Huge Congratulations to “The Telling” for winning Teen Best Performance, Best Contemporary Performance and Best Production Performance at The Dance Awards in Orlando, July 2016!  This is the second 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 “Gotta Hold On Me” for winning Best Jazz Performance.
 
Another Huge Congratulations to our very own, Morgan Higgins, who won Female National Teen Best Dancer at The Dance Awards in Orlando, July 2016!
 
Denise Wall’s Dance Energy “Dance Company”
National Award Winners
2016-2017 Company Members

Pre-Company: Julie Beal, Mariah Fernandez, Ellie Fickenscher, Ellen Grace Olansen, Allie Rathbun, Riley Sievers, Maya Strach
 
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, 2016, 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:
 
“Fight Night”, 4th place Teen extended line, 3rd place Teen Hip Hop; ”Gotta Hold On Me”, Winner Best Jazz Performance, 2nd place Teen production, 1st place Teen Jazz; “Grande Waltz”, 2nd place Teen Ballet; “Heaven Must Have Sent You”, 3rd place Teen extended line, 3rd place Teen Jazz; “I’ll Hold You Down”, 3rd runner-up Teen Outstanding Technical Achievement, 4th place Teen group, 5th place Teen Contemporary; “Imagine”, 3rd runner-up Junior Best Performance, 1st runner-up Junior Outstanding Technical Achievement, 1st runner-up Best Lyrical Performance, 1st place Junior Line, 1st place Junior Lyrical; “Its Your Thing”, 1st runner-up Senior Best Performance, 4th runner-up Senior Outstanding Technical Achievement, 3rd runner-up Best Tap Performance, 1st place Senior line, 1st place Senior Tap; “Maria”, 3rd place Senior Duo; “Moon River”, 4th place Senior group, 2nd place Senior Musical Theatre; “The News”, 1st place Senior group, 2nd place Senior Tap; “Rock Your Body”, 4th place Teen Hip Hop; “Slipping Through Its Bitter Grip”, 3rd place Senior group, 2nd place Senior Contemporary; “The Telling”, Winner Best Performance Teen Division, Winner Best Production Performance, Winner Best Contemporary Performance, 1st place Teen production, 1st place Teen Contemporary; “Tight Rope”, 2nd place Junior Tap; “Victor, Victoria”, 5th place Teen extended line, 2nd place Teen Musical Theatre; “You Can Find Me”, 3rd place Junior Jazz.
 
Congratulations goes to ”Imagine”, “Its Your Thing” and “The Telling”, they were selected to perform in the Gala at “The Dance Awards”.  “Imagine” was awarded 3rd runner-up Junior Best Performance and “Its Your Thing” was awarded 1st runner-up Senior Best Performance.  “The Telling” was awarded Winner Best Performance Teen Division, this makes DWDE Company Winners of Best Performance Teen Division two years in a row!!
 
Congratulations to:  Dean Husted for being Top Ten Male Senior Finalist, Shannon Womble for being Top Ten Male Senior Finalist, Andrea Ward for being Top Ten Female Senior Finalist, Morgan Higgins for being the National Teen Winner, Anessa Zivic for being Top Thirteen Female Teen Finalist, Anthony Kelly for being Top Eleven Male Teen Finalist, Burkelle Reighard for being Top Twelve Female Junior Finalist, Hallie Green for being Top Twelve Female Junior Finalist, Alexi Broman for being Top Twenty-one Female Senior Finalist, Rebecca Cannaday for being Top Twenty-one Female Senior Finalist, Trinity Bonilla for being Top Twenty-one Female Teen Finalist.
 
Also congratulations to; Trinity Bonilla, Alexi Broman, Rebecca Cannaday, Morgan Higgins and Anessa Zivic for winning regional scholarships towards the 2016-2017 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 Arlington, VA earning top awards for their performances at each competition.  Below are the results of those competitions:
 
Regional Competition Awards for Group Numbers:
 
“Ambiguous”
NUVO: DJ Pick, 3rd place Teen line
NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen Jazz, 1st place Teen line, Critics Choice Nominee-Teen
24 Seven: Stop the Clock, High Score Teen/Senior Jazz, 2nd place Teen line
Radix: High Gold
 
“Brandenburg Concerto”
Jump: You Rock Jump, High Score Teen Ballet, 2nd place Teen extended line
NUVO: High Gold
NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen Ballet, 4th place Teen extended line
24 Seven: High Gold, High Score Teen/Senior Ballet
Radix: High Gold, 1st place Teen Ballet
 
“Caught up”
Radix: High Gold
 
“Choo Choo Ch’Boogie”
24 Seven: High Gold, High Score Mini/Junior Tap, 2nd place Mini/Junior line, 11 O’clock number-Mini
Radix: High Gold, 1st place Mini Line, Best of Radix Mini
 
“Fake Love”
NUVO: DJ Pick
NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen Hip Hop, 1st place Teen extended line
24 Seven: High Gold
Radix: High Gold

“Fast Car”
NUVO: High Gold, High Score teen/Senior Lyrical
NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen Lyrical, 1st place Teen small production, Critics Choice Nominee-Teen
24 Seven: High Gold, High Score Teen/Senior Lyrical
Radix: High Gold, 1st Place Teen Lyrical
 
“Girls Night Out”
Radix: High Gold, 1st place Junior Jazz, 3rd place Junior extended line
 
“Glazunov’s Waltz”
NUVO: High Gold, 2nd place Junior Overall, 2nd place junior line
NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Junior Ballet, 2nd place junior extended line, Critics Choice Nominee-Junior
24 Seven: High Gold, High Score Min/Junior Ballet, 3rd place Junior extended line
Radix: High Gold, 1st place Junior Ballet
 
“Hello Loneliness”
NUVO: DJ’s Pick, High Score Teen/Senior Specialty, 1st place Teen extended line, Best NU Group, Studio Pick
NYCDA: Platinum, Teen High Score Overall, 1st place Teen Open, 1st place Teen large production, Critics Choice Winner-Teen
24 Seven: Stop the Clock, High Score Teen/Senior Specialty, 1st place Teen extended line, 11 o’clock number-Teen, Studio Showcase
Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Teen Specialty, 1st place Teen extended line, Best of Radix-Teen, Studio Showcase
 
“The News”
JUMP: You Rock Jump, High Score Teen Tap, 1st place Teen group, Best of Jump-Teen, Studio Pick
NYCDA: Platinum, 2nd place Teen Tap, 3rd place Teen group
24 Seven: Stop the Clock, 1st place Teen group
Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Teen group, 1st place Teen Tap
 
“Pop”
Radix: High Gold, 2nd place Junior extended line
 
“Rock Your Soul”
NYCDA: Platinum, 2nd place Junior Contemporary, 2nd place Junior group, Critics Choice Winner-Junior
24 Seven: Stop the Clock, 2nd place Junior group, 11 0’clock number-Junior
Radix: High Gold, 2nd place junior group, Best of Radix-Junior
 
Samurai”
NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 3rd place Teen line
NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen Tap, 3rd place Teen line, Teen/Senior Judge’s Pick, Critics Choice Nominee
24Seven: Stop the Clock, High Score Teen/Senior Tap, 1st place Teen line
Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Teen line
 
“Say You Do”
JUMP: You Rock Jump, 1st place Teen Duo/Trio
NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 1st place Teen Duo/Trio
NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen Duo/Trio
24 Seven: Stop the Clock, 1st Place Teen Duo/Trio
Radix: On the Edge, 1st Place Teen Duo/Trio
 
“Shake the Room”
24 Seven: Gold
Radix: High Gold, 1st place Mini Jazz, 3rd place Mini line
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“Sing, Sing, Sing”
NYCDA: Platinum, 1st place Teen Musical Theatre, 1st place Teen large production, Critics Choice Nominee-Teen
Radix: On the Edge, 1st place Teen Musical Theatre, 2nd place Teen production
 
“When the Waves Meet the Shore”
NUVO: DJ’s Pick, 1st place Teen group
NYCDA: Platinum, 3rd place Teen Contemporary, 2nd place Teen group, Critics Choice Nominee-Teen
24 Seven: Stop the Clock, 11 O’clock, 2nd place Teen group
Radix: On the Edge, 2nd place Teen group
 

Solos competed at regional events:
 
“Architecture of Loss” Wyeth Walker
Jump-High Gold, 2nd place Senior
NUVO-DJ’s Pick, 4th place Senior
24Seven-High Gold, 9th place Senior
Radix-High Gold, 10th place Senior
 
“At the Seams”, Anthony Kelly
Jump-You Rock Jump, 2nd place Teen
NUVO-DJ’s Pick, 2nd place Teen
24Seven-High Gold
Radix-High Gold
 
“Blinded”, Maggie Adams
Jump-High Gold, 6th place Senior
NUVO-High Gold, 7th place Senior
NYCDA-Platinum, 8th place Senior
Radix-High Gold
 
“Chattanooga Choo-Choo”, Alena Landers
Jump- High Gold, 3rd place Senior
NYCDA-Platinum, 6th place Senior
24Seven-High Gold, 5th place Senior
Radix-Gold
 
“Escape”, Jordan Gaskin
Jump-High Gold, 2nd place Senior
NUVO-High Gold, 8th place Senior
24Seven-High Gold, 2nd place Senior
Radix-High Gold
 
“Fall Behind Me”, Sydney Blair
Jump-High Gold, 8th place Senior
NUVO-High Gold
24Seven-High Gold
Radix-High Gold
 
“Happy Feet”, Sydney Rader
Jump-High Gold, 5th place Junior
NUVO-High Gold, 9th place Junior
24Seven-High Gold, 7th place Junior
Radix-High Gold, 7th place Junior
 
“If My Friends Could See Me Now”, Elizabeth Hernly
NUVO-Gold
24Seven-Gold, 10th place Junior
Radix-Gold
 
“Infiltrate”, Anessa Zivic
Jump-Your Rock Jump, 1st place Teen
NUVO-DJ’s Pick, 1st place Teen
NYCDA-Platinum, 1st place Teen
24Seven-Stop the Clock, 1st place Teen
Radix-On the Edge, 4th place Teen
 
“It Could Be”, Asia Johnson
NUVO-High Gold, 9th place Teen
24Seven-High Gold, 9th place Teen
 
“I’ve Tried”, Hallie Green
Jump-High Gold, 4th Place Teen
NUVO-High Gold, 3rd place Teen
24/7-Stop the Clock, 3rd place Teen
Radix-High Gold
 
“Lanterns Lit”, Burkelle Reighard
Jump-High Gold, 8th place Teen
NUVO-High Gold, 7th place Teen
24Seven-High Gold, 6th place Teen
Radix-On the Edge, 2nd place Teen
 
“Lonely”, Alexi Broman
Jump-High Gold, 5th place Senior
NUVO-High Gold, 5th place Senior
NYCDA-Platinum, 4th place Senior
24Seven-High Gold, 6th place Senior
Radix-High Gold, 9th place Senior
 
“Mon Dieu”, Trinity Bonilla
Jump-You Rock Jump, 1st place Teen
NUVO-High Gold, 3rd place Teen
24Seven-High Gold, 5th place Teen
Radix-On the Edge, 1st place Teen
 
“Passing”, Blaire Lindsley
Jump-High Gold, 9th place Teen
NUVO-High Gold
 
“Rock Steady”, Jahnice Davis
Jump-High Gold
24Seven-High Gold, 8th place Teen
Radix-High Gold
 
“Sister Sadie”, Peyton Thomas
Radix-High Gold
 
“This Confinement”, Morgan Higgin
NYCDA-Platinum, 3rd place Senior
Radix-On the Edge, 1st place Senior
 
“When the Darkness Sets In”, Emily Wiesner
Jump-High Gold, 3rd place Teen
NUVO-High Gold, 4th place Teen
24Seven-Stop the Clock, 2nd place Teen
Radix-High Gold, 7th place Teen

 
Denise Walls’s Dance Energy Company will be competing this summer at “The Dance Awards” National Competition in Orlando Florida July 9th-15th.  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, Alexi Broman, Jahnice Davis, Jordan Gaskin, Hallie Green, Elizabeth Hernly, Toryn Hester, McKenzie Hill, Asia Johnson, Anthony Kelly, Chloe Ladi, Alena Landers, Blaire Lindsley, Sydni Manley, Sydney Rader, Burkelle Reighard, Veanna Rodriguez, Julea Thomas, Peyton Thomas, Wyeth Walker, Emily Wiesner, Anessa Zivic.
 
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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