Athena Andrade
Athena Andrade (born on January 29, 2005) is a dancer from Rhode Island. She started dancing at the age of six years old and took her first ballet class at 8. She started dance at Rising Stars Dance Academy where she learned Hip Hop, Jazz, Acrobatics, and Lyrical; but now she dances at High Steppin Dance Academy in Johnston and takes ballet at the prestigious Festival Ballet in Providence.
Athena is signed to McDonald Selznick Associates and has trained with professional choreographers such as Travis Wall, Chantel Aquirre, Mark Meismer, Jojo Gomez, Talia Favia, Victor Smalley, Angel Armas Teddy Forance, Jaci Royal, Comfort Fedoke, Misha Gabriel, Kenny Wormald, and Franciso Gella. Athena is mentored by Season 9 male winner of So You Think You Can Dance Chehon Wespi-Tschopp.
She has filmed two projects for Marvel including a commercial for Black Panther's collection with Hasbro and and the Avengers Infinity War collection with Hasbro as well. She has also filmed seven episodes for GooNoodle as a dancer.
Dances
Solos
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Confident | Patrick Pullkrabek | In10sity (Worcester) | 1st in Junior Solos | |
| Possessed Doll | Acro Dance | Angela Mendez Pontarelli | KAR (Concord) | 1st in Junior Solos | |
| In10sity (Worcester) | 1st in Junior Solos | ||||
| Tia's Dream | Acro Dance | Patrick Pullkrabek | In10sity (Worcester) | 1st in Junior Solos | |
| National Miss Junior America | 1st Place | ||||
| 2018 | Never Enough | Lyrical | Michael Susten | KAR (Lowell) | 2nd in Teen Solos |
| American Dance Awards | Teen Best Dancer | ||||
| Inhibited | Contemporary | Angel Arias | Elite Dance Challenge | 1st in Junior Solos |
