The 2007-2008 year was one full of successes and accomplishments for Extensions and its company members. We performed in 19 performances, some of which included the Whole Foods Flavor Fest, Fox Valley Showcase, Dance Chicago, The Pulse, Dancefest at Lake Zurich High School, Dance For Dreams Benefit and The Kathryn Bender Memorial Showcase. We held our first annual CARE to dance workshop on August 17th, 2008, which was a great success and allowed us to make a $2,000.00 donation to Little City Foundation.

We were extremely successful in each competition we participated in, bringing home various first, second and third place overall awards from ADA, Hall of Fame, KAR, and Starbound. We were honored with choreography awards from every competition as well as various scholarships and judge’s recognition awards.

Thank you to all who attended our annual Showcase at the Ruth Page Foundation on June 6th, which was a great success as we had an unexpected 150 people there to support us! We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday May 30th, 2009 for our next Showcase!

COMPETITION RESULTS 2006-2007

Amy Chihara photo by Cheryl Mann

Starbound, Feb. 25 2007
Senior Solos
1st overall Molly Cipolla, "The Special Two"
3rd overall Daniella Dawson, "Broken Things"
4th overall Jaime Borkan, "No Orphans of God"
5th overall Claudia Dawson, "I Forgive You"

Sr. Groups
1st overall, "Over Matter" (Contemporary Ballet)
2nd overall, "Mr. President" (Lyrical)

Headliners, April 13-15 2007
Teen Solos
2nd overall Jaime Borkan, "No Orphans Of God"
3rd overall Daniella Dawson, "Broken Things"
4th overall Miranda Borkan, "Rivergod"

Teen Duo/Trios
3rd overall Jaime Borkan and Molly Cipolla, "Work Your Way Out"

Teen Groups
1st overall, "Mr. President" (Lyrical)
2nd overall, "Over Matter" (Contemporary Ballet)

Sr. Solos
1st overall Shannon Washington, "Who Am I to Say"

Sr. Duo/trios
1st overall Shannon Washington and Daniella Dawson, "Candlelight"

Ashley Smith photo by Cheryl Mann

ADA May 4-6 2007
Dancers of The Year
Sr. Dancer of the year 2nd runner up Shannon Washington
Teen dancer of the year Daniella Dawson
Teen dancer of the year 1st runner up Ashley Smith
Teen dancer of the year 2nd runner up Miranda Borkan
Teen dancer of the year 3rd runner up Jaime Borkan

13 and over solos
1st overall Daniella Dawson, "Broken Things"
2nd overall Miranda Borkan, "Rivergod"
3rd overall Ashley Smith, "And You Were There"
5th overall Shannon Washington, "Who Am I to Say"

13 and over duo/trios
1st overall Shannon Washington and Daniella Dawson, "Candlelight"
2nd overall Molly Cipolla and Jaime Borkan, "Work Your Way Out"

13 and over small groups
1st overall, "Mr. President"
2nd overall, "Over Matter"

Higest adjudication of 13 and over division: Mr. President

Choreography 13 and over solos
1st place "Rivergod" (Miranda Borkan) tied with "Broken Things" (Daniella Dawson)
2nd place "Who Am I to Say" (Shannon Washington)

Choreograph 13 and over all else
1st place "Mr. President"
2nd place "Over Matter" tied with "Candlelight" (Daniella and Shannon)