DANCE CANADA INC May 15-17, 2015 The Centre in the Square (Kitchener, ON)

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DANCE CANADA INC May 15-17, 2015 The Centre in the Square (Kitchener, ON) With a total of 37 competitive dancers and 43 routines the following is how Protégé did this weekend @ Dance Canada: TOP 5 STUDIO MARKS: 1. Make You Feel My Love (Melissa Deane) 93.6833 2. If I Fell (Rebecca Novak) 93.4833 3. Eclipse of the Heart (Silvia Ferguson) 93.2883 4a. Ninjas (Sr. Acro Group) 93.1667 4b. Extraordinary (Devyn Sheppard) 93.1667 5. You Are My Sunshine (Abby & Brinley Cuthbertson) 93.0167 RESULTS: Dynamic Golds- 7 High Golds- 36 SPECIAL AWARDS: You Are My Sunshine (Abby & Brinley Cuthbertson)- "Two Of A Kind Award" Sweet Nothings (Lauryn Roberto)- Super Potential Award Toxic (Rebecca Novak)- The Whole Package Award Perfect (Shannon Widdis)- Placement & Extension Award Lest We Forget (Sr. Ballet Group)- Elegance Award Way You Make Me Feel (Kaitlin Dizon)- Rock Solid Award ADJUDICATOR S CHOICE AWARD: Destined to Succeed- Rebecca Novak OVERALL AWARDS: 1st Overall Novice Duet/Trio- You Are My Sunshine 1 st Overall Pre- Comp Group- Bascule 2 nd Overall Novice Routine- You Are My Sunshine 2 nd Overall Pre- Comp Routine- Bascule 2 nd Overall Novice Group/Line- Sea Cruise 2 nd Overall Group 13-15yrs- Ninjas 3 rd Overall Group 13-15yrs- Young & Beautiful 3 rd Overall Novice Group/Line- Yellow Polka Dot Bikini 3 rd Overall Novice Solo- Crazy Feet 3 rd Overall Pre- Comp 13 & over Line- L.O.V.E. Qualifying Pageant Soloists: 1. Melissa Deane 2. Rebecca Novak 3. Devyn Sheppard 4. Silvia Fergsuon CONGRATULATIONS DANCERS! Awesome end to a fantastic season! Once again I m so very proud of each and everyone of you. Thank you for pouring your heart and soul onto the stage! We love teaching you all! XO

MOVE: THE ULTIMATE DANCE CHALLENGE April 23-26, 2015 The Hilton Markham Suites & Conference Centre (Markham, ON) With a total of 37 competitive dancers and 43 routines the following is how Protégé did this weekend @ MOVE: TOP 5 STUDIO MARKS: 1. Young & Beautiful 92.73 2. Make You Feel My Love 92.57 3. Ninjas 92.37 4. You Are My Sunshine 92.27 5. Journey To The Past 92.23 RESULTS: Platinums- 7 Diamonds- 36 SPECIAL AWARDS: You Are My Sunshine (Abby & Brinley Cuthbertson)- "Two Peas in a Pod Award" Hanging By A Thread (Devyn Sheppard)- "Good Feeling Award" SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: O.I.P. Scholarship Award- Devyn Sheppard SPOTLIGHT AWARDS: 1st Overall Pre- Competitive (15-16)- "Dancin' Fool" 2nd Overall Pre- Competitive (15-16)- "L.O.V.E." 2nd Overall Pre- Competitive (13-14)- "Bascule" 2nd Overall Novice (7-8)- "You Are My Sunshine" 3rd Overall Novice (7-8)- "Sweet Nothings" CONGRATULATIONS DANCERS! Very proud of each and everyone of you XO

TERPSICHORE DANCE CHALLENGE April 17-19, 2015 Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts (Richmond Hill, ON) With a total of 37 competitive dancers and 43 routines the following is how Protégé did this weekend @ Terpsichore: TOP 5 STUDIO MARKS: 1. Ninjas 92.13 2a. Young & Beautiful 91.67 2b. If I Fell 91.67 3. Hanging By A Thread 91.57 4. Demons 91.47 5. Extraordinary 91.33 RESULTS: Superior- 10 High Excellence- 28 Excellence- 5 SPECIAL AWARDS: Ninjas- Young & Beautiful- Make You Feel My Love- "Power Packed Award" "Terrific Teamwork Award" "Transitions Award" OVERALLS: 1st Overall Novice D/T (12 & under)- "You Are My Sunshine" 1st Overall Novice Group (12 & under)- "Sea Cruise" 1st Overall Pre- Comp Group (13 & over)- "Bascule" 2nd Overall Mini Small Group- "Let's Get Loud" CONGRATULATIONS DANCERS! Very proud of each and everyone of you XO

STRIVE DANCE CHALLENGE March 27 March 29, 2015 P.C. Ho Theatre (Scarborough, ON) With a total of 36 competitive dancers and 42 routines the following is how Protégé did this weekend @ Strive: TOP 5 STUDIO MARKS: 1. Make You Feel My Love (Melissa D. Acro Solo) 95.35 2. Lest We Forget (Sr. Small Ballet Group) 94.9 3. Journey To The Past (Jr. Small Acro Group) 94.4 4. Toxic (Rebecca N. Jazz Solo) 94.17 5. Young & Beautiful (Sr. Small Contemporary Group) 94.03 RESULTS: Diamond- 15 Platinum- 25 High Gold- 2 CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS: 1. Bascule (Pre- Comp Acro Group) 2. Porcelain Dolls (Sr. Hip Hop Group) SPECIAL AWARDS: 1. "She's Got It" (Rebecca N. Jazz Solo- Toxic) 2. "Squeaky Clean" (Pre- Comp Jazz Group- L.O.V.E.) 3. "Clean & Tidy" (Mini Novice Tap Sm Group- Sea Cruise) 4. "Terrific Technique" (Jr. Acro Sm Group- Journey To The Past) 5. "Strength in Subtlety" (Sr. Ballet Sm Group- Lest We Forget) 6. "Wow Factor" (Lauryn R. Acro Solo- Sweet Nothings) 7. "Little Firecracker" (Maya- Jade J. Jazz Solo- Proud Mary) 8. "Amazing Acro" (Abby & Brinley C. Acro Duet- You Are My Sunshine) OVERALL AWARDS: 1st Overall Novice Sm. Group- Mini Jazz "Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" 1st Overall Novice Duet/Trio- Abby & Brinley C. Acro "You Are My Sunshine" 1st Overall Novice Soloist- Lauryn R. Acro "Sweet Nothings" 1st Overall Jr. Sm. Group- Jr. Acro "Journey To The Past" 1st Overall Recreational Senior Group- Pre- Comp Jazz "L.O.V.E." 1st Overall 15yr old Soloist- Melissa D. Acro "Make You Feel My Love" 2nd Overall Sr. Sm. Group- Sr. Ballet "Lest We Forget" 2nd Overall Inter Soloist- Rebecca N. Jazz Solo "Toxic" 2nd Overall Novice Soloist- Maya- Jade J. Jazz "Proud Mary" 4th Overall Inter Soloist- Rebecca N. Acro Solo "If I Fell" 5th Overall Sr. Soloist- Melissa D. Acro Solo "Make You Feel My Love" SPECIAL JUDGES CHOICE AWARD: Great Potential (12 & under)- Lauryn R. Acro Solo "Sweet Nothings" DISCIPLINE OVERALLS: Overall Acro/Open/Gymnastics (12 & under)- Jr. Acro Group "Journey To The Past" Overall Ballet/Demi- Character/Pointe (13 & over)- Sr. Ballet Group "Lest We Forget" CONGRATULATIONS DANCERS! Very proud of each and everyone of you XO

Dance Canada (Brantford, ON) The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts March 28, 29,30 2014 Awesome weekend dancers! With 38 entries (Protégé had 6% of the entries this weekend by the way), our girls had a very strong start to the season! Congratulations dancers! Dynamic Golds: Top 5 Studio Marks: 1. Hit The Road Jack 1. Dream Catcher- 93.9833 2. Yesterday 2. I Look To You- 93.7833 3. Dance Dance 3. Crystallize- 93.7333 4. Child of Light 4. Wild Horses- 93.7167 5. Dream Catcher 5. Unconditionally- 93.4833 6. Hit Me With A Hot Note 7. You Raise Me Up 8. If They Could See Me Now 9. Unconditionally 10. I Look To You 11. Wild Horses 12. Crystallize 13. Your Song Special Awards: 1. Party Jumpin - I m Here 2. Yesterday- Complete Control 3. Dance Dance- Performance Plus 4. Child of Light- Watch Out 5. School Days- Pure Fun 6. Dream Catcher- In The Zen 7. Hit Me With A Hot Note- Legs Legs Legs 8. If They Can See Me Now- Transitions 9. I Look To You- Wow You re Brave 10. Your Song- Just Breathe Novice Overall Awards: 1 st Place: 13 and Over Solo- Sarah Falcone Hit The Road Jack 3 rd Place: 13 and Over Solo- Tess Frantzen- This Is Me Pre- Competitive Overall Awards: 1 st Place: Group/Line- Ooh Ahh Just A Little Bit 2 nd Place: Group/Line- Goody Goody 3 rd Place: Group/Line- Mercy Pre- Competitive Overall Top Mark: 3 rd Place: Ooh Ahh Just A Little Bit Competitive Overall Award: 1 st Place: 11-12 Solo- Megan Roles If They Could See Me Now Senior Judges Choice Award: Destined to Succeed: Taya Rigelhof Dance Canada Pageant Qualifiers: 9-10: Shannon Widdis 11-12: Megan Roles Teen: Melissa Deane Miss: Taya Rigelhof

Star Catchers (Ajax, ON) J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate (April 11, 12, & 13, 2014) SUPER AMAZING weekend dancers!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Beyond proud of our studio s success this weekend and yet humbled with the team of phenomenal teachers, choreographers, parents and students we have at Protégé! It certainly takes a team to create the results we had this past weekend. Everyone s support is acknowledged and appreciated here- thank you!!! (BTW: Protégé only had 37 entries, which was 7% of the entries this weekend). Diamonds: Top 5 Studio Marks: 1. Tell Him 1. I Look To You 94.67 2. Here Comes The Sun 2. Unconditionally 94.23 3. Crystallize 3. You Raise Me Up 94.20 4. Unconditionally 4. Your Song 94.00 5. Can t Get You Off My Mind 5. Wild Horses 93.97 6. Hit Me With A Hot Note Triple Diamond Award: 7. Lipstick On His Collar 1. Tell Him 8. You Raise Me Up 2. Crystallize 9. Your Song 3. Unconditionally 10. Wild Horses 4. Hit Me With A Hot Note 11. In The Hood 5. You Raise Me Up 12. Yesterday 6. Your Song 13. Dance Dance 7. Wild Horses 14. I Look To You 8. Dance Dance 15. Cabin Fever 9. I Look To You 16. Charlie Chaplinettes 10. Charlie Chaplinettes Special Awards: 1. Here Comes The Sun- Illuminating 2. Stuck In The Middle- Made Me Smile 3. Black and Gold- Practically Perfect Pirouettes 4. In The Hood- Razor Sharp 5. Cosmic- Bendy Back 6. Dance Dance- Turning On A Dime Highest Mark of the Sessions: 1. Unconditionally 2. You Raise Me Up 3. I Look To You 4. Charlie Chaplinettes Choreography Award: 1. Burlesque Competitive Overall Group Awards: 1 st Overall Senior Group- Unconditionally 1 st Overall Senior Line- Charlie Chaplinettes 2 nd Overall Senior Line- Crystallize Competitive Overall Solo/Duet/Trio Awards: 1 st Overall Senior Soloist- I Look To You Taya Rigelhof 2 nd Overall Senior Soloist- You Raise Me Up Melissa Deane 2 nd Overall Senior Duet/Trio- Tell Him Taya Rigelhof & Devyn Sheppard 4 th Overall Senior Soloist- Your Song Devyn Sheppard 4 th Overall Intermediate Soloist- Child Of Light Shannon Widdis 7 th Overall Intermediate Soloist- If They Could See Me Now Megan Roles 8 th Overall Senior Soloist- Yesterday Rebecca Novak OVERALL HIGHEST MARK OF THE COMPETITION: I Look To You (Taya Rigelhof) 94.67 RUNNER UP- OVERALL HIGHEST MARK OF THE COMPETITION: Unconditionally (Int/Sr. Lyrical Group) 94.23 Scholarship Winners: Taya Rigelhof- Melissa Deane- Shannon Widdis- Sarah Forshaw- Rebecca Novak- Megan Roles- Devyn Sheppard- The Hollywood Summer Tour Scholarship Star Catcher s Dance Intensive Scholarship The Hollywood Summer Tour Scholarship Fresh Dance Intensive Scholarship Unlock, Unleash, Control Scholarship Unlock, Unleash, Control Scholarship Star Catcher s Dance Intensive Scholarship Star Catcher s Dance Intensive Scholarship Be Discovered Carnival

Fever (Markham, ON) Markham Theatre April 24, 25, 26 & 27, 2014 Awesome weekend dancers! With 37 entries (Protégé had 5% of the entries this weekend by the way), our girls had a very successful weekend! Congratulations dancers- Beyond Proud!!! Emeralds: Top 5 Studio Marks: 1. You Raise Me Up 1. Dream Catcher- 93.55 2. Crystallize 2. Yesterday- 93.25 3. Dreamcatcher 3. Dance Dance- 93.173 4. Charlie Chaplinettes 4. Crystallize- 93.1 5. Hit Me With A Hot Note 5. I Look To You- 92.65 6. Child of Light 7. Unconditionally 8. Foolish Games 9. Cabin Fever 10. Dance Dance 11. Cosmic 12. I Look To You 13. Party Jumpin 14. Tell Him 15. Wild Horses 16. Here Comes The Sun 17. Can t Get My Mind Off You 18. Burlesque 19. In The Hood 20. Your Song 21. Hot Hot Hot 22. Goody Goody 23. Mercy 24. Ooh Ahh Special Awards: 1. Dreamcatcher- Emotional Excellence in Acro 2. Charlie Chaplinettes- Clever Choreography 3. I Look To You- Double Wammy 4. Yesterday- Seamless Transitions 5. Burlesque- Power Packed Performance 6. Hot Hot Hot- Small But Mighty Novice Overall Awards: 2 nd Place: Junior Overall Solo- Party Jumpin (Alli McFarlane) Part- Time Overall Awards: 1 st Place: Mini Small Group- Hot Hot Hot 2 nd Place: Mini Small Group- Goody Goody 3 rd Place: Mini Small Group- Ooh Ahh 3 rd Place: Intermediate Small Group- Mercy Competitive Overall Awards: 1 st Place: Intermediate Soloist- Yesterday (Rebecca Novak) 1 st Place: Intermediate Duo/Trio- Dreamcatcher (Rebecca Novak, Melissa Deane & Taya Rigelhof) 2 nd Place: Intermediate Large Group- Crystallize 3 rd Place: Intermediate Soloist- Dance Dance (Melissa Deane) Intermediate Dance- Off Qualifier: Crystallize Senior Dance- Off Qualifier: Burlesque

Bedazzled Dance Champions (Guelph, ON) River Run Centre (May 15, 16, 17 & 18, 2014) What a fantastic way to wrap up the season! Congratulations to all 29 competitive dancers on our team! You made us very proud this weekend and represented Protégé wonderfully! With 37 routines and 5% of the entries, Protégé came away with many 22 Diamonds and 16 Overalls!!!! WOW!!!! Diamonds: Top 5 Studio Marks: 1. Goody Goody 1. Dreamcatcher- 95.00 2. Cosmic 2a. Crystallize- 94.63 3. Dance Dance 2b. Tell Him- 94.63 4. Crystallize 2c. I Look To You- 94.63 5. Foolish Games 3a. Charlie Chaplinettes- 94.60 6. I Look To You 3b. Unconditionally- 94.60 7. Can t Get You Off My Mind 4. Your Song- 94.50 8. Yesterday 5. Hit Me With A Hot Note- 94.37 9. You Raise Me Up 10. If They Could See Me Now 11. Black & Gold 12. Cabin Fever 13. Child Of Light 14. Dreamcatcher 15. Lipstick On His Collar 16. Tell Him 17. Hit Me With A Hot Note 18. In The Hood 19. Charlie Chaplinettes 20. Here Comes The Sun 21. Unconditionally 22. Your Song Special Awards: 1. Ooh Ahh Just A Little Bit- MC Mark Award & Energetic Explosion Award 2. Crystallize- Acro Elegance Award 3. If They Could See Me Now- Terrific Technique Award 4. Boogie Ride- Potential Award 5. Unconditionally- Up Up & Away Award 6. Your Song- MC Mark Award & Lovely Interpretation Award Overalls: 1 st Overall Pre- Competitive Mini Small Group- Goody Goody 1 st Overall Intermediate Acro Large Group- Crystallize 1 st Overall 10-11yrs Acro Solo/duet/trio division- Child of Light (Shannon Widdis) 1 st Overall 12-13yrs Acro Solo/duet/trio division- Yesterday (Rebecca Novak) 1 st Overall 14 yrs Solo division- Hit Me With A Hot Note (Melissa Deane) 1 st Overall 14-15yrs Acro Solo/duet/trio division- Dreamcatcher (Melissa, Rebecca & Taya) 1 st Overall 16-17yrs Acro Solo/duet/trio division- I Look To You (Taya Rigelhof) 1 st Overall Sr. Duet/Trio division- Tell Him (Taya & Devyn) 2 nd Overall Pre- Competitive Mini Small Group- Ooh Ahh Just A Little Bit 2 nd Overall 12-13yrs Acro Solo/duet/trio division- If They Could See Me Now (Megan Roles) 2 nd Overall 14-15 yrs Acro Solo/duet/trio division- Dance Dance (Melissa Deane) 2 nd Overall 14 yrs Solo division- You Raise Me Up (Melissa Deane) 3 rd Overall Intermediate Large Group- Charlie Chaplinettes 3 rd Overall 14-15 yrs Acro Solo/duet/trio division- Cosmic (Elyse) 3 rd Overall 16-17 yrs Acro Solo/duet/trio division- Foolish Games (Silvia Ferguson) 3 rd Overall 16yrs Solo Division- Your Song (Devyn Sheppard) Scholarship Winner: Captivate The Movement- Rebecca Novak