Competition

Masters Upper Level attends some of the best competitions and conventions in the industry. Our students are able to learn from top notch dance professionals at conventions while also competing with their season routines. The following are the results from our 2021-22 season. Click on a tab to view results.

MUL named Studio of Excellence atStar Quest World Finals 2021

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Revolution (April 29 - May 1)

Revolution Talent Competition (April 29 – May 1)

Novice 9-11 Solos:
4th – That Man (Caroline Casellas)
6th – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Faith Tucker)

Intermediate 9-11 Solos:
7th – Let’s Be Bad (Khloe Carpenter)

Premier Title – Junior Miss Dance America:
3rd – Let’s Be Bad (Khloe Carpenter)

Advanced 9-11 Solos:
6th – Without a Word (Emily Sheng)
9th – Angels (Kiley Townsend)

Novice 12-14 Solo:
3rd – How Will I Know (Emma Cobian)

Intermediate 12-14 Solo:
1st – Myth of New York (Devyn Miller)

Advanced 12-14 Solo:
6th – I Will Love You (Skylar Briers)

Intermediate 15-19 Solo:
2nd – Sky Full of Song (Alex Thompson)
6th – All I Want (Bella Learner)

Intermediate 9-11 Duets/Trios:
2nd – Stepsisters (Khloe Carpenter, Caroline Casellas)

PowerPak Invitations: Kiley Townsend, Emily Sheng, Skylar Briers

$250 Scholarship for PowerPak: Emily Sheng

24 Seven (April 22 - 24)

24 Seven Dance Convention (April 22 – 24)

Teen Solos:
6th – Irrelevant (Laurel Rummel)
10th – 6 Out of 10 (Sawyer Callens)

Senior Solos:
4th – All I Wanted (Lauren Dorsett)
4th – Uncanny (Abigail Reed)
5th – A Rapture Coming (Payton Rendon)
5th – Even When It Hurts (Alyssa Meriel)
7th – Epilogue (Miranda Li)
7th – Winter (Avery Alvarado)
10th – Overdose (Elizabeth Burress)

Senior Group Overalls:
3rd – Gravity

Senior Line Overalls:
1st – Speaking of the End
3rd – Just Watch

Junior Tap High Score by Performance Division:
3rd – Burlesque

Senior Contemporary High Score by Performance Division:
1st – Speaking of the End
2nd – Gone

Senior Jazz High Score by Performance Division:
1st – Body Language
2nd – Crash and Burn and Just Watch

Senior Lyrical High Score by Performance Division:
2nd – Gravity

Studio Showcase Special Award:
Speaking of the End

11 O’Clock Teen:
Hero

11 O’Clock Senior:
Speaking of the End

Mini Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Ups:
Lauryn Lampson and Emily Sheng

Junior Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up:
Devyn Miller

Senior Non-Stop Dancer Winner:
Abigail Reed

Senior Non-Stop Dancer Runner-Up:
Lauren Dorsett and Alyssa Meriel

High Five in Jazz:
Skylar Briers
Sawyer Callens
Caroline Casellas
Savannah Frias
Savannah Haddox
Eloise Harrison
Laurel Rummel
Piper York

High Five in Ballet:
Ally Alfonso
Kiley Townsend

High Five in Hip-Hop:
Ella Alfonso
Renee Iannuzzi

Hall of Fame (April 8 - 10)

Hall of Fame Dance Challenge (April 8 – 10)

Junior Solo Rookie League:
10th – Candyman (Stella Sparks)
11th – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Faith Tucker)

Junior Solo National League:
10th – Professional (Eloise Harrison)
10th – Let’s Be Bad (Khloe Carpenter) – Best in Musical Theatre Category

Junior Solo American League:
3rd – Angels (Kiley Townsend)
5th – Brighter Wound (Emily Sheng)
7th – I Can’t Hear a Word You Say (Savannah Frias) – also Best in Jazz Category

Teen Solo National League:
3rd – Myth of New York (Devyn Miller)
6th – What a Feeling (Piper York)
8th – Beautiful Disaster (Savannah Haddox)
13th – Lonely Hearts (Ava Smith)

Teen Solo American League:
6th – 6 Out of 10 (Sawyer Callens)
12th – Irrelevant (Laurel Rummel)
16th – Liability (Alden Farrow)

Senior Solo National League:
1st – Water Plant (Kate Fogelman)

Senior Solo American League:
7th – Say (Kaitlyn Gonzalez)
8th – All I Wanted (Lauren Dorsett)
8th – Uncanny (Abigail Reed)
10th – Even When It Hurts (Alyssa Meriel)

Junior Duet/Trio Rookie League:
4th – The Scientist (Madison Smith, Gigi Winsor)

Junior Duet/Trio National League:
6th – Stepsisters (Khloe Carpenter, Caroline Casellas)

Junior Duet/Trio American League:
4th – Anything Goes (Savannah Frias, Kiley Townsend, Lauryn Lampson)

Junior Small Group National League:
4th – Applause
6th – Never Enough
7th – Looking Good and Feeling Gorgeous
9th – I Can’t Do It Alone

Junior Small Group American League:
3rd – Schindler’s List

Teen Small Group National League:
1st – The Author – Choreography Award & Best in Category
2nd – Vibeology – Best in Category

Teen Small Group American League:
4th – Battlefield

Senior Small Group American League:
3rd – Gravity
5th – Crash and Burn
6th – Gone
7th – Body Language
10th – For Every Voice That Never Sang

Junior Large Group National League:
1st – Miss Kiss Kiss – Best in Jazz Category

Teen Large Group American League:
6th – Hero
7th – Feedback

Senior Large Group American League:
1st – Speaking of the End
2nd – Just Watch

MVP Award Winners:
Battlefield
Schindler’s List

Judge’s Awards:
Showmanship Award – Miss Kiss Kiss
Technical Excellence Award – Gravity and Battlefield
Sassy Fierce Award – Looking Good and Feeling Gorgeous
Technique Award – Brighter Wound (Emily Sheng)
Pretty Pictures Award – Nyah Curtis
Precision Award – 6 Out of 10 (Sawyer Callens)

Velocity (April 1 - 3)

Velocity Dance Convention (April 1 – 3)

Junior Solo:
7th – Without A Word (Emily Sheng) – 1st in Lyrical Category

Junior Duo/Trio:
3rd – Anything Goes (Kiley Townsend, Savannah Frias, Lauryn Lampson)

Junior Small Group:
4th – Burlesque
6th – Mad World – 2nd in Category

Never Enough – 2nd in Lyrical Category

Tap Category:
1st – Burlesque
2nd – I Can’t Do It Alone
3rd – Zero to Hero

Junior Large Group:
1st – Miss Kiss Kiss

Intermediate Duo/Trio:
9th – Thoroughly Modern Millie (Emily Sheng, Emma Cobian, Marley Gulley)

Senior Solos:
7th – All I Wanted (Lauren Dorsett)
3rd – Next to You (Kaitlyn Gonzalez)

Intermediate Small Groups:
2nd – Schindler’s List – 1st in Lyrical Category and Choreography Award

Senior Small Groups:
1st – Gravity

Maximum Velocity Artist Winner:
Senior – Abigail Reed

Maximum Velocity Artist Runner-Up:
Junior – Emily Sheng
Intermediate – Kiley Townsend
Teen – Skylar Briers
Senior – Kate Fogelman, Lauren Dorsett, Avery Alvarado

Regional Scholarship:
Junior – Lauryn Lampson

Groove (March 25 - 27)

Groove Dance Competition & Convention (March 25 – 27)

Novice Junior Solo:
3rd – Candyman (Stella Sparks)
7th – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Faith Tucker)

Competitive Junior Solo:
6th – Without a Word (Emily Sheng)

Intermediate Junior Duo/Trio:
1st – Stepsisters (Khloe Carpenter, Caroline Casellas)
3rd – Thoroughly Modern Millie (Marley Gulley, Emily Sheng, Emma Cobian)

Intermediate Junior Small Group:
3rd – Applause
10th – I Can’t Do It Alone

Intermediate Junior Large Group:
1st – Miss Kiss Kiss

Starbound (March 18 - 20)

Starbound National Talent Competition (March 18 – 20)

Junior Competitive Solo:
3rd – Rain Dance (Sophia Tristan)

Junior Pre-Teen Intermediate Solos:
10th – That Man (Caroline Casellas)

Junior Pre-Teen Elite Solos:
1st – Myth of New York (Devyn Miller)
3rd – Brighter Wound (Emily Sheng)

Stage One (March 4 - 6)

Stage One Dance Competition (March 4 – 6)

Junior Elite Star Solo:
18th – Angels (Kiley Townsend) and 1st in Contemporary Category

Senior Elite Star Solos:
3rd – Epilogue (Miranda Li)
8th – Winter (Avery Alvarado)
19th – Make It Rain (Nyah Curtis) and 1st in Category

1st in Lyrical Category for Senior Elite Star solo:
Make It Rain (Nyah Curtis)

Senior Small Groups Elite Star:
1st – Gravity – Choreography Award and Highest Scoring Senior Group of the weekend
3rd – For Every Voice That Never Sang and 1st in Contemporary category
5th – Body Language and 1st in Jazz Category
6th – Crash and Burn and 2nd in Jazz Category
8th – Gone and Intensity Award

Senior Large Group Elite Star:
3rd – Speaking of the End and Choreography Award
4th – Just Watch and 1st in Jazz Category

Senior Excellence in Dance – Gravity
Senior Stage One Star – Lauren Dorsett
Showmanship Award – Avery Alvarado
Tell the Story Award – Miranda Li

Turn It Up (February 18 - 20)

Turn It Up Dance Challenge (February 18 – 20)

Junior Novice Solos:
1st – Life of the Party (Genevieve Winsor)
2nd – Madness (Bradie Smith)
4th – Candyman (Stella Sparks)
5th – Yellow Brick Road (Faith Tucker)
7th – That Man (Caroline Casellas)

Junior Intermediate Solos:
3rd – Let’s Be Bad (Khloe Carpenter)
4th – Professional (Eloise Harrison)
5th – Rain Dance (Sofia Tristan)

Junior Competitive Solos:
1st – Without a Word (Emily Sheng)
2nd – Angels (Kiley Townsend)
3rd – I Can’t Hear a Word You Say (Savannah Frias)

Teen Novice Solo:
2nd – How Will I Know (Emma Cobian)

Teen Intermediate Solos:
1st – Still (Ava Smith)
3rd – Myth of New York (Devyn Miller)
4th – Beautiful Disaster (Savannah Haddox)
10th – What a Feeling (Piper York)

Teen Competitive Solos:
1st – Irrelevant (Laurel Rummel)
2nd – 6 Out of 10 (Sawyer Callens)

Senior Teen Intermediate Solos:
3rd – Que Sera (Ella Alfonso)

Junior Intermediate Duo/Trio:
1st – Stepsisters (Khloe Carpenter & Caroline Casellas)
2nd – Thoroughly Modern Millie (Emma Cobian, Marley Gulley, Emily Sheng)

Junior Competitive Duo/Trio:
1st – Anything Goes (Savannah Frias, Lauryn Lampson, Kiley Townsend)

Junior Novice Small Group:
1st – Never Enough
4th – Zero To Hero

Junior Intermediate Small Group:
2nd – Applause
3rd – Mad World
4th – I Can’t Do It Alone
5th – Looking Good and Feeling Gorgeous

Junior Competitive Small Group:
1st – The Diner
2nd – Heads Will Roll
3rd – Burlesque
4th – Schindler’s List

Junior Intermediate Large Group:
1st – Miss Kiss Kiss

Overall Highest Solo 11 & Under:
2nd – Without a Word (Emily Sheng)

Overall Highest Duo/Trio 11 & Under:
1st – Stepsisters (Khloe Carpenter, Caroline Casellas)
2nd – Anything Goes (Savannah Frias, Lauryn Lampson, Kiley Townsend)

Overall Highest Solo 12 and Up:
1st – Irrelevant (Laurel Rummel)
2nd – 6 Out of 10 (Sawyer Callens)

Choreography Award:
Stepsisters (Khloe Carpenter, Caroline Casellas)

Costume Award:
Candyman (Stella Sparks)

Dance Team Invitations:
Miss Kiss Kiss
Looking Good and Feeling Gorgeous
Burlesque
The Diner
Angels (Kiley Townsend)
Brighter Wound (Emily Sheng)
6 out of 10 (Sawyer Callens)
Bassline (Laurel Rummel)

Heart of Gold Award:
Lonely Hearts (Ava Smith)

Technical Excellence:
Stepsisters (Khloe Carpenter, Caroline Casellas)

Art of Articulation:
Emily Sheng

Fabulous Flexibility:
Savannah Frias

RADIX (February 11 - 13)

RADIX Dance Convention (February 11 – 13)

Mini Solo:
9th – Brighter Wound (Emily Sheng)

Senior Solos:
6th – Distant Water (Sloane Ritterbush)
6th – Next To You (Kaitlyn Gonzalez)
7th – Uncanny (Abigail Reed)
8th – Even When It Hurts (Alyssa Meriel)
9th – Winter (Avery Alvarado)

High Score by Performance Division Senior Jazz:
2nd – Body Language
3rd – Just Watch and Crash and Burn

High Score by Performance Division Senior Lyrical:
1st – Gravity

Best of Radix (Senior):
Gravity

Mini Protégé Runner-Up Scholarships:
Emily Sheng

Senior Protégé Runner-Up Scholarships:
Abigail Reed

Cutting Edge in Tap:
Savannah Frias

Cutting Edge in Jazz & Contemporary:
Alden Farrow
Sloane Ritterbush

StarQuest (February 4 - 6)

StarQuest Dance Competition (February 4 – 6)

Elite Dancer Teen Dancer:
1st – Bassline (Laurel Rummel)

Emerging Artist Junior Dancer:
1st – Let’s Be Bad (Khloe Carpenter)

Top Nova Junior Solo:
1st – Professional (Eloise Harrison)
5th – That Man (Caroline Casellas)

Top Classic Junior Solo:
7th – Let’s Be Bad (Khloe Carpenter)

Top Select Junior Solo:
2nd – Brighter Wound (Emily Sheng)
4th – Angels (Kiley Townsend)
10th – I Can’t Hear A Word You Say (Savannah Frias)

Top Nova Junior Duet/Trio:
2nd – Stepsisters Lament (Khloe Carpenter, Caroline Casellas)

Top Nova Teen Solo:
6th – How Will I Know (Emma Cobian)

Top Classic Teen Solo:
1st – Beautiful Disaster (Savannah Haddox)
3rd – Still (Ava Smith)
4th – Myth of New York (Devyn Miller)
5th – Wonder (Lily Wilson)
7th – What a Feeling (Piper York)

Top Select Teen Solo:
1st – Irrelevant (Laurel Rummel)
4th – 6 Out of 10 (Sawyer Callens)
6th – Liability (Alden Farrow)
10th – I Will Love You (Skylar Briers)

Top Classic Senior Solo:
1st – Que Sera (Ella Alfonso)

Top Select Senior Solo:
2nd – Next to You (Kaitlyn Gonzalez)
3rd – Epilogue (Miranda Li)

Top Classic Junior Small Group:
1st – Applause

Top Select Junior Small Group:
1st – The Diner
2nd – Schindler’s List
5th – Burlesque

Top Classic Teen Small Group:
1st – The Author
3rd – Vibeology

Top Select Teen Small Group:
5th – Battlefield

Top Classic Teen Large Group:
3rd – Hero

Mini/Petite/Junior Select Apogee Award:
The Diner

Teen/Senior Classic Apogee Award:
The Author

Teen Solo Costume:
New Dorp New York (Sawyer Callens)

Junior Odyssey Award:
The Diner

Teen Odyssey Award:
Vibeology