This is Makenzie’s fourth year with Encore! Her background consists of over 15 years of dance training. She attended Company C Dance Club in Toledo, Ohio. She trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hip, lyrical, contemporary, and also acrobatics and gymnastics. Along with taking class, she was also given the opportunity to teach other classes at the studio as well. During her time at Company C the team held 2 national championship titles and she was awarded “Dancer of the Year” voted on by her teammates. She received several high score awards, special judges awards, and platinum adjudications at competitions as well as receiving several scholarships and awards at numerous conventions over the years. She has taken class from several professional dancers including “Twitch” from Ellen and So You Think You Can Dance, Lauren Adam’s, Francisco Della, and several other well known choreographers. 

 

Makenzie was a member of the Adrian College Dance team for all 4 years and was awarded MVP and Outstanding Leadership. During her time on Adrian's Dance Team she has performed halftime at football and basketball games. Additionally she was on the competitive team where she competed nationally at NDA in Daytona, Florida and placed in the top 5. The team attended NDA home camp receiving a superior rating and bid to nationals yearly. Outside of dance Makenzie is a 4th grade  teacher at Blissfield Elementary School! She is an MTTC state certified teacher and CPR/First Aid/AED certified for all ages. Makenzie competes locally in the Miss America Organization sharing her talent of dance and passion for her platform “supporting students beyond the classroom:Trauma Advocacy in Schools” and recently received a scholarship for compassionate service and leadership. Makenzie looks forward to sharing her passion for dance and teaching with students again at Encore Dance Studio!