On July 10, 2004, Tremaine Dance Conventions held it's first ever National Finals Gala during the National Finals Convention at the Renaissance Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL.
The "creative" formal dress event kicked off with a delicious sit down dinner followed by a spectacular show highlighted by the presentation of Tremaine's first ever
Entertainer of the Year Award
to the multi-talented Dancer, Choreographer, Director, Producer, former Tremaine Faculty Member and Creator & Host of MTV's Wade Robson Project
Mr. Robson watched Gala performances by each of the top nine National Finalists and chose who he thought best deserved the first ever
Tremaine Performance of the Year Award
(See below)
Other highlights included the presentation of the
2004-05 Tremaine Teacher of the Year Award to
Denise Daniele Dance Studio
Brick, New Jersey
pictured here with EOTY Wade Robson & Joe Tremaine
and the announcement of the
2004-05 Tremaine Dancer of the Year title winners
Sr. Female - Linzie Bankhead, Sr. Male - Noble Bradley, Teen Female - Annie Blankenship,
Teen Male - Todd Liddell, Jr. Female - Kaitlyn Klena and Jr. Male - Brandon Pease
-Click on their name to see their bio in the DOTY Archives-
The National Finalists who performed in the Gala were:
BEST OF SHOW WINNERS
Jr. BOS - "STUFF" Dance Industry Performing Arts Center, Christy Wolverton, Plano, TX
Tn. BOS - "SWEET DREAMS" Dance Industry Performing Arts Center, Christy Wolverton, Plano, TX
Sr. BOS - "I CAN ONLY IMAGINE" Sheffield School of Dance, Celi Shinn, Mobile, AL
BEST TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE WINNERS
Jr. BTP - "DREAM IN COLOR" Dance FX, Julie Bartoletti, Sunrise, FL
Tn. BTP - "POWER" Sheffield School of Dance, Celi Shinn, Mobile, AL
Sr. BTP - "SEDUCES ME" Columbia City Jazz Co., Dale Lam, Columbia, SC
BEST COSTUME WINNERS
Jr. BC - "CZARDAS" Nancy Pattison's Dance World, Cindy Pattison Rivard, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Tn. BC - "MILLIE MEDLEY" KJ Dance Designs, Tish Hedrick & Kristy Ulmer, Plano, TX
Sr. BC - "DANGEROUS" Robinson's School of Dance, Ashley Robinson Fuqua, Mobile, AL
TREMAINE 2004 PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
"I CAN ONLY IMAGINE"
Sheffield School of Dance
Celi Shinn
Mobile, AL
pictured with EOTY Wade Robson