W.S. dance studio wins ten awards at nationals

The competition teams from Willow Springs’ Cornerstone Dance Studio traveled to the USA National Clogging Championships and returned with ten new awards. The national championships are every Labor Day weekend at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. 

 

Collectively known as Phoenix Rising, the Ignite, Hot Mess, and Blaze competition teams earned First Place awards in Junior Novice Traditional Line, Senior Adult Amateur Small Team, Young Adult Amateur Line Team, and Young Adult Amateur 4 or More Couple Precision. 

 

The Rising Ignite team are the National Champions-Novice Junior Team. 

 

Other awards soon to be displayed in the Willow Springs studio are Second Place Young Adult Amateur Traditional Line Team, Second Place Young Adult Amateur Traditional Forms, Second Place Young Adult Amateur Show Team, Second Place Young Adult Amateur Exhibition, and Fourth Place Junior Amateur Small Team.

 

“We are so proud to be able to represent Willow Springs on a national level stage! These dancers have put in many, many hours of work over the last several months, and their dedication and determination resulted in some fantastic performances,” said Director Lori Leichliter. 

 

Catch a performance from these nationally recognized dancers on the Main Stage at the Bear City Fall Festival in Willow Springs on Saturday, October 3.