Nena Smith Precision dancers win big
Published 8:35 am Thursday, December 7, 2023
- PHOTO SUBMITTED The Nena Smith’s School of Dance Competition Team — Precision Dance Company, under the direction of Kaila Denton — earned top honors in their first competition of the dance season. Each group — Junior, Intermediate and Senior — won top individual group honors, and the full team won Best Overall Production. Front row, from left, Georgia Warrick, Cora Gates, Harper Johnson, Katie Grace Garcia, Aubree Williams, Laney Hamilton, Ella Kate Lambert, Lexie Ryan and Lillian Jackson; second row, from left, Leigh Ellen Haralson, Abby Grace Lambert, Bella Sills, Mikelyn Douglas, Emory Britt, Halley Short, Allie Ryan, Addie Claire Franklin, Zanna Sweeney and assistant teacher Taylor Papizan; back row, from left, director Kaila Denton, Blair Boyd, Maggie Runnels, Linda Grace Dunn, Mary Katherine Kellum, Riley Bush and Carley Clayton Smith. Not pictured is Issa Scopel.
The Nena Smith’s School of Dance Competition Team — Precision Dance Company, under the direction of Kaila Denton — earned top honors in their first competition of the dance season. Each group — Junior, Intermediate and Senior — won top individual group honors, and the full team won Best Overall Production.
Dancers were Georgia Warrick, Cora Gates, Harper Johnson, Katie Grace Garcia, Aubree Williams, Laney Hamilton, Ella Kate Lambert, Lexie Ryan, Lillian Jackson, Leigh Ellen Haralson, Abby Grace Lambert, Bella Sills, Mikelyn Douglas, Emory Britt, Halley Short, Allie Ryan, Addie Claire Franklin, Zanna Sweeney, Blair Boyd, Maggie Runnels, Linda Grace Dunn, Mary Katherine Kellum, Riley Bush, Carley Clayton Smith, and Issa Scopel.
Assistant teacher is Taylor Papizan.