Results & Highlights - Kansas City, MO - 5/16/2026
- Overall High Point
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- Invitations
- Scholarships
- Best Costume & Most Entertaining
- IDA Awards
- Special Awards
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Top Primary Solo 5 & Under
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ashley's Dance Company Bostyn Labby 2nd Starstruck PErforming Arts Center LLC Katherine Weglarz 3rd Starstruck PErforming Arts Center LLC Mia Sayers 4th The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Maylin Reasland 5th Above The Barre Dance Academy Cecilia Paperi Top Primary Solo 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ashley's Dance Company Allyn Janssen 2nd Above The Barre Dance Academy Addison Hargis 3rd Ashley's Dance Company Autumn Miller 4th Ashley's Dance Company Norah Evans 5th Releve Performing Arts Aletta Benson 6th Ashley's Dance Company Mona Watkins 7th Releve Performing Arts Aubree Brown 8th Above The Barre Dance Academy Veda Fleenor 9th Be Studios LLC Olivia Klug 10th The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Lexington Erker Top Primary Solo 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Layla Mink Top Primary Solo 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ashley's Dance Company Lola Wallace Top Primary Solo 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Be Studios LLC Alyvia Vinsonhaler Top Primary Duet/Trio 5 & Under
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Above The Barre Dance Academy Top Primary Duet/Trio 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Above The Barre Dance Academy 2nd Ashley's Dance Company 3rd Releve Performing Arts Top Primary Duet/Trio 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Primary Small Group 5 & Under
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Above The Barre Dance Academy 2nd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren 3rd Dance Force Top Primary Small Group 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Releve Performing Arts 2nd Above The Barre Dance Academy 3rd Above The Barre Dance Academy 4th Dance Force 5th Releve Performing Arts Top Primary Small Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ms Lyndz's Dance 2nd Ms Lyndz's Dance 3rd Dance Force Top Primary Small Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ms Lyndz's Dance Top Primary Large Group 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Releve Performing Arts 2nd Releve Performing Arts 3rd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Primary Large Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ms Lyndz's Dance 2nd Ms Lyndz's Dance 3rd Ms Lyndz's Dance Top Primary Large Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ms Lyndz's Dance Top Secondary Solo 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Releve Performing Arts Mila Bestgen 2nd Above The Barre Dance Academy Winnie Pape 3rd Catherine's Dance Studio Hattie Hoffman Top Secondary Solo 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Aurora Rooney 2nd Ashley's Dance Company Ahna York 3rd Releve Performing Arts Kennedy Gump 4th Dance Force Mayleigh Lawson 5th Dance Force Avery Vandiver Top Secondary Solo 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Releve Performing Arts Gwen Lee 2nd Catherine's Dance Studio Madeline Menke 3rd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Sammi Negless 4th Releve Performing Arts Brooke Armstrong 5th Releve Performing Arts Emma Gump Top Secondary Solo 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Milli Burns 2nd Releve Performing Arts Katie Keeton 3rd Releve Performing Arts Bettyjo Blume Top Secondary Duet/Trio 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Catherine's Dance Studio 2nd Catherine's Dance Studio 3rd Dance Force Top Secondary Duet/Trio 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Dance Force Top Secondary Duet/Trio 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Secondary Small Group 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Catherine's Dance Studio 2nd Dance Force 3rd Catherine's Dance Studio Top Secondary Small Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren 2nd Dance Force 3rd Catherine's Dance Studio Top Secondary Small Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Secondary Large Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Secondary Large Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ms Lyndz's Dance Top Secondary Line 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Top Intermediate Solo 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Jayla Peirce 2nd The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Addisyn McClellen 3rd Ashley's Dance Company Braelyn Labby 4th Releve Performing Arts Lennon Rogers 5th Dance Gallery Alivia Ratliff Top Intermediate Solo 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Releve Performing Arts Paige Stumpenhaus 2nd Ashley's Dance Company Adalynn Torrez 3rd Catherine's Dance Studio Riley Lueders 4th Releve Performing Arts Violet Lopez 5th Releve Performing Arts Cambria Buus 6th Releve Performing Arts Lili Tacke 7th Catherine's Dance Studio Quincy Davis 8th Catherine's Dance Studio Whitney Beane 9th Dance Force Brooklyn Haussmann 10th Dance Force Emilia Lance Top Intermediate Solo 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ashley's Dance Company Avery Wyatt 2nd Catherine's Dance Studio Luciana Silvio 3rd Dance Force Katelyn Jackson 4th Releve Performing Arts Makenna Sharky 5th Be Studios LLC Ailey Scothorn Top Intermediate Duet/Trio 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren 2nd Dance Force 3rd Releve Performing Arts Top Intermediate Duet/Trio 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Catherine's Dance Studio Top Intermediate Small Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Next Step...Dancing With Maren 2nd Dance Force 3rd Releve Performing Arts 4th Dance Force 5th Releve Performing Arts Top Intermediate Small Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Catherine's Dance Studio 2nd Releve Performing Arts 3rd Releve Performing Arts Top Intermediate Large Group 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Dance Force Top Intermediate Large Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Catherine's Dance Studio 2nd Catherine's Dance Studio 3rd Releve Performing Arts Top Intermediate Line 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Releve Performing Arts Top Elite Solo 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Imperium House of Dance Aria Lyn Taylor 2nd Above The Barre Dance Academy Peneolpe Schoonover 3rd Above The Barre Dance Academy Lyra Jarman Top Elite Solo 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Ashley's Dance Company Clancy Dunker 2nd Above The Barre Dance Academy Nora Jarman 3rd The Vibe STL Jane Gaul 4th Above The Barre Dance Academy Jaylie Ashurst 5th Priscilla and Dana's School of Dance Eisley Tilden 6th Priscilla and Dana's School of Dance Evelyn Wegner 7th Priscilla and Dana's School of Dance Adele McKeen 8th Starstruck PErforming Arts Center LLC Elsie Gensler 9th Above The Barre Dance Academy Hattie Pape 10th The Paradigm Dance Complex Gigi Gildea Top Elite Solo 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st The Vibe STL London Thebeau 2nd Catherine's Dance Studio Claire Stephenson 3rd Catherine's Dance Studio Paige Brand 4th Catherine's Dance Studio Harper Coughlin 5th Catherine's Dance Studio Alina Smith Top Elite Solo 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Catherine's Dance Studio Jennie Quarrato 2nd Ashley's Dance Company Macy Waters 3rd Be Studios LLC Elle Anne Reed 4th J31 Dance Center Ainsley Ash 5th Dance Force Sophia Wilking 6th The Vibe STL Kimberly Buntyn 7th Be Studios LLC Jocelyn Ward 8th Dance Force Kayleigh Haywood 9th Dance Force Kim Patel 10th Dance Force Hadley Lomonte Top Elite Duet/Trio 9 - 11
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Above The Barre Dance Academy 2nd Priscilla and Dana's School of Dance 3rd Starstruck PErforming Arts Center LLC Top Elite Duet/Trio 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Catherine's Dance Studio 2nd Priscilla and Dana's School of Dance 3rd Catherine's Dance Studio Top Elite Duet/Trio 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Dance Force 2nd Dance Force 3rd Dance Force Top Elite Small Group 6 - 8
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Above The Barre Dance Academy Top Elite Small Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Catherine's Dance Studio 2nd Catherine's Dance Studio 3rd Catherine's Dance Studio 4th Catherine's Dance Studio 5th Catherine's Dance Studio Top Elite Small Group 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Dance Force Top Elite Large Group 12 - 14
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Catherine's Dance Studio Top Elite Large Group 15 - 19
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Dance Force 2nd Dance Force 3rd Dance Force Top Production
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Dance Force 2nd Catherine's Dance Studio 3rd Releve Performing Arts Top Super Line
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer 1st Dance Force -
Primary Miss Mini Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Primary Miss Mini Dance Ashley's Dance Company Bostyn Labby 1st Runner Up Starstruck PErforming Arts Center LLC Katherine Weglarz 2nd Runner Up Starstruck PErforming Arts Center LLC Mia Sayers 3rd Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Gigi Pape 4th Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Cecilia Paperi 5th Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Finley Steffen Primary Miss Petite Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Primary Miss Petite Dance Ashley's Dance Company Allyn Janssen 1st Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Addison Hargis 2nd Runner Up Ashley's Dance Company Autumn Miller 3rd Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Veda Fleenor 4th Runner Up Ashley's Dance Company Mona Watkins 5th Runner Up Ashley's Dance Company Norah Evans Primary Miss Junior Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Primary Miss Junior Dance The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Layla Mink Primary Miss Teen Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Primary Miss Teen Dance Ashley's Dance Company Lola Wallace 1st Runner Up The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Lorelei Wilke Secondary Miss Petite Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Secondary Miss Petite Dance Above The Barre Dance Academy Winnie Pape 1st Runner Up Catherine's Dance Studio Stassi Younghanz 2nd Runner Up Be Studios LLC Olivia Neely Secondary Miss Junior Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Secondary Miss Junior Dance Ashley's Dance Company Ahna York 1st Runner Up Dance Force Mayleigh Lawson 2nd Runner Up Dance Force Avery Vandiver 3rd Runner Up AIM Dance Academy Rylee Bivens 4th Runner Up Dance Force Adalyn McCabe Secondary Miss Teen Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Secondary Miss Teen Dance The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Sammi Negless 1st Runner Up The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Maleiyah Green Secondary Miss Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Secondary Miss Dance Releve Performing Arts Bettyjo Blume Intermediate Miss Junior Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Intermediate Miss Junior Dance Ashley's Dance Company Braelyn Labby 1st Runner Up Dance Gallery Alivia Ratliff 2nd Runner Up Revolution School of Dance Betsy Torres 3rd Runner Up Dance Force Emma Gard 4th Runner Up Dance Force Evelynn Pettit Intermediate Miss Teen Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Intermediate Miss Teen Dance Ashley's Dance Company Adalynn Torrez 1st Runner Up Releve Performing Arts Paige Stumpenhaus 2nd Runner Up Dance Force Caitlyn Baldus 3rd Runner Up Dance Force Emilia Lance 4th Runner Up Releve Performing Arts Macee Morgan Intermediate Miss Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Intermediate Miss Dance Ashley's Dance Company Avery Wyatt 1st Runner Up Catherine's Dance Studio Luciana Silvio 2nd Runner Up Be Studios LLC Ailey Scothorn Elite Miss Petite Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Elite Miss Petite Dance Imperium House of Dance Aria Lyn Taylor 1st Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Peneolpe Schoonover 2nd Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Lyra Jarman Elite Miss Junior Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Elite Miss Junior Dance Ashley's Dance Company Clancy Dunker 1st Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Nora Jarman 2nd Runner Up The Vibe STL Jane Gaul 3rd Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Jaylie Ashurst 4th Runner Up Priscilla and Dana's School of Dance Eisley Tilden 5th Runner Up Priscilla and Dana's School of Dance Evelyn Wegner Elite Miss Teen Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Elite Miss Teen Dance The Vibe STL London Thebeau 1st Runner Up Catherine's Dance Studio Claire Stephenson 2nd Runner Up Dance Force Nina Dean 3rd Runner Up Above The Barre Dance Academy Kendall Nelson 4th Runner Up Dance Force Hannah Lopez Elite Miss Dance
Place Performance Name Studio Dancer Elite Miss Dance Catherine's Dance Studio Jennie Quarrato 1st Runner Up Ashley's Dance Company Macy Waters 2nd Runner Up Dance Force Sophia Wilking 3rd Runner Up Dance Force Kayleigh Haywood -
Primary Solo NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Dance Force Grace Dennis The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Lorelei Wilke Be Studios LLC Alyvia Vinsonhaler Primary Small Group NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Dance Force Ms Lyndz's Dance The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Primary Large Group NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Ms Lyndz's Dance Secondary Solo NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Dance Force Maddyn Haussmann Ashley's Dance Company Ahna York Catherine's Dance Studio Alex Jansen AIM Dance Academy Rylee Bivens Releve Performing Arts Mia Kleinhagen Be Studios LLC Penelope Rugan Secondary Duet/Trio NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Secondary Small Group NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Releve Performing Arts Ms Lyndz's Dance The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Secondary Large Group NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Intermediate Solo NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Ashley's Dance Company Braelyn Labby Releve Performing Arts Maddie Jeanne McCurdy Revolution School of Dance Betsy Torres Dance Force Caitlyn Baldus Ashley's Dance Company Adalynn Torrez Catherine's Dance Studio Ellie Esenberg The Dance Factory Charli Grau Be Studios LLC Ailey Scothorn Releve Performing Arts Collins Dougherty Intermediate Duet/Trio NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Catherine's Dance Studio Intermediate Small Group NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Releve Performing Arts Dance Force The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Catherine's Dance Studio Intermediate Large Group NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Releve Performing Arts Catherine's Dance Studio Elite Solo NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Above The Barre Dance Academy Hattie Pape Starstruck PErforming Arts Center LLC Elsie Gensler The Paradigm Dance Complex Charlaine Kirkpatrick The Vibe STL Jane Gaul Catherine's Dance Studio Harper Coughlin Above The Barre Dance Academy Kendall Nelson Dance Force Nina Dean Ashley's Dance Company Macy Waters The Vibe STL Kimberly Buntyn J31 Dance Center Ainsley Ash Elite Duet/Trio NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Priscilla and Dana's School of Dance Priscilla and Dana's School of Dance Be Studios LLC Elite Small Group NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Catherine's Dance Studio Elite Large Group NYC All Stars
Performance Name Studio Dancer Dance Force -
KAR Convention Scholarship
Performance Name Studio Dancer - Level & Age Catherine's Dance Studio Hattie Hoffman - Secondary 7 Catherine's Dance Studio Stassi Younghanz - Secondary 7 Releve Performing Arts Mila Bestgen - Secondary 8 Dance Force Adalyn McCabe - Secondary 9 Dance Force Harper Schichi - Secondary 9 Dance Force Avery Vandiver - Secondary 9 Releve Performing Arts Gwen Lee - Secondary 13 The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Milli Burns - Secondary 14 The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Sammi Negless - Secondary 14 The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Addisyn McClellen - Intermediate 9 The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Jayla Peirce - Intermediate 9 The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Aurora Rooney - Intermediate 9 Catherine's Dance Studio Ella Bagley - Intermediate 12 Catherine's Dance Studio Delaney Fender - Intermediate 12 Releve Performing Arts Paige Stumpenhaus - Intermediate 14 Ashley's Dance Company Avery Wyatt - Intermediate 18 Imperium House of Dance Aria Lyn Taylor - Elite 8 Above The Barre Dance Academy Jaylie Ashurst - Elite 10 Above The Barre Dance Academy Nora Jarman - Elite 10 Ashley's Dance Company Clancy Dunker - Elite 11 The Vibe STL London Thebeau - Elite 13 Catherine's Dance Studio Claire Stephenson - Elite 14 Dance Force Katelyn Jackson - Elite 16 Catherine's Dance Studio Jennie Quarrato - Elite 16 Dance Force Sophia Wilking - Elite 16 -
Best Costume
Performance Name Studio Category Dance Force Primary Small Group Ms Lyndz's Dance Primary Large Group Catherine's Dance Studio Secondary Small Group & Large Group & Line Catherine's Dance Studio Intermediate Small Group Releve Performing Arts Intermediate Large Group & Line Above The Barre Dance Academy Elite Small Group & Large Group Most Entertaining
Performance Name Studio Category Ms Lyndz's Dance Primary Small Group The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Primary Large Group The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Secondary Small Group & Large Group & Line Releve Performing Arts Intermediate Small Group Catherine's Dance Studio Intermediate Large Group & Line Dance Force Elite Small Group & Large Group -
People's Choice Award
Performance Name Studio Category Catherine's Dance Studio Outstanding Performance Winners
Performance Name Studio Category Catherine's Dance Studio Best Jazz / Contemporary Jazz Performance Dance Force Best Tap Performance Dance Force Best Hip Hop Performance Catherine's Dance Studio Best Lyrical / Modern / Contemporary Performance Dance Force Best Novelty / Character / Musical Theatre Performance Catherine's Dance Studio Best Ballet / Open / Acro / Gym Performance -
JR Photogenic
Dancer Studio Category Catherine's Dance Studio Judges Choice
Performance Name Studio Category The Next Step...Dancing With Maren FANTASTIC FAIRYTALE MAGIC
Primary Small GroupAbove The Barre Dance Academy PERSONALITY PLUS
Primary Small GroupReleve Performing Arts CREATIVE CHARACTER
Primary Small GroupReleve Performing Arts DIVAS ON THE DANCEFLOOR
Secondary Small Group & Large Group & LineMs Lyndz's Dance STYLE & SWAG
Secondary Small Group & Large Group & LineDance Force ELECTRIC ENERGY
Intermediate Small GroupStudio of Excellence
Performance Name Studio Category Releve Performing Arts Primary The Next Step...Dancing With Maren Secondary Releve Performing Arts Intermediate Catherine's Dance Studio Elite