Huge Congratulations to “Rhapsody In Blood” for winning Senior Best Performance and Best Musical Theater Specialty Performance at The Dance Awards in Orlando, July 2018! Also Congratulations to “Leon Collins 53” for winning Best Tap Performance at The Dance Awards in Orlando, July 2018!
Another Huge Congratulations to our very own, Morgan Higgins, who won Senior Female National Best Dancer at The Dance Awards in Orlando, July 2018! Congratulations also to “Good Mother” for being nominated for Best Lyrical Performance, “Bust A Monk” and “Spite You” for being nominated for Best Jazz Performance and “Unicorn” for being nominated for Best Tap Performance! Denise Wall’s Dance Energy 2018-2019 Dance Company Company Members: Trinity Bonilla, Emma Cook, Melina Dalton, Jahnice Davis, Bayler Glenn, Hallie Green, Elizabeth Hernly, Toryn Hester, Morgan Higgins, Makenzie Hill, Ava Kaufman, Anthony Kelly, Alena Landers, Sydni Manley, Ellen Grace Olansen, Paloma Santos Pre-Company Members: Jacquelyn Abrigo, Lila Kai Ashley, Lexy Aussey, Kenedi Bray, Ariela DeSantis, Mikenna Dunlap, Lily Enlow, Vanessa Jenkins, Casey McKenna, Clara Sutterfield Prep-Company Members: Madeline Sutryk, Maci Keipe, Mia Lynch Congratulations to all of our Company, Pre-Company, & Prep-Company members for another successful year! Your outstanding accomplishments this year are a result of your hard work and dedication! In July 2018, Denise Wall’s Dance Energy Company competed in “The Dance Awards” National Competition in Orlando, FL. We had many exceptional performances and here are some of the results: “Baby I’m A Star”: 5th Junior Line, 4th Junior Jazz “Black Betty”: 2nd Junior Tap “Good Mother”: 4th Junior Line, 1st Junior Lyrical “Utter”: 1st Teen Group, 3rd Teen Contemporary, 2nd Runner Up Best Performance “Leon Collins 53”: 1st Teen Tap, 3rd Teen Extended Line “Bust A Monk”: 1st Teen Jazz, 4th Teen Extended Line “Don’t Shy From The Light”: 3rd Teen Lyrical “Platoon”: 4th Teen Hip Hop “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”: 5th Teen Ballet “Courage is A Cowardly Cat”: 2nd Teen Specialty “No Light No Hope”: 1st Senior Duo/Trio “Spite You”: 1st Senior Jazz & 2nd Senior Line “Rhapsody In Blood”: 1st Senior Extended Line, 2nd Senior Musical Theater “Small”: Hallie Green, 9th Teen Solo “Ave Maria”: Morgan Higgins, 1st Senior Solo “In Wavelengths”: Alena Landers, 3rd Senior Solo “Under the Current I Wait”: Maggie Adams, 7th Senior Solo Morgan Higgins, Winner, Senior Female Top Dancer Maggie Adams, Top Twenty-Three Senior Female Finalist Hallie Green, Top Twenty Teen Female Finalist In addition, this year Denise Wall’s Dance Energy Company competed at Jump in Washington, D.C., NUVO in National Harbor MD, New York City Dance Alliance in Greenville, NC, 24/Seven in Washington, D.C., and Radix in Bethesda, MD earning top awards for their performances at each competition. Below are the results of those competitions: Regional Group Competition Awards: Studio Awards:
“Get On Your Feet”
“La Petite Suite”
“Serious Mood”
“Thanks for the Boogie Ride”
“Come Over”
“Rescue”
“Tchaikovsky’s Waltz”
“Courage Is A Cowardly Cat”
“Around You Is All I See”
“London. NY. Paris. Milan.”
“Drag Me To The Salon”
“Big Noise” RADIX: Senior Best of Radix Winner, 1st Senior Line, 1st Senior Tap “Aye” RADIX: 1st Teen Duo/Trio Regional Solo Competition Awards: “Alive” Makenzie Hill Jump: 2nd Junior Solo; NUVO: 9th Junior Solo; NYCDA: 5th Junior Solo “Sun” Ellen Grace Olansen Jump: 3rd Junior Solo; NUVO: 6th Junior Solo; 24/7: 1st Junior Solo; NYCDA: 4th Junior Solo; Radix: 4th Junior Solo “Love Is” Toryn Hester Jump: 9th Junior Solo; NUVO: 7th Junior Solo; 24/7: 5th Junior Solo; NYCDA: 11th Junior Solo; Radix: 10th Junior Solo “Shahmaran” Hallie Green Jump: 2nd Teen Solo; NUVO: 4th Teen Solo; 24/7: 4th Teen Solo; NYCDA: 19th Teen Solo “The Crumbling” Paloma Santos Jump: 3rd Teen Solo; NUVO: 1st Teen Solo; 24/7: 2nd Teen Solo; NYCDA: 1st Teen Solo; Radix: 1st Teen Solo “Heartless” Trinity Bonilla NUVO: 1st Senior Solo; 24/7: 5th Senior Solo; NYCDA: 9th Senior Solo; Radix: 4th Senior Solo “The Continent” Emma Cook NUVO: 6th Senior Solo; 24/7: 4th Senior Solo; NYCDA: 15th Senior Solo; Radix: 5th Senior Solo “I’m A Fool To Want You” Sydni Manley
“Break My Frozen Heart” Morgan Higgins
National Scholarship Winners 2018-2019 Won At Regional Conventions: Jump VIP, NUVO Breakout Artists, & 24/7 Non Stop Dancers: Trinity Bonilla, Emma Cook, Melina Dalton, Jahnice Davis, Bayler Glenn, Hallie Green, Elizabeth Hernly, Toryn Hester, Makenzie Hill, Ava Kaufman, Anthony Kelly, Sydni Manley, Ellen Grace Olansen, Paloma Santos Denise Wall’s Dance Energy Company will be competing this summer at “The Dance Awards” National Competition in Orlando, Florida from July 13th - 20th. Good luck DWDE at Nationals! We are so proud of you! Your passion for dance as well as your determination, perseverance and work ethic make you truly remarkable young people. Being a member of the Denise Wall’s Dance Energy Company is truly an amazing experience! At the core of this company is Denise Wall, a creative genius with a passion for dance and a love for children. We are very fortunate to have Denise, Cami Walton, Aimée Long McElroy and the entire DWDE staff work closely with our children. Additionally, Karly Blakenship taught our Prep-Company class this year. Cami and Aimée assist Denise and travel to all of the competitions and together, Denise, Cami and Aimée have worked endless hours at the studio helping to perfect all of the numbers. We are truly blessed to have them as dance teachers, choreographers and mentors for our children. Thank you so much for all that you do! You are an inspiration for all of us! If anyone is interested in assisting our company with contributions or donations, we would be most appreciative. While we have had various fundraising events throughout the year, we have not yet reached our goals. For those interested in donating to the company we have set up The Denise Wall Dance Foundation. Your tax deductible donation will go towards educational opportunities for young dancers on a pre-professional training track. For more information, please call Denise Wall’s Dance Energy at 757-431-9645 or email at: dwde5678@gmail.com.
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Huge Congratulations to “Hello Loneliness” for winning Teen Best Performance and Best Specialty Performance at The Dance Awards in Orlando, July 2017! This is the third year in a row that our DWDE Company dancers have been awarded the winners of Teen Best Performance at The Dance Awards. Congratulations also to “Fast Car” for winning Best Lyrical Performance.
Another Huge Congratulations to our very own, Wyeth Walker, who won Male National Senior Best Dancer at The Dance Awards in Orlando, July 2017! Also, our incredible Studio won the Professionalism Award at the Dance Awards in Orlando, July 2018! We are so lucky to have this fantastic faculty right here in Virginia Beach to teach and mentor our dancers! Denise Wall’s Dance Energy “Dance Company” National Award Winners 2017-2018 Company Members Maggie Adams Julie Beal Sydney Blair Trinity Bonilla Emma Cook Abigail Curran Melina Dalton Jahnice Davis Mariah Fernandez Baylor Glenn Camryn Goad Hallie Green Elizabeth Hernly Toryn Hester Morgan Higgins McKenzie Hill Asia Johnson Anthony Kelly Alena Landers Emma Lewis Sydni Manley Ellen Grace Olansen Molly Rathbun Burkelle Reighard Veanna Rodriguez Paloma Santos Wyeth Walker Alexis White Anessa Zivic Pre-Company: Kenedi Bray, Madeline Carpenter, Ava Kaufman, Leila Lewis and Allie Rathbun Congratulations to all of our Company/Pre-Company members for another very successful year! Your outstanding accomplishments this year are a result of your hard work and dedication. You have much to be proud of! In July, 2017, Denise Wall’s Dance Energy Company competed in “The Dance Awards” National Competition in Orlando, FL where they were recognized as “National Winners” in the Teen category. We had many exceptional performances and scored very well with all numbers. Here are some of the results: “Ambiguous”, 5th place Teen line, 2nd place Teen Jazz; ”Brandenburg Concerto”, 4th place Teen Ballet; “Fake Love”, 4th place Teen extended line, 3rd place Teen Hip Hop; “Fast Car”, Best Lyrical Performance, 2nd place Teen extended line, 1st place Teen Lyrical; “Girls Night Out”, 4th place Junior extended line, 5th place Junior Jazz; “Glazunov’s Waltz”, 5th place Junior extended line, 3rd place Junior Ballet; “Hello Loneliness”, Winner Best Performance Teen Division, Best Specialty Performance, 1st place Teen extended line, 1st place Teen Specialty; “On the News”, 3rd place Teen group, 2nd place Teen Tap, “Rock Your Soul”, 4th place Junior Lyrical, “Samurai”, 3rd place Teen Tap, “Say You Do”, 1st place Teen Duo/Trio; “Sing, Sing, Sing”, 1st place Teen production, 1st place Teen Musical Theatre; “When the Waves Meet the Shore”, 4th place Teen group. Congratulations to ”Hello Loneliness”, they were selected to perform in the Gala at “The Dance Awards”. “Hello Loneliness” was awarded Winner Best Performance Teen Division, this makes DWDE Company Winners of Best Performance Teen Division three years in a row!! Congratulations to: Wyeth Walker for being the National Senior Male Winner, Jordan Gaskin for being Top Twenty Female Senior Finalist, Anessa Zivic for being Top Four Female Teen Finalist, Trinity Bonilla for being Top Ten Female Teen Finalist, Anthony Kelly for being Top Twelve Male Teen Finalist, Emily Weisner for being Top Twenty Female Teen Finalist. Also congratulations to; Trinity Bonilla, Jordan Gaskin, Hallie Green, Anthony Kelly, Molly Rathbun, Wyeth Walker, Emily Weisner and Anessa Zivic for winning regional scholarships towards the 2017-2018 season. In addition, this year Denise Wall’s Dance Energy Company competed at Jump in Washington, D.C., NUVO in National Harbor MD, New York City Dance Alliance in Greenville, NC, 24/Seven in Arlington, VA, and Radix in Washington, D.C. earning top awards for their performances at each competition. Below are the results of those competitions: Regional Competition Awards for Group Numbers: “A Friend’s Waltz” NUVO: High Gold, High Score Mini Ballet 24Seven: High Gold, High Score Mini Ballet NYCDA: Platinum, 2nd place Mini line Hollywood Vibe: 5th place Junior large group, 1st place Junior Ballet Radix: High Gold, 1st place Mini Ballet “Baby I’m a Star” NUVO: High Gold, 3rd place Junior line, Best Nu Group Winner 24Seven: High Gold, 3rd place Junior line NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Junior Jazz Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 1st place Intermediate Overall large group, 1st place Intermediate Jazz Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Junior line, 1st place Junior Jazz, Best of Radix “Black Betty” NUVO: High Gold 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 2nd place Junior line NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Junior combined production, Judge’s Pick, Junior High Score Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 3rd place Intermediate Overall large group, 1st place Intermediate Tap Radix: On the Edge, 2nd place Junior line, 1st place Junior Tap “Bust-A-Monk” NUVO: High Gold, 3rd place Senior extended line 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 3rd place Teen extended line, High Score Teen Jazz NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen extended line, 2nd place Teen Jazz Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 2nd place Senior large group, Industry Award Nominee Radix: On the Edge, 3rd place Teen extended line, High Score Teen Jazz “Don’t Shy From the Light” 24Seven: Stop the Clock, High Score Teen Lyrical NYCDA: Platinum, 3rd place Teen production, 1st place Teen Lyrical Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, Best Direction Radix: On the Edge, High Score Teen Lyrical “Eine Kleine Nachtmusikr” Jump: High Gold, High Score Teen Ballet NUVO: High Gold 24Seven: High Gold NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen Ballet Hollywood Vibe: Platinum Radix: High Gold, High Score Teen Ballet “Good Mother” NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 1st place Junior Lyrical, 2nd place Junior line 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 1st place Junior line, High Score Junior Lyrical, 11 o’clock winner NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Junior line, 1st place Junior Lyrical, Junior Critics Choice Winner Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 2nd place Intermediate overall large group, 1st place Intermediate Lyrical Radix: On the Edge, 3rd place Junior line “Jump” NUVO: High Gold, 3rd place Mini line 24Seven: High Gold NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Mini line, 1st place Mini Jazz Hollywood Vibe: High Gold, 2nd place Junior Overall large group, 1st place Junior Jazz Radix: High Gold, 2nd place Mini line, 1st place Mini Jazz, Best of Radix “Leon Collins “53”” Jump: You Rock Jump, 1st place Teen extended line, High Score Teen Tap, Best of Jump Winner NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 2nd place Teen extended line, Best Nu Group Winner 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 2nd place Teen extended line, 11 o’clock Winner, Studio Showcase NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen production, 1st place Teen Tap, Teen Critic’s Choice Winner, Teen High Score with a perfect score Hollywood Vibe: Platinum Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Teen extended line, High Score Teen Tap, Best of Radix “Mozart’s Sonata” NUVO: High Gold, High Score Junior Ballet 24Seven: High Gold, High Score Junior Ballet NYCDA: Platinum, 3rd place Junior line, 1st place Junior Ballet Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 4th place Intermediate Overall large group, 1st place Intermediate Ballet Radix: High Gold, 1st place Junior Ballet “Mr. Blue Sky” NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 3rd place Senior group, High Score Musical Theatre 24Seven: High Gold, High Score Senior Musical Theatre NYCDA: Platinum, 3rd place Senior group Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 4th place Senior small group, 1st place Senior Musical Theatre, Most Entertaining Radix: High Gold, High Score Senior Musical Theatre “No Lights, No Hope” NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 1st place Senior Duo/Trio 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 1st place Senior Duo/Trio NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Senior Duo/Trio Hollywood Vibe: Vibe Award, 1st place Senior Duo/Trio Contemporary, Overall Senior High Score Duo/Trio Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Senior Duo/Trio “Spite You” NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 1st place Senior line, High Score Senior Jazz 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 2nd place Senior line NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Senior line, 1st place Senior Jazz Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 1st place Senior large group Radix: On the Edge, 2nd place Senior line “These Moments Dismantled” NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 1st Place Senior group, High Score Senior Contemporary, Best Nu Group Winner 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 2nd place Senior group, 11 o’clock Winner NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Senior group, 1st place Senior Contemporary, Senior Critic’s Choice Winner, Senior High Score Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 1st place Senior small group, 1st place Senior Contemporary Radix: On the Edge, 2nd place Senior group, High Score Senior Contemporary, Best of Radix, Studio Standout “The Platoon” NUVO: High Gold 24Seven: High Gold NYCDA: Platinum, 2nd place Teen production, 1st place Teen Hip Hop Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 1st place Senior line Radix: On the Edge, 2nd place Teen extended line, High Score Teen Hip Hop “Unicorn” NUVO: DJ’s Pick, High Score Senior Tap 24Seven: Stop the Clock, High Score Senior Tap NYCDA: Platinum, 4th place Senior group, 1st place Senior Tap Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 2nd place Senior small group, 1st place Senior Tap Radix: On the Edge, 2nd place Senior group, High Score Senior Tap “Utter” NUVO: DJ’s Pick 24Seven: Stop the Clock NYCDA: Platinum, 2nd place Teen group, 2nd place Teen Contemporary Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 5th place Senior small group, 3rd place Senior Contemporary Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Teen group, High Score Teen Contemporary Solos competed at regional events: “Ave Maria” Morgan Higgins Jump: You Rock Jump, 1st place Senior Solo NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 1st place Senior Solo 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 1st place Senior Solo Hollywood Vibe: Vibe Award, 2nd place Senior Contemporary Solo, 2nd Place Senior Overall Solo Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Senior Solo “Bird”, Elizabeth Hernly Jump: High Gold, 10th place Junior Solo NUVO: High Gold 24Seven: High Gold, 5th place Junior Solo Hollywood Vibe: Platinum Radix: “Can’t Touch It”, Veanna Rodriguez Jump: Gold NUVO: Gold 24Seven: High Gold, 10th place Teen Solo Hollywood Vibe: High Gold, 1st place Teen Jazz Solo Radix: High Gold “East Triplett”, Alena Landers Jump: You Rock Jump, 4th place Senior Solo NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 1st place Senior Solo 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 2nd place Senior Solo Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 1st place Senior Tap Solo, 3rd place Senior Overall Solo Radix: On the Edge, 2nd place Senior Solo “Fall Behind Me”, Sydney Blair NUVO: High Gold 24Seven: High Gold, 9th place Senior Solo Hollywood Vibe: Platinum Radix: On the Edge, 3rd place Senior Solo “How It Was”, Anthony Kelly Jump: High Gold, 6th place Senior Solo NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 3rd place Senior Solo 24Seven: High Gold, 7th place Senior Solo Hollywood Vibe: Platinum “Into The Heart”, Burkelle Reighard Jump: High Gold NUVO: High Gold, 6th place Teen Solo 24Seven: High Gold, 2nd place Teen Solo Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Teen Solo “Save Me From Myself”, Wyeth Walker Hollywood Vibe: Vibe Award, 1st place Senior Contemporary Solo, 1st place Senior Overall Solo Radix: On the Edge, 4th place Senior Solo “Small”, Hallie Green Jump: You Rock Jump, 2nd place Teen Solo NUVO: High Gold, 4th place Teen Solo 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 1st place Teen Solo Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 2nd place Teen Contemporary Solo, 2nd place Teen Overall Solo Radix: On the Edge, 2nd place Teen Solo “Something New”, Toryn Hester Jump: High Gold NUVO: High Gold, 10th place Junior Solo 24Seven: High Gold, 4th pace Junior Solo Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 2nd place Intermediate Jazz Radix: High Gold, 7th place Junior Solo “Summertime”, Trinity Bonilla Jump: You Rock Jump, 3rd place Senior Solo “Under The Current I Wait”, Maggie Adams Jump: High Gold NUVO: High Gold, 8th place Senior Solo 24Seven: Stop the Clock, 2nd place Senior Solo Hollywood Vibe: Platinum, 3rd place Senior Contemporary Solo, 4th place Senior Overall Solo Radix: On the Edge, 6th place Senior Solo Denise Walls’s Dance Energy Company will be competing this summer at “The Dance Awards” National Competition in Orlando Florida July 13th-19th. Many of our dancers won National scholarships at Regional conventions and are eligible to compete in the “Best Dancer” competition at Nationals. Congratulations to our National Scholarship Winners (VIP, Breakout Artists, & Non Stop Dancers)!! Maggie Adams, Sydney Blair, Trinity Bonilla, Madeline Carpenter, Emma Cook, Abigail Curran, Jahnice Davis, Mariah Fernandez, Bayler Glenn, Hallie Green, Elizabeth Hernly, Toryn Hester, McKenzie Hill, Asia Johnson, Anthony Kelly,, Alena Landers,, Emma Lewis, Sydni Manley, Ellen Grace Olansen, Molly Rathbun, Burkelle Reighard, Veanna Rodriguez, Paloma Santos, Alexis White. Good Luck to All of Our Dancers at Nationals!! We are so proud of you! Your passion for dance as well as your determination, perseverance and work ethic make you truly remarkable young people. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors. If anyone is interested in assisting our Company with contributions/donations we would be most appreciative. The estimated cost for our dance company to attend Nationals is $125,000.00. While we have had various fundraising events throughout the year, we have not yet reached our goal to cover these costs. Any contribution would be helpful! For more information, please call Denise Wall’s Dance Energy at 757-431-9645. Being a member of the Denise Wall’s Dance Energy Company is truly an amazing experience! At the core of this company is Denise Wall, a creative genius with a passion for dance and love for children. We are very fortunate to have Denise, Cami, Aimee and the entire DWDE staff work closely with our children. Cami and Aimee assist Denise and travel to all the competitions with us and together, Denise, Cami and Aimee have worked endless hours at the studio helping to perfect all the numbers. We are truly blessed to have them as dance teachers, choreographers and mentors for our children. Thank you so much for all that you do! You are an inspiration for all of us! 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