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Team Canada East and West after winning silver and gold medals. Canada lead the championship in medal standings with 57 medals, 24 golds.
Modern formation group, Silence is the Loudest Sound, after winning their gold medal with
choreographer Stephanie Rutherford.
Chicago jazz formation group with their choreographer Christie McKay-Hofland, after winning the
silver medal.
Dancers bring home both medals and unforgettable memories
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The event also helped her
improve as a dancer, "not
just technically but also in
my performance skills."
"I was able to go to Hol-
land during my trip to meet
some relatives, which was a
really great experience,"
Mikayla said. "I came home
with a gold and silver medal,
and all together Canada fin-
ished with the highest medal
count. I am very thankful for
all the support that was
given throughout my
community and am very
proud to say that I repre-
sented Canada at the World
Dance Championships."
Her sister Kaitlyn Dowler
also shared some thoughts on
her experience, which she's
grateful she was able to share
with her teammates and make
new friends.
"Being on Team Canada
allowed me to make lifelong
friends and memories," she
said. "On my trip, I saw many
interesting things including
ancient castles and old villages.
The highlight of my trip would
definitely be representing Can-
ada and winning the Silver
medal!'
She also enjoyed visiting Hol-
land, and Belgium and said it
was interesting to see the differ-
ent style of dancing the other
countries had to offer.
"Every country was out-
standing but Poland and
South Korea were definitely
our biggest competition,"
Kaitlyn said. "I am very
grateful that I got to share
the stage with some of the
best dancers in the world."
Ripley's Taylor Pollard said
being part of Team Canada
helped her improve on the
technical elements of her
dancing, as well as make
some new friends for life,
while enjoying the sights of
Germany.
"At the beginning of prac-
tices I didn't really know
what I was getting myself
into... they were long, hard
and I didn't know a lot of the
girls," Taylor said. "As they
went on, I became accus-
tomed to the choreography,
the choreographers and
became friends with all of
the other dancers on the
team."
She said arriving in Ger-
many was "definitely"
overwhelming.
"These were the best of the
best from around the world,
I was excited to see how
other countries interpreted
dance," she said. "Every
country was so amazing but
Poland and South Korea
really stood out to be
because they were so unique
and nothing I had ever seen
before."
Taylor said when her team
won the Gold and Silver
medals, she felt "prouder
than I ever have and felt like
all of my hard work and
training had officially paid
off."
"I was so proud to be able
to represent my country,
especially to be able to do it
with my best friends.
The training for Team
Canada was all in the GTA
area with the girls going
there for a few weeks in the
summer and every Sunday
leading up to the departure
for Germany.