"House Party" - 11 O'Clock Winner (Junior)

The CPAA Dance Company traveled to attend 24 Seven Dance Convention where they competed and took classes! We had a blast at 24 Seven Dance Convention in Atlanta GA! Here are the awards that were won along with some fun pictures :)

"Work" - 11 O'Clock Winner (Teen)

House Party - 1st Overall Junior Large Group, 11 O'Clock Winner, Top Junior Hip Hop Dance, Studio Showcase Routine
Work - 2nd Overall Teen Small Group, 11 O'Clock Winner
Titanium - Top Teen Tap Dance
Somebody - 3rd Overall Teen Duet/Trio
Big Noise - 3rd Overall Mini Duet/Trio
The Way You Make Me Feel (Riley) - 8th Overall Junior Solo
Sweet Dreams (Hailey) - 9th Overall Teen Solo
Sacrifice (Zoe) - 9th Overall Teen Solo

Non-Stop Dancer Scholarship Winner - Cameron B

Cameron B - Mini Non-Stop Dancer Runner-up

Some of the girls ready to take class!

Tap Scholarships:
Camryn G
Nyah
Toni
Mar'yana
Zoe
Brianna

Jazz/Contemporary/Lyrical Scholarships:
Kyla
Grace
Lilah
Nea

Hip Hop Scholarships:
Riley
Jada

Congrats to all of our lovely ladies! You guys were AWESOME!

Posing with Twitch!

Welcome back from Spring Break CPAA Nation! I hope you all had a relaxing and restful break during your week off. In classes, we are getting ready for our end-of-year Spring Recital! Our Spring Recital will be held on Saturday June 1st at Nation Ford High School Auditorium. Tickets and more information will be available soon...

Big congrats to Hailey and Zoe! They won scholarships at Nuvo Dance Convention. They got to meet and take classes from world renowned choreographers Travis Wall (SYTYCD), Stacy Tookey (SYTYCD), Ivan Koumaev (SYTYCD), Jason Parsons, Mark Meismer, and Ray Leeper. We're proud of you girls! What a way to spend your Spring Break :)

Now that we are back from Spring Break, it is time to begin registering for your summer classes. We have several options available for you to choose from during the summer. If you are planning on participating in the CPAA Kidz Crew or the CPAA Dance Company, remember to sign up for the Prep Classes and your Summer Intensive!

Click Here to view the Summer Class Descriptions. Download the Registration Form for the Prep Classes/Summer Intensives and the Recreational Classes. Remember, space is limited. Register ASAP to reserve your spot. If you have any questions, feel free to email Miss Siara at info@charlottepaa.com or give her a call at the studio!

This past weekend, the CPAA Dance Company traveled to Atlanta GA to participate in the 24Seven Dance Convention and Competition. At a dance convention, dancers from different studios come together to take classes from awesome dance choreographers and instructors. At 24Seven, the faculty includes Twitch (So You Think You Can Dance), Sonya Tayeh (So You Think You Can Dance), Lauren Adams, Brooke Pierotti, Jess Hendricks,  Peter Chu, Francisco Gella and Anthony Hendricks.

The 24Seven stage

They took classes all day on Saturday and Sunday. They had an audition for the "Non Stop Dancer Scholarship" on Saturday. Congratulations to Hailey and Zoe for receiving a Junior (11-12 years old) Non Stop Dancer Scholarship and to Cameron for receiving a Mini (7-10 years old) Non Stop Dancer Scholarship.

In addition to auditioning for the Non Stop Dancer Scholarship, the dancers were able to receive scholarships for excellence in classes. Congratulations to Chloe, Grace and Riley for receiving class "Hi Five" scholarships!

The Rubies (Alex, Ellora and Mar'yana) took classes on Saturday with some of the faculty as a beginning introduction to the "convention world." They had a performance on stage to show what they learned. They did awesome, and they weren't nervous one bit!

Alex, Ellora and Mar'yana performing their Sidekick routines

Alex with Twitch

All of the girls competed on Friday and Saturday evenings as well. The faculty was there to judge the girls' performances. They did an awesome job...as usual! "Church" won 2nd overall Junior group, "Tango" won 2nd overall Junior Line and "Drop" (Lauren and Zoe's duet) won 3rd overall Junior duet.

Jenae, Hailey and Toni with Twitch

What a great weekend! The girls learned so much while having fun at the same time. Isn't that what dance should be about? We can't wait to attend 24Seven next year!

Legacy Dance Championship Stage

This weekend the CPAA Kidz Crew and the CPAA Dance Company travelled to Columbia SC to participate in the Legacy Dance Championship. There were so many amazing schools there including Columbia City Jazz (Miss Siara grew up dancing there), Miss Donna's School of Dance, The Dance Company, the Dance Department and many more. Our girls did their thing! They represented for #CPAAnation to the FULLEST. 

Kidz Crew backstage waiting to perform

This was the Kidz Crew first time competing EVER. They were nervous backstage, but when they got on the stage...they KILLED it! The Kidz Crew is a hip hop based dance crew that was started in August of 2012. They compete at a few competitions per year (only hip hop) and participate in the Monsters of Hip Hop Convention (click to see our experiences at Monsters of Hip Hop). They take classes and rehearse for only one day a week for 1.5 hours. 

Listed are the results of Legacy Dance Championships:

Kidz Crew after winning 6th Overall!

Petite Intermediate Small Groups
6th overall - Move Shake Drop (Kidz Crew)

Junior Advanced Small Groups
1st Overall - Church
2nd Overall - PYT
6th Overall - People
7th Overall - Why Don't You Love Me

Junior Advanced Large Groups
3rd Overall - Tango

Mini Novice Duet/Trios
3rd Overall - Boogie Wonderland (Alex, Ellora, Mar'yana)

Junior Advanced Duet/Trios
3rd Overall - The Dance (Grace and Zoe)
4th Overall - Drop (Lauren and Zoe)

Petite Soloists after winning their awards

Petite Advanced Solos

1st Overall - Dance With Somebody (Cameron)

5th Overall - Habanera (Riley)

8th Overall - She Wolf (Chloe)

9th Overall - I Hate Boys (Jenae)

Junior Advanced Solos

4th Overall - When You Believe (Zoe)

8th Overall - I Feel Good (Hailey)

"Boogie Wonderland" and Petite Soloists

"People" was awarded a choreography award. Congratulations Troy!

Cameron was awarded runner-up to Petite Miss Legacy.

Hailey was awarded runner-up to Junior Miss Legacy and a scholarship to Artists Simply Human convention.

Zoe was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a Broadway Bound Summer Intensive in NYC.

The Judges were able to pick special awards to go to dances that entertained them and stood out. Special Judges Awards were awarded to:

Move Shake Drop
Church
Imma Be (Toni)
I Hate Boys (Jenae)
Habanera (Riley)
Gotcha (Grace)

Kidz Crew with Miss Siara and Troy

Overall, it was a great weekend! All of the kids came ready to dance and show Legacy what we are made of! Big shoutout to our parents...you guys ROCK! Thanks for allowing us to share our passion with your kids. Also, thanks for being non-problematic "dance moms" and "dance dads" :)

Dance Company with Miss Siara and Troy

Next weekend, the CPAA Dance Company will be traveling to Atlanta GA to attend 24Seven Dance Convention. They will be taking classes all day, as well as competing on Friday and Saturday evening. Wish us luck on our next adventure!

Monsters of Hip Hop Stage

The CPAA Kidz Crew and a couple of CPAA Dance Company members attended Monsters of Hip Hop in Washington DC this past weekend. Monsters of Hip Hop is a dance convention where they learn dances from the HOTTEST Hip Hop choreographers/dancers in the industry.