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2002 DANCEAMERICA National Finals Winners

Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts Sweeps Dance Olympus 2002

INTERMEDIATE SOLO TAP

National Champion
“Rhythm” – Hillary Harwell
Patti Parrish School of Dance,
Sapulpa, OK – Patti Parrish

2nd Place
“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” – Danielle House
Susan Messmer School of Dance, Ajax,
Ont., Canada – Susan & Lindsay Messmer

3rd Place
“I’m A Believer” – Michelle Fenty
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

4th Place
“Swanee River Boogie” – Mandy Gardner
Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts,
Berwyn, PA – Betsy Daily

5th Place
“G.I. Jane” – Emily Smith
The Dancer’s Pointe, Orlando, FL
Cheri Glover

6th Place
“Hit The Road Jack” – Jessica Keating
Susan Messmer School of Dance, Ajax,
Ont., Canada – Susan & Lindsay Messmer

INTERMEDIATE SOLO TAP (MALE)

National Champion
“I Ain’t Got Nobody” – Zada Cheeks
Bonnie Ardelean Dance Studio, Aurora, IL
Stephanie Clay

INTERMEDIATE SOLO JAZZ

National Champion
“The Way I Love You” – Whitney Hubbard
Jenny’s Dance Centre, Lake Bluff, IL
Jenny Campbell

2nd Place
“Where Do I Begin?” – Annie Christianson
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

3rd Place
“Le Jazz Hot” – Meagan Langlois
Kimberly’s School of Dance,
N.Grosvenordale, CT – Kim Beauregard
4th Place
“Payin’ The Cost To Be The Boss” –
Erin McLachlan
Fishback Studio of the Dance, Albuquerque, NM
Krista Doherty

5th Place
“Smooth Criminal” – Jeanette Viga
Alwin School of The Dance, Albuquerque, NM
Wendy Stone

6th Place
“House In Order” – Kyla Pratt
Wynn Twins School of Dance, Raytown, MO
Jann Wynn, Stephanie Judah, Pamela Hook,
Leslie Genova, Sarah Hubbard &
Jean Wynn Sullivan

7th Place
“Orange Colored Sky” – Kelly Lancaster
Academy of Performing Arts, Oviedo, FL
Kim Rossi

8th Place
“Don’t Rain On My Parade” – Noel Baylor
Kathy Hansen School of Dance, Owego, NY
Kathy Hansen

INTERMEDIATE SOLO JAZZ (MALE)

National Champion
“New York State Of Mind” – Colin Angevine
Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts,
Berwyn, PA – Betsy Daily

INTERMEDIATE SOLO BALLET

National Champion
“Ave Maria” – Alyssa Decker
The Dancer’s Pointe, Orlando, FL
Kelly Salisbury

2nd Place
“Moonlight Sonata” – Amber Knise
Mary Ann Fortune’s Dance Studio,
Mechanicville, NY – Mary Ann Fortune

3rd Place
“A Classical Variation” – Stephanie Bertolin
Lynn Morrison School of Ballet, Brampton,
Ont., Canada – Lynn Morrison

4th Place
“The Lone Violin” – Mallory Rossi
Cheryl McCormack Academy of Dance,
New Bedford, MA – Cheryl McCormack

5th Place
“Quidan” – Megan Elston
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

INTERMEDIATE SOLO LYRICAL

National Champion
“A Total Eclipse Of The Heart” – Peggy Krug
The Hanover School of Ballet, Hanover, PA
Deborah Blume-Byers

2nd Place
“Hero” – Brandi Shipley
The Hanover School of Ballet, Hanover, PA
Deborah Blume-Byers

3rd Place
“My Skin” – Carleigh Bettiol
Oneonta Tap Works, Oneonta, NY
Katrina Shuler

4th Place
“Without Condition” – Jenna Obler
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Erin Heuberger

5th Place
“Bugle Billy” – Lauren Murrell
School of Performing Arts, Lebanon, MO
Dorita Roderick & Denette Reed

INTERMEDIATE SOLO MODERN / ABSTRACT

National Champion
“Quixote” – Danielle Wendel
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

2nd Place
“Voodoo” – Ashley Rose
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

3rd Place
“Free” – Gina Harp
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rodney Williams

4th Place
“Turn Out The Light” – Dana Balatsos
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

5th Place
“Oceanic” – Brittany Roberts
School of Performing Arts, Lebanon, MO
Dorita Roderick & Denette Reed

INTERMEDIATE SOLO MODERN / ABSTRACT
(MALE)

National Champion
“I’M On My Way” – Thomas Ragland
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rodney Williams

2nd Place
“Lagan” – Josh Barker
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Kristen Wendel


INTERMEDIATE SOLO MUSICAL THEATRE /
CINEMA

National Champion
“The Cat In The Hat” – Christina Root
Dance Til U Drop, Columbia City, IN
April Frazier

2nd Place
“Business Of Love” – Heather Carter
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

3rd Place
“It’s My Party” – Heather Owen
Susan Messmer School of Dance, Ajax,
Ont., Canada – Susan & Lindsay Messmer

INTERMEDIATE SOLO MUSICAL THEATRE /
CINEMA (MALE)

2nd Place
“I’ll Make A Man Out Of You” – Andrew Frerich
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Erin Heuberger

INTERMEDIATE SOLO HIP-HOP / FUNK

National Champion
“Heartbreaker” – Jada Zeig
Dance Til U Drop, Columbia City, IN
April Frazier

INTERMEDIATE SOLO POINTE

National Champion
“Giselle – Act I” – Danielle Paolo
Lynn Morrison School of Ballet, Brampton,
Ont., Canada – Lynn Morrison

2nd Place
“Danzon Variation” – Hayley Dirscherl
Patricia Ann Dance Studios, Dunedin, FL
Elizabeth Forsha

3rd Place
“Petite Ballerina” – Krystal Harfert
Sawyer Dance Academy, Sawyer, MI
Deb Knuth

4th Place
“It’s My Life” – Serena McRury
International Dance Academy,
Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada – Laura McRury

INTERMEDIATE SOLO OPEN

National Champion
“Big Lie, Small World” – Donna Ziccardy
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

INTERMEDIATE DUO-TRIO TAP

National Champion
“Three Caballeros”
Dance Til U Drop, Columbia City, IN
April Frazier

2nd Place
“Bring That Duke”
Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts,
Berwyn, PA – Betsy Daily

3rd Place
“Boogie Bumper”
Susan Messmer School of Dance, Ajax,
Ont., Canada – Susan & Lindsay Messmer

4th Place
“For Dancers Only”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Beth Schiebel

5th Place
“Baubles, Bangles And Beads”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Beth Schiebel

INTERMEDIATE DUO-TRIO JAZZ

National Champion
“Man Of La Mancha”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Desiree Olafson

2nd Place

“Let’s Get This Party Started”
Lynn Morrison School of Ballet, Brampton,
Ont., Canada – Lynn Morrison

3rd Place

“Break”
Juliart Dance Studio, Troy, MI
Patti Krokosky & Amy McKee

4th Place

“Blue Monday”
Susan Messmer School of Dance, Ajax,
Ont., Canada – Susan & Lindsay Messmer

5th Place

“Mortal Combat”
Honey’s School of Dance, Ocala, FL
Honey Nick & Shari Paglia

INTERMEDIATE DUO-TRIO BALLET

National Champion
“The Butterfly Song”
Lynn Morrison School of Ballet, Brampton,
Ont., Canada – Lynn Morrison

INTERMEDIATE DUO-TRIO LYRICAL

National Champion
“I’ll Be Okay”
Lynn Morrison School of Ballet, Brampton,
Ont., Canada – Lynn Morrison

2nd Place

“My Sacrifice”
Kathy Hansen School of Dance, Owego, NY
Jo Ellen Hansen

3rd Place

“Down To The River To Pray”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Brittney Coughlin

4th Place

“1,000 Oceans”
Debby Dillehay Dance Studio, Kenner, LA
Debby Dillehay

INTERMEDIATE DUO-TRIO MODERN /
ABSTRACT

National Champion
“Falling Down”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rodney Williams

2nd Place

“Nierka”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

INTERMEDIATE DUO-TRIO MUSICAL THEATRE /
CINEMA

National Champion
“Two Bones”
Patricia Ann Dance Studios, Dunedin, FL
Elaine Forestier

INTERMEDIATE DUO-TRIO POINTE

National Champion
“Afternoon Of A Fawn”
Lynn Morrison School of Ballet, Brampton,
Ont., ,Canada – Lynn Morrison

INTERMEDIATE DUO-TRIO HIP-HOP / FUNK

National Champion
“Danger”
Neisha’s Danceland, New Boston, TX
Janette Goldsmith

INTERMEDIATE DUO-TRIO OPEN

National Champion
“Love, Hate, Pain”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rodney Williams

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP TAP

National Champion
“Dr. Jazz”
Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts,
Berwyn, PA – Betsy Daily

2nd Place
“Break The Beat”
Tiffany & Company, Fort Wayne, IN
Hayley Wood

3rd Place
“Drumbone”
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

4th Place
“Kodo”
Patricia Ann Dance Studios, Dunedin, FL
Elaine Forestier

5th Place
“Rhythm’s Delivery”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Beth Schiebel

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP TAP
(SUPPLEMENTARY)

National Champion
“Asian Drums”
Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts,
Berwyn, PA – Betsy Daily

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP JAZZ

National Champion
“Can You Feel The Rhythm”
The Hanover School of Ballet, Hanover, PA
Deborah Blume-Byers

2nd Place
“Devil”
Susan Messmer School of Dance, Ajax,
Ont., Canada – Susan & Lindsay Messmer

3rd Place
“Mack The Knife”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Desiree Olafson

4th Place

“I Will Survive”
Wynn Twins School of Dance, Raytown, MO
Jann Wynn, Stephanie Judah, Pamela Hook,
Leslie Genova, Sarah Hubbard &
Jean Wynn Sullivan

5th Place
“Enter Sandman”
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP BALLET

2nd Place
“Satellite”
Tiffany & Company, Fort Wayne, IN
Amanda Bireley

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP LYRICAL

National Champion
“Fly Away”
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

2nd Place
“At Last”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Kristen Wendel

3rd Place
“There’s A Hero”
International Dance Academy, Thunder Bay,
Ont., Canada – Laura McRury

4th Place
“Full Of Grace”
Sawyer Dance Academy, Sawyer, MI
Deb Knuth

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP MODERN /
ABSTRACT

National Champion
“Circles”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

2nd Place
“I Do Believe”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rodney Williams

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP MUSICAL
THEATRE / CINEMA

National Champion
“Sit Down”
Susan Messmer School of Dance, Ajax,
Ont., Canada – Susan & Lindsay Messmer

2nd Place

“Sway”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP POINTE

National Champion
“Crayons”
The Dancer’s Pointe, Orlando, FL
Cheri Glover

2nd Place

“Yata-Dera”
Wynn Twins School of Dance, Raytown, MO
Jann Wynn, Stephanie Judah, Pamela Hook,
Leslie Genova, Sarah Hubbard &
Jean Wynn Sullivan

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP
HIP-HOP / FUNK

National Champion
“Mama Said Knock You Out”
Dance Til U Drop, Columbia City, IN
April Frazier

2nd Place
“A.M. To P.M.”
Angel De Souza’s School of Dance,
Colonial Heights, VA – Angel De Souza

3rd Place
Bombs Over Baghdad”
The Fort Wayne School of Dance,
Fort Wayne, IN – April Borg

4th Place
“Survivor”
Neisha’s Danceland, New Boston, TX
Janette Goldsmith

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP CLOGGING

National Champion
“Cotton Eye Joe”
Honey’s School of Dance, Ocala, FL
Honey Nick & Shari Paglia

INTERMEDIATE SMALL GROUP OPEN

National Champion
“Bodies”
Backstage Dance Academy, New Bedford, MA
Amy Fernandes

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP TAP

National Champion
“Sing, Sing, Sing”
Juliart Dance Studio, Troy, MI
Patti Krokosky

2nd Place
“Rock This Town”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Beth Schiebel

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP TAP
(SUPPLEMENTARY)

National Champion
“Maria”
Juliart Dance Studio, Troy, MI
Patti Krokosky

2nd Place
“Hard Hearted Hannah”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Beth Schiebel

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP JAZZ

National Champion
“Cool Daddy Cool”
Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts,
Berwyn, PA – Betsy Daily

2nd Place
“Trust”
TNT Dance Academy, Scottsdale, AZ
Karen Smith

3rd Place
“Simply Irresistible”
Bonnie Ardelean Dance Studio, Aurora, IL
Catie Deitz

4th Place
“Here It Is”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Michelle Schiebel

5th Place
“Trust”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Kim Jones

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP JAZZ
(SUPPLEMENTARY)

2nd Place
“We Will Rock You”
Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts,
Berwyn, PA – Betsy Daily

3rd Place
“Dance With Me”
TNT Dance Academy, Scottsdale, AZ
Karen Smith

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP BALLET

National Champion
“I Feel Pretty”
Bonnie Ardelean Dance Studio, Aurora, IL
Catie Deitz

2nd Place
“Carol Of The Bells”
The Dancer’s Pointe, Orlando, FL
Kelly Salisbury

3rd Place
“Full Of Grace”
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

4th Place
“Gaité Parisienne Valse”
International Dance Academy, Thunder Bay,
Ont., Canada – Laura McRury

5th Place
“Waltz From Vienna”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Annette Holt

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP LYRICAL

National Champion
“Love In Any Language”
The Hanover School of Ballet, Hanover, PA
Deborah Blume-Byers

2nd Place
“One More Day”
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

3rd Place
“The Space Between”
South Central Dance Academy, Vidalia, GA
Casey Peterson-Miller

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP MODERN /
ABSTRACT

National Champion
“Judgment”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

2nd Place
“Flood”
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

3rd Place
“Nothing Left Out”
Bonnie Ardelean Dance Studio, Aurora, IL
Autumn Eckman

4th Place
“Found”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rebecca Wright

5th Place
“Lazy Days”
School of Performing Arts, Lebanon, MO
Dorita Roderick & Denette Reed

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP MUSICAL
THEATRE / CINEMA

National Champion
“Newsies”
Edye Cook’s School of Dance, Marion, OH
Edye Cook-Skidmore

2nd Place
“Bye Bye Blackbird”
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

3rd Place
“Gotcha”
Bonnie Ardelean Dance Studio, Aurora, IL
David Petro

4th Place
“Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, MO”
Sawyer Dance Academy, Sawyer, MI
Deb Knuth

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP HIP-HOP /
FUNK

National Champion
“Up Against The Wall”
Attitudes In Motion, Middleboro, MA
Keith Sampson

INTERMEDIATE LARGE GROUP OPEN

National Champion
“Hoedown”
The Dancer’s Pointe, Orlando, FL
Kelly Salisbury

2nd Place
“Can Can”
International Dance Academy, Thunder Bay,
Ont., Canada – Laura McRury

INTERMEDIATE LINE TAP

National Champion
“Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend”
Juliart Dance Studio, Troy, MI
Patti Krokosky

2nd Place
“In The Mood”
Sawyer Dance Academy, Sawyer, MI
Deb Knuth

3rd Place
“Take It To Da House”
Bonnie Ardelean Dance Studio, Aurora, IL
Stephanie Clay

4th Place
“It’s Mine”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Andrew Welch

INTERMEDIATE LINE JAZZ

National Champion
“Red Hot”
The Hanover School of Ballet, Hanover, PA
Deborah Blume-Byers

2nd Place
“I’m Going To Kansas City”
Wynn Twins School of Dance,Raytown, MO
Jann Wynn, Stephanie Judah, Pamela Hook,
Leslie Genova, Sarah Hubbard &
Jean Wynn Sullivan

3rd Place
“Rage Against The Mix”
Juliart Dance Studio, Troy, MI
Patti Krokosky

INTERMEDIATE LINE MODERN / ABSTRACT

National Champion
“Sinner Man”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Kristen Wendel

2nd Place
“Broken”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rodney Williams

INTERMEDIATE LINE MUSICAL THEATRE /
CINEMA

2nd Place
“Fame”
Sawyer Dance Academy, Sawyer, MI
Deb Knuth

INTERMEDIATE LINE POINTE

National Champion
“Gratia”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

INTERMEDIATE LINE HIP-HOP / FUNK

National Champion
“Up Against The Wall”
School of Performing Arts, Lebanon, MO
Dorita Roderick & Denette Reed

INTERMEDIATE LINE OPEN

National Champion
“At The Hop”
Juliart Dance Studio, Troy, MI
Patti Krokosky

INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTION TAP

National Champion
“Planet Rock”
Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts,
Berwyn, PA – Betsy Daily

2nd Place
“Tralatitious Tap”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Andrew Welch

INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTION JAZZ

National Champion
“In The Light”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Erin Heuberger

INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTION BALLET

National Champion
“Lumen”
Wynn Twins School of Dance,Raytown, MO
Jann Wynn, Stephanie Judah, Pamela Hook,
Leslie Genova, Sarah Hubbard &
Jean Wynn Sullivan

2nd Place
“Allegro In B Minor”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTION MODERN /
ABSTRACT

National Champion
“Steel Dream”
Southwest School of Dance, Marshall, MN
Charlotte Wendel

2nd Place
“Kinetic Kaleidoscope”
Sawyer Dance Academy, Sawyer, MI
Deb Knuth

3rd Place
“Steal Away”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rodney Williams

INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTION MUSICAL
THEATRE / CINEMA

National Champion
“NYC: Entertainment Tribute”
Northeast School of Dance, Fort Wayne, IN
Andrew Welch & Michele Schiebel

2nd Place
“The Thomas Crown Affair”
Erin’s Danceworks, Spring Hill, FL
Erin Messaris

3rd Place
“Cleaning Up The Town”
Angel De Souza’s School of Dance,
Colonial Heights, VA – Angel De Souza

4th Place
“Country Hoedown”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rodney Williams

INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTION ETHNIC /
FOLKLORIC

National Champion
“Feet Of Flames”
Wynn Twins School of Dance, Raytown, MO
Jann Wynn, Stephanie Judah, Pamela Hook,
Leslie Genova, Sarah Hubbard &
Jean Wynn Sullivan

2nd Place
“African Odyssey”
City Dance Troupe, Richmond, VA
Rodney Williams

INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTION OPEN

2nd Place
“Command Accepted”
School of Performing Arts, Lebanon, MO
Dorita Roderick & Denette Reed