Studio West Dance came back from the Dance Power Summerfest Finals in Kelowna with a bundle of gold medals earlier this month.
The Ladner dance studio, which had to qualify to take part in the event, brought over 100 of its students to the competition and took home 44 gold medals and seven high gold medals, said Studio West director Jyla Davis.
"We've had a really successful year," she said. "The dancers and the families have been really excited and pumped, and have been working really, really hard all year."
She noted studios from all over B.C. and Alberta took part in the competition.
Studio West dancers had a top-two score in each of the three divisions and also took home approximately $1,000 in cash prizes.
Dancers from Studio West Dance will be performing at the Tsawwassen Sun Festival on Monday, Aug. 5 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the main stage. The group will also have a booth at the fair's marketplace.
Overall high score winners, groups and special awards: Taylor Robinson: "Broadway Bound Award," for her musical theatre solo Olivia Keady & Kaitlyn McLean: "Born To Entertain Award," for their musical theatre duo Michael Kaardal: "The Entertainer Award," for his hip hop solo Amy Bell: "Dance Machine Award," for her tap solo "Overtone," a senior contemporary small group won the "Unforgettable Award" "The Villagers," a senior contemporary large
group won the "That's The Way I Like it Award" "Hunter," a senior contemporary group won the "Take A Bow Award" Peighton Brown, won the Division 1 runner up highest scoring solo for her jazz solo Natasha Taylor and Megan Bell won the Division 2 runner up highest scoring duo for their jazz duo "The Mob," an Intermediate Hip Hop Group, won the Division 2 runner up highest scoring group Hayley Klimovich was the Overall Highest Scoring Soloist in Division 3
"Hunter" was the Overall Highest Scoring Group in Division 3 Tanner Plecas, one of our instructors, won a choreography award for his work on "Overtone" Studio West choreographers are: Jyla Davis, Tanner Plecas, Melissa Pribula, Lacey Clarke and Sara Williamson (R.A.D)
