Almost Famous wins awards at Davenport event

     Almost Famous Dance Studio competed in the Tribute Dance Competition in Davenport on Jan. 24-26. AFD competed against other studios from Iowa and Illinois.

     Specialty awards that Almost Famous received:

     Happy Birthday Production was the highest scoring Honor Level routine out of the entire weekend.

     Burnin Love Lyrical, choregraphed by Amanda Hackney and Kaitlyn Hunt, received a choreo award.

     Son of a Preacher Jazz, choreographed By Melissa Ehrisman and Andrea Rundle, received a choreo award.

     Annie Schlarmann received a Special Angels Award.

     Tiny (Ages 3-5)  and Mini Ages (6-8) teams: Grease second, Cinderella fifth, Candyland eighth.

     Tiny Solo: Jillian Miller fifth, Skylar Freeze sixth.

     Juniors (Ages 9-11): When You Believe sixth, Ah Paris seventh, Uptown Girl ninth.

     Junior Elite: Golden Slumbers seventh, duet of Sadie Erion and Kaylee Hollenbach fifth.

     Teen (Ages 12-14): Take It All fifth overall, We Will Rock You ninth overall, Push fifth in Large Group, Renegade ninth in Large  Group.

     Teen Elite: Hold My Hand fourth in Large Group, The Freshman fourth in Small Group.

     Teen Solo: Cameron Vargason ninth.

     Teen Duets: Kaylin Noll and Cheyenne Byrd third; Kendra Davis and Leah Smith 10^th.

     Senior (Ages 15-18): I’ll Be first in Large Group; Son of a Preacher third in Large Group, Womanizer first in Small Group, Burnin Love second in Small Group.

     Senior Elite: Quiet third.

     Senior Duets: Sam Recker and Claire Tuetken second.

     Senior Solo: Claire Tuetken first, Ally Bartachek eighth, Kelsey Adams ninth, Brady Theisen ninth.

     Production: Happy Birthday first.

     Almost Famous Competition Dance Team directed by Amanda Hackney & Melissa Ehrisman with the assistance of Andrea Rundle and Kaitlyn Hunt.