robsinson; Hip Hop Award Jordyn Lok and Enid Outhet; Jazz Award Mia Lan and Keira Gurszki; Modern Award, Nena Pedersen andJoran Rysstad; Song and Dance Award, Mckenna Leighton-Sankey and Masoom Johal; Tap Award, Zoe McCoy and Piper Livingstone; Most Improved Jaz,Brooke MacDonald; Most Improved Ballet,Kenadie Wright; Best Attendance - Recreational Paige Armstrong; Best Attendance - for a team student who missed only one of each class (plus one extra) all year Joran Rysstad- Competitive; Best Groomin, Brooke Leask and Avryl Cam; Charismatic Award, Coral Fitzsimmons; Miss Congeniality, Stella Rauschenberger; Team Spirit Award, Anu Khaira; Teamwork Award, Grace Robinson; Work Ethic Award, Kayla Main; Samantha Budnisky Memorial Award, Laura Fudger.
Each season a Team Mom and a Team Dad who went above and beyond to help the studio are recognized: Dance Mom, Vanessa Bond; Dance Dad, Gord Fitzsimmons.
K-J Millar | Editor and Multimedia Journalist
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