The Dellos Performing Arts Competition Team is heading to Hollywood Connection’s National Finals in Anaheim, hoping to score big.
The dancers brought home honors—including Most Entertaining and High Score Overall—at the Santa Clara regional competition before heading to Hollywood.
The team consists of 32 dancers, ages 7 to 18, from Santa Maria to Paso Robles. They will compete in the areas of hip-hop, jazz, lyrical, tap, musical theater, contemporary, and production.
Not only will the dancers get to compete in Hollywood, they’ll also get chance to take classes from top choreographers including Lindsey Allen (an original Pussycat Doll and recently featured on Dancing with the Stars) and Andrew Pirozzi from the national tour of Dirty Dancing.
Five of the team’s senior dancers have pre-qualified for individual honors. Jordan Casper, Katie Ingham, Reina Ingham, Mikaela Arneson, and Jillian Clark will get to audition for the Laker Girls, a Cruise Around the World and/or the DDO Talent Agency. Clark will also be competing for National Icon of the Year.
Arts Briefs is compiled by Shelly Cone. Send information to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.
This article appears in Jul 9-16, 2009.