DANCERS COMPETE, COMMUNITY WINS!
Dancing Grounds FIRST-EVER DANCING GROUNDS SHOWDOWN went down Saturday October 13th at the Civic Theatre. The best of New Orleans dancers competed for cash prizes while supporting Dancing Grounds' transformative youth programs.
WATCH THE LIVE STREAM
CHECK OUT OUR RE-CAP OF THE NIGHT
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS
Everyone went home with a cash prize!
1st Place Youth Solo: Tatum Michelle
2nd Place Youth Solo: Gabrielle Bankston
1st Place Adult Solo: Bobby Bonsey
2nd Place Adult Solo: Omari Dillard
1st Place Youth Group: Out of Body Experience
2nd Place Youth Group: Golden Hearts Dance Krewe
1st Place Adult Group: TWERK NOLA
2nd Place Adult Group: NEXT GEN
Fan Favorite: Maddy & Mickey
MEET THE FINALISTS!
THANKS TO OUR 2018 HOSTS & JUDGES
Sheba Turk, co-host
Anchor, WWL-TV Eyewitness Morning News
Frederick ‘Wood’ Delahoussaye,
co-host
Poet & Educator, Ashé Cultural Arts Center
Big Freedia, judge
Recording Artist & Reality Television Star
Big Freedia Bounces Back on Fuse TV
Michelle Gibson, judge
Performing Artist & Choreographer
Founder of New Orleans Original Buckshot
THANKS TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS!
The 2018 Dancing Grounds Showdown was made possible with support from:
DG SHOWDOWN PLANNING COMMITTEE
Aminisha Ferdinand, Brittney Williams, Cara Romanik, Camille Roane, Eli Burrows, Heather Nolan, Jeanette Donnelly, Kristal Jones, Kurston Melton, Lisanne Brown, Nicole Hutchinson, Pam Blackmon
DANCE COMMUNITY ADVISORS
Chi, Hip Hop Artist
Derik and Mariangel Dolis, Liquid Rhythm Inc.
Gianni Reid, Belle Chasse Academy and Melangé Dance Company
Janae Neely, Dance Team
Janet & Jamani Andrews, New Orleans Dance Collective
Leslie Smith, Art in Motion
Monique Brogan, POSH Expressions
Kesha McKey, KM Dance Project
Kristy C Lewis, Chosen Vessels Dance and Performing Arts, Inc
Shannon Stewart, The Screaming Traps
Shanda Domango Brown, Sweet Mango
Paul Sampson, Dance 4 Lyfe LLC
