OTTAWA — Klaira Hayes, Grace Snethen and Alivia Sharp were recognized at the Aug. 2 annual recital at Spotlight Dance Academy. Former Iolan, Mallory Melvin Watkins, owns the Academy.
Hayes is the daughter of Jared and Mallory Watkins, Lawrence, and granddaughter of Mick and Mona Melvin, Iola.
Both Hayes and Snethen are great-granddaughters of Jeanne Ann Percy, Iola.
Sharp is the daughter of Jessica Sharp, Ottawa, and granddaughter of Don and Marilyn Sharp, Iola.
Hayes will also perform in November at the National All-American Miss Pageant as an All-American Miss Kansas Pre-Teen representative for ages 10-12. Her talent is a song-and-dance routine to “New York, New York,” choreographed by her aunt, Marah McFadden.
Snethen and Sharp have been named to the Ottawa High School Cyclonettes dance team for 2020-21.
