ORLANDO, FLA – After winning the People's Choice award at the Candance nationals dance competition in Orlando, FLA, Perkins School of the Arts and its dancers have announced they will be giving back to the community with a $1,000 donation to the American Cancer Society.

“[The People's Choice award] is the most exciting award for me because it's important for me to give back to this small community,” said Amber Perkins, Owner of Perkins School of the Arts. “Sure, you can win a million trophies and that's great, but when you can actually give something back as a result of all our hard work––it's really special.”

Perkins said the 2017 Candance nationals dance competition in Orlando was the 11th time Perkins School of the Arts earned a nationals title.

Members from Candance in Toronto, Canada will be traveling to Norwich at the end of September to attend the check presentation from Perkins School of the Arts to the American Cancer Society.

“It's pretty exciting all of this happening in our small town,” said Perkins. “We're really trying to keep the arts alive here––it's a little slice of heaven. And clearly there's a lot of talent here, too.”

In addition to winning the People's Choice award, a number of Perkins School of the Arts dancers earned individual awards at the Candance competition as well.