For The Tribune
Competition awards have been announced from Beverly’s Dance Unlimited in Clay.
In the International Dance Challenge, Rachel Garrett and Sara Graves won high gold, first in category, dance idol semifinalist. Erica Melville won platinum, second overall, dance idol semifinalist. Mara Sheppard won gold, first in category, dance idol semifinalist. Abbi Busenlehner and Leah Graves won high gold, second overall, third overall entertainment showdown.
In the Legacy Dance Championships, Garrett took elite gold, fourth overall. Sara Graves won platinum, first overall; Melville won platinum, second overall; Sheppard won elite gold, third overall and gold in vocal; Marissa Hebson won elite gold, first overall in vocal; Kylan Robertson won platinum, second overall; and Busenlehner and Leah Graves won platinum, first overall.
In the Platinum National Dance Competition, Garrett won gold, Sara Graves was seventh overall (platinum), Melville was fourth overall (platinum), Sheppard won gold and gold in vocal, Hebson was first overall (platinum) in vocal, Robertson was third overall (platinum), and Busenlehner and Leah Graves won gold.
In Showbiz, Garrett won ruby first, Sara Graves won ruby platinum and was second runner-up in Ruby Jr
. Miss Showbiz, Melville was sixth overall (ruby platinum), Sheppard was ninth overall (ruby first), Hebson was fourth overall (ruby first) and first runner-up in Ruby Jr. Miss Showbiz, and Busenlehner and Leah Graves were second overall (ruby platinum).
The Rock On clogging team includes Garrett, Hebson, Haylee Hopper, Melville, Robertson and Sheppard. The Cowboy Up petite clogging team includes Maci Armstrong, Yazmin Atkins, Busenlehner, Grayce Davis, Mary Foster, Alanna Gaines, Madison Gooch, Leah Graves, Sara Graves, Meliah Hall, Raven Heath, Laila Hyde and Sittre Paige Jones.
The Rock It Out petite jazz team includes Armstrong, Shea Boeker, Busenlehner, Davis, Gaines, Leah Graves, Sara Graves, Hall, Jones, McKinnley Kuchman, Haley Panos, Ahnesia Shaw and Gracie VanHooser. The At The Hop petite tap team includes Armstrong, Boeker, Leah Graves, Sara Graves, Averi Keller, Kuchman, Makayla Montgomery and Cameron Woods.
The I’m Shaking elite tap team consists of Garrett, Hebson, Hopper, Robertson and Sheppard. The “Matilda” musical theater production consisted of Armstrong, Busenlehner, Davis, Katelyn Douglas, Gaines, Garrett, Gooch, Leah Graves, Sara Graves, Hebson, Hopper, Hyde, Kuchman, Abby Manning, Melville, Montgomery, Shaw, Sheppard, VanHooser and Gabrielle Young.