2026
Directors of the Year CURRENT Standings
What
are Directors of the year?
Each studio's SUPERStar points are added all year long together!
At Nationals, the 15 studios with
the most SUPERStar points are crowned Directors of the Year.
The TOP TWO Directors will be called DOUBLE PLATINUM Directors
of the Year
The next 8 Directors will be called PLATINUM Directors of the
Year
The next top 5 Directors will be called GOLD Directors of the
Year
NATIONAL Dance Championships 2026!
See Dance and Clogging Final Rankings
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(See all points and rankings below winners)
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As dance teachers we love
seeing a dance come together. We love seeing what we
choreograph come alive on stage! We love creating a routine
or dance vision in our head that is amazing when it’s
performed! We love watching our students grow and develop!
Our dance studio was awarded director of the year, and
that’s because we have such an amazing staff!!! I truly love
and appreciate Miss Bree, Miss Abbie, Miss Jerica, Coach
Kylee, Coach Sarah, Miss Mckell and Miss Michelle so much!
Our assistants and subs are the best: Coach Terika, Miss
Jayda, Miss Jacey, Miss Ragen, Miss Hannah and Coach Hannah!
Nicole
is the owner and director of Legacy Dance Center in Cedar
City Utah. She graduated from Southern Utah University
majoring in Dance Education and minoring in Health
Education. Nicole spent five years of her college years
dancing, choreographing, and directing the Southern Utah
University Dance Team. She is also the head coach of the
Canyon View High School Drill Team. Nicole is incredibly
grateful for all of the amazing teachers at Legacy Dance
Center whose talent, dedication, and love for their students
have helped make the studio what it is today! 
Director
Susan Crowther (Miss Susie) is the Director and owner of the
award-winning Steps Performing Arts Center in Spanish Fork,
which she created from an ambitious dream and lots of hard
work. She has been dancing and singing since the age of 2
and teaching dance, tumbling & choreography while inspiring
students for 30 years. She is a judge for many dance
competitions and scholarship pageants and is a part of the
Utah Dance Judges Association. She has won many awards and
helped direct and choreograph several programs, plays, and
productions for schools, private groups, and studios over
the years. Recently was on the creative team for a touring
youth musical, Fireside Group Heart and Voice. She has
raised many students who have grown into successful
professional dancers, choreographers & teachers. Above all,
her greatest accomplishment is raising 4 amazing kids of her
own, along with all of the many awesome dancers in her
program who have gone on to do great things with their
talents.
Diva Dance Company
Kandice and Cambria are in
their 10th year as a studio, but they have been friends for
much longer than that! Cambria and Kandice first competed a
short duet together 20 years ago and won the short duet MVP.
They love thinking back on how their studio began and how it
has grown and changed over the past 10 years. There have
been many personal and team MVP’s won, but more than winning
they have seen their students fail and get back up, cheer on
competitors, and become a proud part of this amazing
clogging family with America On Stage. K&C’s FAB 5 studio
not only teaches clogging, but offers friendships and
memories that last a lifetime. Their studio would not be
successful without their amazing teachers and behind the
scenes help. Thanks Emileigh Hillstead! The students and
parents at K&C’s FAB 5 studio are truly the best!
Maria
& Greg direct Rocky Mtn. Express Cloggers in Orem, UT. Maria
received a degree in Elementary Education, and Greg in
Mechanical Engineering-- but they quickly realized their
callings were in the dance world. RME has been going strong
since 1998, and has performed around the USA and the world!
RME's mission is to provide experiences in dance
through enriching performances and outreaches, healthy
competition, exciting tours and lifelong friendships. We
strive to preserve the traditional aspect of clogging, and
also create new ideas and concepts with modern clogging. RME
is more than just fast footwork - we represent community,
heritage, and a whole lot of heart!
LaChere was born and raised in
Morgan, Utah. She, along with her 4 FABULOUS SISTERS have
been clogging since the beginning of time… well…their time
at least! She, along with her husband and dance partner,
Randy Vawdrey , moved their family to Pocatello, ID 18 years
ago. Since living in Idaho, LaChere has blessed her students
with her talent and love of dance!! Her positive example,
keen ear for the perfect rhythm and music, her high
expectations of precision and a knack for helping each
student rise to their full potential through hard work are
just a few of the things that have inspired so many of her
dancers. With a growing studio and the everyday demands of
life, LaChere has added new teachers and staff members that
have the same expectations to help make the studio better
than ever. Recently, LaChere has welcomed her dearest
friend, emerging dance teacher and “all-around” dedicated
right hand man, Emily Wright, as a partner to the growing
studio. We truly have been blessed with the best staff, the
most dedicated students and super supportive parents ever!!
LaChere, Randy and each member of the FAB 5 family have
worked diligently to instill in each of the students and our
dance family the importance of always “SHINING THE LIGHT”!!
I’m
Bethany Hulse. Owner and Director of Extreme Rhythm
Cloggers. Lucky enough to be Mom to 4 amazing kids and one
very patient husband. This season Extreme Rhythm is
celebrating 20 years of adventure and dancing. We are
blessed with the absolute best staff and families ever. So
thankful they are willing to share their love of clogging
with our students. We love America On Stage and all that it
does to build a community of cloggers. Looking forward to
another year of competition.
Tara Osborn is the
owner/director of the Foothill Clogging in Genola, Utah.
After being away from clogging for ten years, her love for
clogging brought her back. She decided to try and share her
love of dance with all those around. Foothill loves
competing with America on Stage and performing as much as
possible. In the past 16 years they have toured as a studio
to California 3 times, Branson Missouri 2 times, and a
cruise to the Bahamas. 
“
Just 4 Clicks and Moore!” Clogging studio just started their
5th year this season. Jamie teaches and choreographs along
with her daughter Sarah. Ryan does the behind the scenes
stuff like fixing shoes, putting floors together, computer
I.T, etc. Jamie grew up clogging with Hay Day Cloggers In
Kaysville, Utah and then danced a couple years at Steele
Family. She took a break from clogging when her and Ryan got
married. They have 4 wonderful kids. Jamie came back to
clogging when Nicole Moyes started “Just 4 Clicks” studio
and asked her to teach. She taught there for 8 years and
opened her own studio when Nicole’s studio closed. It has
always been Jamie’s dream to own a clogging studio and to
teach! She is so thankful for the support of her family and
dance family. We are thankful for the friendships and
support of other studios and love being a part of America On
Stage
NRG has been established for 19
years... It is staffed and ran by family. NRG has so much
love and cherishes all their dance families and students so
much. The families we have met along the way have been such
a blessing in our lives. Vickie Neilson runs ALL behind the
scenes from tours, registeration, shoe orders, make-up and
we all know the list goes on and on. Ashley Fewkes runs the
students lol choreography, music and etc. She also has 2
daughters that help her out tremendously and do an
incredible job. Presley Fewkes who is 13, she is a
cheerleader at North Layton Jr High and 2019 MVP Female
freestyle title holder and EvVah Fewkes who is 11 and In
Student Government at her school is 2018 MVP Rookie winner.
Together they are quite the team. Vickie has been in the
clogging business for years it goes way back to Brian and
the Steele Family Cloggers. She loves those memories. Her
Husband is Frank Neilson, they have been married for 43
years and together they have 5 children, 20 grandchildren
and just recently in September joined the Great Grandma and
Grandpa club and loving it. She has been doing daycare for
35+ years. I think it's safe to say she adores children.
Ashley has been clogging since the age of 8 and teaching
since 11. She has been married to her "Clogging" sweetheart
Preston Fewkes for almost 15 years. They have 4 children.
Presley 13, EvVah 11, Tyce 9 and then 2 year old Madden.
Ashley has also been a cosmetologist for 16 years. Vickie
and Ashley love clogging and love owning a studio to be able
to share their love for dance with all their amazing hard
working and so very talented students. Thank you to America
on Stage for all they do for the clogging world and love
they give for all of us to share our talents. A very BIG
Good luck to NRG this season, we love you!!!
What
started as a shared vision in 2014 has grown into something
so much bigger than dance. Hailey & Adison Hillstead,
directors of Ground Control Studio in Twin Falls, Idaho,
believe success is about more than trophies and titles. It’s
about challenging dancers to reach their potential, building
confidence, and teaching lessons in teamwork, dedication,
and perseverance that last a lifetime.
I
am Madison Kingsbury and I am the Competition Director of
Idaho Rhythm. I have been in a leadership role at IDR for 4
years and have been teaching for 8 years. I have received
many awards and accolades over the years, and I am honored
to be receiving Director of the Year on behalf of not only
myself, but all of the teachers and staff members at our
amazing studio! Idaho Rhythm has been in the dance world
since 1983, and has been a staple in the local community. We
believe that lessons in the classroom are lessons for life
and have a 360 degree vision of building great kids, not
just great dancers. My greatest passion and privilege is
watching these great kids learn and grow and improve. This
award is not just a testament to how hard our studio works
to provide quality lessons, but how awesome, talented, and
dedicated our kids and families are! I'm grateful for the
opportunity to share my love for dance with the next
generation, and grateful to AOS for building such a
wonderful tight knit village of dancers!
Hi! I’m Kasandra Parker -
director of In Step Clogging in Rigby, Idaho. This is our
19th year as a studio! We are loving what we’re doing and
loving all the students we get to interact with! 
Veva
Ahlstrom was born and raised in Morgan, Utah, where her
family jokes that her first walking step was actually a
dance step. She grew up trying to keep up with her older
sisters dancing, and once she was old enough and skilled
enough, she finally got to join her sisters on the big dance
stage officially: and the Fab 5 was created! After
college, she moved to Mesa, Arizona with her husband, where
she taught school and started her own dance program. Soon
after, The Fab 5 made it to the Top 10 Finals of America's
Got Talent in 2009. This wonderful adventure led to the
official creation of Veva's Fab 5 Studio! She has been
teaching for years, and has enjoyed every opportunity to
give kids a positive experience, a positive environment,
positive opportunities, and positive memories. She wants her
dancers to be successful on the dance floor, but her deepest
desire is that they will become successful in life! Her
sisters have been a huge influence on her life, and have
helped her along the way to run her program. She could
not have done it without them, and still enjoys learning
from them. She is a member of The All-American Hall of
Fame, as well as the Ring of Glory. She has
individually won multiple MVP's, her teams have won MVP's,
as well as multiple Overall Studio Trophies, and multiple
Overall High Score Trophies. She looks forward to more
opportunities for growth for her dancers and program.