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Experience Dance Takes High Point in Duluth

By Greatmats Staff

Created: Jun, 2017 - Modified: Dec, 2025

May 3, 2017 -- Experience Dance highlighted the Midwest Starz Regional Dance Competition at Marshal School in Duluth, Minnesota March 31-April 2, 2017, as the high point winner with its routine ''Gossip'' which scored a 297.6 in the 17-18-year-old Solo Open Division. Meanwhile, Stephanie's Dance Shoppe claimed the Starzmenship Award for outstanding sportsmanship.

More than 470 routines were run at the three-day competition.

''It was our first time running two stages,'' said Joe Crook of Midwest Starz.

Other highlights included:
Ages 12-14: Solo-Contemporary: Northern Lights Dance Academy's routine ''Courage'' - 295.472 points
Ages 12-14: Solo-Jazz: Northern Lights Dance Academy's routine ''Shackled'' - 294.504 points
Ages 12-14: Solo-Lyrical: Elite Dance Productions' routine ''A Thousand Years'' - 295.3 points
Ages 17-18: Solo-Contemporary: Experience Dance's routine ''Purgatory'' - 296.328
Ages 15-16: Solo-Jazz: Dance By Kris' routine ''Deep'' - 294.936 points
Ages 15-16: Solo-Lyrical: Dance By Kris' routine ''Lost Stars'' - 296.28
Ages 15-16: Solo-Open: Elite Dance Production's routine ''Run Boy Run'' -296.64 points
Ages 17-18 Solo-Ballet: Experience Dance's routine ''Monotone'' - 296.808 points
Ages 15-16: Solo-Tap: Dance by Kris' routine ''Don't Let Me Down'' - 294.362 points
Ages 17-18: D/T-Lyrical: Dance By Kris' routine ''Crystal Bed'' - 296.68 points
Ages 12-14: Production-Jazz: Duluth Dance Center's routine ''Prince'' - 295.006

Midwest Starz Dance Competitions are equipped with marley dance floors from Greatmats.

To learn more about Greatmats-sponsored Midwest Starz Dance Competitions and its competitors, visit Greatmats Midwest Starz Dance Competition Resource Page.
Duluth Dance Competition
Midwest Starz Dance Competitions
Duluth MN 55812