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Dance Etc. Heading to Disney

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A local dance company will be rubbing elbows with the likes of Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck next week.

Dance Etc. has qualified 23 of its students to perform in a Disney Paradise at Disney World next Saturday, June 18. The team, pictured below, will be performing a Disney-approved routine to the popular song “Happy.”

Pictured in this photo are the 23 Dance Etc. students who will be performing a “Happy” routine in a Disney Parade June 18. In the front row, left to right are: Brynna Mayfield, Brinly Tredway, Kayla Mooney, Kadence Schneider, Gracie Bardin, Ava Aguillon and Madison Chastain. In the miiddle row, left to right are: Adrienne Goforth, Madison Shute, Joy Bardin, Brianna Moles, Emma Heaslip, Allee Nichols and Allyson Everett. In the back row, left to right are: Jasmine Wright, Chelsie Reed, Adriana Reed, Justin Gooch, Sophie Burnette, Lexi Goforth, Ashlyn Jenkins and Mati Teague. Not Pictured: Braylin Hughes. (Photo courtesy of Dance Etc.)

According to Dance Etc. instructor Amy Sims, the process to learn the routine has been meticulous and challenging.

“Disney Choreographers sent me a DVD walking through the choreography and I taught it to the students in February,” Sims explained. “We have practiced it weekly since then. In turn, we had to send Disney a video after learning the choreography for approval that my dancers knew the routine.”

Following the Disney Parade at 10 a.m. June 18, 20 of the dancers, in the photo below, will be branching off for another performance. The group will showcase their competition routine called “Wings” on the World Showcase Stage at the Epcot section of Disney at 4 p.m.

Pictured here are the 20 Dance Etc. students who will perform “Wings” at Epcot Center at Disney June 18. In the front row (left to right) are: Brynna Mayfield, Brinly Tredway, Gracie Bardin, Ashlyn Jenkins, Mati Teague, Lexi Goforth, Kayla Mooney, Emma Heaslip and Adrienne Goforth. In the back row (left to right) are: Allee Nichols, Brianna Moles, Kadence Schneider, Sophie Burnette, Jasmine Wright, Adriana Reed, Chelsie Reed, Justin Gooch, Madison Shute, Joy Bardin, Charlotte Davenport and Braylin Hughes. (Photo courtesy of Dance Etc.)

“I think this is going to be a wonderful and memorable experience for the dancers and parents,” Sims said. “The students have done some fundraising within the community. We live in a great little town where our local small businesses support these girls. We are ever so thankful for them. My staff and I are so excited for these students and cannot wait to see them ‘Dance at Disney.'”

For more information on Dance Etc., or to keep track of the trip to Disney, visit danceetcstudioofdance.com. Information about summer camps is also available through the website.

Kevin Hensley