Lanigan Dance Dynamics hosted their 24th annual dance competition Mar. 18-20.
Dance competition co-coordinator, Cindy Riemer, was very pleased with how the event turned out, saying the weekend was “excellent” and “wonderful.”
“We had a great time,” she said.
The competition saw 14 clubs compete from all over the region including Annaheim, Bruno, Davidson, Humboldt Kelvington, Lake Lenore, Lanigan, Rose Valley, Spalding, St. Brieux, Allan, Clavet, Saskatoon and Wynyard, which included 450 dancers.
Dancers competed in a number of different events including tap, jazz, lyrical ballet, modern, contemporary, hip hop, musical theatre, song and dance, and production.
They competed against one another, with over $11,000 in prize money and scholarships up for grabs.
The competition gave dancers the opportunity to test themselves against others that they usually do not see.
“It’s a good tool to see their progress and I think everyone strives for excellence and this is just one way of doing that,” Riemer said.
Dancers were judged by adjudicator’s Nadine Selinger and Sara Lawson from Regina.
Hosting the dance competition not only helps the club as the main fundraiser, but it also helps the community, say Riemer.
“It’s great when you have people coming into the community. You have the dancers coming in but you also have the parents and grandparents coming in and there’s spin off for any business.”
The event required a lot of volunteer assistance, especially from parents of the club.
“We rely on the dance families to pitch in, they have to volunteer during the competition and then setup and take down so we rely heavily on the parents,” says Riemer.
Riemer said there were a lot of people involved in helping to make sure the event was a success and wanted to thank the dancers, instructors, volunteers, sponsors, and everyone that helped make it a very special event, says Riemer.
