By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Inspirations Dance Academy of Savannah recently won big at a national competition held in Kansas City.
Inspirations Dance Academy Competition Team won the 2025 Platinum Power Award and Top Recreational Studio at Platinum National Dance Competition held recently at Kansas City Music Hall.
Miss Mary's Garden earned a Platinum and First Place Overall.
Miss Mary’s Garden features the entire team, Addison Workman, Alexia Collings, Avery Davies, Billie Clardy, Charley Phillips, Elizabeth Ingersoll, Grayson Wise, Harper Werner, Hayvin Irwin, Hope Zahnd, Izzy Naber, Josie Combs, Kylie Madget, Marleigh Weichinger, Mercy Zahnd, Meredith Weichinger, Miley Ward, Olivia Campbell, Payton Campbell, Piper Thompson, and Zoie Beaman.
The routine, created by Mary Ingersoll and Raychel Baker, won a Choreography Award. The judges also chose it for most entertaining routine of the entire weekend, The Platinum Power Award.
The studio also won Top Recreational Studio.
The group won other awards at the competition as well.
Dreaming, a Large Group Jazz, featuring Addison Workman, Billie Clardy, Grayson Wise, Harper Werner, Izzy Naber, Kylie Madget, Marleigh Weichinger, Mercy Zahnd, Miley Ward, and Zoie Beaman, earned a Platinum, Champion of the Category and First Place Overall.
Charley Phillips, Elizabeth Ingersoll, Josie Combs, Olivia Campbell, Payton Campbell, and Piper Thompson, performed a Jazz Small Group, Let It Grow, earning a Special Judges Award, “Super Stars”, and a High Gold.
Forgotten Stuffies, an Acro-Gymnastics Group featuring Addison Workman, Avery Davies, Billie Clardy, Charley Phillips, Elizabeth Ingersoll, Grayson Wise, Harper Werner, Hayvin Irwin, Hope Zahnd, Miley Ward, Meredith Weichinger and Zoie Beaman, earned a Special Judges Award, “Creative Concept”, and High Gold.
Grow As We Go, Lyrical Group, Alexia Collings, Avery Davies, Billie Clardy, Izzy Naber, Kylie Madget, Payton Campbell, Special Judges Award, “Beauty and Grace”, High Gold.
I Feel the Earth Move, a Tap Group, featuring Grayson Wise, Harper Werner, Izzy Naber, Kylie Madget, Payton Campbell, and Piper Thompson earned High Gold.
Miley Ward performed her Jazz solo, I Don't Like to Show Off, earning a Platinum and Eighth Place Overall.
Izzy Naber, with her Musical Theatre solo, You Can't Stop the Beat, earned a special Judges award, “Broadway Baby”, High Gold, and Champion of the Category.
Harper Werner & Kylie Madget, performed their Jazz duet, I'll Be There For You, earning a Special Judges Award, “Dynamic Duo” and High Gold.
Billie Clardy, Elizabeth Ingersoll, and Josie Combs, performed a Jazz Trio, You Can Tell She's A Princess, earning a Special Judges Award, “Princess Squad” and High Gold.
Alexia Collings & Zoie Beaman, performed a Jazz Duo, Take on the World, and earned a Platinum.
Piper Thompson's Tap Solo, Shake a Tailfeather, earned a High Gold and Champion of Category.
Grayson Wise's Open Solo, Let's Go Crazy, earned High Gold & Champion of Category.
Additional Solo & Duo results included:
Billie Clardy, B.E.A.T, Acro-Gymnastics, High Gold;
Harper Werner, Rock Star, Open, High Gold;
Kylie Madget, Ready or Not, Open, High Gold;
Avery Davies, Where the Wild Things Are, Open, Gold;
Elizabeth Ingersoll, I Got You, Acro-Gymnastics, High Gold;
Grayson Wise and Izzy Naber, Macarena, Tap, High Gold;
Avery Davies & Miley Ward, That's My Girl, Open, High Gold;
Alexia Collings, My Tears Ricochet, Lyrical, High Gold.
“This was a tremendous start to our competition season,” Mary Ingersoll, Owner of Inspirations Academy and Director of the Competition Team, said in a written statement released by the Academy. "We are thrilled to have them start so strong!”
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