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By Nigel Maxwell

Dance

Stars on Stage lights up Prince Albert

Mar 21, 2025 | 5:02 PM

Acknowledging this is her graduation year, Prince Albert’s Ella Attree says the feeling is surreal.

The 17-year-old is both performing and coaching at this weekend’s Stars on Stage competition in Prince Albert. The event, which is being held at the E.A. Rawlinson Centre, features over 400 dancers, who are representing seven different studios.

“For some of them it’s their first competition so the nerves are definitely there,” Attree said, adding she does her best to remind her students it’s also meant to be a fun competition.

Inspired by her old sister, who also trained at Performing Arts Warehouse, Attree has been dancing since she was about five years old. She then began competing when she was nine.

“I’ve learned so many experiences and I’ve had so much fun and I’m really excited to finish it off,” she said.

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The participating studios this weekend include Dance Aberdeen, Tri-Community Dance Club from La Ronge, Melfort Dance Centre, Nipawin School of Dance, Prince Albert’s Performing Arts Warehouse, Pure Energy Dance Company out of Saskatoon and Tisdale Dance Centre.

The competition incorporates a variety of dance styles including jazz, tap and ballet. Attree, who can still recall her own first time stepping on stage, said the main message she tells the younger students is just go out there and try your best.

“And for most of them they have more than one competition so if the one dance goes bad it’s not a big deal,” she explained.

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