DMA Competition

Over the weekend March 14-16, I attended the Dance Masters of America (DMA) competition at Chesapeake college. Although I was unable to compete with the rest of my studio due to a knee injury that happened to me the past week in my school dance class, I had a great time and I think everyone was happy to see me there supporting them.

Our studio did very well at DMA. Our older company received gold on tap and high silver on jazz. Our younger company received high silver on their jazz and gold on their tap also. One of our duets got high silver and because I was not able to dance. Anna and I did not compete in our duet or our small group. Even though no one from my studio took home a title, I think everyone did very well and had a lot of fun.

The winners included a young boy named Sam for Master Dance, a young girl named Ramsey for Junior Miss dance, a girl named Melody for Teen Miss Dance, a guy named Matt for Mr. Dance and a girl named Angela for Miss Dance. These dancers were excellent in the pageants and their dances were absolutely flawless and entertaining. All of them, I felt, deserved their title.

It was very unfortunate for me to not be able to dance with my fellow dancers and friends. Due to my injury, we could not compete two dances, and the others had to be changed as a result of my absence. I couldn't participate in the title competition which disqualified me from the auditions, the interview, and the pageant all together. Although this situation was upsetting, I know that everything happens for a reason and that there will always be more competitions and more opportunities and I am okay with that.