Spotlight on Dancers Inc.
August 19, 2019
You could say that Dancers Inc. founder Dan Hilla-Barris has show business in his blood. He started dancing at age 4. Dan describes himself as a working musical theater performer from age 7…
Spotlight on That’s Entertainment
April 23, 2018
That’s Entertainment Performing Arts Competition is very much a family affair. Founders RoseMary and Joel Pontuck owned StarMaker Dance and Gymnastics studios in the New York metro area for 35 years, so it was no surprise when daughter RoseMary Pontuck, Jr. (aka Roe) joined the family business…
Spotlight on Headliners
April 23, 2018
Headliners is one of the longest-running competitions in the country, as well as in the ADCC. Mother/daughter team Irma Ziegler and Shari Tomasiello first entered the dance competition world in the early 1980s, when the Fred Astaire Organization chose to branch out from Ballroom events and start a performing arts competition.
Spotlight on Dance Machine ANDC
July 22, 2017
Will Shover gravitated more to gymnastics and tumbling than dance, until his parents took him to a Carolina Dance Masters convention.
Spotlight on Elite Dance Challenge
April 13, 2017
Sandra Walsh’s mother started her in dance lessons to help overcome shyness. Sandra is now President and Competition Director at Elite Dance Challenge.
Spotlight on EnerGy National Dance Competitions
November 25, 2016
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EnerGy National Dance Competitions founder Gina Urso-Dudash grew up backstage. Her father was a violinist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for 47 years…
Spotlight on Groove
February 17, 2016
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ADCC Board President and Groove CEO Daniel DeFranco grew up as a dance kid in New Jersey, working on hip hop moves in the studio and going to dance competitions on weekends.
Spotlight on Sophisticated Productions Dance Competitions
November 9, 2015
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“I’ve danced my entire life,” says Melissa R. Tessier of Sophisticated Productions Dance Competitions, The ADCC’s newest Platinum Member.
Spotlight on Beyond The Stars
June 24, 2015
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When Ginny Faubell started Beyond The Stars in 2005, she never dreamed that the company would create fulltime opportunities for family members, including her daughter Nikki Faubell, who is now co-owner.
Spotlight on Turn It Up Dance Challenge
April 8, 2015
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Melissa Burns has been a long-time, highly motivated member of the dance industry. Growing up dancing, Melissa had the opportunity to compete in a very competitive dance studio program…
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