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2009-1010 Competition Dancers & Tumblers
WAY TO GO!

LOCAL DANCERS & TUMBLERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS!!!

 Finish out the Competition Season with a BANG!!!! 

Competitors from all across the United States attend the regional Dance & Acro competitions in St Louis.  This year’s team has grown greatly and had an exceptional year. This team of dancers & tumblers performs for community events in Bourbon, Cuba and Steelville.  They do a number of fundraisers to help fun their competition efforts.  They have grown greatly as a team.  This is the team’s 6th competition season.  Thank you to Cuba Free Press and all of its sponsors for their support.  To have the dancers perform at an event for you or you would like more info on our studio and programs, contact Lisa Gansner at Miss Lisa's Dance Express..885-2630 or lisa.danceexpress@yahoo.com.

Competition Dancers from Miss Lisa’s Dance Express has had an AMAZING competition season.

Miss Lisa's Dance Express

They competed at:
Nexstar March 5-7
Rainbow Connections April 16-18
SHOWSTOPPERS April 30-May 2

Miss Lisa's Dance Express

This season the students from Dance Express took 23 routines to the competitions. The brought home a number of trophies, ribbons, medals and awards! Contestants were from all over Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Kansas, Wisconsin…across the United States.

We offer 2 different types of Competition Teams…Company and Twinkles.  

Company Students come 2 times a week and train intensively in Ballet, Jazz, Tap and some Hip Hop and Pointe.  Company Team results…..



“Peter Pan” Production piece

Peter Pan” Production piece
Production Members:  Maddi Brown, Cayman Cottrell, Katelynn Priest, Heather Gahr, Sierra Zeiss, Katlyn Bolden, Maia Bond, Faith Birdsong, Naomi Perkins, Alyssa Sharp, Brittany Brown, Haylee Woodall, Sophie Case, Laine Cottrell, Abby Colbert, Taylor Light, Viki Rowden, Hannah Weaver

Rainbow Connections- High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold Trophy, 2nd in their Category and 17th among all Large Group Competitive Dancers ages 12-17

 


“Belief” Lyrical piece 

Belief” Lyrical piece 

Company members:  Devan Brewer, Maddi Brown, Taylor Light, Jesi Maness, Viki Rowden, Emily Weaver

Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the their age division
Rainbow Connections-.High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold Trophy,1st Place, placing 3rd in their category and 13th overall



“I Believe” Lyrical piece

I Believe” Lyrical piece

Katlyn Bolden, Maia Bond, Abby Colbert, Cayman Cottrell, Heather Gahr, Katelynn Priest, Hannah Weaver, Sierra Zeiss 

Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the their age division
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 2nd in their category



“New Attitude” Jazz piece 

New Attitude” Jazz piece 

Devan Brewer, Maddi Brown, Taylor Light, Jesi Maness, Victoria Rowden, Emily Weaver, Sierra Zeiss, Mariah Zeiss

Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the their age division
Rainbow Connections-.High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 2nd in their category and 12th overall.


“She Works Hard for the Money” Jazz piece

She Works Hard for the Money” Jazz piece 

Katlyn Bolden, Abby Colbert,  Maia Bond, Cayman Cottrell, Hannah Weaver, Heather Gahr, Katelynn Priest, Sierra Zeiss

Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the their age division
Rainbow Connections-.High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Silver Award Trophy, placing 2nd in their category

 


“Boom and Move” Hip Hop piece 

“Boom and Move” Hip Hop piece 

Devan Brewer, Maddi Brown, Abby Colbert, Cayman Cottrell, Katelynn Priest, Sierra Zeiss, Taylor Light, Viki Rowden, Faith Birdsong, Emily Weaver, Mariah Zeiss

Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the their age division, 5th place overall
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in their category and 11th overall

 


“Circus” Tumbling Acro piece

“Circus” Tumbling Acro piece 

Faith Birdsong, Sophie Case, Abby Colbert, Nikita Gahr, Tyler Heaton, Baily Koppelmann, Maryanne Korte,Taylor Light, Viki Rowden, Alyssa Sharp
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the their age division

Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in their category

 


Always Midnight” Lyrical piece 
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the their age division, 2nd place overall in the 15-17 year old division and DYNAMIC DUO AWARD

Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in their category and 13th overall

 


“It’s Raining Men” Jazz piece 

It’s Raining Men” Jazz  piece 

Maddi Brown & Taylor Light
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the their age division, 3rd place overall
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in their category and 10th overall in 12-14 yr olds

 


“A Moment Like This” Lyrical piece

A Moment Like This” Lyrical piece 

Heather Gahr & Katelynn Priest
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the their age division
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in their category and 6th overall

 


“Mad World” Lyrical Contemporary piece 

Mad World” Lyrical Contemporary piece 

Viki Rowden
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the her age division
Rainbow Connections-Platinum Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Platinum 1st Place Trophy, placing 6th in her category and 14th overall

 


“Mad World” Lyrical Contemporary piece 

Mad World” Lyrical Contemporary piece 

Viki Rowden
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st Place in the her age division
Rainbow Connections-Platinum Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Platinum 1st Place Trophy, placing 6th in her category and 14th overall

 


“Finally Found My Way” Lyrical piece

“Finally Found My Way” Lyrical piece 

Taylor Light
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st in her division
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 2nd in their category

 


“Climb” Lyrical piece

Climb” Lyrical piece 

Cayman Cottrell
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st in her division
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 3rd in their category and 12th overall

 


“LaBreyedere” Pointe piece 

LaBreyedere” Pointe piece 

Abby Colbert
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st in her division
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in her category

 

“Forrest Gump Suite” Ballet piece 

Forrest Gump Suite” Ballet piece 

Sophie Case
Nexstar- High Gold Trophy and 1st in her division, 2nd place overall in the 11 and under division and the Sweet Ballerina Award

Rainbow Connections-Platinum Trophy and 2nd overall
SHOWSTOPPERS- Platinum 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in her category and 1st overall in the 8 and under Division

 

“Hurt” Contemporary piece 

Hurt” Contemporary piece

Emily Weaver
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st in her division, 8th overall in 15-17 yr olds
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 3rd in her category

 

“Stand in the Rain” Lyrical piece 

Stand in the Rain” Lyrical piece 

Katlyn Bolden
Nexstar- Gold Trophy 
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Silver Trophy, placing 4th in her category

 

“An Excerpt from Swan Lake” Pointe piece

An Excerpt from Swan Lake” Pointe piece 

Victoria Rowden
Nexstar- Gold Trophy and 1st in her division
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in her category.

 

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My Skin” Lyrical Contemporary piece 

Jesi Maness
Nexstar- Gold Trophy
Rainbow Connections-High Gold Trophy
SHOWSTOPPERS- Gold 1st Place Trophy, placing 9th in her category

 
2nd  season this year is our Twinkles Competition Group!!!! And Great they were!!!  They meet 1-2 times a week.  This group is for the recreational dancer who would like to start competing, but on a much more relaxed level…fun opportunity to get out there on stage and see more of what dance can be about….they only come to their regular dance class….and sometimes an extra practice as needed Dec-March.  We start them at age 5 with enough ballet experience.
“Part of Your World” Ballet piece 

Part of Your World” Ballet piece   

Isabelle Johnson,  Hannah Shockley, Hanna Smith, Haylee Woodall
Rainbow Connections- Platinum Trophy and 4th place overall and received the “Simply Adorable” Awards
ShowstoppersGold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in their category & 6th overall in 8 and under

 

“Ever Ever After” Ballet piece 

Ever Ever After” Ballet piece 

Spencer Parkinson, Naomi Perkins, Alyssa Sharp, Sophie Case, Laine Cottrell, Hanna Holland, Giorgia Medows

Rainbow Connections- Platinum Trophy and 5th place overall
ShowstoppersGold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in their category and 5th overall in 8 & under

 

“Crazier” Lyrical piece ages 9 and over

Crazier” Lyrical piece  ages 9 and over

Faith Bair, Brittany Brown, Paige Cottrell, Haley Lewis, Alex Parkinson
Rainbow Connections- Platinum Trophy and 6th place overall
ShowstoppersGold 1st Place Trophy, placing 1st in their category and 3rd overall in 10-12 yr olds


Congratulations to all the dancers who competed. Dancers are from Cuba, Steelville, St James, Owensville, Bourbon and Leasburg.  All the competitions were very tough.  Studios that competed were from Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and more.  During this season, the dancers qualified to compete in the Nexstar & Rainbow Connections Nationals in Branson and the Showstoppers Nationals in July in Texas.  Great Job on another successful Competition Season!

All these students put in a lot of extra hours as do their parents.  This takes an extreme amount of dedication and discipline…It is a Family Affair…You have had an amazing year!!! GREAT JOB TO EACH OF YOU…and WE LOVE YOU!

Thank you to the local individuals and local businesses who helped support these girls financially toward their fees and costuming by purchasing t-shirt ads.  Thank you to the parents who stand behind these students and help motivate them to strive to be their best and reach their goals.

Competitions are fun..please don’t be intimidated by the word….it is a lot of fun…helps dancers and tumblers  see how hard work can pay off, increase their self-esteem and confidence….great experience…the rewards are endless!  Many Twinkles moms have expressed what a good experience it was for their dancer and how much fun they had!...perfect for those in between and young!!!!   www.misslisasdanceexpress.com  or 885-2630

Looking forward to our Spring Recital at UM-Rolla on May 16th!

Dance Express Holds Private
Dance Convention

This season, Dance Express held its first ever dance convention. Platinum Edge Dance Convention, directed by Kelly Daughtery and assisted by Sarah Roth came to Cuba and held a dance convention for ages 6-up.

The goal of Platinum Edge is to educate, inspire and push your dancers to the next level by giving them the latest trends in choreography, technical training and real world dance education. Their staff members are top notch performers, choreographers, and most importantly: Teachers.

Dancers studied various styles of dance from Hip Hop, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Tap, Jazz and more. They led students through audition experiences. It was a one day convention…all day. Ages 6-11 attended the evening session. It was a huge hit. IT was great to bring a convention of this caliber to our area vs our students always having to travel to St Louis, Kansas City and afar to attend such events. They furthered their technique, terminology understanding and learned various floor work and routines. It was a very fun day! 2 Dancers received Scholarships from Platinum Edge to attend another convention based on their performance at the convention…congrats to Devan Brewer and Faith Birdsong! Dance Express Staff that attending the convention thus further educating themselves to help the students in our area: Miss Lisa, Mrs. Heather Case and Ms. Michelle Pearson.

Miss Lisas Private Dance Convention
Staff Kelly Daughtery, Isabelle Johnson, Laine Cottrell, Sophie Case,Maya Alpough, Anna Dodson, Faith Bair, MaKayla Bouse and Staff Sarah Roth
 
Staff Kelly Daughtery, Devan Brewer, Sierra Zeiss, Emily Weaver, Mariah Zeiss, Viki Rowden, Taylor Light, Cayman Cottrell, Heather Gahr, Katelynn Priest, Abby Colbert, Maia Bond, Staff Sarah Roth
Miss Lisas Private Dance Convention
Miss Lisas Private Dance Convention
Miss Lisas Private Dance Convention
Miss Lisas Private Dance Convention

 


Competitions are fun..please don’t be intimidated by the word….it is a lot of fun…helps dancers and tumblers  see how hard work can pay off, increase their self-esteem and confidence….great experience…the rewards are endless!  Many Twinkles moms have expressed what a good experience it was for their dancer and how much fun they had!...perfect for those in between and young!!!!   www.misslisasdanceexpress.com  or 885-2630


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