Dancers win awards, hold 48th annual recital

Published 2:12 am Thursday, June 7, 2012

Dancers at the Jane Taylor Academy of Dance capped a busy season last Saturday.

The dance studio held its 48th annual recital on June 2 at Austin’s High School Knowlton Auditorium.

The dancers also received many awards at competitions this season. The dancers were awarded five top of the category and four platinum awards, 10 high gold awards, nine gold awards, and one high silver award.

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At Starpower — scored on a scale of five stars — two routines scored 5 stars, two routines scored 4 3/4 Stars, five routines scored 4 1/2 Stars, and one routine scored 4 1/4 Stars.

Other Jane Taylor Academy awards from the season:

—First high score overall teen lines (senior and junior company tap)

—First high score overall senior productions (senior and junior company tap)

—Sixth high score overall senior division (senior and junior company tap)

—First high score overall junior large groups division (junior company jazz)

—Third high score overall senior small group division and fifth high score overall senior division (senior company jazz)

—Seventh high score overall teen large productions (senior/junior/performing company lyrical)

—First high score overall senior trios (Jessica Tan, Joseph Seeman and Levi Seeman)

—Third high score overall senior solo (Alix LeBarron)

—Sixth high score overall senior solo division (Alix LeBarron)

—Fourth high score overall senior solo division (Paige Goetz)

—Sixth high score overall senior solo division (Paige Goetz)

—Third high score overall teen duet/trio division (Betsy Ettinger and Dorothy Stevens)

—Seventh high score overall senior duet division (Betsy Ettinger and Dorothy Stevens)

—Seventh high score overall senior solo division (Katherine Salazar)

—Ninth high score overall senior solo division (Jenna Anderson)

—Special judges awards went to the following: the senior/junior/performing company lyrical and Paige Goetz

Students competing: Amy Johnson, Jessica Tan, Mariah Nagel, Paige Goetz, Jenna Anderson, Katherine Salazar, Emily McAlister, Betsy Ettinger, Laura Ferguson, Alix LeBarron, Joseph Seeman, Levi Seeman, Jacy Hansen, Dorothy Stevens, Tehya Kvam, Ashley Schoonover, Micha Weber, Aidan Eastlee, Christina Hernandez, Autumn Engesser, Madison Hasley, Kassidy Kirtz, Lilly Nystel, Peyton Soltau Kjirsten Zahn, Dariel Bustad, Alexa Ferguson, Tasha Engesser and Jordan Harmon.

The Jane Taylor Senior Company, Junior Company and Performing Company competed in multiple competitions this year, and performed in the 48th annual Jane Taylor Academy of Dance recital June 2.