In The Spotlight Dance Conservatory

SAVAGE COMPETITION RESULTS!

SOLO/DUO/TRIO OVERALLS:

1st Overall Senior Soloist Analise Cisneros “Time Will Tell”
1st Overall Lil Savage Duo/Trio “To Be Enchanted”
3rd Overall Mini Soloist Emily Armendariz “Big Noise”
3rd Overall Senior Soloist Ashlyn Gorden “Lighthouse”
3rd Overall Lil Savage Soloist Nova Purcell “Ev’rybody Wants To Be A Cat”
4th Overall Senior Soloist Swathi Dhanvendran “Nothing Else Matters”
4th Overall Mini Soloist Delaney Ross “The. Stars”
4th Overall Mini Duo/Trio “Shake It”
4th Overall Junior Duo/Trio “Search and Destroy”
5th Overall Mini Soloist Mina Malcolm “A Little Versatility”
5th Overall Junior Duo/Trio “Nocturne”
6th Overall Junior Soloist Gia Cai “Bird On A Wire”
6th Overall Mini Soloist Maia Cai “Baby I’m A Star”
7th Overall Mini Soloist Kadence Lieder Happy Feet

GROUP OVERALLS:

1st Overall Teen Small Group “How To Disappear”
Ist Overall Mini Line “Fabulous”
1st Overall Lil Savage Large Group “Diamonds”
2nd Overall Mini Large Group “Summer”
3rd Overall Teen Small Group “Mockingbird”
3rd Overall Junior Large Group “To Lead Is To Follow”
3rd Overall Lil Savage Large Group “All We Are”
4th Overall Junior Small Group “Turn To Stone”
4th Overall Mini Small Group “It’s Gonna Be A Long Walk”
5th Overall Mini Small Group “Eyes On The Inside”
6th Overall Mini Small Group “The Method”
9th Overall Junior Small Group “Oh So Quiet”
9th Overall Teen Small Group “Ribbons”

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Choreography Award:
“Diamonds”

Judges Choice Award:
“Ribbons”

Fierce stage shots from ❤️🔥

At In The Spotlight, we are always looking for ways for our students to pursue dance as a form of education. These intensives will be no exception, and we would love to help your dancer set and achieve new goals this summer.

Our intensives are perfect for:
•Dancers wanting to see what it’s like to train with our award winning Company Program faculty
•Current Company members who will move age divisions next season
•Dancers who want to get on the faculty’s radar early, in order to be considered for next season’s program
•Parents who would like their dancer evaluated and are looking for honest feedback regarding their dancer’s long term potential and best next steps in their training
•Current Company Dancers who want to stay in peak performance shape off season.

Some of our favorite photos from NYCDA!🤩📸 Stay tuned for Radix!

Our commercial comp season is off to an incredible start!
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Ballet Championships of America!⭐️

We are so incredibly proud of the weekend our ITS family had! Each of you represented In the Spotlight with professionalism, self-confidence, and poise. It is such a joy to watch you perform and to see the growth and improvement that continues to unfold.

Your hard work, consistency, and dedication are truly paying off. Congratulations to every dancer. Each award listed below is well deserved.🤍

Special Awards and Scholarships:

Gia Cai- $795 total
Tyler Gray- $295 total/ FULL SCHOLARSHIP to Joffrey Ballet
Kiera Lemus- $795 total/ FULL SCHOLARSHIP to Joffrey Ballet
Swathi Dhanvendran- Outstanding Performer awarded by jury members
Amy Xu- Artistic Performance Award

1st Place
Amy Xu - Pre-Junior Classical
Amy Xu - Pre-Junior Contemp
Kiera Lemus - Senior Classical x2
Kiera Lemus - Senior Contemp
“Oceans and Pearls” - Senior Duo/Trio Classical
“Pas De Deux from Flower Festival in Genzano” - Junior Pas De Deux
“Summer” - Junior Contemporary group

2nd Place
Olivia Medina - Pre-Junior Classical
Gia Cai - Junior Classical
Gia Cai - Junior Contemp
Swathi Dhanvendran - Teen Classical

3rd Place
Tyler Gray - Junior Classical
Swathi Dhanvendran - Teen Classical
Swathi Dhanvendran- Teen Contemp

4th place
Jessa Gorden - Junior Classical
Tyler Gray - Junior Contemp

5th place
Analise Cisneros - Senior Contemp

7th place
Jessa Gorden - Junior Contemp
Reese Gray - Pre-Teen Classical

8th place
Reese Gray - Pre-Teen Contemp

9th place
Vera Dimick - Pre-Junior Classical

10th place
Chelsea Simone - Pre-Junior Classical

11th place
Amelia Ciapessoni - Pre-Junior Classical
Scarlett Anderson - Junior Classical

12th place
Phoebe Agius - Pre-Junior Classical

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” -Paulo Coelho
Congratulations to all of our dancers who dared to dream, and participated in the Ballet Championships of America this past weekend. We are incredibly proud of the bravery, discipline, and success we witnessed. Recap coming soon!
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YAGP 2026

Thank you for the incredible weekends our ITS family had in Las Vegas and San Diego! We left inspired from the dancers we chose to surround ourselves with, motivated to return the the studios working even harder, and grateful for the experiences had and memories made. Congratulations to Amy, Tyler, Jessa, Gia, Reese, and Kiera on your performances! An extra special congratulations to Amy and Tyler who earned themselves spots in the top 24 pre competitive classical!✨ We are so proud of you all!🤍