Encore Dance Company
Time to Unlock Your Passion!
Dancers Aged 7-18
Build life-long friendships
Learn, Grow, and Have Fun
Perform and Compete Regionally
Encore Dance Company
Encore Dance Company is a competition team and performance group comprised of dancers ages 7-18 who train in ballet, jazz, contemporary, acro, and more. Participation requires creative and physical commitment, and serves as the training ground for a marketable future in the dance field or any other chosen profession.
The goals of Encore Dance Company are to:
1. promote good sportsmanship 2. encourage positive group interaction 3. improve performance skills and dance technique 4. gain self-confidence, and 5. experience the joy of performing.
Company dancers are able to further their dance education while building lifelong friendships. The dancers perform regionally as well as participate in dance competitions in St. Louis, Memphis, and Nashville. Placement auditions for dancers interested in joining the Encore Dance Company take place in May each year. Students are chosen for the company based on their technical capability, maturity, collaboration skills, and performance quality.
2026 Competition Awards
Top Studio Award (Addicted 2 Dance)
Overall Highest Scoring Novice Level Studio
Primary Company Jazz - "Faith"
3rd Overall (Starpower)
4th Overall (Addicted 2 Dance)
5th Overall (KAR)
Primary Company Lyrical - "Are We There Yet"
2nd Overall (KAR)
5th Overall (Addicted 2 Dance, Turn It Up)
Tremendous Teamwork Judges Award (KAR)
Junior Company Jazz - "Fireball"
1st Overall (Addicted 2 Dance)
4th Overall (KAR)
5th Overall (Turn It Up)
Most Entertaining Award (KAR)
Junior Company Lyrical - "Castle"
1st Overall and Regional Champion (Starpower)
2nd Overall (KAR)
3rd Overall (Addicted 2 Dance, Turn It Up)
Teen Company Jazz - "One Woman Army"
Regional Champion (Starpower)
1st Place Overall (Addicted 2 Dance, Turn It Up, Starpower)
2nd Highest Score for all Novice Groups (Turn It Up)
4th Overall (KAR)
Teen/Senior Company Lyrical - "Goodbye My Lover"
5th Place Overall (Turn It Up)
6th Place Overall (Starpower)
Dancing from the Heart Judges Award (KAR)
Artistry in Motion Judges Award (Starpower)
Senior Company Jazz - "Katchi"
2nd Place Overall (KAR)
4th Place Overall (Turn It Up)
Diva Alert Judges Award (Addicted 2 Dance)
Solos & Duos
Easy - Vian Edgecombe - 1st Overall (Addicted 2 Dance, Turn It Up, Starpower)/ 2nd Overall (KAR) / Highest Scoring Solo in 13 and Up (Turn It Up) / 4th Overall (Hall of Fame) / Judges Awards: Art In Motion (Starpower), Terrific Texture (Turn It Up), Precision (Hall of Fame)
Trouble - Mariella Vinyard - 1st Overall (Starpower, KAR) / 2nd Overall (Hall of Fame) / 5th Overall (Turn It Up)
Marry That Man Today - 1st Overall (Starpower, Addicted 2 Dance, KAR) / 3rd Overall (Turn It Up) / Judges Awards: Character Queens (Addicted 2 Dance), Committed to Character (Starpower)
Abracadabra - Ben McCall - 1st Overall (KAR) / 3rd Overall (Addicted 2 Dance) / Joy of Dance Judges Award and Heart of Gold Soloist Award (Turn It Up) / Judges Choice Entertainment Award (Hall of Fame)
Dear Future Husband - 1st Overall (Turn It Up, Starpower) / 2nd Overall (Addicted 2 Dance, KAR, Hall of Fame) / Highest Scoring Duo/Trio in 12 & Under Age Group (Turn It Up) / Perfect Pair Judges Award (Turn It Up)
My High Top Shoes - Hallie Lovett - 3rd Overall (Turn It Up, Hall of Fame) / 5th Overall (KAR)
I Wanna Be A Rockette - Eleanor Jakobsen - 1st Overall (Addicted 2 Dance) / Polished and Precise Judges Award (Turn It Up)
Wake Me Up - Natalie Vines - 2nd Overall (Starpower) / 3rd Overall (KAR)
I Would - Lorna Dannar - 4th Overall (Turn It Up)
Wildfire - Kate Lipke - 5th Overall (KAR)
