Helena Olaerts
| Helena Christina Olaerts | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 14 |
| Birthdate | May 19, 2011 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Orange County, California |
| Height | {{{height}}} |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| School Grade | 8th (24/25) |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Student Equestrian Athlete (formerly) |
| Affiliations | Tiger Friday |
| Dance Studios | OCPAA Mather Dance Company Freckled Frogs Dance Studio |
| Titles | see below |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Ana Marie Olaerts (mother) Tom Olaerts (father) |
| Siblings | Parker Olaerts (brother) |
| Friends | Ava Foley Everleigh Soutas Grace Montano Jordyn Rockett Sara Von Rotz ChaCha Shen Avery Olson Jessie Saigusa Starr Castro Kinley Cunningham Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Ariel Lantz-Loza Leighton Brandt Ava Guttman Alexis Kathol Brady Reuss Dylan Reuss |
| Pets | 2 dogs: Sadie & Jack |
| Nicknames | {{{nicknames}}} |
Helena Christina Olaerts (born on May 19, 2011) is a young teenage dancer from California, who trains at Mather Dance Company. Previously, she trained at Orange County Performing Arts Academy. Helena auditioned for Project 21 and got in, but decided to go to Mather. Helena’s best friend, Jillian Mahan, trained at Project 21. Other than dancing, Helena enjoys horse-back riding and formerly played basketball and soccer.
Dances
[edit | edit source]Solos
[edit | edit source]| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Beat It | Jazz | Jessica Monnig | Hall of Fame (Ontario) | did not place |
| Showstopper Nationals | 1st in Mini Solos | ||||
| 2019 | Boss | Jazz | Amy Gold | Hall of Fame (Ontario) | 9th in Future Hall of Famer Solos |
| KAR (Riverside) | 2nd in Primary 6-8 Solos Primary Miss Petite | ||||
| KAR Nationals Blue (Las Vegas) |
8th in Primary 6-8 Solos 5th Runner-Up for Primary Miss Petite | ||||
| Showstopper (Anaheim III) | |||||
| Showbiz (Riverside) | 5th in Petite Ruby Solos Platinum | ||||
| 2021 | Bend & Snap | Musical Theatre | Rachel Miller | Hall of Fame (Riverside) | 7th in Junior Solos |
| KAR (San Gabriel) | 2nd in Secondary 9-11 Solos Secondary Miss Junior Dance NYC All Stars HDE All Stars | ||||
| KAR (Costa Mesa) | 1st in Secondary 9-11 Solos Secondary Solo All Stars NYC All Stars HDE All Stars KAR Convention Scholarships | ||||
| KAR Live (Anaheim) | 4th in Secondary 9-11 Solos Secondary Solo All Stars NYC All Stars HDE All Stars | ||||
| Showbiz (Riverside) | 7th in Pre-Junior Diamond Solos | ||||
| Showbiz Nationals | 1st in Pre-Junior Diamond Solos | ||||
| Fabulous | Jazz | Amy Gold | Hall of Fame (Riverside) | 7th in Junior Solos | |
| KAR (San Gabriel) | NYC All Stars HDE All Stars | ||||
| KAR (Costa Mesa) | Secondary Solo All Stars NYC All Stars HDE All Stars KAR Convention Scholarships | ||||
| KAR Live (Anaheim) | Secondary Solo All Stars NYC All Stars HDE All Stars | ||||
| Showbiz (Riverside) | 7th in Pre-Junior Diamond Solos | ||||
| Showbiz Nationals | 1st in Pre-Junior Diamond Solos | ||||
| 2022 | Poison | Jazz | Nicole Smith | Velocity (Anaheim) | 1st in Junior (Jazz) Solos |
| Radix (Santa Clara) | 5th in Junior Solos On the Edge Mini Protégé | ||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | |||||
| NUVO (Glendale) | 5th in Junior Solos Runner-Up Mini Female BreakOut Artist | ||||
| Space | Contemporary | Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | |||
| 2023 | Hernando's Hideaway | Musical Theatre | Nicole Smith | Velocity (Anaheim) | 1st in Intermediate Solos |
| KAR (Redondo Beach) | 1st in Elite 9-11 Solos | ||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | 7th in Junior Solos | ||||
| On My Own | Lyrical | Shannon Mather | Radix (Santa Clara) | 1st in Junior Solos | |
| JUMP (Anaheim) | 4th in Junior Solos | ||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | Top 17 Junior Protégé | ||||
| 2024 | She Used to be Mine | Lyrical | Radix (Santa Clara) | 1st in Junior Solos | |
| Jump (Anaheim) | 1st in Junior Solos | ||||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | Top 20 Junior Female Best Dancer | ||||
| Short and Sweet | Contemporary | 24/7 (Bellevue) | 1st in Junior Solos | ||
| NUVO (Los Angeles) | 1st in Junior Solos | ||||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | 1st in Junior Finals Solos | ||||
| 2025 | New York, New York | Jazz | Nicole Smith | 24 Seven (San Diego) | 2nd in Teen Solos |
Trios
[edit | edit source]| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tears of an Angel | Lyrical | Rachel Miller | Brady Reuss Jordyn Rockett |
Showstopper (Anaheim III) | 4th in Mini Duets/Trios |
| Showstopper Nationals | 1st in Mini Duets/Trios | |||||
| Hall of Fame (Ontario) | 3rd in Future Hall of Famer Duos/Trios | |||||
| 2019 | This is Me | Contemporary | Rachel Miller | Brady Reuss Sara Von Rotz |
Showbiz (Riverside) | 1st in Petite Duos/Trios |
| KAR (Riverside) | 1st in Primary 6-8 Duets/Trios | |||||
| KAR Nationals Blue (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Primary 6-8 Duets/Trios | |||||
| Hall of Fame (Ontario) | 2nd in Future Hall of Famer Duos/Trios |
Groups
[edit | edit source]with OCPAA
[edit | edit source]| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mr. Big Stuff | Jazz | Candace McCarty Heather Chavarria |
Madelyn Bartolo Gianna Garcia Grace Howerton Adalyn Hussey Ariel Lantz-Loza Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Marisa Melgoza Grace Montano Brady Reuss Jordyn Rockett Jessie Saigusa Liv Schmidt Robert Smith Sara Von Rotz Sofia Wierzchucki |
Hall of Fame (Ontario) | did not place |
| KAR (Long Beach) | 7th in Primary 8 & Under Large Groups 5th in Primary 8 & Under, 9-11 Large Groups | |||||
| MOVE (Pomona) | 1st in Intermediate 4 & Under Large Groups | |||||
| Beauty and the Beast | Open | Michelle Cheng Sammi Chung Jamieson Deacy Brooke Edwards Hope Edwards Layla Farzad Kendyl Fay Delaney Haye Libby Haye Lilah Haye Peyton Heitz Alyssa Mastroianni Ella Montano Alyssa Park Emily Park Naia Parker Chloe Solinger Haley Stoico Laci Stoico Rylee Young and many other dancers |
Hall of Fame (Ontario) | 1st in Teen Lines | ||
| KAR (Long Beach) | 2nd in Production Lines | |||||
| KAR Nationals | 1st in Teen Production Lines | |||||
| MOVE (Pomona) | 2nd in Teen Production Lines | |||||
| 2018 | Never Never Land | Open | Rachel Miller Ashley Silva |
Madelyn Bartolo Monica Liu Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Jordyn Rockett Brady Reuss Grace Montano Jessie Saigusa |
Hall of Fame (Ontario) | did not place |
| Showstopper (Anaheim III) | did not place | |||||
| Showstopper WCF | 1st in Mini Large Groups | |||||
| Showbiz (Riverside) | ||||||
| Candy Shop | Jazz | Amy Gold | Ariel Lantz-Loza Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Jordyn Rockett Brady Reuss Grace Montano Everleigh Soutas Sara Von Rotz |
Hall of Fame (Ontario) | 5th in Future Hall of Famer Small Groups | |
| Showstopper (Anaheim III) | did not place | |||||
| Showstopper WCF | 5th in Mini Large Groups | |||||
| Showbiz (Riverside) | ||||||
| Villains | Jazz | Candace McCarty Rachel Miller |
Madelyn Bartolo Harper Burton Faith Chung Gandohm Ghaffari Ariel Lantz-Loza Monica Liu Jillian Mahan Jordyn Rockett Brady Reuss Grace Montano Jessie Saigusa Robert Smith Everleigh Soutas Morgan Turner Andrea Valdez Sara Von Rotz |
Hall of Fame (Ontario) | 7th in Future Hall of Famer Large Groups | |
| Showstopper (Anaheim III) | 7th in Mini Large Groups | |||||
| Showstopper WCF | 1st in Mini Large Groups | |||||
| Showbiz (Riverside) | ||||||
| 2019 | What's on the Menu | Jazz | Amy Gold | Ariel Lantz-Loza Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Brady Reuss Jordyn Rockett Everleigh Soutas Sara Von Rotz |
Hall of Fame (Ontario) | 1st in Little League Small Groups |
| KAR (Riverside) | 1st in Primary 6-8 Small Groups | |||||
| KAR Nationals Blue (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Primary 6-8 Small Groups National Grand Champion | |||||
| Showbiz (Riverside) | 2nd in Petite Ruby Small Groups | |||||
| Praying | Lyrical | Rachel Miller | Jillian Mahan Brady Reuss Ariel Lantz-Loza Jordyn Rockett Madelyn Bartolo Sara Von Rotz Jessie Saigusa Alyssa Mastroianni Grace Howerton Monica Liu Everleigh Soutas |
Hall of Fame (Ontario) | 1st in Little League Large Groups | |
| KAR (Riverside) | 2nd in Primary 6-8 Large Groups | |||||
| KAR Nationals Blue (Las Vegas) | 3rd in Primary 6-8 Large Groups | |||||
| Showbiz (Riverside) | 2nd in Petite Ruby Large Groups | |||||
| Will of Oz | Jazz | Rachel Miller | Madelyn Bartolo Harper Burton Grace Howerton Michele Lam Ariel Lantz-Loza Monica Liu Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Brady Reuss Jordyn Rockett Jessie Saigusa Robert Smith Everleigh Soutas Morgan Turner Sara Von Rotz |
Hall of Fame (Ontario) | did not place | |
| KAR (Riverside) | 1st in Primary 6-8 Large Groups | |||||
| KAR Nationals Blue (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Primary 6-8 Large Groups | |||||
| Showbiz (Riverside) | 1st in Petite Ruby Large Groups | |||||
| 2020 | Find Me | Contemporary | Adeline Nelson | 24/7 | 3rd in Junior Groups | |
| 2021 | I Was Broken | Contemporary | Adeline Nelson | Grace Howerton Ariel Lantz-Loza Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Grace Montano Brady Reuss Jordyn Rockett Sara Von Rotz |
Showbiz (Riverside) | 4th in Junior Diamond Small Groups |
| Hall of Fame (Riverside) | 5th in Junior Small Groups | |||||
| Bad Romance | Musical Theater | Grace Howerton Ariel Lantz-Loza Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Journee Phillip Brady Reuss Jordyn Rockett Sara Von Rotz |
Showbiz (Riverside) | 2nd in Petite Diamond Small Groups | ||
| Hall of Fame (Riverside) | 6th in Future Hall of Famer Small Groups | |||||
| Out of this World | Jazz | Ariel Lantz-Loza Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Grace Montano Journee Phillip Brady Reuss Jordyn Rockett Sara Von Rotz |
Showbiz (Riverside) | 1st in Petite Diamond Small Groups | ||
| Hall of Fame (Riverside) | 1st in Future Hall of Famer Small Groups | |||||
| Little Bird | Open | Brooke Edwards Sophia Fleischman Kylie Gonzalez Emalene Heitz Millea Hill Esme Lee Alyssa Mastroianni Grace Montano Kayla Nagel Keira Pagaza |
Showbiz (Riverside) | 5th in Junior Diamond Large Groups | ||
| Hall of Fame (Riverside) | 7th in Junior Large Groups | |||||
| Carry That Weight | Lyrical | Grace Howerton Ariel Lantz-Loza Esme Lee Monica Liu Jillian Mahan Alyssa Mastroianni Grace Montano Olive O'Connell Journee Phillip Brady Reuss Jordyn Rockett Madison Sanchez Sara Von Rotz |
Showbiz (Riverside) | 2nd in Petite Diamond Large Groups | ||
| Hall of Fame (Riverside) | 2nd in Future Hall of Famer Large Groups Best in Subject | |||||
| Poker Face | Jazz | Isabelle Bush Brooke Edwards Sophia Fleischman Leighton Godlewski Kylie Gonzalez Millea Hill Grace Howerton Ariel Lantz-Loza Esme Lee Jillian Mahan Grace Montano Kayla Nagel Avery Olson Journee Phillip Dylan Reuss Jordyn Rockett Madison Sanchez Sara Von Rotz |
Showbiz (Riverside) | 1st in Petite Diamond Large Groups | ||
| Hall of Fame (Riverside) | 1st in Future Hall of Famer Large Groups Best in Subject |
with Mather Dance Company
[edit | edit source]| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Click Clack | Jazz | Nicole Smith | ChaCha Shen and others |
Velocity (Anaheim) | |
| JUMP (Anaheim) | ||||||
| NUVO (Glendale) | ||||||
| Radix (Santa Clara) | 3rd in Mini Groups 3rd in Mini Jazz Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | 4th in Mini Groups 4th in Jazz Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Orange Colored Sky | Speciality/Open | Velocity (Anaheim) | ||||
| JUMP (Anaheim) | 2nd in Mini Specialty Groups You Rocked! | |||||
| NUVO (Glendale) | ||||||
| Radix (Santa Clara) | 2nd in Mini Specialty Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | 3rd in Mini Specialty Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Hold on to Me | Lyrical | Velocity (Anaheim) | ||||
| JUMP (Anaheim) | 2nd in Mini Lyrical Groups You Rocked! | |||||
| NUVO (Glendale) | ||||||
| Radix (Santa Clara) | 2nd in Mini Lyrical Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | 5th in Mini Lyrical Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Rock Your Soul | Jazz | Velocity (Anaheim) | ||||
| JUMP (Anaheim) | ||||||
| NUVO (Glendale) | ||||||
| Radix (Santa Clara) | ||||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | ||||||
| Via Dolorosa | Lyrical | Velocity (Anaheim) | ||||
| JUMP (Anaheim) | 2nd in Mini Lines 1st in Mini Lyrical Lines You Rocked! | |||||
| NUVO (Glendale) | 3rd in Mini Lines DJ's Choice | |||||
| Radix (Santa Clara) | 1st in Mini Lyrical Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | 3rd in Mini Lines 2nd Place in Mini Lyrical Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Permanent | Contemporary | Velocity (Anaheim) | ||||
| JUMP (Anaheim) | 3rd in Junior Lines 3rd in Junior Lyrical Groups You Rocked! | |||||
| NUVO (Glendale) | ||||||
| Radix (Santa Clara) | 1st in Junior Lyrical Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | 4th in Junior Lyrical Groups On the Edge | |||||
| Tens | Jazz | Nicole Smith | Velocity (Anaheim) | |||
| JUMP (Anaheim) | 1st in Mini Lines 1st in Mini Jazz Lines You Rocked! | |||||
| NUVO (Glendale) | 2nd in Mini Lines DJ's Choice | |||||
| Radix (Santa Clara) | 3rd in Mini Lines On the Edge | |||||
| Radix Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Mini Lines 1st in Mini Jazz Lines On the Edge Best of Radix Best of Radix Mini Winner | |||||
| 2023 | Proud Mary | Jazz | Nicole Smith | Radix (Santa Clara) | 2nd in Mini Groups 3rd in Mini Jazz Groups On the Edge | |
| Piece by Piece | Lyrical | Shannon Mather | Radix (Santa Clara) | 1st in Mini Groups 1st in Mini Lyrical Lines On the Edge | ||
| The Race | Jazz | Nicole Smith | Radix (Santa Clara) | 1st in Mini Lines 1st in Mini Jazz Lines On the Edge | ||
| Adios | Contemporary | unknown | Radix (Santa Clara) | 2nd in Junior Lines On the Edge | ||
| Warrior | Lyrical | Nicole Smith | Radix (Santa Clara) | 2nd in Mini Lines 2nd in Mini Lyrical Lines On the Edge | ||
| Revolting Children | Musical Theater | R. Duran | Radix (Santa Clara) | 1st in Junior Musical Theater | ||
| Glamorous Life | Jazz | Nicole Smith | Velocity (Anaheim) | 1st in Junior Large Groups 1st in Junior Jazz Large Groups Platinum | ||
| 2024 | Hey U | Jazz | The Dance Awards (Orlando) | |||
| Forgiveness | Lyrical | The Dance Awards (Orlando) | ||||
| Hometown Glory | Contemporary | The Dance Awards (Orlando) | ||||
| How | Contemporary | The Dance Awards (Orlando) |