Dance Fusion Turns it Up
Tyrone’s Dance Fusion continued its successful competition season over St Patrick’s Day Weekend in Lancaster at the Turn It Up Dance Competition.
The competition was full of talent with over 600 entries that performed Friday night into late Saturday afternoon.
“Over 600 pieces competed in the competition and the talent was fierce. We danced away with our best award-winning weekend in 20 years,” said Dance Fusion owner and Artistic Director Lindsay Pullara.
Dance Fusion’s best finish of the competition was by the Small Modern Senior Group with their performance, Vessel. It received Platinum Pro, First Overall, College Bound Judges Choice Award, Best Choreography Winner, and the second-highest intermediate scoring routine of the weekend.
Dance Fusion also won 16 High Platinum awards, 16 Platinum, three High Gold, 23 Top Overall Finishes, two 1st Overall, seven Judges Choice Awards, three Turn It Up Team Invites, one Entertainment Award, one Costume Award, one Heart of Gold Award, and one Choreography Award.
Turn It Up Had different scoring and adjudications compared to most competitions. Scoring was as follows:
Platinum-Pro: Total Score of 290-300
High Platinum: Total Score of 279-289.9
Platinum: Total Score of 268-278.9
High Gold: Total Score of 257-267.9
Gold: Total Score of 246-256.9
High Silver: Total Score of 245.9 and under
Dance Fusion’s next competition is an optional solo/duet/trio in Altoona, PA on March 31st at Encore. Their next group competition is in April at That’s Entertainment, also in Altoona.
Senior/Teen Solos/Duet:
If You Were Still Around (Sage Rumberger and Alivia Anderson)- High Platinum, 2nd Overall
Entity Voice (Sage Rumberger)- High Platinum, 4th Overall, Terrific Textures Judges Choice Award
Eyes In Reverse (Alivia Anderson)- High Platinum, 9th Overall
I Can’t Carry This Anymore (Lizzy Fryer)- High Platinum, 14th Overall
The World Is Waiting (Marley Grazier)- Platinum
Spell (Marley Grazier)- Platinum
Throwback Thursday (Kenzie Lewis)- Platinum, Most Entertaining Award
Song to the Siren (Sway Cornelius)- High Platinum, 4th Overall, Smooth Siren Judges Choice Award, Turn It Up Dance Invite
Low (Aubrey Biter)- High Gold
Red Right Hand (Addison Davis)- Platinum
Came Here For Love (Sydney Zlupko)- High Platinum, 3rd Overall
Ghost (Kacie Norris)- High Platinum, 7th Overall
Open Hands (Anna Winey)- Platinum
Strand (Sophia Pullara)- High Platinum
Best Shot (Sophia Pullara)- High Platinum, 9th Overall
Butterfly (Carson Moore)- Platinum
Teen and Senior Groups
Vessel (Small Modern)- Platinum Pro, 1st Overall, College Bound Judges Choice Award, Best Choreography Winner, 2nd Highest Intermediate Scoring Routine of the Weekend
People Watching People Watching (Large Modern)- High Platinum, 2nd Overall
Daily Mail (Contemporary)- High Platinum, 7th Overall
7 Deadly Sins (Contacro)- High Platinum, 4th Overall
Next To You (Lyripop)- High Platinum, 4th Overall
Smoke on the Water (High Platinum)- 5th Overall
Criminal Intent (Teen Jazz)- Platinum, 10th Overall
Deep Water (Lyrical Supergroup)- High Platinum, 8th Overall
Bey Day (HipHop Supergroup)- High Platinum, 10th Overall, All In Judges Choice Award
Junior and Mini Solos/Duet
Flying Solo (Bella Smith)- Platinum, 14th Overall
School Daze (Ruby Zlupko)- High Gold, Heart of Gold Award
Suitcase (Ella Lytle)- Platinum, 8th Overall, Poised and Pretty Judges Choice Award
Fancy Nancy (Ella Lytle and Alaina Caldwell)- Platinum, 6th Overall, Turn It Up Dance Invite
Junior/Mini Groups
Woodstock (Production)- Platinum, 2nd Overall, Completely Committed Judges Choice Award, Best Costume Award
Dream Conductors (Junior Modern)- Platinum
Ponytail (Mini HipHop)- Platinum, 1st Overall
Grow (Mini Lyrical)- Platinum, 3rd Overall
Clue (Junior Jazz)- High Gold, 8th Overall
The Middle (Junior Lyrical)- Platinum, 10th Overall, Lovely Lyrical Judges Choice Award
Pirates (Jacro)- Platinum, Turn It Up Dance Invitation
Alivia Anderson is a senior in her fourth and final year of Eagle Eye! When not at school or hanging out with friends, she's at the dance studio. Liv's...