Missouri Dance Team State Competition, February 23, 2008

The dance team competed at the 2008 MODTA competition and took home a 1^st Place trophy for hip hop, a Superior Trophy for their pom pon routine, and earned the 3A Division Academic Award for the overall highest grade point average.

St. Charles Classic, February, 2008

The dance team traveled this weekend to St. Charles, Missouri to compete in the St. Charles Classic. They placed first in the hip hop, second in pom pon, and fifth in their jazz routine.

Kansas Spectacular, January,2008

The dance team competed in the Kansas Spectacular at Olathe East High School, bringing home a bevy of awards!  The team won a Sweepstakes Award, the Gussie Nell Davis Award, Best Overall Precision Award, and Team Judges Award for Jazz and Hip Hop.  The Officer Awards included First Runner Up trophy, a Single Division I Rating, Officer Judges Award, Best Overall Presentation and Best Overall Precision. 

Universal Dance Camp, June, 2007
UDA Camp 07	Drill Downs – 1^st Runner Up	Still standing!!	Senioritas!

The St. Teresa’s Academy Dance Team participated in the Universal Dance Association (UDA) Camp at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri from June 21, 2007 to June 24, 2007, and received the following awards:

The team received a Superior Award, the Leadership Award, 2^nd Place in their Home Routine, the Rock Star Award the second day of camp, and earned Spirit Sticks every day. In an individual competition, three dance team members received individual All Star Awards. The members receiving this recognition were Senior Kyle Hougland, Sophomore Emily Isom and Senior Maddy McGannon. During drill downs, Emily Isom became one of the last two dancers standing, and was the 1^st runner up in drill down competition. In addition, Maddy McGannon was the only camp member selected by UDA to audition next year to become a camp advisor for the summer of 2008. The team also qualified to compete at the UDA National Competition in Orlando, Florida which is held the weekend of February 1, 2008. Congratulations to the team!!

Today’s Talent Network Nationals, Branson, MO, July, 2007
1^st Place Senior Lg Group	On Stage!	It Don’t Matter	Gene Bicknell Award

The dance team participated in a national competition this summer to gain experience in performing, and participated in 12 hours of master’s classes and workshops. Rebecca Oyler and Lauren Christensen performed their solos, and both received a Gold Award. The dance team performed their camp routine “It Don’t Matter”, and received a Gold Award and placed 1^st overall in the senior large group division.

In addition to competing, the weekend concluded with a national spectacular and all our dance numbers scored high enough to be included in the final evening performance. Betsy Koehne, Lauren Christensen, and Rebecca Oyler were invited to participate in VIP classes, and performed an additional dance number in the finale. Rebecca Oyler also received the Gene Bicknell Award, which included free master’s classes at any regional in Spring, 2008, and a free entry fee for a solo performance.