JCC of Northern Virginia’s The Rockdaniot wins first place in the mini category at JUMP Dance Convention in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 9-10. Photo contributed
On Jan. 9-10, the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia’s j.dance performance troupe, The Rockdaniot, received first place in the Mini category for their ballet and contemporary routines at JUMP Dance Convention in Washington, D.C.
Their ballet piece, “Neapolitan Dance” was choreographed by Barri DeFrancisci, j.dance director, and their contemporary piece, “Waves,” was choreographed by j.dance faculty member Rebecca Weiss.
In addition to the first place recognition, three of the Rockdaniot dancers, Felicity Fei, 8, Faith Hemmerdinger, 11, and Tayler Hutson, 12, received scholarship awards to Dancerpalooza, the country’s largest dance festival, taking place this summer in Long Beach, Calif.
JUMP is the largest dance convention in the world, touring to 26 US cities and 5 international cities.