Honors and Awards

*SKIP won the US National ShowStopper Teen Championship in Orlando, Florida. They also received the highest score given by the judges during the one week competition.
*SKIP choreographer, Brian Esperon won the prestigious Logitech Song Breaker Award
*SKIP honored by the Pacific Daily News PIKA as Guam’s Best Studio - 2021

*SKIP was selected to represent Guam at the Kennedy Center’s Arts Across America series
*SKIP trained dancer & choreographer, Brian Esperon was the first dancer/choreographer to reach 1 million followers on YouTube and TikTok
*SKIP honored by the Pacific Daily News PIKA as Guam’s Best Studio - 2020

*Selected to represent Guam at the World’s Largest International Dance Finals, the Dance World Cup - Braga, Portugal 20,000 competitors from 61 countries competed for the championship. SKIP was named the 1st runner up in the championship out of 6,000 entries.
*Brian Esperson was named best choreographer of the year
*SKIP honored by the Pacific Daily News PIKA as Guam’s Best Studio - 2019

*SKIP won the coveted Showbiz Group Icon Award which is earned by the group receiving the highest score of the entire National Finals in Anaheim.

*KAR Overall National Champions, Las Vegas
*MOVE Overall National Champions, Palm Springs

*Winners of the World Supremacy Battlegrounds – Australia
*ShowBiz National Jr Champions, Daytona Beach
*5678 Jr and Sr Canadian National Championship
*Dance World Cup National Champions, Montreal Canada

*Winners of the Overall Dance Championship at the
International Grand Prix Festival in Barcelona Spain
*Special Guest Performers – Heaven, Marbella Spain

*Hall Of Fame Overall Championship Junior Division, Las Vegas
*Hall of Fame Overall Championship in Teen, Senior Division, Las Vegas

*ShowBiz National Jr Champions, Daytona Beach
*ShowBiz National ICON award Daytona Beach
*StarPower National Most Entertaining Award Orlando
*StarPower National Showmanship Award Orlando

*Winners of the Overall Dance Championship at the
*Canadian ShowTime National Finals – Vancouver BC – SR Division
*Winners of the Dance World Cup – Vancouver BC – SR Division
*Selected for Callbacks for the ABDC Television Series

*Winners of the Overall Dance Championship at the
International Grand Prix Festival in Cesena, Italy
Special Guest Performers – Heaven, Marbella Spain
BattleGround – Varsity 4th Place Champions, Sydney Australia
Selected to Showcase at the World of Dance, Honolulu Hawaii

Selected to perform in Precious Land, Tokyo Japan
* Winners of the 2nd Overall National Dance Championship at StarPower National Dance Finals in Las Vegas

* Winners of the Overall Dance Championship at Showbiz National Dance Finals in Dallas Texas

*Winners of the Overall Dance Championship at the Canadian ShowTime National Finals – Vancouver BC – SR Division
*Winners of the Overall Dance Championship at the Canadian ShowTime National Finals – Vancouver BC – JR Division
*StarPower National JR Champions, Las Vegas
*StarPower National Small Group SR Champions, Las Vegas
*Brian Esperon – Mr StarPower – 3rd Runner Up
*AJ Arizala – Mr Jr StarPower – 2nd Runner Up

*Winners of the Overall Dance Championship at the International Grand Prix Festival in Prague, Czech Republic
*Winners of the Overall Choreography Championship at the International Grand Prix Festival in Prague, Czech Republic
*Brian Esperon - Recipient of SR Overall Modern Talent Award at the International Grand Prix Festival in Prague, Czech Republic
*AJ Arizala - Recipient of JR Overall Modern Talent Award at the International Grand Prix Festival in Prague, Czech Republic
*Patrick Wolff - Recipient of the Outstanding Performance International Grand Prix Festival in Prague, Czech Republic
*Recipient of the "Young Ambassadors" recognition by the Governor of Guam

*SKIP Dancers were selected by Dance Spirit Magazine as one of the top 50 GROUPS ON THE MOVE for the entire United States!
*Tony Francisco selected to tour with Ricky Martin

*SKIP Dancers were selected as the Star Performers in the new nationally televised weekly series in the Philippines, Club TV on ABC-5 Television
*ShowBiz National Pre-Teen Champions, Arlington, Texas
*ShowBiz Nationals - Best Choreography Award, Arlington, Texas
*StarPower National Pre-Teen Small Group Champions, New Orleans, LA
*StarPower National Sr. Large Group Champions, New Orleans, LA
*StarPower Nationals - Best Choreography Award
*StarPower Nationals - Most Entertaining Award
*Chloe Kernaghan – first from Guam, admitted into the Tisch School of the Performing Arts, NYU on Scholarship
*Michael Lomeka selected for the Celine Dion “New Day” Show in Las Vegas

*ShowTime Canadian National Jr. Overall Champions, Niagara Falls, Canada
*ShowTime Canadian National Sr. Overall Champions, Niagara Falls, Canada
*StarPower National Jr. Small Group Champions, Ocean City, Md.
*ShowCase Australian National First Runner Up Champions, Gold Coast, Australia
*Tony Francisco selected to tour with Paulina Rubio
*Tracy Sablan selected as Dance Captain at the University of San Francisco

*6th Overall Champions at the Showstopper National Finals, Myrtle Beach, SC
*Tony Francisco selected to tour with Britney Spears
*Justina Caguioa – selected as Hawaii Pacific University Assistant Dance Director

*Winners of the Overall Dance Championship at the International Grand Prix Festival in Cesena, Italy
*Brian Aflague - Recipient of Overall Modern Talent Award at the International Grand Prix Festival in Cesena, Italy
*Michael Lomeka - Named one of the Top Choreographers at the International Grand Prix Festival in Cesena, Italy
*Recipient of the "Young Ambassadors" recognition by the Governor of Guam

*Sponsored Mikhail Baryshnikov and the White Oak Dance Project on Guam including locally trained SKIP dancer Michael Lomeka
*ShowStopper National Junior Dance Television Champions
*Starlight National Junior First Runner-up
*Recipient of the Congressional Record

*Showtime National Finals Champions - Vancouver, British Columbia
*Starlight "Battle of the Stars" National Champions
*Tanisha Franquez selected as a Rainbow Dancer at UH

*Selected to perform during the South Pacific Games Ceremonies
*Trained with Gregg Russell and Al Bee
*Sponsored and Performed with Gregg Russell from Los Angeles

*Regency National Dance Champions
*StarPower National Dance Finals
*Matt Wolff recipient – highest dance scholarship from U Mass
*Sponsored and Performed with Wats on Dance from Palm Springs

*Staged performances at the Jazz Dance World Congress in Germany
*People’s Choice Award – audience vote at the World Congress
*Starbound National Dance Champions
*Michael Lomeka – selected to tour with Mikhail Baryshnikov
*Sponsored and Performed with Masashi Action Machine from Nagoya

*International Choreographic Champions-Jazz Dance World Congress Kennedy Canter (79 international groups competed) Leo’s Gold Award
*Selected to compete on the televised STARPOWER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (judge’s highest score)
*ShowBiz National Dance Champions
*StarPower National Dance Champions
*Michael Lomeka – first from Guam to graduate from the Juilliard School of Dance
*Michael Lomeka – debuted on Broadway in the “King and I”

*ShowBiz National Dance Champions
*StarPower National Dance Champions
*Selected to compete in the 1996 Jazz Dance Congress International Choreographic Competition
*Sponsored and performed with Hollywood Mix from Los Angeles
*Tammy Torres – selected to train at the London Contemporary Dance Company
*Danica Benavente. Kristan McCauley, DeeAnn Camacho StarPower National Duet-Trio Champions

*ShowBiz National Dance Champions
*DeeAnn Camacho selected as Miss National ShowBiz
*Teena Benavente & Michael Lomeka – ShowBiz National Duet Champions

*Star Search 1993 (Brandon Knapp, Danica Benavente, DeeAnn Camacho,Karina Dolorin, Francine Saymo)
*Selected for Winners Showcase, Los Angeles (DeeAnn Camacho, Justina Caguioa, Karina Dolorin, Kristan McCauley)
*ShowBiz National Dance Champions
*StarLight National Dance Champions
*DeeAnn Camacho – StarLight National Solo Champion
*Brandon Knapp & DeeAnn Camacho – Starlight National Duet Champions *Recipient of the Governor’s Art Award for Contemporary Dance Group

*ShowBiz National Dance Champions
*Michael Lomeka selected as Mr. National ShowBiz
*Michael Lomeka & Karina Dolorin – ShowBiz National Duet Champions
*ShowStopper National Small Group Champions
*DeeAnn Camacho-ShowStopper National Solo Champion
*Selected to represent Guam at the Chamorro Cultural Fair in San Diego, CA *Recipient of the Governor’s Art Award for Contemporary Dance Group
*StarLight National Dance Champions
*DeeAnn Camacho – StarLight National Solo Champion

*International Star Search (63 countries) – (Michael Lomeka, Dominick SanGil & TammyTorres)
*ShowBiz National Dance Champions
*Regency National All Around Champions
*Michael Lomeka – Regency National Solo Champion
*Selected to represent Guam at the Chamorro Cultural Fair in Fairfield, CA
*Recipient of the Governor’s Art Award for Contemporary Dance Group

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*Regency National All Around Champions
*Tammy Torres-Regency National Solo Champion
*Selected to represent Guam at the “First Night” celebration in Honolulu
*Recipient of the Governor’s Art Award for Contemporary Dance Group

*Selected to perform at the First Guam Cultural Fair in California
*Recipient of the Governor’s Art Award for Contemporary Dance Group
*Sponsored and performed with the San Francisco Jazz Dance Company

*Selected as Most Outstanding Off-Island Tour Promotion by GVB
*Opening Act for Menudo on Guam
*Sponsored and performed with the Manila Metropolis Ballet Dance Company

*Numerous Television Appearances in Manila, PI
*Opening Act for Natalie Cole on Guam

*Selected to Perform for the International Congress of Pediatrics in Honolulu

*First U.S. Mainland 20 City Tour – Including Disneyland

*Children’s Productions, Inc. launches the dance program, “Sunshine Kids In Production” - SKIP

*The musical, “Candy Man” is written and directed by Children’s Productions, Inc

*Children’s Productions is incorporated as a Non-Profit Organization