On May 13th, Cornwall Dance School’s (CDS) Elite Contemporary Team got ready for the stage to compete in the first UK STARPOWER Competition at Manchester.
The prestigious competition is based in America & featured on TV’s famous show ‘Dance Moms’ where the girls from the show compete throughout America.

The International Competition has been branching out into the UK & this year Cornwall was represented by girls from the local school CDS.
Lisa Ann McNally, the school’s principal, couldn’t be more proud. ‘The girls were incredibly professional, their technique and passion for their craft came through onstage beautifully & the American Judges loved the girls.
After training for a short while as a team the girls won 1st place in all 6 entries. 3 soloists and 2 Duos taking the win, & their group routine ‘Lost My Mind’ taking 1st Place in their Category, Overall Highest Scoring Group in their age category, & Regional Champions for the Manchester Starpower Competition. Their teacher Lisa also received a Choreographic Award for the group routine.

The students from CDS were awarded a personal invite to the Starpower Championships August 2018 in New York.
The Team’s success didn’t end there. CDS student, Kia Wing, gained the Overall Highest Scoring Solo & won the prestigious award of Miss StarPower 2017, famously won by Maddie Ziegler, the star from TV hit show ‘Dance Moms’. Kia was awarded a scholarship to their Summer School Training in Florida & also a personal invite to the Championship in New York.
The girls will be fundraising over the next few months to enable them to
travel to the competition & compete alongside some of the best young dancers in the world. ‘The girls deserve the opportunity to show off their talent at such a prestigious competition. To compete alongside the best of the best is a dream come true for these girls!’

We are looking for sponsors for the team, so if you would like to support this fantastic group of very talented dancers.