Rachel Morton. Graduating Senior COMPANY MEMBER

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1 Graduating Senior Rachel Morton Age: 17 Graduating Ritchie County High School Class of 2014 You walked into dance class as a shy 3 year old little girl in 1998 never speaking a word til around age 7. Now you have turned into a beautiful dancer and an incredible young woman! As you begin your new journey to college and adulthood, remember your dance family is always here for you. Never be a stranger, always stay in touch and know that we love you very, very much. Gel, Michele and all the students and faculty of Gels Dance Centre

2 Addison & Hailey Warman We are so proud of you! Always have fun and do what you love. We love you. Mommy, Daddy and Nanny Alexis Sivard Alexis Sivard is a third grader at Williamstown Elementary School where she maintains a 4.0 GPA. She loves to dance, play her violin, read books, and play softball. She also enjoys spending time with her family. We are very proud of her. Love, Mom, Dad, Gavin & MaKayla

3 Grace Curry Grace is a 4.0 fourth grader at Greenmont Elementary. She is a member of the Greenmont track team, and was involved with Vienna Wildcat cheerleading in the fall. She has been dancing at Gels for 7 years. This is her 3rd year as a company member. She is on the Jr Jazz and Jr. Elite teams this year. This is also Grace s 2nd year having a solo. We are so proud of you. Love Mom, Dad & Matthew Ashley Welshans Ashley is 8 years old and is in second grade at Greenmont Elementary. Ashley has been dancing at Gel s Dance Center for four years doing tap, jazz, ballet and tumbling. This is her second year dancing with the competitive Jr. Jazz team. We LOVE to watch your amazing smile as you perform on stage. We are VERY Proud of You! Love, Daddy & Momma

4 Trista Stanley Trista is 9 years old and has been with Gel s Dance Centre since she was 5. She has been a company member the last 3 years. Trista loves dance, tumbling and playing baseball. We love you! Daddy, Mommy and Levi Anna is 14 years old and in 8th grade at Barlow-Vincent Elementary where she is a Junior High Cheerleader. This is Anna s third year to dance for Gel. She takes ballet, tap, jazz, pointe and tumbling. She is a Senior Company member and also joined the Senior Elite this year. We arre so proud of you and your accomplishments in your short time of dancing. Best of luck! All our love, Dad, Mom Kaitlyn, Kristin, Galen and Grandma Anna Cozzens

5 Kira & Kayla Holbrook Kira is 16 years old and is a sophomore at Ritchie County High School. She has been dancing with Gel s since she was 3 1/2 years old and is a Varsity Cheerleader. In addition to dance and cheering, Kira enjoys taking gymnastics classes with Gymniks Gym and hanging out with friends. Kayla is 11 years old and is in the 6th grade at Ritchie County Middle School. She has been dancing with Gel since she was 3 years old and competitively for 4 years. She is currently a member of the Junior Jazz and Junior Jazz Elite squads. She also enjoys competing with her Duet Partner, Sophia Strobl, and performing her solo routine at dance competitions. In addition to dancing, Kayla enjoys gymnastics, cheerleading, competing in pageants, and playing softball. Good Luck and have an awesome recital, Kira and Kayla! Love, Mom, Dad, Mamaw, Papaw, and Aunt Michelle

6 Ashley and Erica Schultheis Ashley is an 8th grader at Marietta Middle School. She is a member of Senior Jazz, Senior Elite and has a solo. Ashley is part of Lynch Combined 4-H Club where she shows goats and cows. Ericka is a 2nd grader at Phillips Elementary. She is a member of Junior Jazz, Mini Elite, and Mini Supreme. This is also her first year to have a solo. Ericka is also part of Lynch Combined 4-H Club where she enjoys learning how to show goats. Ashley and Ericka want to thank Miss Beth for all of the time and work she contributes to their solos! We are very proud of you! Love, Mom and Dad, Nanny and Papaw

7 Keep your toes tapping and dance your heart out! Kendra butcher Kendra is 17 years old and a junior at Ritchie County High School. She has been dancing at Gel s for 12 years. She is also a member of Gel s Senior Jazz team. Abby Hines Abby is a 3rd grader at Greenmont Elementary. She is 9 years old. This is Abby s fifth year of dance and her second year as a competitive dancer. We are very proud of you! Love, Dad, Mom, George, And Hank

8 Congrats Alexis Wynn & Ashley Welshans on an award winning season! Drs. Lauer, Jackson, Lantz and Welshans Madison Showalter Madison is a second year company member. She is 8 years old and in the second grade at Gihon Elementary. Madison started dancing at Gel s when she was four but she danced into our hearts long before that. She takes ballet, jazz, tap and tumbling and enjoys competing with the Junior Jazz and Mini Elite teams. We are so very proud of the wonderful dancer you have become! Love, Mommy & Daddy

9 Gabrielle West Gabrielle has been dancing since she has been 4. She competes in the mini elite and junior jazz dance teams. Gabrielle is in the 3rd grade at North Christian School where she is an honor student. She loves to dance and also runs track and plays softball and basketball. We are so proud of the young lady you are becoming. Enjoy life to the fullest! Love, Mom, Dad, Lucas and Silas

10 Keep your toes tapping and dance your heart out! Molly Mclean We are so proud of all that you do and who you are! We all love you so much! Mommy, Daddy, Jack, Maggie LeeLee, Mammy and Pappy

11 Izabel Zide Izabel is 6 years old and attends first grade at Williamstown Elementary. She has been dancing at Gel s Studio for the past year. She is on three competition teams - Junior Jazz, Mini Supreme, and Mini Elite. We are so proud of you! We love you, Mommy, Daddy, Lexie, Sydney, and Grandma and Mike

12 Isabel Jane Bhati Isabel is eight years old and in the second grade at Greenmont Elementary. She started dance lessons at the age of three and has been dancing almost every day since that time. She has been a Junior Jazz member for the past two years and has loved being part of the team. We love you to the moon and back and are very proud your dance accomplishments! Love, Mom, Dad, Grandma, Aunt Kim and Tommy Love, Mom and Dad

13 Breanna Kelly Grace Curry We are so proud of our little dancer! Always follow your dreams! Love, Mom, Dad, Bryndan & Brylee Anna Gill Anna is sixteen years old and a sophomore at Federal Hocking High School where she is an honor roll student. She has been dancing with Gel s since the age of three learning ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, and gymnastics. She has been competing since the age of seven with the company team, age eight with the Elite Team, and age nine with solo, all of which are award-winning. She enjoys every minute of it. Free time is spent with her baby nephew, family and hanging out with friends. Have fun and good luck. Love, Mom, Dad, Grandma Jenny, Laura and Nehi We love watching you dance! Good luck and have fun. Love, Emma and Papa Macie Westrick Macie is an 8th grade honor student at Parkersburg Catholic High School. She is class president and a member of Builders Club and Raze. Macie has been dancing with Gel for eleven years. This is her 7th year as a Company member, 4th year as an Elite member, and her 4th year as a soloist. We are proud of you! Mom, Dad, Trent, Zarik, Mamaw & Papaw

14 Ally, Molly & Annie Mack Ally is 11 years old and a 5th grader at Phillips Elementary. This is Ally s 2nd year as a company member and her 3rd year with Gel s. She is on the Junior Jazz and Junior Elite teams and performs an award winning lyrical solo! Ally got to perform with her Junior Elite team last summer at Nationals in Virginia Beach! She also enjoys being on the Y summer swim team, volleyball, tumbling and wakeboarding. Molly is 7 years old and a 2nd grader at Phillips Elementary. This is also Molly s 2nd year as a company member and her 3rd year with Gel s. She is on the Junior Jazz, Mini Elite and Mini Supreme teams and also performs an award winning Jazz solo! Molly was the 6 and under champion of the Y summer swim team and also won first place in the Y triathlon. She also loves to wakeboard and to tumble. Annie is 5 years old and in Kindergarten at Phillips Elementary. This is her 3rd year with Gel s. She was just invited to be a company member next year and to join the new Tiny Tots team as well as Junior Jazz! Annie is an excellent swimmer and will be trying out for the Y summer swim team this year. She loves to tumble and is learning how to wakeboard. Lafayette Plaza 450-Q Pike St., Marietta, OH fscnatlchamp@aol.com We are so proud of our girls! Always keep smiling, dreaming big and dancing with your heart. Love, Mom & Dad

15 Ashlynn Adair Christy Congratulations on your 10th dance recital. You ve had an amazing year. Your solo Home Again is a beautiful tribute to the men and women serving in our armed forces. May they all come home to see their daughters dance. We couldn t be more proud of you. Love you, Mom, Dad, Jared & Lunchbox S Congratulations on completing another year of dance that you love so much. Senior Jazz, Senior Elite and you first amazing Warrior solo! We are so proud of your hard work and determination to be the best you can be. We love you to the moon and back, Dad, Mom, Ian, Logan, Jake, Mac & Noel Grace Victoria Gold

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17 Alexis and Jaylen Jones Alexis is 9 years old and has been a dancer with Gel s Dance Centre since she was four. Alexis has grown into a lovely dancer and lady. Mom, Dad, Jaylen and Jacob are so proud of you! Love you! Jaylen is five years old and has been dancing with Gel s Dance Centre since she was 2 1/ 2. Jaylen has become such a sweet young lady and a wonderful little dancer. Mommy, Daddy, Alexis and Jacob are so proud of you! Love you!

18 Lexi & Caroline Wynn Lexi is 7 years old and attends Neale Elementary. She has been dancing for Gels Dance Centre for 5 years. Lexi has competed for 2 years on Gel s Junior Jazz, Mini Elite and as an award winning Soloist, also adding Mini Supreme to her list of teams this season. She has a true passion for dance and considers herself extremely lucky to call this dance studio her family. Caroline is 3 years old and this is her first season dancing. She loves being the center of attention even if its when she is being rotten. Caroline looks up to her big sis and hopes to one day be just like her. We are very proud of you Lexi and Caroline, and all that you have accomplished! Never give up on your dreams because they are always right at your fingertips. Love, Mommy, Daddy, Connor, and all of your Grandparents

19 Lilly Thatcher Lilly has been dancing with Gel s Dance Centre for three years where she participates in jazz, ballet, and tumbling. Lilly is 8 years old and attends second grade at Barlow Vincent Elementary. Lilly is a second-year member of the Junior Jazz Company, first-year member of the Mini-Elite team, and a first-year award-winning soloist. We are so very proud of all your accomplishments in everything you do. Good luck and have fun at your recital Love, Mommy, Daddy, Sophie and all your family

20 Sofia & Simon Strobl S Sofia and Simon are 10 year old twins and attend Fourth Grade at Greenmont Elementary School. They are both 4.0 honor students and in the TREK gifted program. Sofia has been dancing at Gels for 6 years. She participates in tap, jazz, ballet, tumbling, pre pointe, technique and hip hop. Sofia has been a company member for the past three years. Her solo has won her first place overall in every competition this year along with scholarship and invitation to Nationals. Sofia and Kayla Holbrook s duet also won them first place in every competition and invitation to Nationals. In addition to dancing Sofia enjoys gymnastics, modeling, acting, pageants and volunteering in the community. Simon has been dancing at Gels for 4 years. He participates in jazz, ballet, tumbling, technique and hip hop. Simon has been a company member for the past three years. Simon loves being on stage and entertaining. In addition to dancing, he enjoys acting, basketball, soccer, modeling and pageant as well as volunteering in the community. To our Twins: Don t ever let someone tell you that you can t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. Always follow your heart and dream big. We are so proud of you. Congratulations on all your wonderful accomplishments. Have fun at your recital making memories with your dance family. We love you so much. We want to thank all the Gels Studio teachers/helpers for their unconditional love and patience. Special Thanks to Gel and Katrina for one amazing year. You are not only dance teachers but role models and family to us. We love you so much <3 Lastly, this year had an added touch of Sugar and Spice. It most certainly made this dance year one that we will never forget!!! Thank you Denise Holbrook and Kayla for being the best partners and friends we could ever ask for :-)

21 Emma Carpenter cedarridgephotography.zenfolio.com Emma is 12 years old and is in the 6th grade at Caldwell Elementary. She has been dancing with Gel s for 10 years. She is a member of Jr. Jazz and Jr. Jazz Elite. Emma has had a fantastic year competing with both groups and is an award winning soloist. In addition to her love of dancing, Emma is an active member of Sharon Shamrocks 4-H Club, taking dairy beef feeder calves to her county fair. Congratulations, Emma, on another successful year!

22 Olivia McCloy Good Luck, Taylor Osborne! We Love You & We Are So Proud Of You! Olivia is a 1st grade student at Emerson Elementary School. This is her 2nd year dancing at Gel s and her 1st year on Jr. Jazz. She loves dance and looks forward to each class. We are so proud of you and love you so very much! Love, Mommy, Daddy and Sissy Mamaw Drema & Papaw Chester Papaw Ray Congratulations Taylor Osborne! Rock Solid Auctioneering, LLC Rock S. Wilson, Auctioneer Licensed and Bonded in Favor of the State of WV, License #2039 -Phone: Fax: rocksolidauctioneering@yahoo.com -112 Collins Ave., Pennsboro, WV26415 Licensed WV Attorney, Bar #6003 Licensed WV Real Estate Broker, License #1394

23 Taylor Lynn Osborne Taylor is 10 years old and in fourth grade at Harrisville Elementary School. She is thedaughter of John and Trish Osborne. Taylor has been dancing with Gel s Dance Centre since she was 2-1/2 years old. She participates in ballet, jazz, tap and tumbling. She is also a member of Gel s Junior Jazz. This will be Taylor s 8th recital and her 5th year in Junior Jazz. We would like to thank Gel Tracewell, Katrina Ray and all the dance instructors/helpers for their hard work and dedication. Great job ladies! Taylor enjoys dancing, gymnastics, basketball, softball, cheerleading, playing the piano, singing, acting, modeling and pageants. Taylor is a member of the Harrisville Happy Day s 4-H Club and is a Junior in Girl Scouts. Taylor attends the Harrisville Baptist Church and also attends Awana at Riddle s Chapel. We are very PROUD of you and your accomplishments! Lots of Love, Mommy & Daddy

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26 Ava Asbury Ava is 14 years old and a freshman at Parkersburg High School, where she is an honor student, Freshman Class Cabinet President, and a member of the Red Wing Drill Team. Ava has been dancing at Gel s for 10 years. She is a Company member, Elite member, and soloist. We are in awe of your dedication and commitment to dance! You make us proud! Love, Mom, Dad and Ellie Dylan Edwards We are proud of you, Dylan! Love, Papaw Jeff and Mamaw Bev Jordan Watson Jordan is 16 years old and a junior at Parkersburg High School where she is an honor roll student and a 3 year Varsity cheerleader. Jordan started dancing at the age of 3 and has been competing since she has 5. This is her 6th year as an award winning soloist. We are so proud of you, Jordy Spice. Love, Mom, Dad, Jake and Kylei Halee Bond xxxxxx

27 & Lucas Moore Daryan Enochs Lucas: YOU RE FUN, YOU RE COOL, YOU ROCK, YOU RULE We Love You, Nennies Pa and Aunt Kate Daryan: SHE MAKES THE DAY BRIGHTER, SHE LEAVES A LITTLE SPARKLE WHEREVER SHE GOES. We Love You, Laurie,Roger, Aunt Kate, Beth-Anne, Jason, Lucas and Jackson

28 Lucas Moore Lucas is 6 years old and in Kindergarten at Phillips Elementary School. This is his 3rd year in Hip-Hop and 1st year as a member of the Junior Jazz team as well. He has made a bunch of new friends this year and wishes them all the Best of Luck. He is now starting his 2nd year of T-Ball season and loves it! We are so proud of you Lucas! Love, Mom, Dad and Jackson He also wants to thank Katrina and Robbin for all their hard work!

29 S Lily Wharton & Cecilia Shaw Congratulations on another great dance year, girls! We love you! Your Families

30 Trista Stanley B & S Construction want to wish Trista good luck. Brad and Carrie

31 Trista Stanley Your hard work has really paid off! Love you! Grandma Sue & Pawpaw Ron

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