HSArts had another successful competition weekend at Applause Talent Dance Competition @applausetalent! We took home five 1st Place Overall awards 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 and the Highest Score of the Day studio award 💎. All award results are listed below!
• Full-time middle and high school students received 1st Place Overall 🥇and an Elite Platinum award in the Teen division for their small group dance “Calligraphy”!
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• Full-time high school students received 1st Place Overall 🥇and an Elite Platinum award in the Senior division for their small group dance “Butterfly”!
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• Abigail Wong (10) from our Young Artists Program received 1st Place Overall 🥇and an Elite Platinum award in the First Call Junior division for her solo “Ode to Lotus” and was crowned the Junior Applause title winner! 👑
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• Emilie Fu (14) from our Young Artists Program received 1st Place Overall 🥇and a Double Platinum award in the First Call Teen division for her solo “Dancing in the Rain,” as well as a Special Judges’ Award for her amazing lines ❤️🩰
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• Abbie Tanabe (13) and Kylie Tang (12) received 1st Place Overall 🥇and a Double Platinum award in the First Call Teen division for their duet “Together We Stand.” 👯♀️
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• Kylie Tang (12) from our Young Artists Program received 3rd Place Overall 🥉and Double Platinum in the First Call Junior division for her solo “Remembrance”!
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• Andy Ispas (11) from our Middle School Program received 4th Place Overall 🎗and Double Platinum in the First Call Junior division for his solo “Courage”!
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• Ms. Hanna received the Best Choreography Award 🏅👑 for her masterpiece “Calligraphy” among 200+ entries from all studios!
• HSArts received the Highest Score of the Day award 🏆as the dance institution that accumulated the greatest number of points in the First Call competition level!
Next stop on the list — we will be heading to @starboundcomp in March! Stay tuned!
-Ms. Ginnie Wu