J&T DANCE TEAM

J&T Team dancers are 7-18 years old and take several classes per week including tap, jazz, ballet, modern, and hip-hop.

Schedule: The J&T Dance Team classes begin in July and end in June after the annual recitals.

Performance Opportunities: The J&T Dance Team performs in 3 dance competitions, the J&T Team Show, and 3 Jazz n Taps Recitals each year.

Dance Competitions: Our solid reputation for quality reflects our attitude toward competition and our goal to develop in each student a genuine respect for dance as an art form. With the right focus, the experience gained in competition can be an excellent source of self-confidence. If the dancers feel good about a performance and understand that they become better each time they go onstage then they are truly growing through the competitive experience.

2008 Competition Highlights

DMC Solo Title Pageant - February 2008

Miss Dance - 1st Runner Up - Kelly

Teen Miss Dance - 2nd Runner Up - Julie

DMC Scholarship Auditions - February 2008

Junior Division

7th Overall - Kaitlyn

8th Overall & Best Tap - Nikki

Teen Division

2nd Overall & Best Jazz - Julie

6th Overall - Jennifer

8th Overall - Samantha

Senior Division

2nd Overall & Best Tap & Best Ballet - Kelly

Starbound Talent Competition - March 2008

Junior Duo/Trios

4th Overall - "Lipstick, Powder, & Paint " - Jillian & Jenna

5th Overall - "When You Believe" - Danielle & Alissa

Junior Groups

Great Ripple Award - "I Will Remember You" - Team 2 Ballet

Senior Solos

6th Overall - "Life with Harold" - Taylor

9th Overall - "Hold Me Now" - Kelly

Senior Duo/Trios

3rd Overall - "Cha Cha" - Julie & Natasha

4th Overall - "Saved" - Emily, Maria, & Chelsea

Senior Groups

11th Overall - "Rock Your Soul" - Team 4/5 Modern

Wonderful Wings Award - "A Wild, Wild Party" - Team 4/5

Best Costume Award - "Ballroom Blitz" - Team 4/5 Jazz

Encore Performing Arts Showcase - April 2008

Division I - Junior Large Groups

1st Overall - "Shake Your Groove Thing" - Team 1 Jazz

2nd Overall - "Burning Love" - Team 1 Tap

3rd Overall - "Strut" - Junior Hip-Hop Team

Division I - Senior Duo/Trios

1st Overall - "Saved" - Emily, Maria, & Chelsea

National Scholarship Award - Emily

Division I - Senior Small Groups

1st Overall - "Route 66" - Team 3 Tap

3rd Overall - "Lose Control" - Senior Hip-Hop

Critics Choice Award - "Route 66" - Team 3 Tap

Division I - Senior Large Groups

1st Overall - "Do Your Thing" - Team 3 Jazz

Division II - Junior Large Groups

3rd Overall - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy " - Team 2 Tap

5th Overall - "I Will Remember You" - Team 2 Ballet

Division II - Senior Solos

1st Overall - "Mein Herr" - Kelly

Encore Elite Dance Team Award - Taylor

Division II - Senior Duo/Trios

2nd Overall - "Cha Cha" - Julie & Natasha

3rd Overall - "Gavin's Song" - Samantha & Jennifer

Division II - Senior Small Groups

4th Overall - "Rock Your Soul" - Team 4/5 Modern

Broadway Bound Award - "A Wild, Wild Party " - Team 4/5

Dance Masters of California - May 2008

Petite Duo/Trios & Groups

2nd Overall - "Burning Love" - Team 1 Tap

3rd Overall - "Shake Your Groove Thing" - Team 1 Jazz

1st Place Hip-Hop - "Strut" - Junior Hip-Hop Team

Junior Solos

1st Place Tap - "Come on Everybody" - Jillian

Junior Duo/Trios & Groups

1st Overall - "Little Shop of Horrors " - Team 2 Jazz

2nd Overall - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy " - Team 2 Tap

4th Overall - "When You Believe" - Danielle & Alissa

7th Overall - "I Will Remember You" - Team 2 Ballet

1st Place M.T. - "Lipstick, Powder, & Paint" - Jillian & Jenna

1st Place Tap - "Walking on Sunshine" - Allison & Isabel

Teen Solos

2nd Overall - "Life with Harold " - Taylor

5th Overall - "Le Jazz Hot" - Julie

8th Overall - "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" - Samantha

2nd Place Lyrical - "Angel" - Julie

Teen Duo/Trios & Groups

6th Overall - "Gavin's Song" - Samantha & Jennifer

7th Overall - "Do Your Thing" - Team 3 Jazz

8th Overall - "A Wild, Wild Party" - Team 4/5

1st Place Tap - "Down in Mississippi" - Team 4/5 Tap

1st Place Lyrical - "Around You" - Team 4/5 Ballet

1st Place Hip-Hop - "Lose Control" - Team 3 Hip-Hop

2nd Place Jazz - "Cha Cha" - Julie & Natasha

3rd Place Jazz - "Ballroom Blitz" - Team 4/5 Jazz

Senior Solos

1st Overall - "Mein Herr" - Kelly

4th Overall - "New Shoes" - Kaylie

1st Place Modern - "Hold Me Now" - Kelly

2nd Place Lyrical - "Wild Horses" - Michaela

Senior Duo/Trios & Groups

2nd Overall - "W-O-M-A-N" - Kelly, Marisa, Sam, & Kaylie

3rd Overall - "Rock Your Soul" - Team 4/5 Modern

1st Place M.T. - "Saved" - Chelsea, Maria, & Emily