Dancers from Euphoria Dance Centre in Great Bend were awarded 11 Elite Top First Awards and 19 Top First Awards in the Talent on Parade dance competition on April 11–April 14 in Overland Park. In addition, four dancers, Jewelia Depperschmidt, Daehlyn Ellis, Shaylee Patterson and Kaitlyn Pohlman received Top Starz invitations to compete at the Talent on Parade National Competition, June 25 – 30 in Overland Park.
Competitors were given Diamond Elite, Elite Top First, Top First or First Awards, based on points awarded to them by judges. The top 10 performances in each category were ranked by the judges. Euphoria Dance Centre was awarded the following honors at Talent On Parade.
Jazz Solo, 8 and Younger: “Call Me Maybe” – Daehlyn Ellis, Elite Top First, seventh Overall Novice Division
Hip Hop Solo, 8 and Younger: “Like This” – Lawsyn Leuenberger, Elite Top First, 10th Overall Novice Division
Lyrical Solo, 11-12: “Your Guardian Angel” – Jessie Parkin, Top First
Music Theatre, 11-12: “Spanish Rose” – Kaitlyn Pohlman, Elite Top First
Jazz Solo, 11-12: “Heartbreaker” – Cathleen Cowell, Top First
Jazz Solo, 11-12: “It’s All About Me” – Karlie Stanley, Elite Top First
Jazz Solo, 11-12: “Brokenhearted” – Kaitlyn Pohlman, Elite Top First
Jazz Solo, 11-12: “I Want You Back” – Haven Sjogren, Top First, 10th Overall Novice Division
Jazz Solo, 9-10: “My Best Friend’s Brother” – Shaylee Patterson, Top First
Music Theatre, 13-14: “My New Philosophy” – Jewelia Depperschmidt, Elite Top First, fourth Overall Novice Division
Jazz Solo, 13-14: “Glam” – Kaeli Amerine, Top First  
Jazz Solo, 13-14: “What About Now” – Blake Stanley, Top First, seventh Overall Novice Division
Jazz Solo, 13-14: “Don’t Catch Me” – Jewelia Depperschmidt, Top First
Hip Hop Solo, 13-14: “Whistle” – Emma Ayre, Top First, 10th Overall Novice Division
Contemporary Solo, 15-19: “Red Football” – Rachel Keenan, Top First
Lyrical Solo, 15-19: “I’m Not Perfect” – Rachel Keenan, Top First
Jazz Trio, 9-12: “According to You” – Emily Spurlock, Olivia Rugan, Abbie Moyers, Top First
Jazz Duo, 9-12: “California Girls” – Karlie Stanley, Azha Elliot, Top First
Hip Hop Duo, 9-12: “Masquerade” – Kylee Hallmark, Victoria Gonzalez, Top First, ninth Overall Novice Division
Hip Hop Duo, 9-12: “Starships” – Kaitlyn Pohlman, Jaci Schremmer, Top First
Jazz Small Group, 8 and Younger: “When I Grow Up” – Mackenzie Spurlock, Mersadie Spray, Alyvia Mingenback, Marley Harris and Daehlyn Ellis, Top First
Jazz Small Group, 8 and Younger: “Dinosaur” – Mary-Jane Sneath, Emma Nienke, McKenna Gales, Jadisyn Andrasek, Top First
Hip Hop Small Group, 8 and Younger: “Independent” – Mackenzie Spurlock, Mersadie Spray, Mary-Jane Sneath, Jadisyn Andrasek, Daehlyn Ellis, McKenna Gales, Marley Harris, Alyvia Mingenback, Emma Nienke, Elite Top First
Jazz Line, 12 and Younger: “It’s a Girl’s World” – Kaeli Amerine, Jadisyn Andrasek, Emma Ayre, Jadin Boone, Maddi Braymer, Cathleen Cowell, Jewelia Depperschmidt, Azha Elliot, Daehlyn Ellis, McKenna Gales, Brooke Gallentine, Victoria Gonzalez, Kylee Hallmark, Marley Harris, Rachel Keenan, Lawsyn Leuenberger, Alyvia Mingenback, Abbie Moyers, Emma Nienke, Jessie Parkin, Shaylee Patterson, Kaitlyn Pohlman, Olivia Rugan, Jaci Schremmer, Haven Sjogren, Mary-Jane Sneath, Mersadie Spray, Emily Spurlock, Mackenzie Spurlock, Karlie Stanley, Top First, first Overall Novice Division
Jazz Small Group, 11 and Older: “Electricity” – Blake Stanley, Emily Spurlock, Shaylee Patterson, Brooke Gallentine, Cathleen Cowell, Elite Top First, ninth Overall Novice Division
Jazz Small Group, 11 and Older: “Rockstar” – Karlie Stanley, Jessie Parkin, Azha Elliot, Jewelia Depperschmidt, Elite Top First
Hip Hop Small Group, 11 and Older: “Pound the Alarm” – Karlie Stanley, Jaci Schremmer, Kaitlyn Pohlman, Jadin Boone, Kaeli Amerine, Elite Top First
Hip Hop Small Group, 11 and Older: “As Long As You Love Me” – Blake Stanley, Colton Potts, Kylee Hallmark, Victoria Gonzalez, Brooke Gallentine, Jewelia Depperschmidt, Cathleen Cowell, Top First
The public can watch the performances of these dancers at the annual Euphoria Dance Centre studio recital on May 20 and competition recital on May 21, both beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Barton County Community College.