Arts & Entertainment
Pankiw and Rinke Participate in Award-Winning Dance Troupe
Pankiw selected as "Senior Ms. Showbiz"

Samantha Pankiw and Megan Rinke of Hasbrouck Heights, members of the performance troupe of the Unique Performance Arts Center of West Orange, recently competed in the Showbiz Regional Dance Competition held at Paramus Catholic High School.
Pankiw and Rinke are part of the 30-member troupe which competed in solo and group dances during the three-day competition earning ten “diamond” level and eight first place awards in the categories of contemporary, jazz, lyrical, musical theater, open, Pointe and tap.
Pankiw was a featured dancer in the senior group’s contemporary number of “Love Me” which received a top award in choreography. The studio also won the top award in choreography for its petite division tap performance “Shake Your Grove Thing.”
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Pankiw was also selected as the “Senior Ms. Showbiz” award winner. The troupe will compete this coming weekend a the Dancers Inc. Regional Competition in Somerset.
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