DMA Chapter 44

Lauren Cabaniss

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Avery Edwards

Avery is the daughter of Lisa & Mike Rexroat and Jill & Eric Edwards. She is a proud student of the Gretchen Greene School of Dance in Savannah, GA where she has studied with Trina Stafford for 12 years. She has been honored by Dance Troupe Inc. as a Youth Dance Ambassador where she also won scholarships for tap, jazz, and ballet. She has received the award for Best Interview at the DMA Solo-Title Competition for the past 3 years.

In 2009, She was recognized for Oustanding Stage Presence at the New York City Dance Alliance and has danced in their closing performance as a Showcase Dancer. Even while dancing three to four days a week, she maintains her “A” average and even finds time to be on her High School’s cheerleading team.

Hanna Piper

Hanna is the daughter of Dawn & Alan Piper. She is currently under the the instruction of Trina Stafford at the Gretchen Greene School of Dance in Savannah, GA, where she has studied tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, and acrobatics for ten years. She is now in the 6th grade and has been on High Honor Roll ever since kindergarten.

Hanna loves to perform and was recently recognized for Outstanding Showmanship at the NYCDA convention she attended this past winter; she also received a ballet scholarship at the same convention. At Dance Troupe Interantional’s Savannah Competition she was selected to be a Youth Dance Ambassador. At DMA’s Fall Solo-Title Competition, Hanna received overall awards in Jazz, Tap, Ballet and Interview. She’s excitedly looking forward to attending the DMA National Competition held in Washington, D.C. this summer.

Hanna says: “Dance is my life!”

Shelby Arnold

Shelby is the daughter of Amanda and Buddy Arnold, and has one sister: Taylor. She attends elementary in Ladson, SC and is in the Eagle Program for the gifted and talented. She has been dancing for four years at Planet Dance.

She also enjoys reading, playing golf, and just “hanging out with her friends.” She is currently performing a musical theatre piece to “I’m A Blonde.”