Kylin Collman was overall division winner for Lost in Paradise during the Spotlight regional competition in Boise April 20-21. Patricia Sandlin won the overall choreography award for the same dance.

Dance Arts Inc. has had a busy competition and performance season.

The La Grande dance studio, owned and directed by Patricia Sandlin, traveled to two competitions recently.

Dance Arts traveled to Pendleton in February and competed in Hearts in Motion. Dance Arts brought home a first place trophy for the high school-age team, a second place for the junior high team and a second place for the elementary group.

The junior high team also received a judges choice award for Starstruck.

Dance Arts traveled to Boise also, competing in Spotlight, a regional competition judge by professionals in the field of dance. The studio completed 20 routines over the two-day event.

Sandlin said she was thrilled with all the teams successes.

“They have totally earned it,” she said. “They have worked hard and remained dedicated to the process of excellence.”

The studio tentatively plans on attending nationals in Seaside again this summer. Last year they won overall highest honors, and Sandlin received a national choreographers award.

To see the studio perform these pieces, check out its annual recital, Reaching Beyond, May 25 at McKenzie Theatre on the EOU campus. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the show begins at 6. Tickets are $8.

Results are as follows.

Novice category solos,

11 solos competed overall

Remix Girl – Kayle Collman, high first place, second overall

All the Right Moves – Satori Young, first place

Anything but Love – Ballie Benintendi, first place, judges choice award, category winner

Future Gems Solo,

45 solos competed overall

Lost in Paradise – Kylin Collman, high first place, overall division winner, category winner, overall choreography award Patricia Sandlin

Paint it Black – Breanne Hays, second place

Broken – Meghan Middleton, first place

Shine – Danielle Blisard, first place

I Think I Got My Swagger Back – Karalee Mathieson, first place and judges most entertaining award

Iridescent – Kyndall Perry, high first place, fifth overall

Collide – Kyla Gomes, first place

Meant – Leora Hancock, first place

Halo – Edith Moore, first place and age category winner

Somewhere Only We Know – Bailey Penninger, first place

Duet Future Gems, eight duos competed overall

The Outsiders – Savanna Tweit and Edith Moore, first place

Group Dances Novice Division (15 groups competed overall)

Rio, Jazz 2 Team – high first place, costume award, overall score winner

Fireflies – Beginning modern team, first place

Future Gems Groups,

33 groups competed overall

Come Back Down – Advance modern – high first place and second overall

Hollywood – high school team – high first place

I’m in There – junior high team, first place

Starstruck – junior high team, high first place