Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Recipients!
A Step Above is proud to offer Dance Scholarships every year to our dancers. Ms. Sierra offers one Empire Team and one Dynasty Team dancer a scholarship towards tuition.
- 2024 Dynasty Team Scholarship Recipient – Reagan Solomon
- 2024 Empire Team Scholarship Recipient – Cadence Barnes
Our prestigious Dancer of the Year showcases the leadership and teamwork we value
A Step Above Dance Studio is proud to give out our prestigious Dancer of the Year award to students who show leadership, teamwork values, and who is an outstanding role model and dancer. Voted on by the Competition Team Dancers, the award is given to two dancers each year. Each Dancer of the Year wins our Dancer of the Year trophy, a slew of wonderful gifts, and the title is theirs for an entire year!
2024 Senior Dancer of the Year:
Olivia Olds
Meet Olivia
Olivia’s Favorites:
Food: Steak
Color: Blue
Movie: Kissing Booth
Book: One of Us is Lying
Song: Where The Wild Things Are by Luke Combs
Competition: CRU
Activity, other than dance: Cheer
Actor/Actress: Jacob Elordi
Season: Summer
Place to Eat: Texas Roadhouse
Snack: White Cheddar Cheez-Its
Dream Vacation: Bahamas
How many years have your attended ASA? 10 Years
Olivia’s This or That
Coke or Pepsi: Pesi
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
Winter or Fall: Fall
Hot or Cold: Hot
Red or Blue: Blue
Morning or Night: Night
Breakfast or Dinner: Dinner
Gold or Silver: Silver
Diamond or Pearl: Diamond
Wish or Dream: Wish
Cake or Ice Cream: Cake
Most Memorable ASA Dance Moment: Rolling my ankle and falling during a recreational class during the middle of the routine.
Let’s Get To Know Olivia:
My name is Olivia Olds and I am 14 years old. My parents are Christy and Doug. I have one sibling, a twin brother named Doug. I attend Allen East school and my favorite subject is English.
Another hobby I enjoy is cheer. I have been dancing for 10 years. I love dancing because I can express my emotions through movement and music. I also have amazing built in friendships that can last forever.
2024 Junior Dancer of the Year:
Harlee Osborne
Meet Harlee
Harlee’s Favorites
Food: Ice Cream
Color: Blue
Movie: Finding Nemo
Book: Junie B. Jones
Song: My solo song “Legs”
Competition: CRU
Activity, other than dance: Basketball
Actor/Actress: Josh Hutcherson
Season: Summer
Place to Eat: Chipotle
Snack: Takis
Dream Vacation: Anna Marie Island
How many years have your attended ASA? 6 years
Harlee’s This or That
Coke or Pepsi: Coke
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Winter or Fall: Fall
Hot or Cold: Hot
Red or Blue: Blue
Morning or Night: Morning
Breakfast or Dinner: Dinner
Gold or Silver: Gold
Diamond or Pearl: Diamond
Wish or Dream: Wish
Cake or Ice Cream: Cake
Most Memorable ASA Dance Moment: When me and Miss Ashley went to McDonald’s together!
Let’s Get To Know Harlee:
My name is Harlee Osborne, I am 10 years old and will be 11 on August 2nd. My parents are Craig and Sam Stone. I have an older sister named Raelee, a younger brother named Bennett, and a furbrother named Brooks. I am in 4th grade at Bluffton Elementary School. My favorite subject in school is art because I can creative.
I’ve been dancing for 6 years. I like to dance because it’s fun and I get to see my friends and learn new things. When I’m not dancing I like to play with Bennett and Brooks.
Keepers of the Dancer of the Year title!
2023
Junior – Brynn Melton
Senior – Madeleine Finch
2022
Junior – Madison Oakes
Senior – Emma McCall
2021
Junior — Bunny White
Senior — Jazz Holbrook-Phillips
2020
Junior – Lainy Wilmoth
Senior – Megan Kizer
2019
Junior – Ella LeMar
Senior – Tod Fish and Ashlee Harmon
2018
Junior – Alanah Cook
Senior – Kayleigh Boyed
2017
Junior – Addie Delph
Senior – Lillie Crowe
2016
Junior – Mackenzie Burden
Senior – Amelia Heslep
2015
Junior – Lily Webb
Senior – Olyvia Sloan
2014
Sierra Harmon
2013
Ashley Crowe
2012
Billy Foster
2011
Haylee Dunahay
2010
Jordyn Rider
2009
Danielle Denison
“I personally want to commend all your dancers from this weekend at Applause. You were all great and the respect you showed each team that won First place was awesome! Good luck in the future!”
— Tim Keever,
a parent that we competed with at a dance competition