In 2006, DJH travelled to Dallas, Texas for National and International Competition. In their first competition, the Jr company was awarded

the National Championship in lyrical dance. The Sr company walked away with numerous awards including National Championships in jazz, pompon,

and lyrical and received the Best in Class Award. The Srs also won international titles in jazz and lyrical and were ranked #1 among the 26 teams that

competed Internationally. Lyndsey won the Sr solo division with Janell taking 3rd place. Marisa was 1st runner up in the Jr division. The company also

attended Spotlight's competition for the first time and were honored with several awards. Both Lyndsey and Marisa captured the Spotlight solo titles

in their divisions.

         In 2007, DJH attended Sharp International and Spotlight's competitions. At Sharp, the team placed first in every division and earned the

Sweepstakes Award.  Marisa won the Sr. solo division with Lyndsey placing 2nd. The team had another strong showing at Spotlight earning several

awards including 3 Judge's choice awards. Lace won the Sr. Dance Down division.  In July 2007, Dance Junction Hawaii presented " One Night Only"

at Mamiya Theatre with 18 show-stopping dances. The company then travelled to Tokyo, Japan for international competition.

Dance Junction competed against over 90 teams and were awarded third in lyrical and won the coveted show division with their Hawaii Production

number, "Rainbow Connection" which included Hula Kahiko, Hula Auwana, jazz, and lyrical forms of dance as well as performances by the lovely

Lehua Carvalho and Mr. Fred Yuen. Marisa won Miss Dance/Drill Team International with Lyndsey taking first runner up.

        In 2008, Lyndsey, Laura, and Kellye travelled to Texas to compete as soloists at two national competitions. The three talented dancers first

competed atAmerican Dance/Drill Team USA where there were over 500 soloists. Lyndsey  won the Sr solo division title for the 2nd time. The next day, 

at MA Dance Nationals, Lyndsey placed fourth among 150 Sr soloists. In May, the team competed at Spotlight Dance Cup. The black squad earned a ruby award for their pom routine and combined with the silver squad to win a diamond for their production, "Rainbow Connection." The silver squad won

diamonds in jazz, lyrical, and the open division also taking the 1st and 2nd highest scores overall. The team also won numerous judges' choice awards

as well as the technique award and the director's choice award. Lyndsey again won the Miss Spotlight title and the technique award. Laura, Marisa,

and Kellye were each category winners. In June,  Dance Junction presented "Dont' Stop the Music" in its 3rd annual showcase held at Mamiya Theatre. 

Both the company and classes performed.

         This year, Dance Junction has performed several shows and was represented at Nationals in Texas by three soloists, Laura, Marisa, and Lyndsey.

Marisa placed 5th out of 76 dancers in the Sr. division while Lyndsey placed 3rd in the college division. We are so proud of all three! DJH also welcomes

six new team members ages 5-7 as part of the Jr. Company. The team plans to travel to Canada this Spring for competition.

        The studio will begin its Spring session in January (Januray 12- June 5, 2010). For information about our classes, see the classes/registration page.

Read an article about Dance Junction and Jill Tanioka-Yuen in Hawaii Red Magazine: http://hawaiiredmagazine.com/?p=2914