Dance troupe shines at nationals

Spotlight Dance Academy in Ottawa has completed its 2023 competition season.
From left, Grffin Snethen, Gracie Snethen, Klaira Hayes and Alivia Sharp Courtesy photo
by Grace Garner
Published: July 5, 2023
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Spotlight Dance Academy in Ottawa has completed its 2023 competition season.

Five students with ties to Iola competed for the studio: SDA senior competition team members Klaira Hayes, Gracie Snethen, Griffin Snethen and Alivia Sharp; and SKA mini competition team member Lydia Schmidt.

The dancers competed at regional competitions at Dance out, LEAP, EDGE & KAR (Kids Artistic Revue) earning several elite platinum and double elite platinum medals and trophies, first-place overall placement trophies, special judges’ choice awards, convention scholarships and cash prizes, high-point category winner trophies as well as each earning crowns in the Miss Dance and Mr. Dance Title competitions.

The studio attended the Dance Out Nationals competition in Branson, Mo., at the Welk Theater/Branson Hillside resort. They were chosen for the Dance Out Elite Performance Team and danced in the opening number of the Dance Out Final Showdown Showcase.

Grace Garner

Grace Garner joined the Iola Register in August 2020 as part of the Iola High School internship program. Her job covers a variety of tasks, such as updating the Register’s website, managing the Register’s social media accounts and creating photo galleries. When she’s not doing grunt work, she’s attending Allen Community College and producing her own creative projects.

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