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The Junior and Senior Jazz Companies started the year off right with new choreography July 30th-August 1st for their teams… Look for these new lyrical dances at this season’s dance competitions. A special thank you to all the dancers for all your hard work during these classes and to Leo for his amazing choreography.
Check out Leo’s background:
Leo’s background includes not only jazz, ballet and modern, but also Afro-Haitian. He studied on a full scholarship with the San Francisco Ballet before he went on to perform with them. He also performed with The San Francisco Opera. Leo’s choreographic credits include work for Carlos Santana and the martial arts legend Jackie Chan. He also created choreography and performed with 50 Cent and Fabulous. Leo has fused lyrical and street to make a style that is, to say the least, breathtaking.
Junior Hip-Hop Team
Alyssa Agee
Kevin Bothi
Cole Bryant
Kerigan Bryant
Nolan Carter
Gracie Crawford
Taylor Crowe
Diana Davis
Gabriel Ford
Willow Larson
Emma Kate McCoy
Romeo Moreno
Damyen Thompson
Ashton Vinson
Kerribeth West
Mykia Williams-Byrd
Senior Hip-Hop Team
Melanie Bieryta
Cason Carter
Alex Cater
Jarod Fennell
Yaritza Gallego
Jessica Hester
Haley McBride
Khaner Merck
Lauren Turner
Zoey White
Nine UCDC students traveled to Los Angeles, CA for 10 days to take classes from the industry’s top teachers/choreographers. They took six intense classes a day and 36 hours in four days. Jazz Company Director- Leigh Ann Davis planned their dance schedules and even found the time to take classes herself. During their free time they visited Hollywood Blvd, Sunset Strip, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, and they even took a tour of the famous WB backlot. We would like to thank Leigh Ann and our chaperon’s for taking such good care of all the kids while they were there.This is an amazing experience for our dancers and we are so fortunate that they were all able to attend. Job Well Done!!!
Congratulations to Rachel Wyatt and Reagan Foster for their outstanding performances in the Teen Miss SC pageant. The pageant was held at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium June 30th-July 3rd. A special congratulations to Rachel Wyatt who won 1st runner up, Overall Evening Gown, and Grand Talent in the Miss SC Teen Pageant. We are so proud of both of these young ladies.
On Sunday, May 23rd UCDC hosted a year-end party at Discovery Island Waterpark in Simpsonville, SC. The weather was perfect and the party was a great success with over 400 people in attendance. During the party we also had our Competition Team awards ceremony. Each team voted on their MVP, Best-All-Around, and Most Improved dancer.
Congratulations to everyone who won an award and thank you to everyone who attended. What a fun way to end an amazing year!!!
Jazz Company members Sydney Freeman, Sara Brehmer, Abbey Anne Freeman, and Taylor Wilson attended Hollywood Connection Nationals in Anaheim, California this summer. They took 4 days of classes, competed their solos, and finished the week off with an exciting faculty show and awards banquet. Sara and Abbey Anne had the honor of represented UCDC as Hollywood Connection regional ICON winners. Congratulations, to Sydney Freeman for winning the Fame Award, which is means she will be represented by Bill Bohl’s DDO Artist’s Agency. Congratulations on all your hard work at Nationals. We are proud of you!
Congratulations to former UCDC student Karlee Ferreira. Karlee recently booked the Broadway Musical Show “In The Heights” in NYC. Karlee will perform on broadway and then go on tour next year. Karlee is the daughter of Kimberlee and Dean Ferriera. We are so excited to have our first UCDC Broadway performer.
» In The Heights – Official Website
Congratulations to UCDC student Isabella Boiter for winning 1st place at the Miss South Carolina Palmetto Princess Talent Show. She performed her Pee Wees routine, Starstruck. We are very proud of you Isabella…. Way to go!
Thank you to everyone who auditioned for a clogging team this season. Auditions went great and the kids danced their hearts out. We are so excited about the upcoming year.
If you do not see your name on this list, we will be happy to recommend the classes necessary to audition again next year.
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Tiny Tots Makenzie Clayton Taylor Day Lauren Fowler Lila Fricks Madison Haynes Taylor Moore Emily O’Donald Rayne Page Ashley Parker Ava Randall Brianna Risser Augusta Roach Charlee Scrivner Morgan Stalling Taylor Thompson |
Pee Wees O’Malley Bannister Kaylin Bell Lindsey Brown Taylor Crowe Chloe Eskew Olivia Fennell Gracie Godfrey Alexis Price Madison Sutherland Sallie Marie Watson |
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Rising Stars Amateur Isabella Boiter Isabelle Childress Sara Ciplickas Meridith Olivia Gray Hannah Hayes Lauren Lanning Emily Lowery Micayla McMahon Montanna Owen Alexa Risser Olivia Roach Ali Smith Mikenzie Whitt |
Shooting Stars Amateur Sarah Beth Barker Isabelle Childress (understudy) Gracie Crawford Emma Fricks Brittany Johnson Jaclyn LiBrizzi Ashli Locke Payton Logan Emily McDaniel Kylon McKinney Mary Ashlyn Parker Abbagayle Rogers Delaney Rust Raegan Thompson Kensleigh Waters |
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Shining Stars Amateur Bailey Breazeale Brooke Barbrey Eden Crain Taylor Davis Mallori Henson Mackenzie Hughey Brooke McMurrer Rachel Melton Elliot Mills Brittany Roberson Raegan Thompson (understudy) Courtney Watson Hannah West |
Rising Stars Challenge Kerigan Bryant Emily D’Ornellas Amber Geren Belle Hunsinger Averi Jones Cayce Lupisella Carley Scruggs Lexie White |
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Shooting Stars Challenge Gabriella Critchlow Michal Marie Davis Matthew Fortner Ryann Grasty Sydney Jones Emily Kahler Autumn Leubecker Emma Kate McCoy Madelyn Morton Carley Scruggs (understudy) Hayden Sweat |
Junior Elite Stars Alexa Bagwell Kaitlyn Fowler Emily Gilliland Chloe Surrett Leigh Ann Turner Amberlyn White Madison Wiener Caroline Wilson |
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Shining Stars Challenge Stephanie Gerrald Sydney Gillespie Kaitlyn Ivester Rebecca Kilby Shelby Painter Emily Sloan Dallis Stratton Kerryn Stroud McKenzie Waldrop Baylie Weeks Taylor Whitmire |
Elite Stars Senior Leslie Adams Blaire Andrews Brooke Andrews Madeline Bryan Kimberlin Clark Lavinia Critchlow Carley Cothran Taylor Dean Thomas Geren Sydney Gillespie (understudy) Chelsee Spearman |
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Super Stars TBA |
