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| Dubuque Dance Studio and Gymnastics Club is a complete educational facility. Many of our students now earn a living leading professional lives with the training from Dubuque Dance Studio and Gymnastics Club. Our students who graduate / are certified with us to be staff members now hold / have held positions in New York, Florida, Hawaii. Many others now own their own studios. |
Below are yearly highlights - for details of the year's activities please view the individual team pages, Olympics page, It's My Stage Page, So You Think You Can Tumble Page, and The Recital Page. Congratulations "Untouchables" 2010 Talent on Parade Contenders and 1st Place Jr Production Recipients (MJ Mix):Amber Smothers, Bailey Herrald, McKenzie Mueller, Amber Loney, Lizzy Konrardy, Kirstin Apel, Sabrina Heiderscheit, Alexis Loney, Annie McGuire, Nicole Strang, Jenna Freiburger, Brielle Schneider, Brooke Felderman, Abby Felderman, Emma Hingtgen, Aaron Gonner, Cassidy Johnson, Hallie Hayes, Rebekah Harvey Congratulations "Fliptastics" 2010 USTA National Tumbling Contenders: Megan Braodbent, Tess Nissen, Leah Gibbs, Lexie Fondell, Erin Dema, Maddie Shearer, Ellie Shearer, Lauren Dema Congratulations Gymnasts and Coaches!!! December 12th & 13th, 2009 Level 4 State - Anna May Inzenhofer - 2nd place in state on bars - 7th place all around Level 5 State - Leah Gibbs 2008-2009 National Competition Contenders Dance Team - Talent on Parade: Brooke Felderman, Abby Felderman, Cassidy Johnson, Aaron Gonner, Trena Miller, Robin Scherrinsky, Brielle Schneider, Emma Hingtgen, McKenzie Mueller, Amber Smothers, Jenna Freiburger, Alexis Loney, Bailey Herrald and Kirstin Apel National Tumbling Contenders: Megan Broadbent, Erin Dema, Leah Gibbs, KC Haynes, Tess Nissen, Maria Goddard, Maddie Perreard 2007-2008 Talent on Parade National Contenders: Brooke Felderman, Abby Felderman, Cassidy Johnson, Aaron Gonner, Trena Miller, Robin Scherrinsky, McKenzie Mueller, Amber Smothers, Jenna Freiburger, Alexis Loney, Bailey Herrald and Kirstin Apel USTA National Contenders: Mikayla Andersen, Megan Broadbent, Karen Burrows, Paul Burrows, Danielle Crist, Erin Dema, Leah Gibbs, Deric Gienau, KC Haynes, Lianna Hunt, Alix Kaiser, Katie Michel, Tess Nissen, Andrew Ntim, Maddie Shearer, Ellie Shearer, Sasha Smith and Kelsey Woodward The following Gymnastic Members qualified for USTA Tumbling Nationals June 19-23, 2007: KC Haynes, Christina Johnson, Hailey Oberhoffer, Katie Michel, Karen Burrows, Alix Kaiser, Lianna Hunt, Robin Scherrinksy, Megan Broadbent, Sasha Smith, Raina Peck, Kelsey Woodward National Competition 2006 -Congratulations at USTA Nationals! 1st Place National Champions: Tabatha Shaffer, Kelsey Woodward, Lianna Hunt. 5th Place: Deric Lewin. 10th Place: KC Haynes Hawaii 2006---"Dubuque Dance Company" - Performed at Pearl Harbor Sunday, June 18th, and on the Norwegian Cruise Line "Pride of Aloha" on June 21st a standing ovation lead to a follow up performance on the 23rd. The following Gymnastic Members qualified for USTA Tumbling Nationals in Knoxville, Kentucky June 18-24, 2006. Karen Burrows, Deric Lewin, Lianna Hunt, Alix Kaiser, Robin Scherrinsky, Tabatha Shaffer, KC Haynes, Kelsey Woodward. The following Gymnastic Members qualified for USTA Tumbling Nationals in Virginia Beach, June 15-19, 2005. Karen Burrows, Danielle Brimeyer, Lianna Hunt, Sarah Janes,Alix Kaiser, Tim Russet, Tabatha Shaffer, Sasha Smith, Kelsey Woodward. 1996/1997/2001/2004 Caravan Kids
1998/2001 National Championship Orange Bowl Half-time Performers 1998 Holiday Parade in Chicago 1999/2002 Disney World Performers 2001 Royal Caribbean Cruise Performers 2004 Dance Caravan Grand Champions/Most Entertaining Choreography 2004 "Miss Dance Caravan Kid" 2004 USTA - 4 National First Place Winners 2005 - 07 Six Flags Performers 2006 Peral Harbor/Norwegian Cruise Performers 2006 Caravan Grand Champion and Full Ride Scholarship Students Individual Accomplishments Ginny Luke Ginny received the Nicholas Green Award for Distinguished Art Students; she won “Honorable Mention” on violin in the Midwest Young Artists’ Walgreen’s Concerto Competition in Schaumburg, IL. She choreographed Eisenhower’s Production of “School House Rock Jr.” in 2004, she portrayed the character “Pat” in this years production of “Li’l Abner” at Washington Jr. High. Ginny will be touring Austria, Czech, and Hungary with the Preucil School of Music String Orchestra this summer. She will be studying with professionals Will Preucil and Steven Rose at the Encore! Music Camp in Cleveland this summer and portrayed “Gretel” from “Hansel and Gretel” on May 20th, 2005. Ginny is an active member of both the choir and band at Washington Jr. High where she also plays the saxophone. Ginny began playing violin, piano and began dance at Dubuque Dance Studio at the age of 3. She was in the documentaries “My Father’s Fun and “ship Ablaze” The Wreck of the General Slocum” on the History Channel in 2002 where she played the role of Kathryn O’Donnell. Since the age of 4 Ginny has appeared in approximately 12 productions at the Grand Opera House. Ginny sung the National Athem at Pearl Harbor. She recently has her own single on the market and is attending Interlochen School for the Arts. Alicia Hohmann Alicia was a Dance Caravan Kid in the summer of 2004. At the end of this national tour she received the “Miss DCK” for overall performance, talent, dedication and positive attitude. While a Junior on the Dance Company, she received the Junior version of the “Most Promising Talent”, the “Junior Danny and Betty Hoctor Award” at Dance Caravan, as well as a full PDTA scholarship. She was a Cheerleader at Dubuque Senior High School, a volunteer choreographer for the Central High School Hip Hop Club, and an instructor for us. Alicia has performed at the Orange Bowl, Disney World, on the Royal Caribbean Cruise, and in June 2006 will be performing at Pearl Harbor and on the Norwegian Cruise Line - Pride of Hawaii. Alicia graduated from Senior High School and is attending NICC, while continuing to instruct at our Dubuque, Galena, and Peosta locations. She was employed with Dance Caravan the summer of 2006. She has received many choreography awards and scholarships in the past two years. Kimberly Utzig Kimberly was awarded full PDTA scholarships and was a choreographer for Hempstead High Schools production of “Godspell” this spring. She is a member of the Blue Jays Dance Team at Creighton. Hannah Wolf Hannah auditioned and was accepted at Interlochen Arts Academy, and a Dance Caravan Kid in 2005. Hannah is a former gymnasts and a gymnastics instructor for us. Hannah will a member of the Wahlert High School dance team and is pursuing dance in LA. Kerstin Rowley Kerstin started here at the age of three and continued through grade school. She continued her ballet at The Academy of Ballet and choreographed tap and other styles of dance on occasion Jamie Helling Jamie has been trained at Dubuque Dance Studio from the age of 8 - her high school graduate year. She was on the Wahlert dance team for four years. She was awarded a full PDTA scholarship in ballet. Jamie has auditioned and was accepted to tour with Dance Caravan Kids and Dance Olympus VIP’s. She choreographed 2 numbers in Wahlert’s “The Passion”. Jamie has performed at the Orange Bowl, Disney World, and on the Royal Caribbean. She loves to compete. Through her training with us - she will be qualified to give instruction in dance. Latoya Sargent Choreographed for the Hip Hop Congress 2005, former DuHawk Dancer. Latoya attends Loras where she is in the honors program and has been awarded the St. Thomas Award. She was accepted with Lead America which will transport her to Washington DC and then to Chicago for a month working as an office coordinator. Her Mock Trial Team took 6th place at Nationals. Latoya started with Dubuque Dance at the age of 3 and is an instructor. Latoya has performed with us at Disney World and on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Molly Jubeck Molly toured nationally as a 2005 Dance Caravan Kid. She was recently selected as a member of the Dubuque Area Youth Leadership Council for the 2005/2006 school year. Molly also toured with Dance Olympus as a VIP Kid dancer in 2003 and with Dance Caravan in 2004. She graduated from West Dubuque High School and has been a member of the West Dubuque Pom Squad throughout high school. Molly was a member of the Iowa State Pom Squad, and through her training with us will be qualified to give instruction in dance. She is currently pursuing dance in LA. Jacqueline Brahm Jacqueline routinely makes the Deans List. She received all of her youth - high school graduate training with us, and was trained to be an instructor. She has worked with our dancers six years. Jacqueline's advanced training here qualified her for her dance teaching jobs as of 2000. We are proud to have trained her. Jacqueline was a member of the Iowa State Pom Squad, and is currently a school teacher in Dubuque. Katie VonAh Katie was trained here as a youth and trained as an instructor. She received her first job as a choreographer through Dubuque Dance Studio for Senior High School. Katie was able to open and build her own business primarily on her training at our facility. Melissa Biermann Melissa started her training with us at the age of six and is extremely talented in vocals, acting and dance. She is using her talents in activities and events at school as well as employment to earn her way through college.In 2005, Melissa was the co-choreographer for celebration Iowa, and in 2006 she choreographed their show. This is a group of extremely talented high school students who spend the summer touring Iowa. Melissa is presently a student at Luther college. She received the most promising talent at Dance Caravan by receiving the Danny and Betty Hoctor Award. She has also choreographed routines for state competitions for high school teams. |