Congratulations to Our
2008 Competition Winners
Choreographer-Miss Gayle T. Lang winner of the 2004 Choreographer Award and 2004 First Place Excellence Teachers Awards
2008 AWARDS
VERMONT DANCE TEAM
Matthew Abatiell, Emilee Cornelius, Taylor Hough,
Cassandra Brooke Lang, SuMa Lashof, Kelsey McGinnis,
Taylor Pitts, Tori Cerrina Wraga
“The Simpsons”
STARQUEST DANCE COMPETITION
GOLD AND OUTSTANDING JUNIOR GROUP
COSTUME AWARD
STARPOWER TALENT COMPETITION
GOLD
1ST PLACE
VERMONT JUNIOR DANCE TEAM
Matthew Abatiell, Emilee Cornelius, Taylor Hough, SuMa Lashof, Kelsey McGinnis, Taylor Pitts, Tori Cerrina Wraga
“Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes”
STARQUEST DANCE COMPETITION
GOLD
NOMINATED FOR ODYSSEY AWARD
STARPOWER TALENT COMPETITION
GOLD
VERMONT FULL DANCE TEAM
Matthew Abatiell, Emilee Cornelius, Alyssa Garabedian,
Taylor Hough, Cassandra Brooke Lang, SuMa Lashof,
Kelsey McGinnis, Taylor Pitts, Tori Cerrina Wraga
“Marching In The Light”
STARQUEST DANCE COMPETITION
HIGH GOLD
STARPOWER TALENT COMPETITION
GOLD
1ST PLACE
VERMONT SENIOR DANCE TEAM
STARQUEST DANCE COMPETITION
“I Can Make It Through The Rain” Cassandra Brooke Lang - GOLD
“Can, Can” - Cassandra Brooke Lang - GOLD
VERMONT SOLOIST PERFORMANCES
STARQUEST DANCE COMPETITION
“Dancin’ Fool ” - Matthew Abatiell - HIGH GOLD
JUNIOR MR. STARQUEST
“Austin Powers” - Matthew Abatiell & Taylor Hough - GOLD
“Coppelia Valse Lente” - Alyssa Garabedian
HIGH GOLD
HONORABLE MENTION TEEN SOLO COSTUME AWARD
“Sing, Sing, Sing” - Taylor Hough - GOLD
“Exceptional” - Cassandra Brooke Lang - HIGH GOLD
SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD “INSPIRED MOMENT”
“Le Jazz Hot” - Cassandra Brooke Lang - HIGH GOLD
HONORABLE MENTION TEEN SOLO COSTUME AWARD
Teen/Senior Photogenic Award
Cassandra Brooke Lang - 1ST PLACE
Teen/Senior Photogenic Award
Congratulations to all our photogenic honorable mentions:
Taylor Hough, & Tori Cerrina Wraga!
STARPOWER TALENT COMPETITION
“Dancin’ Fool”- Matthew Abatiell - GOLD
2ND PLACE JUNIOR MR. STARPOWER
“Austin Powers” - Matthew Abatiell & Taylor Hough - GOLD
OUTSTANDING COSTUME
“Coppelia Valse Lente” - Alyssa Garabedian - ELITE GOLD
1ST PLACE
“Sing, Sing, Sing” - Taylor Hough - GOLD
“Exceptional” - Cassandra Brooke Lang - ELITE GOLD
“Le Jazz Hot” - Cassandra Brooke Lang - ELITE GOLD
SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD “SMOOTH AS SILK”
1ST PLACE
Teen/Senior Photogenic Award
Cassandra Brooke Lang - 1ST PLACE
THE REALLY BIG SHOW
“Let’s Go Crazy”- WINNER 10-12 age group
VERMONT JUNIOR DANCE TEAM
“Wild Horses” - Cassandra Brooke Lang
WINNER 13-15 age group
FAIR HAVEN ON THE MOVE
TALENT SHOW
“Soul Man” - Brennan Webb - 1ST PLACE
“Winner In You” - Cassandra Brooke Lang
2ND PLACE VERMONT SENIOR DANCE TEAM
Grand Performance is proud to support the United Way for eight years. Please remember how important the United Way is to our community, it’s a wonderful organization.
Can, Can and Le Jazz Hot choreographed by Mitch Rosengarten, Instructor
All other company dances choregraphed by Gayle T. Lang, Director
The Dance Company Members excelled in several prestigious Dance competitions...Coming home with Platinum, Elite Golds, Golds, Elite Silvers, Overall First Place Awards, Costume Awards, and Special Judges Awards!
ALL GRAND PERFORMANCE STUDIO OF DANCE DANCERS QUALIFIED FOR ALL THE
NATIONAL COMPETITIONS IN LAS VEGAS, NV, LOWELL, MA, OCEAN CITY, MD, MYRTLE BEACH, SC & NEW YORK CITY, NY.
We would like to congratualate everyone at Grand Performance Studio of Dance! We are so proud of you!
Keep smiling and dancing, Love, Miss Gayle!