A team of 17 Brantford and area women returned from the World Dance Showdown in Indianapolis last weekend with not only memories of fun times, but a bevy of awards to boot.

STOMPtastic, a line dancing team led by instructor Joan Minnery, was the recipient of four gold awards, one silver, and the World Dance Team grand championship.

The team’s success was rewarding given the hard work put in over the past year.

“At the very beginning I promised them we were going to do two or four contests (categories) and I entered them in 16,” Minnery shared. “They forgave me but there was a moment on the weekend when someone said ‘Joan, whose idea was this?’”

The team began practicing their routines in December 2024, and with six weeks to go before the competition, was practising for two to three hou

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