Standout Dancers

We are excited to announce our 2018 Standout Dancer choreographer will be Sally Cofield!

Sally’s been dancing over 40 years…she grew up training in Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern and Ballet in the San Luis Obispo, CA area. She then moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17. Sally’s So. Cal training had her Tapping and Jazzing with legends such as Jennifer Lopez, Ben Vereen, Joe Tremaine, Gregg Russell, Jackie Sleight, Michael Rooney, Tyce Diorio and Marcea Lane among others at LA studios and she began a professional dance career that took her to New York and throughout Europe. She is extremely well rounded in her knowledge of dance which includes Clogging, African, Musical Theater, Partnering and Contemporary. Sally has had a teaching career in these styles, spanning more than 25 years, making her highly qualified to assess proper technique and performance value in a wide variety of styles. She is a sought after master teacher and choreographer in the Sacramento area.

Standout Dancers are dancers that impressed the judges at one of our regional competitions. They will be invited to perform a production number at one of our two National locations. They will be taught a production routine at Nationals that will open up our afternoon at the Grand Nationals held on the last day of each National competition. A special note will be made of their names and the studio they represent!

We will start to post videos right here on the Standout dancers tab. You must do your best to learn the choreography posted online. Look for the videos to start coming out the first week in May.

We will then post a schedule two weeks before each Nationals were the Choreographer will work with select age groups. Rehearsals will work around competition schedules and be flexible. Then on the night before Grand Nationals there will be a three hour staging rehearsal onstage.

For costumes we ask that you wear something from Starz dance competition. Or anything you can move in that has Stars on it. Also please bring all your dance shoe options, Hip hop, Tap, Ballet, Point, Jazz. If you don’t do one of the styles don’t worry about bring shoes for that style.

If you have any questions feel free to Email Office@midweststarz.com