December 23, 2024

Newton dancers make semi-finals at state fair

Newton residents Lainey VanderSchel, 10, Chloe Rorabaugh, 11, Rylinn Peterson, 11, and Emma Noel, 11, perform a jazz dance in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. The local group was among five Sprout division acts (ages 2-12) to have advanced to the semi-final round in Bill Riley’s 58th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.