note: this is just for fun! just because you/your dancer isn’t on this list doesn’t mean i think they aren’t deserving! i am rooting for all of these incredible dancers! i love coming back and seeing how close i am. and i am always excited to discover new dancers!!
teen: mika takase, kinley cunningham, emily polis, victoria martinez, brynn jones, skye harrell, lauryn alexander, vanessa soto, aracely lee, aurielle balija, devyn scherff, greta wagner, kinsley oykhman, roxie onellion
senior: victoria johnson, failenn daley, gage davis, sydney duke, paris dimos, cade kaiser, lexi godwin, coltrane vodicka, duane ferguson, caitlyn polis, aaliyah dixon, tori chun
I just heard that the top 3 for All Star to recompete their solos were chosen in each age group only from their improv. That doesn’t make sense at all. You are choosing the dancers that you want to assist and travel with you from a 20 second improv? I have issues with just about every nationals but at least they all add improv into the total score and don’t judge it separately. It was 20 seconds that determined their fate. I feel bad for those dancers. This ovation thing has kind of turned into a huge joke. And don’t get me started on what happened with the juniors in the ballroom competition.
can anyone who was there confirm there was a mix up with the juniors? i dont doubt that it happened. but i feel like that’s a fair way to get to the top 3, no? a huge part of ballroom is adapting to the music
I heard Stars travel team is not allowed to go to TDA Orlando because it’s not fair for them to compete against the stars kids that live in Miami and train there everyday. I think that’s why Madisyn is going to Vegas.
What does a ballroom competition look like? The dancers have a prepared piece, right? In the videos, it kind of looks like they’re all doing improv, but surely you don’t buy a $1000 dress and do all the hair and makeup just to improv (?)
you don’t know the song but most have a prepared piece. you just adapt to the song as you go
surely it’d be easier to be priv and just accept those you want to follow your kids acc instead of blocking everyone?? like blakely acc is public and i don’t follow so havent been blocked and can see everything?
yeah i don’t get it
(please unblock me blakelys mom she’s actually the cutest thing ever)
The OVATION Company is a year-round program that consists of 10-20 teen and senior dancers. Members of The OVATION Company work as a creative collective throughout the season, participating in content creation for concept videos and live show performances. They enjoy exclusive perks, including free workshop tuition for OVATION events, mentorship with OVATION Artists, and assistant training opportunities.
Junior Division for Ballroom Finals and All Star Selection was a mess. For Finals when they called top 6 they did not include Stella B or Lucia and called two other kids instead. They realized something was wrong then asked the other two kids to step aside and added Stella B and Lucia. Then they ended up giving a total of top 8 medals when it was only supposed to be 6.
For the Allstar round they called top 20 and didn’t include Madisyn. Then they called top 6 and her name was called. She had to walk out from audience for this part and didn’t even have a top 20 plaque. Very awkward.
Also seems odd that they selected the assistants without ever seeing any of them in a class setting for ballroom.
THE ONE NATIONALS FOR DUMMIES GUIDE by p21jazzqueens
ONE of ONE
this is the finals comp for soloists
the top 3 are invited to recompete their solo during the challenge
winner announced at the gala
ALL STAR
the is the ovation title
25% solo and 75% audition
top 20 are announced, and top 6/7/8 move on to improv
top 3 recompete their solo
dancers are ranked as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and announced at the gala
PROTEGE
this is the radix title
solo is 25% and multi-genre audition is 75%
at the challenge, the top 30 are announced
the top 20 learn a combo and perform it live on stage
from there, 8 dancers move on to the final cut for the individual interview and improv
the 4 protege winners are announced at the gala, and are based on the following criteria: 10% solo score, 10% final cut score, 40% multi genre audition, 40% challenge score