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Updated Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:53 PM
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COURTESY PHOTO
This clogging group from Dance Xplosion in Denison received the Excellence in Clogging award during the national Stage One dance competition. Shown are: front row, Jacque Matthews and Chloe Huntoon; middle row, Hailee Blasingame, Jordyn Carson and Morgan White; and back row, Hannah Elkins, Zoe Vaughn, Shanley Lowry, Condey Calhoun and Skylar Gilliam. Behind the group is Mattie Brownfield, studio owner/instructor/choreographer.
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Dance Xplosion competes at national competition
ARLINGTON -- Students from Dance Xplosion in Denison earned high honors in the recent Stage One National Competition, held at the University of Texas at Arlington.
In the solo competition, the following dancers were among winners: Jordyn Carson, jazz, high gold and first overall; Franki Halbrooks, open, high gold and second overall; Dally Halbrooks, lyrical, gold and third overall; Hannah Elkins, clogging, high gold and second overall; and Cadi Sisk, gold and fourth overall.
The hip-hop duet by Franki and Dally Halbrooks earned a high gold and first overall.
The clogging trio of Danielle Stovall, Paisley Watkins and Kaitlyn Dowling received a high gold and first overall.
Chosen from among 31 teams in the petite category for the competition's "Shootout" and earning the Excellence in Clogging award was the clogging group made up of Hailee Blasingame, Condey Calhoun, Jordyn Carson, Angela Chesser, Hannah Elks, Skylar Gilliam, Chloe Huntoon, Shanley Lowry, Jacque Matthews, Zoe Vaughn and Morgan White. The group earned a high gold and first overall for its performance.
Receiving a gold and third overall was the pom-pom group of Kassidy Anderson, Makensie Anderson, Rachel Davis, Hailey Guth, Kennedy Jewell, Madison Poe and Miranda Poe.
The jazz group made up of Hailee Blasingame, Jordyn Carson, Hannah Elkins, Cadi Sisk, Allyson Edgette, Zoe Vaughn, Gracie Jones, Skylar Bailey, Ashlyn Voight and Kathryn San Millan won a high gold and second overall.
Competing in the jazz character division were two other groups: JQ Ivers, Paisley Watkins, Danielle Stovall, Kaitlyn Dowling, Autumn Wasden, Britnee Ray and Jessica Brown; and JQ Ivers, Paisley Watkins, Danielle Stovall, Kaitlyn Dowling, Dally Halbrooks; Franki Halbrooks; Jordyn Carson; Hailee Blasingame, Hannah Elkins and Cadi Sisk.
Studio owner, teacher and choreographer is Mattie Brownfield.
Texoma comments ...
2 comment found!
Congratulations!! : 8/7/2009
Congratulations and way to go Dance Xplosion Dancers! Way to go Ms. Mattie. Your first year has been an awesome award winning year!! I hope that the studio and the students of Dance Xplosion continue to have many more years of great success!!
Denise
: 8/6/2009
Way to go girls!
Lindsay
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