In The Spotlight Dance Conservatory

Congratulations to Company Member Kiera Lemus on her acceptance to the Joffery Ballet School Trainee Program in New York City! 🩰✨

Kiera, we are incredibly proud of you for this amazing accomplishment, and for having the courage to make such a big life decision in pursuit of your dreams. Your perseverance and resilience have been inspiring to watch, and they are exactly what will carry you through this next chapter.

It has been such a privilege to watch you grow into the beautiful artist you are today. We know this opportunity will challenge you, shape you, and be so worth it. There is no doubt in our minds that you have a bright future ahead.

This is only the beginning. Your studio family will be cheering you on every step of the way. We are so proud of you, Kiera. New York is lucky to have you🫶🏼

So proud of our dancers for taking the opportunity to train at NYCDA Nationals this week! We love supporting our dancers as they continue their training throughout the summer, learning from incredible industry professionals, and challenging themselves alongside some of the best dancers in the country. This is why we continue to come back to NYCDA, year after year. So proud of each and every one of you!

✨ ACCEPTED. And just getting started. ✨

Through dedication, consistency, resilience, and a commitment to excellence, Ashlyn Joy has earned acceptance offers from an outstanding list of highly competitive colleges and universities, ultimately choosing the extremely respectable NYU Tisch School of the Arts as the next step in her dance training. 💜

At In The Spotlight, achievements like Ashlyn’s are a reminder of why we do what we do. While trophies, titles, and awards can be exciting milestones, they have never been our ultimate goal. Our mission has always been bigger than competitive success. We believe in training dancers through meaningful experiences that develop discipline, confidence, work ethic, adaptability, communication skills, and the ability to rise to challenges; qualities that create opportunities long after the final curtain call of high school dance.

This achievement is a beautiful example of the long game approach we believe in: investing in personal growth, character, and real world dance readiness, knowing that the results will extend far beyond trophy lined walls.

We couldn’t be more proud of the person she has become, and we can’t wait to watch her continue to shine in this next chapter.

Please join us in congratulating Ashlyn on this incredible achievement! 🎓

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.