Dancers from Yucca Valley have brought home armloads of first- and second-place trophies from two meets this month as their competition season begins.
Star Struck Dance Studio teams and the Yucca Valley Heat attended Ayala High School’s Festival in the Hills 20th annual court dance competition March 3 and the NRG Western Regional dance competition at Knott’s Berry Farm March 10. The dancers competed for trophies in categories including jazz, hip hop, pom and novelty.
“We have some really great teams this season. Each year my teams bring me great joy and we always have such a blast during competitions,” coach and studio owner Shannon Bantley/Lamoreux said. The coach said she was proud of how well all her teams performed at both competitions. Star Struck Dance Studio has been taking dancers to competitions for six years now and the Heat Dance Team has been competing for 12 years, she pointed out.
Lisa Parker, mother to dancer Courtney Parker, said she, too, was proud of how well the Yucca Valley teams did. “This year is extra special as it will be Courtney’s last year as a Star Struck competition team dancer. We will be moving in late spring,” Parker said. “Courtney has made great memories and friendships while dancing with Star Struck’s competition teams. It is going to be really hard to say goodbye.”
Star Struck Dance and Yucca Valley Heat plan five to seven competitions for their 2012 season, including Sharp’s Nationals in Las Vegas, Nev., in late April. “It’s always lots of fun to watch the teams’ confidence and performance skills grow as the season progresses,” dance mom Shannon Benstead said.
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