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What an unforgettable week at Dance The World Events Nationals in Walt Disney World! ✨

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Our dancers brought home incredible awards, including:

➡️ World Champion Top Scoring Group/Production with A Whole New World and a $1,000 Cash Prize!!

➡️ Multiple 1st Place Overalls, Ultimate Entertainment Awards, Finals Winners, and so many personal and team accomplishments!!

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WALT DISNEY WORLD

DANCE THE WORLD COMPETITION

WORLD CHAMPIONS!
OUR DANCERS LED THE WALT DISNEY WORLD PARADE!
THEY MADE IT TO FINALS!
MAIN STREET PARADE!
WINNING WORLD CHAMPS!
MAIN STREET U.S.A.
PARADE PRACTICE!
DANCING DOWN MAIN STREET U.S.A.

Article from The Lebanon Reporter

Talent Factory Arts and Dance Company of Lebanon traveled to Walt Disney World in Florida this week to compete against dance studios from around the globe.

Dancers from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Spain, and South Africa will compete today at Epcot for the Dance The World Competition.

“We’ve taken on Nationals every summer, but now we’re going global,” Talent Factory co-owner Jim Kochert said. “Competing on the world stage for the very first time is a dream come true. And to do it at Disney, all while celebrating Talent Factory’s 10th anniversary is magical.”

Preliminary finalists will advance to the finals Saturday on the famous Beauty and The Beast stage in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

“These dancers have worked so hard all year long, and to see them shine on a stage like this is the ultimate reward,” said dance teacher Marigrace Brannon. “They’ve earned every moment of this experience, and we’re just so proud.”

Talent Factory students will dance down Main Street USA in a parade at Magic Kingdom. The parade will be live-streamed on Dance The World’s Instagram page.

The dancers will attend master class workshops at Epcot with Disney Talent/Entertainment Director David Houde, professional choreographer Geo Hubela, and “Dancing With The Stars” pro Brandon Armstrong.

The week will culminate with an awards gala at The World Showplace Pavilion in Epcot.

The team consists of 26 dancers who will compete with 23 routines, including their “Aladdin Musical Theater” production number. All of the routines were choreographed and directed by the Talent Factory staff, consisting of Jim Kochert, Madeline Kochert, Marigrace Brannon, and Paula Kochert.

Two former students of the Kocherts collaborated with the studio to offer their expertise. Jade Perry, a former Disney cast member, assisted Talent Factory in the final weeks of rehearsals to help get the dancers “Disney parade ready.”

“Performing at Disney is every dancer’s dream,” Madeline Kochert said. “Watching our students take that dream and turn it into reality at a world competition, no less, is absolutely magical. This will be a memory they’ll carry forever.”

Boone County native, AJ Jones was the costume designer and creator. AJ lives in New York City and is a Broadway costumer. His work has also been seen on “Say Yes To The Dress,” The Tony Awards, and Bubly commercials, among others.

“Our dancers and staff have spent over a year in preparation for this big week,” Talent Factory co-owner Paula Kochert said. “Our incredibly talented teachers have poured their heart and soul into each piece to showcase every dancer’s unique talents. We are so proud of everyone’s hard work, dedication, and passion for dance. We are honored to represent Boone County and cannot wait to watch our studio shine on the world stage.”

Competition Results

A Whole New World

💎 WORLD CLASS DIAMOND 💎

🏆 1st Place Overall Intermediate Teen Group/Production

🏆 1st Place FINALS WINNER Intermediate 13 & up Group/Production

🎭 ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT AWARD 🎭
✨ WORLD CHAMPION TOP SCORING GROUP/PRODUCTION – $1000 CASH PRIZE ✨

Gitchee Gitchee Goo

🩶 PLATINUM

🏆 2nd Place Overall Intermediate Petite Group

Villains

🩶 PLATINUM

Lost in Wonderland

🩶 PLATINUM

Emotion Commotion

💎 WORLD CLASS DIAMOND 💎

Grim Grinning Ghosts

💎 WORLD CLASS DIAMOND 💎

4th Place Finals Overall Advanced 13 & Up Group/Production

Zero to Hero

🩶 PLATINUM

🏆 10th Place Intermediate Teen Group/Production

Our Greatest Adventure

💎 WORLD CLASS DIAMOND 💎

Stepsister’s Lament

🩶 PLATINUM

🏆 2nd Place Intermediate Senior Duet/Trio

Your Personal Trash Man Can

🩶 PLATINUM

🏆 1st Place Intermediate Teen Duet/Trio

🏆 1st Place FINALS WINNER Intermediate 13 & up Duet/Trio

🎭 “Gene Kelly & Donald O’Connor Award”

Pink Friday Girls

🩶 PLATINUM

✨ SOLO RESULTS ✨

Touch the Sky – Nora G.

🩶 PLATINUM

🏆 8th Place Overall Intermediate Petite Solo

Feelin’ Real Good – Shaelynn D.

🩶 PLATINUM

UK Girl – Rylee P.

🩶 PLATINUM

Le Festin – Dorothy C.

🩶 PLATINUM

🏆 4th Place Overall Intermediate Junior Solo

I Knew It, I Know You – Blake L.

🩶 PLATINUM

🏆 6th Place Overall Intermediate Teen Solo

Introducing Me – Neo H.

🩶 PLATINUM

Be My Baby – Emily K.

🩶 PLATINUM

Dream Kitchen – Della Dininger

🩶 PLATINUM

Falling In And Out Of Love – Natalie M.

🩶 PLATINUM

Fly Girl – Hannah P.

🩶 PLATINUM

I Believe That We Will Win – Caiden G.

🩶 PLATINUM

🏆 3rd Place Overall Intermediate Senior Solo

I Don’t Dance – Eli S.

🩶 PLATINUM

A Little Wicked – Alexis S.

🩶 PLATINUM

🏆 6th Place Overall Intermediate Senior Solo

Student Spotlight

Addison Miller

Number of TFAD Classes: 6

This is Addison’s first year on the Talent Factory Company Team, and she has been such a wonderful addition! She has such a bright and positive spirit and smile! Our teachers have loved getting to interact with her more throughout this first month and have already seen tremendous growth! We can’t wait to see what she accomplishes this year! Thank you for being a kind teammate and an eager learner, Addison!

– Talent Factory Staff

We have had an amazing first few weeks of classes for the 2023-24 Season! Our staff has loved getting to know our new students and reconnecting with our returning dancers! Our Talent Factory Company has already begun performing for our community. They performed at the Back to the Fifties Festival last weekend and plan to perform at the Festival of the Turning Leaves this Sunday, September 24 at 1:00 pm. You don’t want to miss our dancer’s performance and all the fun to be had at this amazing festival!

Thank you to all who came to support them and plan to watch them do what they love! We will be posting more of their future performance dates for you all to come out and support!

We appreciate all of our dance parents following our drop-off/pick-up procedures! Your cooperation is helping things go more quickly and keeping your dancer’s safe!

A BIG THANK YOU to our Parent Volunteers; Samantha Cotten, Amy Konz, Christa Parker, and Melissa Smith! You have been a huge help these past few weeks! ❤️

Talent Factory Dancers performed at the Boone County 4th of July Talent Show on July 1st! These dancers came out victorious winning 1st Place with their showstopping routine “The Show Must Go On!” The judges were impressed by their commitment to character and extreme expressiveness! We are so proud of these dancers and all the others acts who performed! They toughed it out in 85 degree weather with numerous costume changes! They were amazing and never cease to amaze us! What an awesome way to end the 2022-23 Season!

CONGRATULATIONS DANCERS! ❤️🤍💙

TALENT FACTORY WINS BIG AT MAJOR DANCE EVENT
Our Trip to Showstopper Dance Championships was An Exciting One!

Lebanon, IN–Jun 19-22, 2023–In the Northern Finals, Talent Factory competed against dozens of dance studios from around the Midwest and area for prestigious top honors at Showstopper, the largest Dance Competition in the Country. Our TOP entries placed as follows:
Simon Peters received 1st place overall in Senior Performance Solo, ”The Show Must Go On” received 2nd place overall in Teen Advanced Production, ”Shake Your Groove Thing” received 3rd place overall in Senior Advanced Large, Emily Konz received 9th place overall in Teen Advanced Solo, ”Home” received 2nd place overall in Senior Advanced Small Group, ”Golden Girls” received 2nd place overall in Mini Performance Small Group, ”Dancing Queens” received 8th place overall in Junior Advanced Duet/Trio, Dorothy Cotten received 4th place overall in Junior Performance Solo, Caiden Gilbert received 6th place overall in Teen Performance Solo, ”Holupwait” received 6th place overall in Senior Advanced Small Group, Madison Maxwell received 8th place overall in Senior Advanced Solo, ”Bonnie And Clyde” received 5th place overall in Teen Advanced Duet/Trio, and Talent Factory received 8 double platinum awards, 19 platinum awards, and 2 gold awards!

We had so much fun as a team at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, OH! We are so proud of all our Talent Factory Company Dancers! They put in so much hard work this season and it showed! Our team may be small but we are mighty! We would like to congratulate every dancer and studio who took the stage at Nationals! We witnessed so many amazing, creative, breathtaking and magical pieces from studios across the country! Such an inspiring and memorable week with our dance family! Now we are onto our 2023-2024 Season!

Give your child an exciting summer with a variety of summer programs at Talent Factory!

We are excited to announce 7 different camps, classes and workshops for the community in June 2023. Space is limited! Register today!

Your child will receive professional-level instruction. Our No. 1 goal is for your child to have loads of fun, and to create wonderful memories in a safe and positive environment. Campers must be minimum age by June 1, 2023 to register for camps.

NO REGISTRATION FEES are required to register for our summer programming. Participants do not need to be a current TFAD student to enroll (with the exception of the Technique Intensive and the TFAD Competition Prep Camps). These classes are a great choice for those families needing a more flexible summer schedule!

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR ALL CAMPS AND INTENSIVES!

Don’t forget – multi-camp & sibling discounts are available when registering for 3 or more camps. Discounts may not be combined.

We have had an amazing first month in our NEW STUDIO! So much fun has been had by all getting acclimated to our new space! We are loving our 3 amazing dance rooms and student helper area and much needed Staff Office! This space is serving us all so well! Our staff has loved getting to know our new students and reconnecting with our returning dancers! Our Talent Factory Company has already begun performing for our community. They performed at both the Back to the Fifties Festival and Festival of the Turning Leaves this past month. Thank you to all who came to support them and watch them do what they love! We will be posting more of their future performance dates for you all to come out and support! A huge thank you to all of our dance parents for following our new drop-off/pick-up procedures! Your cooperation is helping things go more quickly!

Make sure you hop on over to Facebook and Instagram and like and follow us! We post so many behind the scenes pictures and videos on both of those platforms! You don’t want to miss out!

TALENT FACTORY SPOTLIGHT MOMENT: We were featured in the Boone County Magazine for their October Edition! Check out our article here!


FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON!

This Saturday, September 17th from 9:15-10:00 am our Talent Factory Competition Team Dancers will be performing at the Back to the Fifties Festival! Come join us at the Boone County Fairgrounds to cheer on the Talent Factory Company and their first performance of the season! Dancers will perform a combination of competition and recital routines for all to enjoy!

ATTIRE:

Remember, all girl’s hair must be pulled back securely out of their face. Dancers may wear red, white or green bows. No headbands, please.

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TAP classes must have a red TFAD t-shirt, solid black bottoms (girls: dance shorts, leggings, yoga or athletic pants and nude tights. boys: basketball shorts, sweatpants, athletic pants and black socks) and black tap shoes.

HIP HOP classes must have a red TFAD t-shirt and solid black bottoms (girls: dance shorts, leggings, yoga or athletic pants and nude tights. boys: basketball shorts, sweatpants, athletic pants and black socks) and black jazz shoes.

JAZZ classes must have a red TFAD t-shirt and solid black bottoms (girls: dance shorts, leggings, yoga or athletic pants and nude tights. boys: basketball shorts, sweatpants, athletic pants and black socks) and black jazz shoes.

MUSICAL THEATRE classes must have a red TFAD t-shirt and solid black bottoms (girls: dance shorts, leggings, yoga or athletic pants and nude tights. boys: basketball shorts, sweatpants, athletic pants and black socks) and black jazz shoes.

ACRO class must have a solid black leotard and solid black dance shorts, nude convertible tights or footless tights. Boys should wear black athletic shorts and a black fitted athletic shirt.

TINY TOTS class must have a black leotard and black dance skirt OR a black dance dress, nude tights and ballet shoes.

BALLET classes must have a solid black leotard and solid black dance skirt OR solid black dance dress, nude tights (convertible, body or footless) and ballet shoes.

LYRICAL class must have a black tank leotard or black cami leotard & convertible tights with lyrical shoes.

*solid black means no color or visible logo besides black

Please see the graphic above, or click here, to view the Group Dance rehearsal schedule for the week of June 4-8. These are mandatory practices for the Recital participation. Students must be in attendance for the group practice, or they will not be in the group dance at Recital. Group Dance rehearsals take the place of regular recreational classes during this week.

Students need to wear recreational class dance wear and their designated dance shoes. Send water with your child’s name on it. Girls – please make sure hair is tied back securely in a bun or ponytail.