Westchester Dance Academy Excels at The Dance Awards and NYCDA National Competitions
The Westchester Dance Academy competition dance Troupe took to the dance floor for The Dance Awards (TDA) and the New York City Dance Alliance (NYCDA) last spring. Both annual national dance competitions highlight the best pre-professional dancers and provided our dancers a platform to showcase their skills and artistry.
And shine they did! Coming away from TDA, Westchester Dance Academy was named Best Ballet Studio. Our dancers also took first for Best Ballet Performance with “Beyond The Barre,” first for Senior Ballet with “Final Ascension,” first for Teen Small Group for “Beyond The Barre,” and fourth place for Junior Ballet with “Counterpoint.”
“Watching our dancers take the stage at The Dance Awards and NYCDA national competitions was a moment of sheer pride and admiration. Their dedication, talent, and unwavering commitment to their craft have brought us to this incredible milestone - winning Best Ballet Studio was a honor and I couldn’t be prouder of our dancers. But what I am most proud of is how much they have learned and grown as dancers from this experience at The Dance Awards. It’s not just about the awards, but also about the personal and artistic development they have undergone. They truly embody the essence of artistry in motion, and their achievements at these prestigious competitions are a testament to their hard work and the magic they bring to the stage.”
For a look at some of the top placing dances, go to our YouTube page. Here’s a breakdown of all of our 2023 national awards:
The Dance Awards
Best Ballet Studio
1st Place, Best Ballet Performance – “Beyond The Barre”
5th Place, Best Ballet Performance - “Final Ascension”
1st Place, Senior Ballet – “Final Ascension”
1st Place, Teen Small Group – “Beyond The Barre”
2nd Place, Teen Small Group Lyrical – “Repeat Until Loss”
2nd Place, Senior Lyrical – “Till The End”
3rd Place, Outstanding Technical Achievement, Senior – “Till The End”
3rd Place, Junior Musical Theatre – “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”
4th Place, High Score Mini Specialty – “The End Of Love”
4th Place, Junior Ballet – “Counterpoint”
4th Place, Junior Specialty – “Acceptance”
4th Place High Score by Age, Mini Group – “Slowly Drifting”
5th Place, High Score Mini Contemporary – “Slowly Drifting”
5th Place, Teen Large Group Lyrical – “Come Back Home”
5th Place, Senior Specialty – “Strings On Loan”
8th Place, Junior Solo – Victoria Oliveri
8th Place, Teen Solo – Ava D’Ambrosio
10th Place, Junior Solo – Camryn Studebaker
10th Place, Senior Solo – Isabella Weidmann
Best Dancer, Top 14 Junior – Samantha Geller
Best Dancer, Top 14 Junior – Camryn Studebaker
Best Dancer, Teen Male Top 14 – Lucus Pignotti
Best Dancer, Senior Female Top 25 – Isabella Weidmann
Scholarship Winners: Olivia Farkas, Victoria Oliveri, Lucas Pignotti, Isabella Weidmann
NYCDA
12th Place, Junior Solo – Crystal Fu “Red Moon”
17th Place, Junior Solo – Camryn Studebaker “What Could’ve Been”
18th Place, Junior Solo – Victoria Oliveri “Threshold”
19th Place, Mini Solo – Giada D’eramo “Sudden Silence”
28th Place, Junior Solo – Samantha Geller “Fixated
