Ella Montano

Ella Claire Montano (born on June 21, 2007) is a young dancer with Orange County Performing Arts Academy (OCPAA) in Anaheim, Califonia. She the sister of Grace Montano.

Ella Montano
Gender	Female
Age	11
Birthdate	June 21, 2007
Nationality	American
Hometown	California
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Hair Color	brown
School Grade	6th
Professional Information
Profession	Dancer
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Dance Studios	Orange County Performing Arts Academy (OCPAA)
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Siblings	Grace Montano
Friends	Kendyl Fay Jamieson Deacy Layla Farzad
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Dances

Solos

Born to Entertain - musical theater - choreographed by Heather Chavarria - 2015

• 1st - Dance League
• 3rd overall primary 8 & under solo - KAR in Cypress, California
• 6th overall primary 8 & under solo - KAR Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada

Circus - jazz - choreographed by Amy Gold - 2016

• 1st overall future hall of famer solo, showdown champion - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 4th overall secondary 8 & under solo - KAR in Pomona, California

Halo - lyrical - choreographed by Heather Chavarria - 2016

• did not place - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 3rd overall petite diamond solo - Showbiz Talent Competition in Riverside, California

Dark Horse - contemporary - choreographed by Amy Berokoff - 2017

• 24th overall junior solo - KAR Dance Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
• did not place - 24/SEVEN Dance Convention in Los Angeles, California
• did not place - MOVE Dance Competition in Pomona, California
• high gold award - NUVO Dance Convention in Anaheim, California
• platinum award - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California

Straight Up - jazz - 2017

• did not place - MOVE Dance Competition in Pomona, California
• platinum award - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California
• 4th overall secondary 9-11 solo - KAR Live in Long Beach, California
• 10th overall mini solo - NUVO Dance Convention in Anaheim, California

Nature Boy - contemporary - 2018

• 9th overall junior american solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California

Trios

Itsy Bitsy Spiders (with Hope Edwards and Kate Dunst) - 2014

Toy Soldier (with Kendyl Fay and Jamieson Deacy) - 2015

• 1st overall primary 8 & under duet/trio - KAR in Cypress, California
• 1st overall primary 8 & under duet/trio - KAR Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 1st overall petite duet/trio - NextLevel Dance Competition
• 2nd overall petite diamond duet/trio - Showbiz Talent Competition in Riverside, California
• 3rd overall future hall of famer duet/trio - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge Ontario, California

Candyman (with Kendyl Fay and Jamieson Deacy) - 2016

• 1st overall future hall of famer duet/trio - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California
• 1st overall future hall of famer duet/trio - Hall of Fame Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 1st overall petite duet/trio - NextLevel Dance Competition
• 1st overall petite diamond duet/trio - Showbiz Talent Competition in Riverside, Californi
• 1st overall power 8 & under duet/trio - Starpower Talent Competition

Groups

Pure Imagination - lyrical (with Delaney Bojorquez, Ava Brennan, Kate Dunst, Hope Edwards, Layla Farzad, Alyssa Grajeda, Aerowyn Jones, Rylee Young) - 2014

Bathing Beauties - jazz (with Ashlyn Blanpied, Delaney Bojorquez, Jamieson Deacy, Kate Dunst, Hope Edwards, Kendyl Fay, Audrey Kim, Rylee Young) - 2015

• 1st overall mini small group - KAR Dance Competition Nationals

Material Girl - jazz (with Ashlyn Blanpied, Delaney Bojorquez, Layla Farzad, Shab Ghaffari, Alyssa Park, Naia Parker, Alexa Pineda, Rylee Young) - 2015

Tea Party - jazz (with Ashlyn Blanpied, Delaney Bojorquez, Ava Brennan, Brooklyn Burton, Jamieson Deacy, Kate Dunst, Hope Edwards, Layla Farzad, Kendyl Fay, Shab Ghaffari, Alyssa Grajeda, Audrey Kim, Madelyn Laussade, Ella Montano, Mia Oronoz, Chloe Solinger, Brooke Volkert, and Rylee Young) - 2015

• 1st overall mini large group - KAR Dance Competition Nationals

What's New At the Zoo - 2015

I've Got Rhythm - musical theatre (with Delaney Bojorquez, Kate Dunst, Hope Edwards, Kendyl Fay, Audrey Kim, Alyssa Park, Naia Parker, and Rylee Young) - 2016

• 2nd overall mini secondary small group - KAR Dance Competition

Mary Poppins - jazz - 2016

• 1st overall mini diamond line - Showbiz Dance Competition in Riverside, California
• 1st overall future hall of famer line - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California
• 1st overall mini line - KAR Dance Competition

Salute - jazz (with Jamieson Deacy, Kendyl Fay, Sydney Fitzmaurice, Emma Mcginnis, Delanie Munger, Ollivia Nguyen, Jadyn Saigusa, and Chloe Solinger) - 2016

• 1st overall future hall of famer small group - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California
• 1st overall mini small group - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge Nationals
• 2nd overall mini small group - Showbiz Dance Competition in Riverside, California

The Conductors - contemporary (with Delaney Bojorquez, Jamieson Deacy, Kate Dunst, Hope Edwards, Kendyl Fay, Audrey Kim, Chloe Solinger, and Rylee Young) - 2016

Touchdown - jazz (with Ashlyn Blanpied, Delaney Bojorquez, Brooklyn Burton, Jamieson Deacy, Kate Dunst, Hope Edwards, Layla Farzad, Kelsey Gampol, Mackenzie Gregorio, Audrey Kim, Madelyn Laussade, Ella Montano, Alyssa Park, Naia Parker, Kaedyn Toscano, Brooke Volkert, Leighton Werner, and Rylee Young) - 2016

• 2nd overall future hall of famer large group - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge

Trendsetter - contemporary (with Laci Stoico, Kendyl Fay, Jamieson Deacy, Naia Parker, Alyssa Park, Rylee Young, Hope Edwards, and Delaney Borquez) - 2017

• 3rd overall mini small group - KAR Dance Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 5th overall mini competitive small group - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California
• 7th overall future hall of famer small group - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California

Proud Mary - jazz (with Ashlyn Blanpied, Delaney Bojorquez, Sammi Chung, Jamieson Deacy, Kate Dunst, Hope Edwards, Layla Farzad, Kendyl Fay, Kelsey Gampol, Mackenzie Gregorio, Madelyn Laussade, Alyssa Park, Naia Parker, Kaedyn Toscano, Brooke Volkert, Leighton Werner, and Rylee Young) - 2017

• 1st overall mini large group - KAR Live Dance Competition
• 1st overall mini competitive large group - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California

Vogue - jazz (with Delaney Bojorquez, Kendyl Fay, Naia Parker, Kelsey Gampol, Laci Stoico, Jamieson Deacy, Hope Edwards, and Rylee Young) - 2017

• 2nd overall mini large group - KAR Live Dance Competition
• 4th overall future hall of famer large group - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California

Beauty and the Beast - open - 2017

• 1st overall teen line - KAR Dance Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 1st overall teen line - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California
• 2nd overall teen line - Move Dance Competition in Pomona, California

All That Jazz - musical theatre (with Delaney Bojorquez, Jamieson Deacy, Kate Dunst, Hope Edwards, Kendyl Fay, Alyssa Park, Naia Parker, and Rylee Young) - 2017

• 1st overall mini small group - KAR Dance Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 1st overall future hall of famer small group - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California
• 2nd overall mini competitive small group - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California

Phantom - jazz (with Ashlyn Blanpied, Delaney Bojorquez, Kate Dunst, Hope Edwards, Kendyl Fay, Mackenzie Gregorio, Alexa Hedlund, Arabella Kim, Madelyn Laussade, Kayla Nagel, Alyssa Park, Naia Parker, Kaedyn Toscano, Brooke Volkert, Leighton Werner, and Rylee Young) - 2018

• 1st overall future hall of famer large group - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California

Under Control - open (with Sammi Chung, Jacine Davis, Kate Dunst, Audrey Kim, Madelyn Laussade, Olivia Magni, Isabella Monge, Naia Parker, Chloe Solinger, Laci Stoico, Kaedyn Toscano, and Abby Veiga) - 2018

• 2nd overall junior large group - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California

Dream State - open (with Michelle Cheng, Sammi Chung, Peyton Heitz, Delanie Munger, Ollivia Nguyen, Jadyn Saigusa, Haley Stoico, and Riley Willis) - 2018

• 1st overall junior american small group - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California

Dance Titles

• National Hall of Fame Future Hall of Famer Solo Grand Champion 2016
• National Hall of Fame Future Hall of Famer Inductee 2016

Runner-Up Placements

• Regional 24/SEVEN Mini Female Nonstop Dancer 2017