Studio M Dance Company

Studio M Dance Company We are a competitive dance company run out of Hills, IA!

06/01/2026

We are looking for a few dancers ages 6-9 to round out our mini competition team! Please message if interested!

And that’s a wrap on another year ❤️ The girls go out and win the awards, but the ones who keep it all going behind the ...
04/27/2026

And that’s a wrap on another year ❤️

The girls go out and win the awards, but the ones who keep it all going behind the scenes aren’t always recognized. So special shout out to ALL of our dance moms. They always cheer the loudest and bring all the energy even when their own kid isn’t the one on stage.
Thank you for trusting me with your kids year after year. I literally could not do this without you.
Here’s to so many more!

On to season 9.
Signing off for now, we’ll see you in 2027 ❤️

04/27/2026

To celebrate the end of a great season, we will be posting videos of a few routines per day to showcase their accomplishments!

Next up:
What A Wonderful World
Emalyn Jones, Cali Cole, Lyrik Meyerholz
Average age: 10

One of my favorites this year!

Precision arts: crystal award, 3rd overall age 9-10 intermediate duet/trio

Symposium: diamond award, 1st overall age 9-12 duet/trio

Nexstar: platinum award, 3rd overall age 9-11 intermediate duet/trio

Masquerade: platinum award, 1st overall age 9-11 duet/trio

Starz: platinum award, 1st overall age 9-11 duet/trio

What a great year!!

04/26/2026

To celebrate the end of a great season, we will be posting videos of a few routines per day to showcase their accomplishments!

Last up for today:
All Shook Up
Layla Stransky
Age 13

Precision arts: platinum award, 2nd overall age 13-15 solo

Symposium: high gold award, 3rd overall age 13-15 solo

Nexstar: platinum award, “powerhouse performer” special judges award, 5th overall age 12-14 solo

Masquerade: platinum award, 2nd overall age 12-14 solo

Starz: platinum award, “precision and party” special judges award, 2nd overall age 12-14 solo

AMP: voltage award (equivalent to gold)

Congrats on a great season Layla!

04/26/2026

To celebrate the end of a great season, we will be posting videos of a few routines per day to showcase their accomplishments!

Next up:
Tribe
Etta Hauenstein
Age 12

Precision arts: gold award

Symposium: high gold award

Nexstar: platinum award, 1st place jazz solo

Masquerade: high gold award

Starz: high gold award, 4th place jazz solo

AMP: high voltage award (equivalent to high gold)

Way to go Etta!

Buckle up for a long post!! We closed out our season the past two weekends at masquerade and Starz dance competitions. W...
04/09/2025

Buckle up for a long post!!
We closed out our season the past two weekends at masquerade and Starz dance competitions. We had a GREAT time and can’t wait to come back for next season!

Girls
-Masquerade: HG
-Starz: Professionalism award (their music skipped on stage and theg kept going!), platinum 1st cat, 1st overall
Stick to the Status quo
-Masquerade: Platinum, encore nominee, 1st overall 12+ small and large group
-Starz: characterization award, HG, 1st cat, 2nd overall
Cali solo
-Masquerade: platinum award
- Starz: platinum, 4th in category out of 25, 6th overall out of 47!
For the thrill
-Masquerade: Platinum
-Starz: HG, 1st overall high score
Etta solo
Masquerade: HG
- Starz: HG, 20th in jazz cat
Allie solo:
-Masquerade: HG
- Starz: HG
Selena
-Masquerade: platinum, 1st overall
- Starz: HG, 1st overall
Jett and Etta duet
-Masquerade: high gold, 1st overall!!
- Starz: HG, 1st in lyrical category
Shake ya body
Masquerade: high gold, stage presence special Judges award
- Starz: full of energy award, HG, 2nd cat, 5th overall
Stand down
-Masquerade: platinum
- Starz: HG, 6th cat
Look What You Made Me Do
-Masquerade: platinum, 3rd overall
-Starz: HG, 3rd overall
Best Friend Breakup
-Masquerade: Platinum
- Starz: HG, 2nd overall
Carsen solo
Masquerade: HG
-Starz: HG, 3rd category
Henlee solo
Masquerade: HG
-Starz: Platinum, 2nd cat, 2nd overall
Blakely solo
-Masquerade: platinum, 4th
- Starz: platinum, 4th cat, 4th overall
Jillian solo
-Masquerade: platinum, 5th overall
- Starz: HG, 8th in lyrical category
Paige solo
-Masquerade: Platinum
-Starz: HG, 10th in lyrical category
Aubrey solo
-Masquerade: Platinum, 3rd overall
-Starz: Platinum, 5th cat, 10th overall
Emma solo
-Masquerade: Platinum
-Starz: HG, 9th in lyrical category
Don’t worry about me
- Starz: high gold, 2nd overall

We had a great start to the weekend last night!!Blakely took home the 1st overall high score for her solo! This is her f...
03/08/2025

We had a great start to the weekend last night!!

Blakely took home the 1st overall high score for her solo! This is her first time getting a first overall for her solo and we’re so proud of her!

Jillian took home 2nd, Henlee 3rd, Aubrey 5th, and Paige 6th. Emma had a great performance and brought home a platinum award

Duets and trios also had a great night! Carsen and Layla took home first place with their duet! Henlee and Blakely brought home 2nd and Paige and Aubrey brought home 3rd!

We are ready for another great day today!

Another great competition weekend in the books! - Etta solo : high gold, invitation to New York experience - Allie solo:...
02/24/2025

Another great competition weekend in the books!

- Etta solo : high gold, invitation to New York experience
- Allie solo: high gold
- Cali solo: high gold, invitation to New York experience
- Henlee solo: high gold, 8th category
- Emma solo: high gold, 8th category
- Blakely solo: high gold, 7th category
- Paige solo: high gold, 2nd cat
- Aubrey solo: high gold, 3rd cat
- Jillian solo: platinum, Hollywood dance experience, 8th overall 12-14 solo
- Carsen solo: high gold
- Laney solo: high gold
- Girls: high gold, New York invitation
- Look what you made me do: high gold
- Best friend breakup: high gold
- Don’t worry about me: high gold
- I will carry you : high gold, New York invitation
- Stick to the status quo: top first, New York invitation, straight from broadway award, 1st place overall high score
- Shake Ya Body: high gold
- For the thrill: high gold, good attack special judges award
- Stand down: high gold, Hollywood invitation, 9th overall 9-11 group
- Selena: high gold, 1st place 9-11 line, superstars in the making special judges award, 1st overall 9-11 line

We have a special birthday today at our competition! Happy 10th birthday Allie!
02/23/2025

We have a special birthday today at our competition! Happy 10th birthday Allie!

Must have been a good angel jump day 🤷🏼‍♀️
02/22/2025

Must have been a good angel jump day 🤷🏼‍♀️

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