Results & Highlights - KAR Exclusive - Kansas City, MO - 5/17/2025
- Overall High Point
- Title
- Invitations
- Scholarships
- Best Costume & Most Entertaining
- IDA Awards
- Special Awards
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Top Inspirational Solo 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts Melynda Cross Top Primary Solo 5 & Under
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Maylin Reasland 2nd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Tinsley Bowne 3rd The Warehouse Logan Friend Top Primary Solo 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Studio B Vivian Hewitt 2nd Starz Studio of Performing Arts Evelynn Pettit 3rd Starz Studio of Performing Arts Jordyn Rios 4th Be Studios LLC Olivia Neely 5th The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Avalani Reed Top Primary Solo 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Aurora Rooney 2nd Starz Studio of Performing Arts Emilia Lance 3rd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Maleiyah Green 4th Starz Studio of Performing Arts Kiley Thaller 5th Starz Studio of Performing Arts Brooklyn Haussman Top Primary Solo 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Sammi Negless 2nd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Kaci Dice 3rd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Lorelei Wilke Top Primary Solo 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Grace Rishling Top Primary Duet/Trio 5 & Under
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Primary Duet/Trio 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren 2nd Johnson County Dance Center 3rd The Warehouse Top Primary Duet/Trio 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts Top Primary Duet/Trio 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Studio B Top Primary Small Group 5 & Under
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Primary Small Group 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ms Lyndz's Dance 2nd Starz Studio of Performing Arts 3rd Starz Studio of Performing Arts 4th Premiere Academy of Dance 5th Premiere Academy of Dance Top Primary Small Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts 2nd Ms Lyndz's Dance 3rd Ms Lyndz's Dance 4th Starz Studio of Performing Arts 5th Starz Studio of Performing Arts Top Primary Small Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Studio B Top Primary Large Group 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance 2nd Ms Lyndz's Dance 3rd MelRoe's School of Dance Top Primary Large Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ms Lyndz's Dance 2nd Starz Studio of Performing Arts 3rd Studio B Top Primary Large Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Primary Line 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Secondary Solo 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Addisyn McClellen 2nd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Jayla Peirce 3rd MelRoe's School of Dance Angelina Milano Top Secondary Solo 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts Caitlyn Baldus 2nd Johnson County Dance Center Evie Rivera 3rd Superior Motive Dance Company Olive Thomson Top Secondary Solo 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts Nina Dean 2nd Starz Studio of Performing Arts Leah Rucker 3rd Starz Studio of Performing Arts Bentlee Fore 4th Premiere Academy of Dance Mia Kostelac 5th Starz Studio of Performing Arts Hannah Lopez Top Secondary Solo 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Milli Burns 2nd Premiere Academy of Dance Danni Eshmann 3rd Superior Motive Dance Company Jaida Johnson 4th Be Studios LLC Adyson Keener 5th Be Studios LLC Penelope Rugan Top Secondary Duet/Trio 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Secondary Duet/Trio 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts 2nd Superior Motive Dance Company 3rd Be Studios LLC Top Secondary Duet/Trio 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Superior Motive Dance Company Top Secondary Small Group 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren 2nd MelRoe's School of Dance 3rd MelRoe's School of Dance Top Secondary Small Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Secondary Small Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts 2nd Starz Studio of Performing Arts 3rd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren 4th Ms Lyndz's Dance 5th Ms Lyndz's Dance Top Secondary Large Group 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Secondary Line 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Intermediate Solo 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Kylie McCullough 2nd MelRoe's School of Dance Charlotte Findley 3rd Apex Dance Academy Kinley Borchers 4th MelRoe's School of Dance Reese Dittmer 5th MelRoe's School of Dance Guiliana Cuccia 6th MelRoe's School of Dance Gabbie Watt 7th MelRoe's School of Dance Brenna Behrens 8th MelRoe's School of Dance Evelyn Stevenson 9th MelRoe's School of Dance Arya Lopez 10th MelRoe's School of Dance Estella McMaster Top Intermediate Solo 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Olivia Presko 2nd MelRoe's School of Dance Ellanore Sifers 3rd Starz Studio of Performing Arts Kayleigh Haywood 4th MelRoe's School of Dance Cayman Glenn 5th MelRoe's School of Dance Mia Farrell Top Intermediate Solo 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts Isabell Mahurin 2nd Starz Studio of Performing Arts Sophia Wilking 3rd Starz Studio of Performing Arts Lily Armstrong 4th Pleasant Hill Dance Academy Katelyn Leyda 5th Starz Studio of Performing Arts Kim Patel 6th Starz Studio of Performing Arts Avery Dyer 7th Starz Studio of Performing Arts Katelyn Jackson 8th Studio B Lola Schreder 9th Pleasant Hill Dance Academy Caitlyn Curtis 10th MelRoe's School of Dance Kayla McBride Top Intermediate Duet/Trio 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Intermediate Duet/Trio 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Studio B Top Intermediate Duet/Trio 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts 2nd Starz Studio of Performing Arts 3rd Pleasant Hill Dance Academy Top Intermediate Small Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Intermediate Small Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance 2nd MelRoe's School of Dance 3rd MelRoe's School of Dance Top Intermediate Large Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance 2nd MelRoe's School of Dance 3rd MelRoe's School of Dance Top Intermediate Large Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Intermediate Line 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Elite Solo 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Jordan Hantel 2nd Apex Dance Academy Bodhi Tessier 3rd MelRoe's School of Dance Marina Mancuso Top Elite Solo 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Dance Movement Colorado Shyla Zoratti 2nd MelRoe's School of Dance Kennedy Smith 3rd Be Studios LLC Ava Ochnmacht Top Elite Solo 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Mia Browne 2nd MelRoe's School of Dance Lyla Reeves 3rd MelRoe's School of Dance Zoey Thomsen 4th MelRoe's School of Dance Hailey Lynn 5th MelRoe's School of Dance Emma Barnes 6th MelRoe's School of Dance Adelyn Wilder 7th The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Katelyn Jurgensmeier 8th MelRoe's School of Dance Lilian Brown 9th MelRoe's School of Dance Addyson Bailey 10th MelRoe's School of Dance Megan Egbert Top Elite Duet/Trio 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Elite Duet/Trio 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Elite Duet/Trio 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Elite Small Group 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts 2nd MelRoe's School of Dance 3rd Starz Studio of Performing Arts Top Elite Large Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st MelRoe's School of Dance Top Elite Large Group 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts 2nd Starz Studio of Performing Arts 3rd MelRoe's School of Dance Top Production
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts Top Super Line
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Starz Studio of Performing Arts -
Inspirational Miss Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Inspirational Miss Dance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Melynda Cross Primary Miss Mini Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Primary Miss Mini Dance The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Maylin Reasland 1st Runner Up The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Tinsley Bowne Primary Miss Petite Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Primary Miss Petite Dance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Evelynn Pettit 1st Runner Up The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Avalani Reed 2nd Runner Up Studio B Vivian Hewitt 3rd Runner Up Be Studios LLC Olivia Neely 4th Runner Up Johnson County Dance Center Olivia Irwin 5th Runner Up Johnson County Dance Center Fallon Moore Primary Miss Junior Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Primary Miss Junior Dance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Emilia Lance 1st Runner Up The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Maleiyah Green 2nd Runner Up Premiere Academy of Dance Isabella Merritt 3rd Runner Up Premiere Academy of Dance Alice Curtis 4th Runner Up Starz Studio of Performing Arts Avery Vandiver 5th Runner Up Premiere Academy of Dance Annabelle Walz Primary Miss Teen Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Primary Miss Teen Dance The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Sammi Negless 1st Runner Up The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Lorelei Wilke Secondary Miss Petite Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Secondary Miss Petite Dance The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Jayla Peirce Secondary Miss Junior Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Secondary Miss Junior Dance Johnson County Dance Center Evie Rivera Secondary Miss Teen Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Secondary Miss Teen Dance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Nina Dean 1st Runner Up Starz Studio of Performing Arts Leah Rucker 2nd Runner Up Starz Studio of Performing Arts Hannah Lopez Secondary Miss Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Secondary Miss Dance Premiere Academy of Dance Danni Eshmann Intermediate Miss Junior Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Intermediate Miss Junior Dance Apex Dance Academy Kinley Borchers Intermediate Miss Teen Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Intermediate Miss Teen Dance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Kayleigh Haywood Intermediate Miss Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Intermediate Miss Dance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Isabell Mahurin 1st Runner Up Starz Studio of Performing Arts Avery Dyer 2nd Runner Up Pleasant Hill Dance Academy Katelyn Leyda 3rd Runner Up Studio B Lola Schreder 4th Runner Up Pleasant Hill Dance Academy Caitlyn Curtis 5th Runner Up Pleasant Hill Dance Academy Kayla Massey Elite Miss Teen Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Elite Miss Teen Dance The Dance Movement Colorado Shyla Zoratti Elite Miss Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Elite Miss Dance MelRoe's School of Dance Lyla Reeves 1st Runner Up MelRoe's School of Dance Hailey Lynn 2nd Runner Up The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Katelyn Jurgensmeier -
Primary Solo HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Premiere Academy of Dance Adeline Batson The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Maleiyah Green Starz Studio of Performing Arts Brooklyn Haussman Superior Motive Dance Company Dale'kia Avery Primary Duet/Trio HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Studio B Primary Small Group HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Ms Lyndz's Dance Superior Motive Dance Company Starz Studio of Performing Arts Studio B Primary Line HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Secondary Solo HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Johnson County Dance Center Evie Rivera Premiere Academy of Dance Mia Kostelac Starz Studio of Performing Arts Bentlee Fore Superior Motive Dance Company Jaida Johnson The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Milli Burns Secondary Duet/Trio HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Be Studios LLC Secondary Small Group HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Ms Lyndz's Dance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Intermediate Solo HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer MelRoe's School of Dance Arya Lopez Apex Dance Academy Kinley Borchers MelRoe's School of Dance Mia Farrell Starz Studio of Performing Arts Kayleigh Haywood Studio B Lola Schreder Pleasant Hill Dance Academy Katelyn Leyda Intermediate Duet/Trio HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Pleasant Hill Dance Academy Intermediate Large Group HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer MelRoe's School of Dance Elite Solo HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer MelRoe's School of Dance Marina Mancuso Apex Dance Academy Bodhi Tessier The Dance Movement Colorado Shyla Zoratti Be Studios LLC Ava Ochnmacht DK Dance Productions Kimberly Buntyn MelRoe's School of Dance Emma Barnes The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Katelyn Jurgensmeier Elite Large Group HDE All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Starz Studio of Performing Arts MelRoe's School of Dance -
KAR Convention Scholarships
Performance Name Studio Dancer - Level & Age The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Addisyn McClellen - Secondary 8 The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Jayla Peirce - Secondary 8 Starz Studio of Performing Arts Caitlyn Baldus - Secondary 11 Starz Studio of Performing Arts Nina Dean - Secondary 13 Starz Studio of Performing Arts Av'ry Griffin - Secondary 13 Starz Studio of Performing Arts Hannah Lopez - Secondary 13 The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Milli Burns - Secondary 15 Superior Motive Dance Company Imani Campbell - Secondary 15 Superior Motive Dance Company Liara Flournoy - Secondary 15 MelRoe's School of Dance Charlotte Findley - Intermediate 10 MelRoe's School of Dance Kylie McCullough - Intermediate 10 MelRoe's School of Dance Olivia Presko - Intermediate 13 Studio B Lola Schreder - Intermediate 14 Studio B McKenna Sternau - Intermediate 14 Starz Studio of Performing Arts Lily Armstrong - Intermediate 16 Starz Studio of Performing Arts Sophia Wilking - Intermediate 16 Starz Studio of Performing Arts Isabell Mahurin - Intermediate 18 MelRoe's School of Dance Antonia Farrell - Elite 11 MelRoe's School of Dance Jordan Hantel - Elite 11 MelRoe's School of Dance Marina Mancuso - Elite 11 The Dance Movement Colorado Shyla Zoratti - Elite 12 MelRoe's School of Dance Kennedy Smith - Elite 13 MelRoe's School of Dance Lyla Reeves - Elite 15 MelRoe's School of Dance Adelyn Wilder - Elite 15 MelRoe's School of Dance Mia Browne - Elite 17 -
Best Costume
Performance Name Studio Category Studio B Primary Small Group Starz Studio of Performing Arts Primary Large Group & Line Starz Studio of Performing Arts Elite Small Group & Large Group & Line Most Entertaining
Performance Name Studio Category Ms Lyndz's Dance Primary Small Group MelRoe's School of Dance Primary Large Group & Line MelRoe's School of Dance Elite Small Group & Large Group & Line -
People's Choice Award
Performance Name Studio Category MelRoe's School of Dance Outstanding Performance Winners
Performance Name Studio Category Starz Studio of Performing Arts Best Jazz Performance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Best Tap Performance MelRoe's School of Dance Best Hip Hop Performance MelRoe's School of Dance Best Lyrical / Modern / Contemporary Performance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Best Novelty / Character / Musical Theatre Performance Starz Studio of Performing Arts Best Ballet / Open / Acro / Gym Performance -
JR Photogenic
Dancer Studio Category Be Studios LLC SR Photogenic
Dancer Studio Category The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Judges Choice
Performance Name Studio Category Superior Motive Dance Company SPARKLE & SHINE
Primary Small GroupPremiere Academy of Dance STRAIGHT TO THE HEART
Primary Small GroupThe Next Step...Dancing With Maren ROLLING IN EMOTION
Primary Large GroupMelRoe's School of Dance PRETTY AS A PICTURE
Secondary Small GroupThe Next Step...Dancing With Maren DANCING FROM THE HEART
Secondary Small GroupMs Lyndz's Dance FUNKY & FRESH
Secondary Small GroupStarz Studio of Performing Arts BROADWAY BOUND
Secondary Small GroupMelRoe's School of Dance FUN & FABULOUS
Intermediate LineStudio of Excellence
Performance Name Studio Category The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Primary MelRoe's School of Dance Secondary MelRoe's School of Dance Intermediate MelRoe's School of Dance Elite The Invitational Winner
Performance Name Studio Category The Dance Movement Colorado Elite Solo 12 - 14
Shyla ZorattiMelRoe's School of Dance Elite Solo 15 - 19
Mia BrowneStarz Studio of Performing Arts Elite Small Group 15 - 19 MelRoe's School of Dance Elite Large Group 12 - 14 Starz Studio of Performing Arts Elite Large Group 15 - 19