2 Magnet School Dance Teams Shine at Showstopper Houston Competition

Reece Academy hip-hop dance group that competed.

The dancers from two magnet schools shined at the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Showstopper Houston Dance Competition. The contest took place April 18 at the Stafford Centre.

Both campuses’ teams competed in the Mini (8 years and under) Large Group Division. The Reece Academy Dance Troupe took won two Gold first place awards for their routines. For the team’s “Sparkling Diamonds” routine, they scored 107.1 points and 106.9 points for its “Ninja Rap” performance. Overall, the team placed fifth and sixth in the division.

The dancers from Carter Academy’s jazz routine won a Gold first place award for their “New Attitude” performance. They scored 108.2 points to come in second in the division.

The teams from Reece and Carter qualify to advance to the Showstopper National Finals Competition this summer.

Dancers from Carter and Reece academies.

Reece Academy Dance Troupe

Coretthe Arredondo
Kenadee Hamlett
Taylor Hicks
Ma’Kiyah Hillis
Taylor Hutcherson
Iyanna Ingram
Andrea Morin
Kacey Moss
Jazzlyn Mott
Phoenix Muñoz
Mia Nolan
Kayelei Samuel
Jayla Thomas

Reece Academy Dancers

Carter Academy Dance Company

Xitlai Aguilar
Vivian Alviso
Arin Boniaby
Evelyn Chacón
Kaliah Chacón
Zariah Cleveland
Alyssa Dorsey
Kristina Dorsey
Jaylin Guardiola
Ángela Hernández
Kelsey Lewis
Kyler Lewis
Tyler Mendivil
Joscelyn Romero
Jessica Treviño

Margo Tolbert directs the Reece Academy group. And Keisha Bussey directs the Carter Academy Dance Company.