Local students from The Dance Company, Gallatin, clogged in the America’s Heartland Clogging Championships in Liberty, MO this past weekend.
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Twilla Mann, clogging instructor with The Dance Company, invited Kylie Collins, Aubrey Nelson and Lexie Tolson, to perform with her competition team ("Dixie Delights") which is comprised of members from her Independence, MO clogging studio. These dancers competed in amateur formation lines and amateur level hoedown, earning 1st place, top honors in each division. This 1st place distinction allows the team an invitation to compete in the National Clogging Championship in Nashville, TN, over the Labor Day weekend. Studio owner, Vera Nelson and tap instructor/choreographer, Paul Bruinsma accompanied the students to the championships. The girls from The Dance Company in the picture above are: back row far left is Aubrey Nelson, daughter of Bill & Vera Nelson, Gallatin; middle row far right is Kylie Collins, daughter of Jeff and Stacey Collins of Gallatin; front row far right is Lexie Tolson, daughter of Brad and Christy Tolson of Laredo, MO.