Given's Dance Studio sent dancers from GDS Dance Extreme teams to compete at Southeast Showdown in Garner, North Carolina on February, 18th.
Dancers impressed the judges and brought home great scores and many awards.
Six of Given's Dance Studio dancers were selected to perform in the opening number and compete at Nationals in June. These dancers are: Mary Beth Labrecque, Bailey Robertson, Allyson Harden, Lee Given, Jacklyn Given and Bella Given.
The following are awards and honors given for each performance:
5 More Hours- Mary Beth Labrecque - Platinum Score - Showdown Dancer Award
Fall For You- Emily Dunn -High Platinum Score- 4th Overall Senior
Trendsetter- Topanga Ryder- High Gold Score
These Four Walls- Bailey Robertson- Platinum Score- Showdown Dancer
Go On- Mary Beth Labrecque- Platinum Score- 5th Place Overall Senior
Can't Stop the Feeling- Emily Dunn- Platinum Score
Rise Up- Allyson Harden- Platinum Score- Showdown Dancer Award
Cavalier- Emily Dunn & Mary Beth Labrecque- Platinum Score- 2nd Place Overall Senior
When I See You Again- Allyson Harden- Platinum Score
Stone Cold- Mary Beth Labrecque & Myra Fox- Platinum Score- 4th Place Overall Senior
She Knew too Much- Mary Beth Labrecque & Myra Fox- Platinum Score- 3rd Place Overall Senior
Sucker For Pandas- Lee Given- Elite Gold Score- 4th Place Overall Junior- Showdown Dancer Award
Hurricane- Jacklyn Given- Platinum Score - Showdown Dancer Award
Girl In the Mirror- Bella Given- Platinum Score- 2nd Place Overall Mini- Showdown Dancer Award
Homeless- Alexis Hafey, Cadence Elliott, Jacklyn Given- Platinum Score- 2nd Place Overall Junior
Wanna Be Like You- Meghan & Morgan Beam- Elite Gold -4th Place Overall