Triple S Dance Competition 2017

First and foremost we are super proud of all the dancers who competed in Triple S Dance competition this weekend in Grand Forks. It was our first competition of the 2017 season and the energy and excitement these dancers brought to the stage was contagious! Congratulations to all.

Regardless of score, at GSD we believe that overcoming obstacles, finding ones voice through dance, supporting teammates and other dancers, and sharing their passion and artistry is the most important part of why we do competitive dance.

Each competition is a win for us when the dancers

• continue to share their art form with an audience and grow more confident as a performing artists;

• when they continue to grow not only as a dancer, but as a person;

• when they are inspired by others;

• when they make friends and continue to blossom current friendships;

• when they lean on each other when one is ill, injured, having a bad day, or overcoming struggles;

• when they feel proud of themselves and their hard work;

• when they know a trophy and winning isn’t everything and that there are greater plans and goals for them as a dancer;

• when you are recognized for supporting others, even if they are not your own teammates.

To say we are proud of them seems like an understatement. These are just a few important lessons. We learn from each competition, rehearsal, and time spent together. We continue to grow and encourage our dancers to work hard, not for the next competition but for themselves to grow as a dancer, and to continue to challenge themselves and to share their passion through dance on the stage.

Also, thank you to the GSD staff that attended competition this weekend and those who have worked with these dancers this season.

Below is a list of adjudicated results, as well as any specialty awards GSD dancers / studio received.

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Congratulations to all studios that competed this weekend. You all did a fantastic job and it’s great to see the growth and changes each season in your dancers. Thank you to Triple S Dance Competition!

Triple S Competition Results

3 star rating (3 Star holding the higher scores)

2 Divisions (Triple S - Advance dancers; Double S - Beginning Level or first year competition dancer / soloist)

OVERALL RESULTS

Spirit Award

A secret award giving out this season was the Triple S Dance Competition Spirit Award. GSD was awarded this by the way we treated others whether they were our own teammates or a dancer from another studio. Our dancers & staff cheered everyone on and wished them luck.

Petite Solo (Double S) Overall High Score

1st Place - Figaro / Ballet (Alex K)

Junior Solo (Double S) Overall High Score

1st Place - Together Again / Tap (James K)

Teen Solo (Double S) Overall High Score

2nd Place - Your Song / Lyrical (Grace T)

Pre-Teen Solo (Triple S) Overall High Score

7th Place - Perm / Tap (Mateo L)

Teen Solo (Triple S) Overall High Score

5th Place - Hanging Tree / Lyrical (Emma K)

Senior Solo (Triple S) Overall High Score

1st Place - Spirit Rising / Open (Teah P)

Junior Duo/Trio (Double S) Overall High Score

1st Place - Power Puff Girls / Jazz (G Crew)

Teen Duo/Trio (Double S) Overall High Score

1st Place - Waterfall / Ballet (Demi-Wing)

3rd Place - Sail / Lyrical (Demi-Wing)

Pre-Teen Small Group (Triple S) Overall High Score

2nd Place - Lost Boy / Lyrical (Prima-Wing)

3rd Place - Money / Hip Hop (Prima-Wing)

Pre-Teen Large Group (Triple S) Overall High Score

1st Place - Cello Wars / Ballet (Prima / Premiere / Demi / Mini)

2nd Place - Bicycle Race / Jazz (Prima / Premiere / Demi / Mini)

ADJUDICATION RESULTS

SOLOS

Petite Soloist (Double S)

Figaro

Ballet / Danced by Alex K

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Ballet)

• 1st Overall High Score in Double S Petite Division

Wipe Out

Jazz / Danced by Alex K

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Jazz Category (Jazz)

Junior Soloist (Double S)

Together Again

Tap / Danced by James K

• 3 Stars

• 1st in Category (Tap)

• 1st Overall High Score in Double S Junior Division

• Judges Award - Best Presentation

Junior Soloist (Triple S)

The Sound of Silence

Lyrical / ArieAnna C

• 2 Stars

Coppelia Variation

Pointe / ArieAnna C

• 2 Stars

Pre-Teen Soloist (Double S)

The Greatest

Jazz / Danced by Kyla A

• 2 Stars

Pre-Teen Soloist (Triple S)

Phoenix Rising

Lyrical / Mateo L

• 3 Stars

War Child

Lyrical / Dylan J

• 3 Stars

Silvership

Lyrical / Sofia A

• 2 Stars

Girl With One Eye

Lyrical / Camille M

• 2 Stars

Rule The World

Lyrical / Lauren P

• 2 Stars

Diana & Acteon Variation

Ballet / Mateo L

• 3 Stars

• 1st in Category (Ballet)

Shade Variation

Pointe / Lauren P

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Pointe)

Voodoo Child

Jazz / Dylan J

• 2 Stars

• 2nd in Category (Jazz)

Dancin’ Dan

Jazz / Camille M

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Jazz)

Perm

Tap / Mateo L

• 3 Stars

• 1st in Category (Tap)

• Encore Callback (re-perform for a special award)

Lux

Open / Dylan J

• 3 Stars

• 3rd in Category (Open Group 2)

Teen Soloist (Double S)

Your Song

Lyrical / Grace T

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Lyrical)

• 2nd Overall High Score Double S Teen Solo Division

Teen Soloists (Triple S)

Without A Word

Lyrical / Tegan L

• 2 Stars

I Can Save Her

Lyrical / Sara D

• 2 Stars

Hanging Tree

Lyrical / Emma K

• 3 Stars

• 2nd in Category (Lyrical Group 2)

• 5th Overall High Score Teen Solo

Swan Lake Peasant Variation

Pointe / Emma K

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Pointe)

Odalisque

Pointe / Sara D

• 2 Stars

• 2nd in Category (Pointe)

He Loves Me

Jazz / Emma K

• 2 Stars

Senior Soloist (Triple S)

Teah’s Empire

Lyrical / Teah P

• 3 Stars

• 2nd in Category (Lyrical Group 1)

I Was Here

Lyrical / Elisabeth E

• 2 Stars

• 3rd in Category (Lyrical Group 2)

Giselle Variation

Pointe / Teah P

• 3 Stars

• 1st in Category (Pointe)

• Judges Award: Musicality

New Dorp New York

Jazz / Elisabeth E

• 2 Stars

Spirit Rising

Open / Teah P

• 3 Stars

• 1st in Category (Open Group 2)

• 1st Overall High Score Triple S Senior Solo

DUOS/TRIOS

Junior Duos/Trios (Double S)

Power Puff Girls

Jazz / G Crew (Marybeth P, Lily S, Madeleine T)

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Jazz)

• 1st Overall High Score in Double S Junior Duo / Trio

You Got a Friend in Me

Tap / G Crew (Marybeth P, Lily S, Madeleine T)

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Tap)

Sit Still

Hip Hop / G Crew (Marybeth P, Lily S, Madeleine T)

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Hip Hop)

Teen Duos/Trios (Double S)

Sail

Lyrical / Demi-Wing (Grace T, Emma H, Isabella K)

• 2 Stars

• 2nd in Category (Lyrical)

• 3rd Overall High Score Double S Teen Duo / Trio

Waterfall

Ballet / Demi-Wing (Grace T, Emma H, Isabella K)

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Ballet)

• 1st Overall High Score Double S Teen Duo / Trio

SMALL GROUPS

Junior (Triple S)

Soldier

Lyrical / Premiere-Wing (Kyla A, Sofia A, James K, ArieAnna C, Ava J, Drew N)

• 2 Stars

• 3rd in Category (Lyrical)

Kramer vs Kramer

Ballet / Premiere-Wing (Kyla A, Sofia A, James K, ArieAnna C, Ava J, Drew N)

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Ballet)

Schools Out

Jazz / Premiere-Wing (Kyla A, Sofia A, James K, ArieAnna C, Ava J, Drew N)

• 2 Stars

Go All Night

Hip Hop / Premiere-Wing (Kyla A, Sofia A, James K, ArieAnna C, Ava J, Drew N)

• 2 Stars

• 2nd in Category (Hip Hop)

Pre-Teen (Triple S)

Lost Boy

Lyrical / Prima-Wing (Emma K, Dylan J, Tegan L, Camille M, Mateo L, Lauren P)

• 3 Stars

• 1st in Category (Lyrical)

• 2nd Overall High Score Triple S Pre-Teen Small Group

Autobots

Ballet / Prima-Wing (Emma K, Dylan J, Tegan L, Camille M, Mateo L, Lauren P)

• 3 Stars

• 1st in Category (Ballet)

Choreography

Musical Theatre / Prima-Wing (Emma K, Dylan J, Tegan L, Camille M, Mateo L, Lauren P)

• 3 Stars

• 1st in Category (Musical Theatre)

Money

Hip Hop / Prima-Wing (Emma K, Dylan J, Tegan L, Camille M, Mateo L, Lauren P)

• 3 Stars

• 1st in Category (Hip Hop)

• 3rd Overall High Score Triple S Pre-Teen Small Group

Eight Easy Steps

Jazz / Prima-Wing (Emma K, Dylan J, Tegan L, Camille M, Mateo L, Lauren P)

• 2 Stars

LARGE GROUPS

Pre-Teen (Triple S)

Cello Wars

Ballet / All Teams (Emma K, Mateo L, Camille M, Dylan J, Tegan L, Lauren P, Kyla A, Sofia A, James K, ArieAnna C, Ava J, Drew N, Alex K, Grace T, Emma H, Isabella K)

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Ballet)

• 1st Overall High Score Triple S Pre-Teen Large Group

• Judges Award: Best Presentation

Bicycle Race

Jazz / All Teams (Emma K, Mateo L, Camille M, Dylan J, Tegan L, Lauren P, Kyla A, Sofia A, James K, ArieAnna C, Ava J, Drew N, Alex K, Grace T, Emma H, Isabella K)

• 2 Stars

• 1st in Category (Ballet)

• 2nd Overall High Score Triple S Pre-Teen Large Group

OTHER

DanceWorx Summer Intensive Scholarship

ArieAnna C

Mateo L

Ash Convention Scholarship

Teah P

Super Star Showcase at Nationals

ArieAnna C

Mateo L

Teah P

Emma K

If you see a star amount above that is incorrect, please let us know. We do our best to keep our ears open during awards ceremony to document the stars and awards as best as we can.

FMBallet Auditions

Did you know that Gasper's School of Dance is the home of the FMBallet company? The FMBallet is a non-profit dance company that performs two major ballet's each season as well as small dance concerts and travels for a regional festival.

This season the FMBallet will performing two major productions including The Classic Nutcracker, and Wizard of Oz. And a dance concert called Spirit Rising.

Auditions for the FMBallet will be held tonight, August 31 at 7:30pm at the studio.

Audition Requirements

• Must be at least 12 years of age by January 1, 2017.

• Adults welcome to audition

• High-Intermediate, Advance, Pre-Professional, or Professional level

• Open to all Fargo-Moorhead and surrounding dancers

• Do not need to be a student at Gasper's School of Dance

Company Requirements

• Company class / rehearsals are manadory

• Company class are Wednesday 7:20pm - 9:30pm AND Friday 7:20pm - 9:30pm

• Additional rehearsal time will be required. These take place on Sunday and are scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance.

• Production participation required.

The ballet company focuses on ballet, pointe, classic jazz, contemporary, and tap. You do not need to be proficient in all levels. Though it helps to be a well rounded dancer.

Questions? Contact Matt Gasper (Artistic Director of the FMBallet) at matt@gaspersschoolofdance.com, info@fmballet.org or by phone 701-234-9440.

Storybook Ballet

This season we will have select specialty classes. These classes are scheduled in 6 weeks or less. One of these classes is Storybook Ballet, which will meet on Saturday's for 6 weeks this fall (with a possible second session later this season).

Storybook Ballet is open to students in Ballet levels 1 - 3. A student must be enrolled in a ballet class to register for Storybook Ballet. This specialty class will meet for two hours every Saturday from September 10 - October 15. The 2nd hour of class on October 15th we will hold a small in studio performance, including snacks and a group photo.

Each week your child will work on performance, production, and choreography to present this final piece. We will also break for snacks, as this is a long class period. The class will also include construction of a prop or costume piece, ballet warm-up, exploration of movement, and musicality.

Attire

As our ballet classes have required attire, Storybook Ballet is an exploration of movement, character, and dance, we encourage your child to be an individual in this class. Though please make sure they can move and dance and are not restricted or distracted by their attire. Hair should be in a ballet bun. Preferred attire would include leotards, ballet skirts, or small tutus. We still want to work on technique and see their dance lines to enhance their expierence and growth as a dancer.

This class is taught by Lacey Gasper. Lacey has a BFA in Theatre from Concordia College. She has been dancing for over 18 years including training at Gasper's School of Dance, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and various dance studios in the Twin Cities. Lacey has performed in numerous productions as a featured dancer including Pippin, Sweet Charity, Go Go Beach, Children of Eden, Guys & Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie, and Grease to name a few. Lacey also has off-stage experience in theatre and production management, make-up, apparel & design and graphic design. She is excited about the opportunity to teach theatre, dance and movement to a new generation of kids.