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LINX Dance Students Compete for a Bigger Cause
LINX Dance students of Wellesley donate their trophies to charities at Headliners dance competition.
LINX Dance Students Compete for a Bigger Cause
Vernon, CT – April 27 – LINX Dance students of Wellesley were challenged with their first Headliners regional dance competition, and instead of accepting trophies at the awards ceremony, they were donated to charities. The competition took place on April 8th through the 10th, at Rockville High School in Vernon, CT. LINX Dance Team and Company competed all 3 days of the event.
LINX dancers, age 5 years through 9th grade, enjoyed the opportunity to dance for a bigger cause. Instead of accepting their trophies at the awards ceremonies, the trophies were happily donated to the charities: PetSmart Charities, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, ROHHAD Fight Inc., United States Dance Sports Team, and Wounded Warrior Project.
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Headliners is one of only two competitions that provides access to international competition. Dancers of all ages can apply through Headliners for acceptance to the United States Dance Sports Team and compete against hundreds of countries.
Five LINX dancers qualified to be considered for the United States Dance Sports Team. Three of the routines received the highest scoring medal, elite gold. Two LINX soloists placed in the top 10 in their respective age divisions of Junior and Teen. Numerous special judges awards were also received. Erica Yates, Assistant Dance Director for LINX, was recognized for her choreography with a special award for one of her Elite Company Jazz pieces, Think…Outside the Box…Creative Concept, Clever & Fun.
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“I am so proud of all of our dancers and how they handled such a tough competition. This was our first time attending Headliners and despite some strict rules and judging critiques, all of our LINX Dance Team & Company members rose to the occasion and acted like true professionals on and off stage. We are so proud of all of them. Congratulations on another fabulous competition!” said LINX Dance Director, Heather Emley.
LINX is now in its tenth year of operation providing fun-based classes and camps that specialize in dance, theater, sports and early childhood programming. The main office is located at 141 Linden Street in Wellesley, MA. For more information about camps and classes at LINX, visit http://www.linx-usa.com or call 781-235-3210.
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