Dancers from the Academy of Dance in Biddeford recently competed at the Step Up 2 Dance competition in Westbrook. The dance school’s performance team entered solo, duet, trio and group routines in various dance genres, including Irish step, lyrical, hip hop, flamenco and jazz. The team did well at the competition, with a number of category wins. Pictured here is one of the performance classes with a selection of the trophies won at the competition. In the back row, left to right, are: Edie Harriman, Sydney Haller, Maddy Fleurent, Brielle Eon, Kiersten Miller, Sarah Rosen, Aariana Hilton and Elaina Hammond; and in front, Bella Fleurent, Mariah Vanegas, Elisabeth Nunes-Varney and Alicia Burr.
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