Local dancers win awards





The Academy of Dance and School of Performing Arts students brought back 11 gold awards, two silver awards, and green cash awards totaling $1,300 for excellence in several dance categories from the L.A.DanceForce competition held recently at the Hyatt Regency in Garden Grove.

The Academy of Dance’s Junior Petite Company earned top honors as the regional champs.

Following are the company’s gold awards: Junior Petite Company for Best Overall Junior Group, Tap Company for Best Overall Teen Group, Hip Hop Company for Best Overall Teen Group, Production Company, Lyrical Company, Mini Company, Elite Company, and Junior Company.

Silver honors went to the Junior Trio and Mini Duet.

Solo gold awards were given to Sami Simon, 12; Savannah Payton, 11 and Candice Fox, 17. Studio Scholarship Awards were presented to Beth Cohen, 9, and Lara Frasco, 16.

The dance studio celebrates 30 years of serving students from Ventura to Los Angeles. The academy is led by artistic director, teacher, choreographer, and businesswoman Lilly Alexander. Teachers and choreographers include Ahjalia Hall and Jennifer Lettelleir.

The studio offers dance instructions for ages 3 to adult, including classical ballet, pointe, tap, hip hop, jazz, lyrical, musical theatre, and adult classes.

“Celebrate 2008” is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sat., June 21 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Tickets are available at the box office and Ticketmaster.

To register for the twosession summer intensive dance camp, or for fall registration information, call (818) 889-1515 or www.academyofdance.us.

The Academy of Dance and Performing Arts is at 5700 Corsa Ave., Westlake Village.


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