BYU National Dancesport Festival

3/14/09

Sorry this took so long to get posted...the site was having problems uploading videos

This was a really cool dance competition. Couples from all across the country come to compete in a 3 day event in all areas of ballroom. They had categories from elementary school to semi-pros throughout the weekend and it was really fun to watch!

Dylan's school competetors

So even though Dylan's TEAM didn't make it to the national competition, he did enter into the individual swing competition. His partner this time was Hannah (they got to pick) and they did a great job! The group they competed with consisted of about 120 couples with about 25 being cut in the first round....

Swing Round 1

They have the groups combined...level 1 dancers and level 2 dancers organized alphabetically by last name. It's the luck of the draw which group you are dancing in and with what ability level. But Dylan and Hannah made it through the first round (even though they forgot a few steps).

In round 2 there were 5 heats with about 19 couples in each heat. They were cutting about 35 couples in this round...

Swing round 2

They did much better in that round and that's what pushed them through to round 3! Out of his classmates that were also competing, only 3 couples made it to the third round. In this round, there were 4 heats with about 15 couples in each heat. Again, they were cutting about 35 couples in this round...

Swing round 3

Dylan's heat that round was tough, full of almost all level 2 dancers. He and Hannah had a few missteps and they were cut that round. But they did amazing and we are so proud of them! He's really getting into Ballroom and wants to take more dance classes. We are looking into hip-hop over the summer!! Look for him in future "So You Think You Can Dance" tryouts!!

Dylan & Hannah