2O10 COMPETITION RESULTS
NATIONAL FINALS JULY 2010
ONSTAGE NEW YORK July 9 - 13
Overall Advanced Mini Soloists
1st Place - “Music Box”- Kayla Mak
2nd Place - “Don Quixote”- Veronica Orgera
High Score Advanced Mini Groups
1st Place - “Orchestra”
2nd Place - “Great DJ”
High Score Primary Mini Vocal Pop Solo
1st Place - “I’ll Be There”- Breigh Hammel
Top 10 Overall Advanced Junior Soloists
2nd Place - “Enter One”- Jessica Ferretti
3rd Place - “Pieces of Me”- Amanda Kraus
High Score Advanced Junior Groups
1st Place - “Baby Sister”
High Score Advanced Junior Production
1st Place - “Forever Young”
High Score Primary Junior Vocal Pop Solo
“At Last”- Samantha Kenny
Overall Advanced Teen Soloists
1st Place - “Inner Soul”- Logan Epstein
2nd Place - “Mischief” - Noelle Meers
3rd Place - “Time”- Kamilah Shah
4th Place - “Ave Maria”- Bianca Gerasia
Overall Advanced Teen Duo/Trio
1st Place - “Ophelia”- Logan Epstein & Noelle Meers
Overall Advanced Teen Group
1st Place - “Sort of”
2nd Place - “Mirrors”
3rd Place - “Sentimental”
4th Place - “Egypte”
Overall Advanced Teen Line
1st Place - “Passing Hands Past Time”
2nd Place - “Montserrat”
5th Place - “Coba”
Overall Advanced Senior Group
1st Place - “With or Without You”
Top 10 Overall Advanced Senior Soloists
4th Place - “Sea of Love”- Alexa Delpriora
7th Place - “Blue will be Blue”- Rachel Ferretti
9th Place - “He Doesn’t Know”- Gianna Bruno
10th Place - “Corner of your Heart”- Nicole Witko
ONSTAGE GALA AWARDS:
National Miss Mini Onstage New York
1st Runner-Up - Jackie Broderick
2nd Runner-Up - Kayla Mak
National Mr Mini Onstage New York
Title Winner - Aaron Schur
National Miss Junior Onstage New York
Title Winner - Amanda Kraus
1st Runner Up - Jessica Ferretti
National Miss Teen Onstage New York
Title Winner - Logan Epstein
1st Runner Up - Noelle Meers
2nd Runner Up - Kamilah Shah
National Miss Senior Onstage New York
2nd Runner Up - Alexa Delpriora
National Mini Critics' Choice
“Orchestra”
National Teen Critics' Choice
“Sort Of”
National Senior Critics' Choice
“With or Without You”
NEW YORK CITY DANCE ALLIANCE July 1 - 7
JUNIORS:
Top 10 Overall Soloists
4th Place - "The Light" – Jessica Ferretti
10th Place - "Pieces of Me" – Amanda Kraus
Top 10 Overall High Score Groups
1st Place – "Baby Sister" (1st place overall in Lyrical category)
Junior 'Critics Choice' Performing at the Junior Gala
"Baby Sister"
TEENS:
Top 10 Overall Soloists
2nd Place - "Inner Soul" – Logan Epstein
Top 10 Overall Duos/Trios
1st Place - "Ophelia" – Logan Epstein & Noelle Meers
5th Place - "Bolero" – Bianca Gerasia & Amanda Kraus
Top 10 High Overall High Score Groups
2nd Place - "Egypte" (1st place overall in Ballet category)
4th Place - "Mirrors" (2nd place overall in Specialty category)
6th Place - "Sentimental" (1st place overall in Lyrical category)
Top 10 Overall High Score Lines
3rd Place - "Passing Hands Past Time"
Teen CRITICS CHOICE Performing at the Senior Gala
"Egypté"
SENIORS:
Top 10 Overall Soloists
6th Place - "Hold On" – Alexa Delpriora
Top 10 Overall High Score Groups
5th Place - "With Or Without You" (1st place overall in Lyrical category)
Senior CRITICS CHOICE Performing at the Senior Gala
"With or Without You"
NYCDA GALA FINALE:
TOP 10 Mini Outstanding Dancer Female
Veronica Orgera
TOP 10 Junior Outstanding Dancer Female
Jessica Ferretti
Amanda Kraus
Teen Outstanding Dancer Female Title
1st Runner-Up – Logan Epstein
REGIONAL COMPETITIONS DEC. 2009 - MAY 2010
NEW YORK CITY DANCE ALLIANCE ( NYCDA) DEC. 2009 - MAR. 2010
TOTAL OF 16 REGIONAL OUTSTANDING DANCER
5 REGIONAL CRITICS CHOICE
NYCDA - Boston, MA - DEC. 5 -6 2009
Senior High Score Soloists:
1st Place – “Corner of Your Heart” – Nicole Witko
2nd Place – “The Weakness in Me” – Rachel Ferretti
Teen High Score Duo/Trio:
1st Place – “Bolero” – Bianca Gerasie & Amanda Kraus
Teen High Score Group:
1st Place – “Mirrors”
2nd Place – “Egypte”
Teen Overall High Score:
1st Place – “Mirrors”
Teen Critics’ Choice:
“Mirrors”
NYCDA - Arlington, VA – JAN 16 -17 2010
Junior High Score Soloists:
1st Place – “What’s The Pointe” – Amanda Kraus
2nd Place - “Enter One” – Jessica Ferretti
Teen High Score Duo/Trio:
1st Place – “Ophelia” – Logan Epstein & Noelle Meers
Junior High Score Group:
1st Place – “Baby Sister”
Junior Critics’ Choice:
“Baby Sister”
ONSTAGE NEW YORK - Sewell, NJ - Feb 13 -14 2010
TITLE Winners:
Mini Title– Kayla Mak
Junior Title– Amanda Kraus
Teen Title– Logan Epstein
Senior Title – Rachel Ferretti
CRITICS' CHOICE Winners:
Mini – "Great DJ"
Junior – "Forever Young"
Teen – "Sentimental"
Senior – "With Or Without You"
MINI AWARDS:
Top 10 Advanced Mini Soloists:
2nd Place - ''River Of Dreams" – Kayla Mak
3rd Place -’'' Impossible Dream” – Veronica Orgera
7th Place – "Have A Little Faith" – Jackie Broderick
8th Place – “Sara Lee” – Sara DeGraw
Advanced Mini Group:
1st Place - ''Great DJ''
Overall Advanced Mini Division:
1st Place - ''Great DJ''
2nd Place - ''Orchestra”
JUNIOR AWARDS:
Top 10 Advanced Junior Soloists:
1st Place - "What's The Pointe" – Amanda Kraus
2nd Place - "Enter One" – Jessica Ferretti
7th Place - "Awakenings" – Jordyn Gardner
Advanced Junior Group:
1st Place - ''Baby Sister''
Advanced Junior Line:
1st Place - ''Forever Young''
Overall Advanced Junior Division:
1st Place - ''Forever Young''
2nd Place - ''Baby Sister''
TEEN AWARDS:
Top 10 Advanced Teen Soloists:
1st Place - "Inner Soul" – Logan Epstein
2nd Place – "Bloom" – Noelle Meers
3rd Place – "Time" – Kamilah Shah
5th Place – "Memoirs of a Geisha" – Bianca Gerasia
10th place – "Madame Butterfly" – Michelle Orgera
Advanced Teen Duo/Trios:
1st Place - "Ophelia"
2nd Place - "Bolero"
Advanced Teen Groups:
1st Place - "Sentimental"
2nd Place - "Egypte"
4th Place - "Mirrors"
Advanced Teen Lines:
1st Place - "Montserrat"
2nd Place - ''Passing Hands Pass Time''
4th Place - "Coba"
Advanced Teen Production:
1st Place - ''Chopstix''
Overall Advanced Teen Division:
1st Place - "Sentimental"
3rd Place - "Egypte"
4th Place - "Mirrors"
5th Place - "Montserrat"
6th Place - "Passing Hands Past Time"
8th Place - "Coba"
10th place - "Chopstix"
SENIOR AWARDS:
Top 10 Advanced Senior Soloists:
1st Place - "Gravel Line" - Nicole Witko
2nd Place - "Sea Of Love" - Alexa Delpriora
3rd Place - "Weakness In Me" - Rachel Ferretti
5th Place - "He Doesn’t Know" - Gianna Bruno
8th Place - "Man In The Mirror" - Jailyn Gardner
Advance Senior Group:
2nd Place - "With Or Without You"
Advance Senior Line:
1st Place - ''Nearer to Thee''
Overall Advanced Senior Division:
3rd Place - ''Nearer to Thee''
4th Place - "With Or Without You"
HALL OF FAME – Worcester, MA - Feb 26-27 2010
Royal Caribbean Cruise Winner (Top Scoring Studio):
Kelly Burke
Future Hall of Famer • Solo (Top 7)
1st Place - "Music Box" - Kayla Mak
Junior • Solo • American League (Top 8)
2nd Place - "What's The Pointe" - Amanda Kraus
3rd Place - "Enter One" - Jessica Ferretti
4th Place - "Don't Rain On My Parade" - Veronica Orgera
Teen • Solo • American League (Top 9)
1st Place - "Mischief" - Noelle Meers
3rd Place - "Inner Soul" - Logan Epstein
4th Place - "Circles" - Kamilah Shah
4th Place - "Ave Maria" - Bianca Gerasia
Senior • Solo • American League (Top 9)
3rd Place - "Sea Of Love" - Alexa Delpriora
7th Place - "He Doesn't Know" - Gianna Bruno
8th Place - "Gravel Lines" - Nicole Witko
8th Place - "Weakness In Me" - Rachel Ferretti
Teen • Duet/Trio • American League (Top 8)
1st Place - "Ophelia" - Logan Epstein & Noelle Meers
2nd Place - "Bolero" - Bianca Gerasia & Amanda Kraus
Junior • Small Group • American League (Top 8)
1st Place - "Baby Sister"
5th Place - "Orchestra"
Junior • Large Group • American League (Top 5)
1st Place - "Forever Young"
2nd Place - "Montserrat"
Teen • Small Group • American League (Top 8)
1st Place - "Mirrors"
2nd Place - "Egypte"
3rd Place - "With Or Without You"
5th Place - "Sentimental"
Teen • Large Group • American League (Top 5)
1st Place - "Passing Hands Past Time"
3rd Place - "Coba"
5th Place - "Nearer To Thee"
Teen • Line • American League (Top 5)
2nd Place - "Chopstix"
HALL OF FAME VIDEOS
"Inner Soul" – Logan Epstein – Teen Solo
"Baby Sister" – Junior Small Group – Lyrical
"Ophelia" - Teen Duet - Open
"Mirrors" – Teen Small Group – Open
NYCDA - Philadelphia, PA - Mar 13 -14 2010
MINIS:
Mini High Score Group:
1st Place – “Orchestra”
2nd Place – “Great DJ”
Mini High Score Ballet:
1st Place – “Orchestra”
Mini High Score Jazz:
1st Place – “Great DJ”
Mini Overall High Score:
“Orchestra”
JUNIORS:
Junior High Score Small Production:
1st Place - "Forever Young"
Junior Overall High Score:
"Forever Young"
TEENS:
Teen High Score Ballet:
1st Place - "Chopstix"
Teen High Score Contemporary:
1st Place – “Passing Hands Pass Time”
SENIORS:
Senior High Score Group:
1st Place – “Rising Sun”
CRITICS' CHOICE WINNERS:
Mini Critics’ Choice:
“Orchestra”
Teen Critics’ Choice:
“Chopstix”
NYCDA - Meadowlands, NJ – Mar 20 -21 2010
Teen High Score Solo:
1st Place – “Memoirs of a Geisha” – Bianca Gerasia
2nd Place – “Inner Soul” – Logan Epstein
Teen High Score Group:
1st Place – “Sentimental”
Teen Overall High Score:
“Sentimental”
Teen Critics’ Choice:
“Sentimental”
SHOWSTOPPERS - Hartford, CT - Apr 30 – May 2 2010
Junior Competitive Small Overall:
1st Place – “Orchestra”
2nd Place – “Great DJ”
Junior Competitive Large Overall:
1st Place – “Forever Young”
Teen Competitive Duet/Trio:
1st Place – “Ophelia”
2nd Place – “Bolero”
Teen Competitive Small Overall:
1st Place (Tie) – “Egypte” & “Mirrors”
2nd Place – “Baby Sister”
3rd Place – “Sentimental”
5th Place – “Spotlight”
Teen Competitive Large Overall:
1st Place – “Montserrat”
2nd Place – “Passing Hands Past Time”
Teen Competitive Super Overall:
1st Place – “Chopstix”
Senior Competitive Small Overall:
1st Place – “With or Without You”
2nd Place – “Rising Sun”
Senior Competitive Large Overall:
1st Place – “Nearer to Thee”
Top 10 Mini Competitive Solo:
3rd Place – Kayla Mak
6th Place – Sara DeGraw
Top 10 Junior Competitive Solo:
3rd Place – Veronica Orgera
Top 10 Teen Competitive Solo:
1st Place – Logan Epstein
2nd Place – Kamilah Shah
4th Place (Tie) – Noelle Meers & Jessica Ferretti
7th Place – Amanda Kraus
Top 10 Senior Competitive Solo:
2nd Place – Bianca Gerasia
3rd Place – Alexa Delpriora
5th Place – Gianna Bruno
9th Place (Tie) – Jailyn Gardner & Michele Orgera
NUVO – Secaucus, NJ - May 7 -9 2010
Junior Best NU Group
"Baby Sister"
Teen Best NU Group
"Sentimental"
Studio Pick
"Sentimental"
Mini/Junior • Lyrical • Competition Winner
1st Place – "Baby Sister"
Teen/Senior • Ballet • Competition Winner
1st Place – "Egypte’"
Teen/Senior • Lyrical • Competition Winner
1st Place – "With Or Without You"
Teen/Senior • Specialty • Competition Winner
1st Place – "Mirrors"
Mini (7-10) • Solo • Competition Winners
1st Place - "Don't Rain On My Parade" – Veronica Orgera
Junior (11-12) • Solo • Competition Winners
1st Place – "What's The Pointe" – Amanda Kraus
2nd Place – "Enter One" – Jessica Ferretti
Junior (11-12) • Group • Competition Winners
1st Place – "Baby Sister"
Teen (13-15) • Solo • Competition Winners
1st Place - "Solid Ground" – Logan Epstein
3rd Place – "Bloom" – Noelle Meers
Teen (13-15) • Duo/Trio • Competition Winners
1st Place – "Bolero" – Bianca Gerasia/ Amanda Kraus
2nd Place – "Ophelia" – Logan Epstein / Noelle Meers
Teen (13-15) • Group • Competition Winners
2nd Place (Tie) - "Sentimental" & "Mirrors"
2nd Place (Tie) – "Mirrors"
Teen (13-15) • Line • Competition Winners
3rd Place - "Passing Hands Past Time"
Senior (16+) • Group • Competition Winners
2nd Place – "With Or Without You"
DANCER'S INC – Waterbury, CT - Apr 15 -16 2010
Top Score Awards – Soloists / Duo/Trios
Junior Soloist *Rising Star*
1st Place - "Music Box" - Kayla Mak
2nd Place - "River Of Dreams" - Kayla Mak
Junior Soloist *All Star*
1st Place - "Don Quixote" - Veronica Orgera
2nd Place - "Don't Rain On My Parade" - Veronica Orgera
Top Junior Soloist of the Day
"Music Box" - Kayla Mak
Senior Soloist *All Star*
1st Place - "Inner Soul" - Logan Epstein
2nd Place - "Bloom" - Noelle Meers
3rd Place - "Solid Ground" - Logan Epstein
4th Place - "Mischief" - Noelle Meers
5th Place - "What's The Pointe" - Amanda Kraus
6th Place - "Memoirs Of A Geisha" - Bianca Gerasia
7th Place - "Ave Maria" - Bianca Gerasia
8th Place - "Sea Of Love" - Alexa Delpriora
9th Place - "Hold On" - Alexa Delpriora
10th Place - "Pieces Of Me" – Amanda Kraus
Top Senior Soloist of the Day
"Inner Soul" – Logan Epstein
Senior Duo/Trio *All Star*
"Ophelia" - Logan Epstein, Noelle Meers
NEW YORK CITY DANCE ALLIANCE (NYCDA)
JOE LANTERI'S NEW YORK CITY DANCE ALLIANCE IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS DANCE COMPETITIONS IN THE COUNTRY. IT DOES ATTRACT INCREDIBLE TALENT AND THE HIGHEST AWARD GIVEN AT THE NYCDA COMPETITION IS THE "CRITICS' CHOICE". THE WESTCHESTER DANCE ACADEMY THUS FAR FOR THE YEAR 2010 HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING "CRITICS' CHOICE" AWARDS.
5 REGIONAL CRITICS CHOICE
MINI - CRITICS CHOICE - "ORCHESTRA"
JUNIOR - CRITICS CHOICE - "BABY SISTER"
TEEN - CRITICS CHOICE - "MIRRORS"
TEEN - CRITICS CHOICE - "SENTIMENTAL"
TEEN - CRITICS CHOICE - "CHOPSTIX"
TOTAL OF 16 REGIONAL OUTSTANDING DANCER
NOELLE MEERS
AMANDA KRAUS
