This weekend students from Saucon Valley Dance Conservatory in Hellertown participated in Lehigh Valley Dance Challenge at Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center in Bethlehem.
SVDC’s competition team received many Platinum awards, specialty judges awards, top category awards and top overall high score awards. SVDC’s Sapphire team–consisting of Natalie Chambers, Emma Harvey, Keira Fleming, Ava Dyer, Peyton Markle, Caitlin Kernick, and choreographed by Miss Sarah Terry–received the highest scoring group (11 and under) out of the whole weekend along with a platinum award, specialty judges award, first in the Contemporary category and first in overall small groups.
Other notable award winners (solo/duo/trio/groups) who achieved platinum and high score awards are: Valerie Pena, Haley Clark, Meghan Fainor, Mia Porter, Olivia Brucker, Hailey Fleming, Caylin Markle, Miranda Bloch, Payton Johnson, Kaleigh Dyer, Josylnn Rose, Amanda Borovies, Jadyn DeBard, Ashley Olimpo, Madison Bauman, Angela Madajewski, Avery Bostick and Paige Rosenberger.
Saucon Valley Dance Conservatory is currently celebrating their 20th anniversary. This summer they will host Angel Armas and Victor Smalley of Dance Moms Miami and the faculty of Stars Studio (who trained Ricky Ubeda, Season 11 winner on So You Think You Can Dance) for a two-day dance convention in July.
-Information and photos contributed by Holly Brucker
