TNT Competitive Edge Dance team, a group based out of TNT Dance Studio in Fairfield, is set to attend a weeklong national competition, Dance Ovation Nationals, from Wednesday through Sunday, June 26-30, at the Emerald Resort on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
TNT Competitive Edge Dance team, front from left, are Hailey Benson, Amelia Benson and Annabelle Tasker. Back from left are Kirsten Clawson, Sophia Santiago, Jaylenn Cugno, Stella Patterson and Jayla Jandreau. Submitted photo
The eight-member team is comprised of athletes age 10-18. Dance competitions are broken up by age, skill level and genre. They can compete in solo divisions, small group, large group and duo/trios.
The main choreographers for TNT’s Competitive Edge team are Tiffany Glidden, Kali Vashon and Terri Glidden. The team meets at least weekly.
In addition to the qualifying routines, TNT has two dancers that qualified to compete in the Titleist Competition at the Nationals. These dancers (Sophia Santiago, 13, and Jaylenn Cugno, 18) qualified by scoring in the top three of their respective solo divisions.
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