{"id":2752,"date":"2025-03-25T18:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2025-03-25T18:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:43:59","slug":"illusion-dance-team-brings-home-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=2752","title":{"rendered":"Illusion Dance Team brings home honors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Middletown-based squad competes at prestigious Kids Artistic Revue in Sacramento<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lake County Sports on Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SACRAMENTO &gt;&gt; The Illusion Dance Team from Center Stage Studios of Middletown pulled down big honors March 21-23 during the Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) competition in Sacramento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Audrey Showen Lopez, the Illusion Dance Team achieved outstanding results across multiple categories during a three-day competition where more than 600 dance pieces were performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Primary Jazz Solo (age 13) category, Brynne Berger, an eighth-grader at Middletown Middle School, placed Elite Top First and went on to win Overall Primary Solos First for her jazz solo \u201cI Want to Live Out Loud.\u201d She received a $500 scholarship to a prestigious Hollywood dance intensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hana Seal, a home school student, earned Top First and placed 15<sup>th<\/sup> overall in the Intermediate Lyrical Solo (age 15) division for her Spanish-version solo of Celion Dion\u2019s \u201cAll By Myself.\u201d She was awarded a scholarship to a renowned dance intensive in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illusion Dance Team\u2019s Secondary Small Group earned Top First and placed third overall in Secondary Small Groups in the Elite Small School Group Lyrical division (age 15). Illusion\u2019s group also was honored with a Judge\u2019s Choice Award for Beauty and Grace after performing \u201cIt\u2019s All Coming Back to Me Now.\u201d The group piece features Seal, Berger, Caelyn Ochs, 18, of Middletown High School, Emily Bullaro, 19, a home school graduate, and Sage Moore, 14, of Middletown High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bullaro, competing in the Senior Jazz Solo (age 19) category, achieved Top Elite First for Senior Secondary Jazz Solos after performing a jazz solo \u201cThe Way You Make Me Feel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KAR features four competition divisions \u2013 primary, secondary, intermediate and elite \u2013 based on the skill level of the dancers. Each category has its own technical standards and requirements. The scoring system includes both a caliber-based score against a set standard and overall high-points awards where the top-scoring performances are recognized. Depending on the number of performances, awards can be given for the top five, top 10 or top 15 highest scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Center Stage Studios is owned by Jeanette Marchais. Showen Lopez served as the choreographer for all the pieces performed by the Illusion Dance Team in Sacramento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a 2017 graduate of Middletown High and a former NCAA Division I dance team member at Sacramento State, I\u2019m passionate about guiding young dancers to reach their full potential. My journey began at my mother\u2019s dance studio in Cobb Mountain, and after its closure, I trained at Lakeport Dance Center before pursuing a social science degree with a minor in dance at Sacramento State University.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Added Showen Lopez, \u201cWe are so proud of our dancers\u2019 hard work and achievements at this prestigious competition. It\u2019s a testament to the dedication and talent of our team, and we look forward to continuing to showcase their passion and skill in future performances such as the Lake County Dance Festival (April 11) put on by the Lake County Arts Council, and our own Spring Showcase in May.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Middletown-based squad competes at prestigious Kids Artistic Revue in Sacramento Lake County Sports on Facebook SACRAMENTO &gt;&gt; The Illusion Dance Team from Center Stage Studios of Middletown pulled down big honors March 21-23 during the Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) competition in Sacramento. 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