Dance Fusion Excels in Competition Season Finale

Dance Fusion finished its award-winning season with the That’s Entertainment Competition at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona on April 16.

The fun-filled weekend ended with one Platinum Plus, 11 Platinum, 22 Solid Gold, and four High Gold Adjudications. 10 Judges Choice Awards, four TE Team Invites, one Choreography Award, and one Entertainer of the Year Nominee.

Tyrone senior Sage Rumberger was the top finisher for Senior solos at Dance Fusion.

“It felt really good to end the season with a bang. This was definitely one of the best times Dance Fusion has competed and I am proud of everyone,” said Rumberger.

Sage Rumberger
Senior Sage Rumberger was a top performer in the competition. (Courtesy of Dance Fusion )

Dance Fusion’s last event celebrating 20 years is the annual Spring Recital.

The recital will be held at the Bellwood Antis High School Auditorium on Friday, May 19th at 6:30 PM and Saturday, May 20th at 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM.

Full results from the Altoona competition are listed below:

Senior and Teen Solo/Duets:

Beach Baby (Sage Rumberger)- Platinum, 1st in Category, 1st Overall, TE Team Invite, Senior Miss That’s Entertainment Title Winner (Senior)

Entity Voice (Sage Rumberger)- Platinum, 2nd in Category, 5th Overall in the advanced category, MVC Recipient (Senior)

If You Were Still Around (Sage Rumberger and Alivia Anderson)- Platinum, 1st in Category, 1st Overall (Senior)

Spell (Marley Grazier)- Solid Gold, 1st in Category, 4th Overall, Clean Choreo Judges Choice Award (Senior)

The World Is Waiting (Marley Grazier)- Solid Gold (Senior)

Fall On Me (Marley Grazier and Kacie Norris)- Platinum, 1st in Category, 2nd Overall (Senior)

I Can’t Carry This Anymore (Lizzy Fryer)- Solid Gold (Senior)

Throwback Thursday (Kenzie Lewis)- Solid Gold, 1st In Category, 6th Overall (Senior)

Eyes In Reverse (Alivia Anderson)- Solid Gold, 3rd in Category, 7th Overall (Teen)

Song to the Siren (Sway Cornelius)- Platinum, 2nd in Category, 5th Overall (Teen)

Low (Aubrey Biter)- High Gold (Teen)

Open Hands (Anna Winey)- Solid Gold (Senior)

Ghost (Kacie Norris)- Solid Gold, 2nd in Category, TE Team Invite (Senior)

Came Here For Love (Sydney Zlupko)- Solid Gold, Intensity Judges Choice Award (Senior)

Senior/Teen Groups:

Woodstock (Production)- Solid Gold, 1st Overall

Vessel (Small Modern)- Platinum Plus, 1st in Category, 1st Overall, Amazing Lifts Judges Choice Award, Choreography Award Winner, Highest Intermediate Scoring Dance

People Watching People Watching (Large Modern)- Platinum, 1st in Category, 1st Overall, So Clean Judges Choice Award

Daily Mail (Contemporary)- Platinum, 1st in Category, 2nd Overall

Seven Deadly Sins (Contacro)- Solid Gold, Picture Perfect Judges Choice Award, 5th Overall

Next to You (Lyripop)- Platinum, 1st in Category, 4th Overall

Smoke On The Water (Senior Jazz)- Platinum, 1st in Category, 5th Overall

Bey Day (HipHop Supergroup)- Solid Gold, 1st in Category, 1st Overall

Deep Water (Lyrical Supergroup)- Solid Gold, 1st in Category, 2nd Overall

Mini and Junior Solos/Duet

Flying Solo (Bella Smith)- Solid Gold

Red Right Hand (Addison Davis)- Solid Gold

Best Shot (Sophia Pullara)- Platinum, 1st in Category, 6th Overall, TE Team Invite

Strand (Sophia Pullara)- Platinum

Butterfly (Carson Moore)- Solid Gold

School Daze (Ruby Zlupko)- Solid Gold, 2nd in Category, Full of Energy Judges Choice Award

Suitcase (Ella Lytle)- High Gold, 3rd in Category

Fancy Nancy (Ella Lytle and Alaina Caldwell), High Gold, 5th Overall, Ooh La La! Judges Choice Award

Mini and Junior Groups

Who’s a Pirate (Jacro)- Solid Gold, 1st in Category, 1st Overall, Divas of the Caribbean Judges Choice Award, Entertainer of the Year Nominee

Clue (Junior Jazz)- Solid Gold, 1st in Category, 3rd Overall, Cool Concept Judges Choice Award

Ponytail (Mini HipHop)- Solid Gold, 1st in Category, 2nd Overall

Criminal Intent (Teen Jazz)- Solid Gold, 2nd in Category, 5th Overall

Dream Conductors (Junior Modern)- Solid Gold, 2nd in Category, 9th Overall

The Middle (Junior Lyrical)- Solid Gold, 3rd in Category, 8th Overall

Grow (Mini Lyrical)- High Gold, 1st in Category, 6th Overall, Pretty Picture Judges Choice Award