Greenwood dance studio scrambles to replace stolen items days before national competition

GREENWOOD, Ind. — Members of a Greenwood dance studio are operating as fast as they can to rebuild and swap things that have been inside of an devices trailer stolen from the studio’s parking ton more than the weekend.

The initiatives have increased in urgency mainly because a lot of of the stolen props and established pieces will be needed at a countrywide dance opposition in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee this weekend.

Inspire Dance Enterprise Studio Director Trista Horner states the theft occurred some time concerning 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

“We arrived in Monday for rehearsals, and it was long gone,” Horner reported.

Horner reported equipment isn’t normally stored in the trailer. However, the studio had lately executed at a recital and the trailer was to be unloaded on Monday.

Right after the first shock of the crime arrived the realization that the workforce was just a couple of times from leaving for nationals, and several props and established parts necessary for the opposition have been abruptly gone.

“Everybody was just form of sick from it,” Horner said. “These children operate so challenging, and 34 young children ended up just heartbroken on Monday.”

“We didn’t have any of the props, and for some of our dances, we need to have to use all the props,” explained 11-year-previous team member Jacob Osburn.

“I just instructed them we’ll determine it out,” Horner claimed. “Whatever we have to do to get you to nationals and performing, we’ll do it.”

At that position, Horner states crew members and their people responded to the new problem.  

“Literally by that day, moms and dads ended up heading to Dwelling Depot, they ended up buying matters left and right,” she reported.

For the final 3 times, concerning lessons and rehearsals, staff users and their family members have spent extended several hours rebuilding system boxes, set backdrops and other props that will be necessary on phase this weekend. They’ve also been purchasing more compact objects to be utilised as hand props for the duration of competition.  

The clock is ticking, as the workforce leaves Thursday for Tennessee.

“And the dad and mom have stepped up and worked extensive several hours, but I believe we’re just about there,” Horner mentioned.

“I’ve put in a lot more time in the studio this 7 days than I at any time have,” claimed 14-calendar year-outdated Gabby Julien. “And it’s just been ridiculous how our workforce came collectively in considerably less than a few times.”

“We’ve all pitched in and helped out a lot,” mentioned 13-calendar year-previous Savana Robb. “So I truly feel like we’re going to be ready, and we’ve virtually got them all completed, which is great.”

At this stage, Horner feels great about being geared up for nationals this weekend. The props are almost completed, and the group has one more trailer on short term personal loan.

Further than this weekend, on the other hand, it could nevertheless choose 1000’s of bucks to substitute various tumbling mats and a stability beam that had been misplaced when the trailer was stolen.  

A everlasting trailer will also need to be ordered if the stolen one particular isn’t discovered and returned. History has proven that is a possibility. In truth, this is the 3rd time this exact same trailer has been stolen in the very last quite a few decades. It has been identified and returned twice right before. Horner hopes that will happen yet again this time, even if it’s not in time for this weekend’s levels of competition.

“It’s really aggravating, and it just will make me, it just would make me mad that they’re stealing from generally the children,” she explained.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft as Horner is inquiring everybody to hold an eye out for it. The two-wheel trailer is white with a streak of pink paint on the ideal aspect. It has an Indiana trailer license plate of “TR354ZCL.”