TOP Hot Springs 05/07-9

Posted on May 23, 2021 by admin

What a great last group competition weekend!! Sydni and her team went to TOP Hot Springs this year. Great location and great new dancers to compete against! Sydni did her solo first which was gorgeous scoring double diamond and 7th overall competitive. Her groups did amazing!! Nutty scored a diamond, Undertow scored double diamond and 7th overall, Reality scored double diamond and 4th overall then Reborn scored double diamond and 5th overall and Judges pic AND category cup for lyrical! Thats highest lyrical score of all levels ages 13 and up!! WOOT! AND THEN their studio was chosen for Best Technique of the night! AH! Such an honor <3 Somehow we regrouped and the seniors performed their duo and trio both scoring double diamond with duo placing 5th and trio placing 10th! AWESOME weekend for an AWESOME group of kids, mothers, fathers and their awesome TEACHER!

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The Girls 03-04/2021

Posted on April 29, 2021 by admin

Spring time at the Bottjen house! And thats means tryouts and lots of dance comps! A super fun time of year 🙂 Sydni made the Southern Belles dance team again for her upcoming junior year and Averi made the cheer team for the brand new Southside Freshmen Center opening in the fall! I am so excited that both my girls will be Mavericks! This school year is winding down and I am so thankful we made it thru first of all healthy and also ALL in person! WOOT! Looking forward to a much more normal year in the fall please! And somehow I didn’t get a pic of the girls together so you get a Rozi pic as your thumbnail this time 🙂

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DMI 04/23-25

Posted on April 26, 2021 by admin

We ended up in Baton Rouge this year for DMI. It was the only venue that worked with our schedule and I love that these girls are willing to try something new and new competition!! At the time it didn’t sound that far but the closer the date came the more I dreaded the drive! Jim came to the rescue and went with us though. We made it a fam thing and drug Averi along too ANDDD Rozi! We have never taken her to anything like this before and she was SO GOOD!! ANYWAY….the drive wasn’t tooooo bad (but it was still really long!). The kids made it worth it though bc they danced beautifully!! Sydni got a 1st place score on her solo…only 6/10ths of a point from the next tier! She did well in auditions too making it to the final round! Her groups and duo all scored 1st and her pointe trio got a 2nd place score. “Undertow” (one of the groups) and “Make Believe” (her duo) got selected as a judge’s pick at the wrap up ceremony which was really exciting! This was Sydni’s last convention of the year (couple more comp onlys left in May) and I was sad to see it end. But next year is going to be even BETTER!

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Easter Weekend 2021

Posted on April 12, 2021 by admin

It was so awesome to be able to celebrate Easter like “normal” again!! Averi and I volunteered at our church’s Stations of the Cross then on Saturday we went down to Nashville for lunch and an egg hunt. Sunday we celebrated at church WITHOUT A MASK (woot!), had a lovely lunch at PT Manor then had a family hike. It was a gorgeous day!

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Rosemary Beach 03/22-27

Posted on April 5, 2021 by admin

Well our Spring Break cruise was cancelled AGAIN so we decided to get a house in Florida for the week! We headed down and stayed the night with my bestie Kim and her fam in Gulf Breeze and got a chance to visit. Then we drove over to Rosemary for the week. SO LOVELY. Our house was the perfect size and the grounds were just beautiful!! It was a little cool that week so we only got 1 beach day which was a bummer. But we did lots of fun shopping, eating and biking around! The biking was so fun (once a certain someone remembered how…Syd…haha)! We loved it and can’t wait to go back!

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Radix 03/12-14

Posted on March 21, 2021 by admin

Last year Radix was canceled the day before it started due to our friend the rona so its been a long time coming for this year!!!! And this year Sydni’s new company signed up to do GROUP dances there! SO FUN! We love Radix! It has such a great vibe with fundamental classes and amazing instructors. Plus the insane competition….just awesome dancing!

Sydni’s solo scored high gold
Her duo scored high gold
Her trio scored high gold
Reborn scored high gold
Reality scored high gold
Undertow scored high gold and was chosen as a Best of Radix
Nutty scored gold

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The Girls 01-02/21

Posted on March 1, 2021 by admin

We are on a roll with 2021! The girls’ basketball seasons started us so theres lot of cheering and dancing even amid the quarantines (yes…Averi got quarantined AGAIN) and historic snowfall. Sydni’s competition season is also in full swing so if shes not competing somewhere she is practicing somewhere! With the new freshman center being built and Ramsey going from a junior high (7-9th) to a middle school (6-8th) this is Averi’s first and last year to cheer as a ram. Its much more sad than I anticipated. I am not sure I am ready for her to go the high school. I wasn’t ready for Sydni to go as a 10th grader!!! Anyway there are pics from her last game too so it was really sad! Shes gearing up for the first ever freshman academy cheer team tryouts in a few weeks though! Also during all that ridiculous snow I got some gorgeous pics of the girl to remember it!! I love them! The snow and the girls <3

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TOP Tulsa 02/18 & 21

Posted on February 22, 2021 by admin

This weekend was the first official competition of Soar Dance Academy! What a journey it has already been and this weekend this team showed their work and dedication. It was awesome! Not to mention the fact that I forgot how much inspiring these group comps can be. I have missed that. Seeing a team work together and support each other and be so dedicated is beyond refreshing and just what Sydni needs. Thank you SDA!

Sydni’s solo scored double diamond
Her duo scored double diamond, placed 5th and received an invite to TOP Holiday
Her trio scored diamond
Reborn scored diamond
Reality scored diamond
Undertow scored double diamond, placed 5th
Nutty scored double diamond, placed 6th
The studio won the showmanship award for 13 and older

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Fluid Omaha 01/22-24

Posted on February 1, 2021 by admin

Sydni tried a new convention/competition this year called Fluid in Omaha. It was one Andrea had told us about and with it being close to our northern fam we decided to try it out! SO FUN! I love Omaha even in the cold and Sydni loved the classes and comp! Her solo and duo scored platinum and her duo placed FIRST in senior duo/trio! Then on Sunday she won a scholarship to come back next year for free! So exciting! And it made it so much more special to be able to share it with our Nebraska family!!!

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JUMP KC 1/2-3

Posted on January 4, 2021 by admin

Sydni wanted to do JUMP again for her bday. It was in KC again but not downtown. While I love the downtown area this place was MUCH more convenient with the greatest parking! YAY! We also got a few inches of snow while there so that’s always fun! Sydni did her solo and duo with Summer there scoring HIGH GOLD on both! YAY! Her solo improved a few points from Nuvo which is exciting and was a big jump from last year’s Jump score! We had a wonderful time! I love watching this kid dance <3 We have started talking colleges which is scary and exciting so keep us in your prayers that we choose the best place for her.

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