On December 5, 30 middle and high school ensembles competed in the first ever State Final of the NCASA NC Dance Ensemble Competition presented by Fox 50.  After a full day of exciting competition in two categories, Jazz/Hip-Hop and Contemporary/Lyrical, we are thrilled to announce our State Champions!

Congratulations to Harris Road Middle School, who, with a rating of Excellent, were named our State Champ in Middle School Jazz/Hip-Hop!  In second place, also with a rating of Excellent was Brawley Middle School, and Overhills Middle School took third with a rating of Excellent.  The rankings of the remaining schools are:

4 – Wayne School of Engineering (Excellent)

5 – Highland Middle School (Excellent)

6 – Mount Airy Middle School (Good)

7 – Central Middle School of Gates County (Good)

In High School Jazz/Hip-Hop, Wakefield High School is our State Champion with a rating of Excellent.  Wayne School of Engineering took second with a rating of Excellent, and third went to East Lincoln High School, who also had a rating of Excellent.  Following are the rankings of all other schools:

4 – Needham Broughton High School (Excellent)

5 – Myers Park High School (Excellent)

6t – Northern High School (Excellent)

6t – William A Hough High School (Excellent)

8 – Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies (Good)

Congratulations also go to Arendell Parrott Academy, our State Champion in Middle School Contemporary/Lyrical with a rating of Excellent!  Second place went to Ligon Middle School, also with a ranking of Excellent, and third went to Jay M Robinson Middle School with a rating of Good.  And the remaining schools are:

4 – Mount Airy Middle School (Good)

5 – Clover Garden Middle School

In High School Contemporary/Lyrical, State Champion went to Wakefield High School, who earned a rating of Superior.  In second place was Hillside High School of Durham with a rating of Excellent, and Arendell Parrott Academy took third, with a ranking of Excellent.  The rankings of the remaining schools are:

4 – East Lincoln High School (Excellent)

5 – Needham Broughton High School (Excellent)

6 – William A Hough High School (Excellent)

7 – Wayne School of Engineering (Good)

8 – Northern High School

9 – Brunswick Early College

10 – Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies

Congratulations to all of our dancers for an amazing job!  We can't wait to see what these ensembles bring to the dance floor next year!