Photo submitted First row, from left, Amber Westbrook, Emily Covington, Kelly Grace Raiford, Layla Oberschmidt and Vivian McRee; second row, from left, Kayla Barfield, Ramsey Brown, Linda Grace Dunn, Taylor Papizan, Lexi Brown and Taylor Hutcherson; third row, from left, Melissa Bradford, Corley Sandifer, Mara Norwood, Hannah Meredith and Lexie Freeman; back row, from left, Sadie Sandifer, Anna Rail Cline, Haley McCullough, Reagan Newman and Callie Brooke Barlow.

Nena Smith’s School of Dance recently presented the studio’s 46th annual recital. 

The program presented at Copiah-Lincoln Community College donated admission fees to Relay For Life, collecting more than $6,000 with the help of the Bank Plus Team.

The show’s theme was “City Lights” — everything New York City. Dancers age 4 through adult presented routines in tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, ballet, musical theater, novelty routines, vocal arrangements and a few surprises. The Grande Finale celebrated Christmas in NYC.

Some of the dancers performing were 10th-12th Grade Class Captain and Competition Team member Amber Westbrook; Fellowship of Christian Dancers Captain, Competition Team Co-Captain/member and 2020 recipient of the Jason Counts Memorial Scholarship, Emily Covington; Competition Team member and Dance Teacher in Training Kelly Grace Raiford; Kayla Oberschmidt; Vivian McRee; assistant teacher and Competition Team Co-Captain/member Kayla Barfield; Ramsey Brown; ninth-10th Grade Class Captain and Competition Team member Linda Grace Dunn; Competition Team member Melissa Bradford; Competition Team member and Ad Sale Princess Corley Sandifer; Mara Norwood; Competition Team member Hannah Meredith; Competition Team member Lexie Freeman; Sadie Sandifer; Anna Rai Cline; 2020 Brandy Sanders Memorial Scholarship recipient Haley McCullough; Competition Team member and 2020 Shine Scholarship recipient Reagan Newman; Callie Brooke Barlow; Aurora Varas; and Allie McNeill.