Hoffman Stars Dance Company Shines Bright at Regional Competition
Hoffman Estates Park District's, Hoffman Stars Dance Company, took home many top awards April 21-23, 2023, at the regional, Rainbow Dance Competition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
"Our dancers and teachers worked very hard in preparation for this competition. It takes a lot of practice, time and dedication to be competition ready but they were up to the challenge," stated Jessica Karbowski, dance coordinator at Hoffman Estates Park District.
Winners in the solo competition included: Andrea Avila, Platinum, 10th in overall; Cailin Hopkins, Double Platinum, 7th overall; Ashley SanMiguel, Platinum; Lily Shure, Platinum; Jillian Simon, Platinum; and Hailey Schroeder, Platinum.
Duet competition winners Sophia Berichon and Briana Dawson received a Platinum and 4th in teen overall. Kylie Hopkins and Emma School reveived a Double Platinum and 4th in overall. Victoria Conde and Jasmine Reyes also completed a duet and received Double Platinum and 1st in teen overall. Dancers Cora Fox, Miranda Montes and Sahasra Pinnamaneni competed a modern trio and received a Platinum. Kylie Berichon, Sophia Berichon, Cailin Hopkins and Kylie Hopkins competed a dance called "Sisters" and received a Platinum and 8th in category.
Hoffman Stars Dance Company also had four companies participate in the small group competition. Company 1, received Platinum for both their ballet dance and lyrical dances. Company 1 dancers include Katie Cox, Jayla Holland, Daniela Montes, Kiera Palozzolo, Sophia Sitarski and Kennedy Wallace. Company 2 competed a ballet and jazz dance and received Platinum for both of their dances. Company 2 dancers include Kylie Berichon, Cora Fox, Miranda Montes, Nicole Panek, Ava Patel, Sahasra Pinnamaneni and Hailey Schroeder.
Company 3 dancers Victoria Conde, Cailin Hopkins, Kylie Hopkins, Tori Kersting, Jasmine Reyes, Lily Shure and Jillian Simon, competed in the 12-14 age category and received Platinum for both their lyrical and modern dances. Also competing in the 12-14 age category were the level 4 company dancers, Andrea Avila, Sophia Berichon, Briana Dawson, Ashley SanMiguel and Emma Scholl. Company 4 received a Double Platinum for their lyrical dance and 3rd in category and Platinum and 4th in category for their jazz dance.
Company teacher Jessica Karbowski continued, "the dancers have worked so hard all year for these competitions. It has been a pleasure choreographing dances with Wendy Shure this season and look forward to our end of year recital to see these girls perform again!"
Hoffman Estates Park District offers dance instruction for ages 3 years to adults and competition dance for ages 4-18 years. Tryouts for the Hoffman Stars Dance Company 2023-2024 season will be held in July 2023 at Triphahn Center and Ice Arena, Hoffman Estates. For information email Jessica Karbowski at jkarbowski@heparks.org or visit www.heparks.org/programs-sports/arts-dance.