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StarQuest Dance Competition
The Experience is the Real Award.
#kindness is powerful And at StarQuest, it deserves center stage ! This is #sqkindcam If you are competing this weekend, make sure to find the #sqkindcam so you can send a kind message to your #dancefam !
During our #SQLancaster1 event, NY State of Mind reminded us why dance is more than steps and counts. Performed by Ella from Delaware Arts Conservatory, this piece held a story stitched into every movement. Ella’s parents once danced together professionally on cruise ships, sharing a life built on rhythm, travel, and love. Now, that legacy found its way back to the stage. Ella performed wearing one of her mother Tracy’s original dance dresses. Not just any costume, but the very dress her mother was wearing when she was proposed to. A garment once spun through a different chapter of life returned under new lights, carried forward by a new generation. As Ella danced, it felt like the past and present were sharing the same spotlight. A reminder that dance is a living thread. It connects families, preserves memories, and gives love a way to move through time. This moment was about more than a performance. It was about honoring where we come from and celebrating where we’re going. For everyone watching, it was a beautiful reminder that sometimes the most powerful stories are already waiting in our wings, and that’s why this week Ella is the perfect #SQMomentOfTheWeek !
The votes are in: Our Viral Video of the Weekend winner for Week 7, representing #SQDurham1 is Christy's DancExplosion, Ltd and their performance of “Rhymes”! Congratulations! Sponsored by @dreamduffel !
Each week, the Viral Video of the Event winners will compete on line for the title of Viral Video of the Weekend, culminating in a season-wide vote for Viral Video of the Year. The grand prize winner receives a $400 StarQuest Gift Certificate for the 2027 season and a Dream Duffel Elite Backpack for every dancer in the routine.
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Week 10 of #SQRegional2026 is here and we are so excited to see you this weekend in #SQAllen2, #SQColumbus, #SQRaleigh & #SQLongIsland2 ! Tag your #dancefamily that you’ll be #dancing with and remember to use #StarQuestDance and to tag @starquestdance in all of your posts for a chance to be #featured on our social media!
The weekend recap for #SQDenver, #SQTewksbury, #SQPittsburgh, #SQTampa & #SQFarmington is here! We had so much fun in all of these cities and cannot wait to go back! Be sure to tag @starquestdance and keep using #StarQuestDance for a chance to be featured on our Social Media and in our Weekend Recap videos every week!
