Fitzsimmons Dance Factory

Congratulations to graduating senior Mairead on her acceptance into so many incredible dance programs! 💛🌟 This moment is the result of years of dedication, countless hours in the studio, months spent filming prescreens, and weekends traveling for callbacks. Your hard work has paid off and you should be so proud. Wherever you choose, we know you’ll thrive and shine! We cannot wait to cheer you on and continue watching you grow into the artist you are becoming! 💫

ALWAYS IN THIS TWILIGHT 🩶⚙️

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Highest Scoring Contemporary & Highest Scoring Teen routine of the entire weekend at 3Sixty!

Throwback to Where the Wild Things Are from last season! We can’t wait to bring this piece back for Press Play, Jump, and The Dance Awards this season! 🖤⚙️

So proud of how our dancers showed up this weekend at 3Sixty! First time on stage this season and they brought strength, confidence, and so much heart to every dance. Take a look at some of our results from the weekend! 💚🌟

WOW WOW WOW!!! Congratulations to ALL of our dancers on such an incredible first competition of the season. We are SO proud of the commitment, artistry, and passion displayed on the stage. Check out todays highlights:

X-Factor Champion:
*highest scoring studio of the weekend
🏆 Fitzsimmons Dance Factory

Best of 3Sixty:
*highest scoring routine in each genre
Drenched in Moonlight - Open
Busta - Hip Hop
Runaway - Jazz
Dance With Me - Tap
Always in this Twilight - Contemporary

Always in this Twilight:
🏆 Highest Scoring Contemporary Routine
🌙 Excellence in Choreography
🥇 1st Overall Teen Line
⭐️ Expert Award
📷: Video Vault Nominee

Thoughts Are Things
🥇 1st Overall Teen Large Group
⭐️ World Building Award
🏆 Expert Award
🥇 1st in Category

The Space Between Us
🥇 1st Overall Junior Large Group
⭐️ Artists in Motion Award
🏆 1st in Category

Dance With Me
🏆 Highest Scoring Tap Routine
🥇1st Overall Senior Large Group
⭐️ Expert Award
📷 Video Vault Nominee

Mairead
🏆 Senior Exceptional Dancer Winner
🥇 1st Overall Senior Solo
⭐️ Expert Award

Drenched in Moonlight
🏆 Highest Scoring Open Routine
🥉3rd Overall Senior Large Group
⭐️ Expert Award
🥇 1st in Category

Busta
🏆 Highest Scoring Hip Hop Routine
🥈2nd Overall Teen Line
⭐️ Expert Award
🥇 1st in Category
📷 Video Vault Nominee

Born on a Sunday
🥈 2nd Overall Senior Large Group
⭐️ Expert Award
🥇 1st in Category

H***y Cat
🥈 2nd Overall Teen Large Group
🏆 Expert Award

Next Big Thing
🥈 2nd Overall Junior Large Group
🥇 1st in Category

Super Nacho Funk
⭐️ 4th Overall Teen Large Group
🏆 Expert Award

Kerrington
⭐️ 5th Overall Senior Soloist

Ellie
⭐️ 8th Overall Senior Soloist

Runaway
🏆 Highest Scoring Jazz Routine
⭐️ 8th Overall Teen Large Group
🥇 1st in Category

Ghost Riders in the Sky
🥉 3rd Overall Junior Group
🥇 1st in Category

Rock Lobster
⭐️ 6th Overall Junior Large Group

Shell Shocked
🥇1st in Category
⭐️ 7th Overall Junior Large Group

Ariana
⭐️ Artistry judges award

Crystal
⭐️ Choreography judges award

Congrats Sweet Shoppe on an awesome first performance this morning! 🩵🍭🧁 This was some of our dancers very first competition ever & we couldn’t be more proud!! Today they earned 1st Overall Mini Large Group! 🥇

YES DANCERS!!! Saturday night of competition was awesome! ❤️ Congrats to the following dances:

Dibidy Dop
🥇 13+ Production Champion
🏆 Expert Award
📷 Video Vault Nominee

Crazy Little Thing Called Love
🥇 1st Overall Junior Small Group
🏆 1st in Category

Over Soon
🥇 1st in Category
🥉 3rd Overall Teen Small Group
⭐️ Mesmerizing Moments Award
📷: Video Vault Nominee

So Good
🥈 2nd Overall Junior Small Group

Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
🏆 4th Overall Junior Small Group

Learn Me Right
🏆 5th Overall Junior Small Group
⭐️ Passport Award

Avalanche
🏆 7th Overall Junior Small Group
🌟 Excellence in Choreography

Work For It
🏆 10th Overall Junior Small Group

CONGRATS dancers on a beautiful morning of dancing! 🩵⚙️ Check out our Saturday morning and afternoon highlights:

Be Like Water
🥇 1st Overall Senior Small Group
🏆 Expert award
⭐️ 1st in category
⚙️ “It Factor” award
❤️ Excellence in Choreography award

Respect
🏆 Expert award
🥈 2nd Overall Senior Small Group
⭐️ 1st in category
📷 Video Vault Nominee

Ella & Sophia
🥇 1st Overall Junior Duet/Trio
🏆 Musicality Judges Award
⭐️ 1st in category

Addison
🏆 Mini Exceptional Dancer Recipient

Kenzie & Molly
🏆 7th Overall Junior Duet/Trio

Becca & Lily
🏆 9th Overall Junior Duet/Trio

Gigi & Jack
🏆 10th Overall Junior Duet/Trio

We had an AMAZING first night of competition at 💙🌟 Congrats dancers for starting off so strong. We can’t wait for the rest of the weekend!! Here are some highlights:

Sabrina
🏆 Expert Award
🥇 1st Overall Teen Soloist
⭐️ 1st in Category

Claire & Grace
🥇 1st Overall Teen Duet/Trio
🏆 1st in Category
⭐️ “Call Them Mr. Hines” judges award

Alexa/Lyla/Riley
🥇 1st in Category
🥈 2nd Overall Teen Duet/Trio
⭐️ Excellence in Choreography award

Nyla
🏆 Expert Award
🥈 2nd Overall Teen Soloist

Madelyn
🥇 1st in Category
⭐️ “Total Package” judges award
🏆 4th Overall Teen Soloist

McKinley/Molly/Olivia
🥇 1st in Category
🥈 2nd Overall Senior Duet/Trio

⚙️ Marni receiving the “Beautiful Sense of Ease” judges award

⚙️ Emily receiving a Circle of Impact scholarship

⚙️ Allie & Kate earning 7th Overall Senior Duet/Trio

⚙️ Kate & Sophie earning 10th Overall Senior Duet/Trio

GOOD LUCK to all of our dancers competing this weekend at 3Sixty here in Rochester! 💚 It’s the first group competition of the season for our Senior//Teen//Junior//Mini//Petite company members. You can tune into the livestream and help support our dancers, it’s free to watch - message us for the passcode!🌟

First stop: ⚙️ Ready to bring our SZN 41 dances to the stage!