McKenzie Ridgeway
| McKenzie Ridgeway | |
|---|---|
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 16 |
| Birthdate | June 10, 2009 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Lexington, South Carolina |
| Height | 5'1" |
| Eye Color | Green |
| Hair Color | Brunette |
| School Grade | 10th (24/25) |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Student |
| Affiliations | {{{affiliations}}} |
| Dance Studios | The Southern Strutt Stepping Out Dance Studio River Bluff Dance Company |
| Titles | {{{titles}}} |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Carmen Elizabeth Ridgeway (mother) |
| Siblings | 3 sisters, 2 brothers, 1 stepbrother |
| Friends | Brinley Evans Marley Evans Harper Snell Hadley Snell Sloane Hall Katelyn Kline |
| Pets | Chocolate lab: beans |
| Nicknames | {{{nicknames}}} |
McKenzie Ridgeway (born on June 10, 2009) is a teenage dancer from Lexington, South Carolina, who trains at the Southern Strutt.
Dances
[edit | edit source]Solos
[edit | edit source]| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Unknown | Jayna Carson | Star Talent | Top 10 Platinum | |
| 2019 | Feather on the Clyde | Lyrical | Encore (Lexington) | 1st in Junior Super Solos Discovery Spotlight | |
| 2020 | Phoenix | Contemporary | Christopher Robbins | Dive (Spartanburg) | 1st in Junior Advanced Solos Discovery Spotlight |
| DM (Spartanburg) | 1st in Junior Solos Platinum Bravo Award | ||||
| Inspire | 3rd in Junior Solos 1st in Contemporary Solos 3rd Runner-Up for Junior Miss Platinum | ||||
| Star Talent | 1st in Junior Solos | ||||
| Medusa | Christopher Robbins | Dive (Spartanburg) | |||
| DM (Spartanburg) | 4th in Junior Solos Platinum Bravo Award | ||||
| Inspire | 4th in Junior Solos | ||||
| Star Talent | 1st in Junior Solos | ||||
| 2021 | Mad World | Open | Leah Evans | Inspire | |
| Legacy (Columbia) | did not place | ||||
| LOC (Charlotte) | did not place | ||||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | |||||
| 2022 | Mad Mack | Trancend | |||
| Don't Come Back | Open | Leah Evans | Legacy (Columbia) | 5th in Advanced Junior Solos | |
| LOC (Charlotte) | 4th in Teen Solos | ||||
| Believe (Spartanburg) | 1st in Advanced 12-14 Solos | ||||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | |||||
| 2023 | Flowers in May | Open | Legacy (Columbia) | 5th in Advanced Teen Solos | |
| Encore (Fort Mill) | 2nd in Open Solos | ||||
| UBC (Winston-Salem) | 5th in Senior Competitive Contemporary Solos | ||||
| Believe (Greenville) | 5th in Level 3 12-14 Solos Power Pak | ||||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | |||||
| 2024 | Creep | Contemporary | Leah Evans | Revel (Charleston) | 5th in Teen Solos Runner-Up Elite Reveler |
| Groove (Charleston)[1] | 2nd in Competitive Teen Solos Groove Convention Scholarship Elite Diamond | ||||
| Encore DCS (Greenville) | 1st in Elite Teen Solos Judge's Choice "Putting in a Masterclass" Mic Drop | ||||
| Jump (Greenville) | 6th in Teen Solos Runner-Up Teen Female JUMP VIP | ||||
| NUVO (Atlanta) | 5th in Teen Solos | ||||
| Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | 6th in American League Teen Solos | ||||
| Starpower (Spartanburg) | 4th in Level 3 12-14 Solos Dancer Palooza | ||||
| 24/7 (Myrtle Beach)[2] | 5th in Teen Solos High Five in Tap | ||||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | |||||
| Dance with Somebody | Contemporary | Legacy (Columbia) | 2nd in Teen Solos 1st Runner-Up for Miss Teen Legacy | ||
| Revel | 5th in Teen Solos | ||||
| 24/7 | Runner-Up Teen Female Non-Stop Dancer | ||||
| Jump (Greenville) | Teen Female JUMP VIP | ||||
| NUVO | Teen Female BreakOut Artist | ||||
| Always Be | Tap | The Dance Awards (Orlando) |
Youth American Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | City | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Flowers in May | Contemporary | Leah Evans | Winston-Salem | Top 12 |
| Princess Florine Sleeping Beauty | Classical | Marcus Petipa |
Groups
[edit | edit source]| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cold Hearted Snake | Jazz | Kamryn Bates Madison Blackwell Sloan Donahue Analeia Glover Sarah Beth Green Kaylen Lawson Addi MacDougall Trinity McIntee Kelsey Smith Blakely Wheeler Aubri Wilkins |
LOC (Charlotte) | did not place |
| First Day Frug | Musical Theater | Ashlyn Anderson Kayleigh Atterton Baylee Barber Madison Blackwell Aubrie Dresch Hayden Green Jada Kemp Blythe Lambert Kaylen Lawson Addi MacDougall Madison Mazzei Belle Richardson Ana Riddle Kailee Ross-El Kelsey Smith Harper Snell Ellie Tracy Landen White Sami Williamson |
LOC (Charlotte) | did not place | |
| Book of Love | Production | Many Dancers | LOC (Charlotte) | 1st in Teen Production Lines Critic's Choice | |
| 2024 | Post That | Production | Katelyn Kline Riley West Siena Compton Katie Gandy Kaitlyn Myers MariKatherine Pullie Blythe Lambert Addi MacDougall Sami Williamson Seth Hendley Coleman Kastner Bella Hudson Gracie Anderson Erica Bryant Brittan Gross |
Groove (Charleston) | 2nd in Production Lines Diamond |
| Encore DCS (Greenville) | 1st in 12 & Over Production Lines Platinum | ||||
| 2024 | I Love You | Lyrical | Katelyn Kline Siena Compton Katie Gandy MariKatherine Pullie Blythe Lambert Addi MacDougall Sami Williamson Seth Hendley Coleman Kastner Bella Hudson Gracie Anderson Erica Bryant Brittan Gross |
Groove (Charleston) | 1st in Competitive Senior Large Groups Elite Sapphire |
| Encore DCS (Greenville) | Diamond | ||||
| 2024 | Sinking Friendships | Contemporary | Katelyn Kline Riley West Siena Compton Katie Gandy Kaitlyn Myers Blythe Lambert Addi MacDougall Sami Williamson Coleman Kastner Bella Hudson Gracie Anderson Erica Bryant Brittan Gross |
Groove (Charleston) | 3rd in Competitive Senior Large Groups Elite Sapphire |
| Encore DCS (Greenville) | Platinum | ||||
| 2024 | One More Time | Tap | Sami Williamson Bella Hudson Gracie Anderson Erica Bryant |
Groove (Charleston) | 4th in Competitive Senior Small Groups Diamond |
| Encore DCS (Greenville) | Diamond | ||||
| Magic | Tap | Ella Barnes Kamryn Bates Reagan Cooke Ellerie Cox Hadley Snell Harper Snell Vivie Strickland Landen White |
Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | did not place | |
| 44 Taps | Tap | Ella Barnes Kamryn Bates Milly Berry Ellerie Cox Elizabeth Scott Lanier Synthia Lewis Taylor Rivers Vivie Strickland Landen White Lakyn Williams |
Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | 3rd in Teen Large Groups | |
| Finding the One | Contemporary | Addy Beckham Reagan Cooke Tanner Grace Coutsos Darius Goodson Hayden Green Jada Kemp Eleanor O'Leary Kailee Ross-El Hadley Snell Harper Snell Landen White |
Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | 3rd in Senior Large Groups | |
| Creator | Open | Ella Barnes Addy Beckham Reagan Cooke Hayden Green Layla Karadchy Elizabeth Scott Lanier Eleanor O'Leary Taylor Rivers Kailee Ross-El Maddie Shaw Hadley Snell Harper Snell Landen White |
Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | did not place | |
| Fallling Colors | Lyrical | Ella Barnes Ember Boykin Charlotte Brayman Brinley Evans Collins Glenn Addie Goodwin Sloane Hall Layla Karadchy Elizabeth Scott Lanier Adriana Rhame Taylor Rivers Harper Stiglbauer Kylie Vaughan |
Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | 2nd in Junior Large Groups | |
| Usher Live | Hip Hop | Baylee Barber Addy Beckham Madison Blackwell Reagan Brave Reagan Cooke Tanner Grace Coutsos Darius Goodson Hayden Green Jada Kemp Kaylen Lawson Eleanor O'Leary Laura Katherine Perla Kailee Ross-El Maddie Shaw Kelsey Smith Hadley Snell Harper Snell Landen White |
Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | 1st in Senior Lines | |
| See You | Contemporary | Baylee Barber Addy Beckham Reagan Brave Reagan Cooke Tanner Grace Coutsos Darius Goodson Hayden Green Jada Kemp Kaylen Lawson Eleanor O'Leary Laura Katherine Perla Kailee Ross-El Maddie Shaw Kelsey Smith Hadley Snell Harper Snell Landen White Lakyn Williams Sami Williamson |
Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | did not place | |
| Wonka | Musical Theater | Baylee Barber Addy Beckham Madison Blackwell Reagan Brave Reagan Cooke Tanner Grace Coutsos Darius Goodson Hayden Green Jada Kemp Kaylen Lawson Eleanor O'Leary Laura Katherine Perla Kailee Ross-El Maddie Shaw Kelsey Smith Hadley Snell Harper Snell Landen White Sami Williamson |
Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | 3rd in Senior Lines | |
| Mi Gente | Open | Baylee Barber Ella Barnes Addy Beckham Reagan Cooke Tanner Grace Coutsos Darius Goodson Hayden Green Layla Karadchy Jada Kemp Elizabeth Scott Lanier Kaylen Lawson Eleanor O'Leary Laura Katherine Perla Kailee Ross-El Maddie Shaw Hadley Snell Harper Snell Kylie Vaughan Lilah Watson Landen White Cam Williams Sami Williamson |
Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | did not place | |
| Fame | Jazz | Many Dancers | Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | did not place | |
| Magnifique | Open | Many Dancers | Hall of Fame (Charlotte) | 1st in Teen Lines |
