The Awakening Tour
We celebrate the incredible diversity within the art form of performance and proudly provide a platform for all genres, age groups, and artists from every walk of life and background.
Fortune Dance Competition was founded on the belief that all styles of dance and all dancers deserve their moment to shine.
Kelsey Rose Young is a performer, teacher, and choreographer based in Detroit, Michigan. Kelsey has been on faculty with Showstopper Dance Convention, Fuzion Dance Camp, and Motor City Tap Fest. She has recently taught at the Big Apple Tap Festival, Phoenix Tap Festival, and Las Vegas Tap Festival.
In 2017, Kelsey started the Wing It Tap Intensive which travels throughout the country with numerous top instructors. She is the current director and lead choreographer for the pre-professional tap company – Detroit Tap Repertory, as well as a member of Shelby Kaufman’s tap company, G.L.Y.D.E. and Suzy Guarino- Hall’s company, TAP 24.7.
Kelsey has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as part of the DSO Educational Series and was a guest speaker at the Moving With Detroit seminar for dance educators.
In 2015, she was a contestant on the FOX Network’s So You Think You Can Dance – Season 12, and season 14.
2018 Kelsey traveled to Germany to compete in the IDO World Tap Championships. It’s there that her 3 pieces placed 4th and 5th places in the World. She also came in 2nd for the World’s Battle of the Feet.
She has had the privilege of studying under and performing alongside many of today’s most respected tap dancers and legends including Arthur Duncan, Ardie Bryant, Denise Caston, Gregg Russell, Chloe Arnold, Sarah Reich, Chris Broughton, Jenefer Miller, Suzy Guarino-Hall, and Dianne Walker.
As a choreographer, Kelsey draws from her training and range of experiences as a singer and dancer to create a style that is intricate, gritty, passionate, and entertaining. Her pieces have received many awards and accolades across the country and she is quickly becoming one of the Midwest’s premier tap choreographers.
Kelsey is a member of Cecchetti Council of America and has also studied and competed in ballroom dancing. She works independently as a choreographer for students throughout the Nation. Over the years, Kelsey has worked with Jay Sean, the Jonas Brothers, Debbie Gibson, and Radio Disney. She has performed in the Detroit, Macy’s and Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parades, at the Detroit Jazz Festival, and at TedX Detroit. She recently has performed and choreographed a half time show for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons. She has judged for dance competitions such as Dance Masters, Power of Dance, and CRU.
We created Fortune Dance Competition to break boundaries and build a space where all dancers—regardless of style, background, age, or experience—feel seen, celebrated, and empowered.
Dance is a universal language, and we believe that every form of expression deserves a stage. The dance competition world needs a program that truly welcomes everyone—where dancers of all styles, backgrounds, and levels have the opportunity to compete and feel embraced.
That’s why we created Fortune: to be an inclusive space where every dancer belongs. By praising diversity, we honor the richness of the art and the stories behind each movement.
As a former competitive dancer and now a judge in the circuit, I saw a real need for dancers who specialize in underrepresented genres to have the opportunity to showcase their talent. Too often, certain styles are overlooked or undervalued in the competitive space. Fortune Dance Competition was created to change that—to give all dancers, no matter their genre, a platform to shine.
Kelsey Rose Founder & Creator of Fortune Dance Competiition18+ Years of Age Dancers out of high school compete for FREE
We offer dressing rooms to accommodate families with both sexes so dancers can stay together. Privacy tents supplied.
Dancers, teachers and parents are welcome to learn about the importance of self-care. We also provide basic first aid items for dancers.
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