Posted: April 20, 2026 ​

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Phoenix Dance Challenge

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April 16 - 19, 2026 ~ Nanaimo Port Theatre

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RESULTS​

                                              

 

Congratulations to all of our dancers all our dancers!  You made everyone so proud.

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TOP AWARDS

Overall Mini/Junior THE PIT Champions- Groove is the Heart  ​

Overall Teen/Senior THE PIT Champions- The Beautiful People 

Top Jazz- The Beautiful People 

RaMaLaMa- Student Choreography, Phoenix Convention Award 

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Competitive Adult Group

Urban Edge- 3rd Over All 

The Grotto- 4th Over All

Every Breath you Take- 5th Over all

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Competitive Senior/Elite  Group

The Beautiful People- 2nd Over All 

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Competitive Elite/Senior Duo/Trio​

Spider and The Fly- 6th Over All 

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Competitive/Elite Teen Group

Dancing Fool- 5th Over All 

Swing it Like Roger- 10th Over All 

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Competitive/Elite Teen Solo

Standards- 10th Over All 

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Competitive Junior Group

Groove is the Heart- 4th Overall

 

Competitive Junior Duo Trio

Work For It- 2nd Over all

Fix You – 3rd Overall 

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Pre Competitive Senior Solo

Icy- G- 3rd Overall 

Let Go- 5th Over all

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Pre Competitive Teen Group

Times Two- 2nd Place Overall

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Pre Competitive Teen Duo/Trio

It’s Hairspray- 1st Place Overall

Drop Top- 3rd Place Overall

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Pre-Competitive Teen Solo

I Hate Musicals – 1st Place Overall

Polka Vivante- 2nd Place Overall

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Pre- Competitive Junior Large Group 

Barbie Ken-ection- 1stOverall   

Girls- 2nd Overall 

It’s not Unusual- 3rd Overall

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Pre-Competitive 11 under Duo/Trio

Along Came the Spider- 1st Overall 

Taste the Beat- 2nd Overall

The Incredibles 3rd Overall         

           

 

Congratulations for the following Judges Awards recipients

Along Came a Spider- Held Character Through Out Award 

Dancing Fool- Put on a Show Award

I Hate Musicals- Entertaining Award 

Barbie Ken-ection- Sytle and Ken-ection Award 

Its’ Not Unusual- Can’t stop Smiling Award

Fix You- Made me Cry Award

Spider and the Fly- Execution of the Vision Award 

Sing Sing Sing – Well Rehearsed and Stellar Award 

Check It- Laying it down on the Floor Award 

The Beautiful People- They COOOOOKED Award

Moths to a Flame- Trust the Process Award

Feel It Still- Outstanding Tapping Award 

Every Breathe You Take-  Attention to Details Award 

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Congratulations to the following dancers who performed in THE PIT 

Groove is in the Heart

The Beautiful People 

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Medals & Placements.  (placements are awarded if there’s 3 or more in the category)

Along came the Spider                    Elite Gold

Back to Base                                    Elite Gold

Barbie Ken- ection                           Elite Gold

Be About It                                       Elite Gold

Beat                                                  Elite Gold, 2nd Place 

Bluebird                                           Elite Gold

Boogie That Be                               Gold, 3rd Place 

Carry You                                         Elite Gold 

Cascade                                          Gold  

Check it                                           Diamond

Dancing Fool                                   Diamond  

Do It like This                                  Elite Gold, 2nd Place 

Drop Top                                          Elite Gold, 2nd Place

Every Breath you Take                    Diamond

Feel It Still                                        Elite Gold

Fix You                                             Elite Gold, 1st Place 

Get like Me                                      Gold

Girls                                                 Elite Gold 

Groove is in the Heart                     Elite Gold 

I Hate Musicals                               Elite Gold 

I Wish                                              Diamond

I’m a Women                                  Elite Gold

Icy-G                                               Elite Gold  

It’s Hairspray                                  Elite Gold, 1st Place 

It’s Not Unusual                             Elite Gold

Jolene                                            Elite Gold 

Land of a 1000 Dances                 Elite Gold 

Let’s Go                                         Elite Gold

Lilac Fairy Variation                       Gold, 2nd Place 

Lose Control                                  Diamond, 1st Place 

Lost in Space                                 Gold

Mambo Italiano                              Gold

Miss me More                                Elite Gold 

Moths to a Flame                           Elite Gold, 2nd Place 

Oh Snap                                         Gold

Outside Feedback                          Gold

Polka Vivante                                 Elite Gold, 1st Place 

Prince                                             Diamond

Ramalama                                     Diamond

Rocket                                           Gold, 2nd Place 

Sign of the Times                          Elite Gold, 3rd Place          

Sing Sing Sing                               Diamond

Slow up                                          Elite Gold, 3rd Place 

Standards                                     Diamond, 1st Place 

Swing                                           Elite Gold, 2nd Place 

Swing it like Roger                       Diamond

Taste the Beat                              Gold, 1st Place

The Beautiful People                    Platinum 

The Circus comes to Town           Elite Gold

The Definition of Happiness         Elite Gold 

The End of Love                           Elite Gold 

The Grotto                                    Diamond 

The Incredibles                            Gold

The Mountain is You                    Elite Gold

The Spider and the Fly                Diamond

The Whimsical Water Sprite         Elite Gold, 2nd Place 

The World is my Runway             Gold

Time in a Bottle                            Elite Gold 

Times Two                                    Elite Gold

Urban Edge                                  Diamond                  

Vertigo                                          Elite Gold, 1st Place 

Vibe Check                                   Elite Gold 

Vive Le Swing                              Elite Gold, 2nd Place 

Voila                                             Elite Gold

When we were Young                  Elite Gold, 2nd Place  

When’s the Party Over                 Elite Gold, 2nd Place

With or Without You                     Elite Gold 

Work for it                                    Elite Gold, 2nd Place 

Would you Still love Me               Elite Gold

You and Me (but mostly me)        Elite Gold

You’re got a Friend in Me            Gold