DSDW Team Awards

BELIEVE COMPETITION 2024

TOP TEN OVERALL SOLOIST WINNERS
Ages 9-11 Solos – Level 3
4th Maddie Pettola – age 9
5th Claire Dryzga – age 9
7th Evelyn Larew – age 9
9th Ada Wittenzellner – age 9

Ages 12-14 Solos – Level 3
2nd Faye Xin – age 14
3rd Lily Larew – age 13
6th Ishani Patel – age 14
10th Carlee Capriotti – age 13

Ages 15-19 Solos- Level 3
2nd Blair Anderson – age 17

Title Soloist Winners – Level 3
Junior Miss Believe – Maddie Pettola
1st runner up Ada Wittenzellner
2nd runner up Claire Dryzga

Teen Miss Believe – Ishani Patel

Miss Believe – Blair Anderson

Top Ten Overall Duet/Trio Winners

8 and Under Duet/Trio- Level 1
1st  Girls Just Gotta Have Fun

9-11 Duet/Trios – Level 3
1st  Sound of Silence
2nd Hair

12-14 Duet/Trios – Level 3
2nd Stone Cold
3rd You’ll Never Walk Alone
5th Head Above Water
7th Someone You Loved

15-19 Duet/Trios – Level 3
6th Happiest Year

Top Ten Overall Small Group Winners 

8 and Under Small Groups – Level 1
5th Hot Chocolate

9-11 Small Groups – Level 2
7th The Circus

9-11 Small Groups – Level 3
4th Smile
5th She’s in Love
6th Hometown Glory
7th My New Philosophy
9th Dream Come True

12 – 14 Small Groups – Level 2
3rd Clumsy

12 – 14 Small Groups – Level 3
2nd Juliet
3rd Archer
4th Protected
5th Rescue You
6th Shameless
8th A Million Years
9th Calling All Angels
10th Glimpse of Us

15-19 Small Groups – Level 3
5th Bad Romance
7th Battlefield
8th Too Darn Hot

Top Ten Overall Large Group Winners
8 and Under Large Groups – Level 3
1st Pirate Medley
3rd California Girls

9-11 Large Groups – Level 2
2nd Carry You
5th Cosmic Love

12-14 Large Groups – Level 3
1st Pachelbel
2nd Eleanor Rigby
3rd Read All About It
5th Higher Ground

  

MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ

Brava to our DSDW Competition Team in last weekend’s huge competition in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey!
 

Some awards included:

  • Over 21 “Diamonds” and “Elite Diamonds” (highest awards)
  • Outstanding master class student, Zoey B.
  • Judges award for finest lines, Faye
  • Overall first in division, Faye
  • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, overall first in division
  • Sunshine, overall 2nd in division
  • New Girl in Town, overall 1st in division
  • Quiet Uptown, overall 1st in division
  • Overall 2nd in division, Lilly L.
  • Journey to the Past, overall 1st in division
  • I Can’t Do it Alone, overall 1st in division
  • Crave You, overall best expression
  • Higher, 1st overall in division
  • We Cry, 1st overall in division
  • Crave You, 1st overall in division
  • Photogenic winner to finals, Megan G.
  • Beautiful Noise, perfect lines award 
  • AWARD for MOST PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL  presented at finals as overall first place

STARBOUND

A HUGE round of applause to our DSDW Competition Team at their final competition of the 2023 season – STARBOUND! It was a fabulous happy ending to an AMAZING Competition Season! We are so proud of their hard work all season, professionalism at every competition, team spirit and camraderie amongst each other and to other teams, overall improvement in their technique, and true passion and love for dance and what they do! 
THANK YOU to all of the DSDW staff, dancers, and especially the families that helped make this competition season a BIG SUCCESS! 
Below are some highlights of all of their awards and accomplishments: 
  • Best Technique of the Entire Competition Studio Award to DSDW 
  • Best Choreography in the Junior Division – New Girl in Town – Ms. Emily 
  • Best Choreography in the Senior Division – Battlefield – Mr. Matt 
  • Junior Petite 1st Overall Duo/Trio –  Journey to The Past
  • Junior Elite 1st Overall Duo/Trio – Like I’m Going to Lose You
  • Teen Elite 1st Overall Duo/Trio – Beautiful Noise 
  • Junior Petite Competitive 1st Overall – Supercali 
  • Teen Elite 1st Overall Large Group – Cinema Italiano 
  • Junior Competitive 1st Overall Small Group – Clown Day Off 
  • Junior Competitive 1st Overall Large Group – To The Mountains 
  • Teen Competitive 1st Overall Small Group – Higher 
  • Teen Elite Small Groups – 4 groups in the Top Ten – Archer, Battlefield, Anyway the Wind Blows, Too Darn Hot 
  • Teen Elite Solos – 3 in the Top Ten – Faye, Ishani, Chloe L 
  • Judges Award – “Work!” – Lilly L. 
  • Judges Award – “Fierce Focus” – Blair A. 
  • Judges Award – “Fabulous Footwork” – Supercali 
  • Judges Award – “Flashy Performance” Stayin’ Alive 
  • Judges Award – “Passionate” – Dakota 
  • Golden Ticket to Perform in Nationals Opening Number – Faye 
  • Junior Petite Ms Photogenic – Maddie P
  • Junior Ms Photogenic – Carlee C 
  • Teen Ms Photogenic – Emily B 
  • Senior Ms Photogenic – Megan G