Movement Dance Studio takes multiple awards in their first competition

by Stephen Dafoe and Morinville Online

Movement Dance Studio returned to Morinville from the Summit Dance Challenge in Calgary with several wins over the Apr. 1 weekend.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have had such a successful weekend in our first-ever dance competition as a studio, and we are overjoyed to see so much wonderful success for our dancers and their hard work over the course of the dance season,” said Movement Dance Studio owner Rachelle Namchuk in an electronic interview.

The new studio took Overall First Place, Overall Second Place and Overall Third Place in various categories. Movement took first place in Teen Novice Solo, Senior Novice Duo/Trio, Teen Novice Duo/Trio, Studio Standout, and other awards.

The latter award, Studio Standout, was taken by instructors Jade Van Lersberghe and Saige Yakemchuk, earning them a spot at Nationals in July of 2024.

Dancer Rowan Weinmeier earned a $500 onstage scholarship for the Hollywood Summer Tour. She has been invited to Los Angeles to train with several world-renowned dance industry professionals.

Spring is a busy time for dance festivals, and the local studio has more coming up.

“There is definitely a lot of positive buzz and excitement in our studio as we work hard towards our next three festivals this dance season,” Namchuk said.