Beaver Dam’s Manny Wilke closed the door on a decorated youth dance career with multiple national titles at the Platinum National Dance Competition in Nashville, Tennessee last week with Elite Dance Centre. Wilke was part of four national championship dances in Nashville with his solo tap routine “Days Like This” scoring the highest of over 700 dances at the event.
The 2025 Beaver Dam High School grad started dancing at the age of four and has won numerous national championships and awards during his youth dance career. He also had a one year stint on the Milwaukee Young Bucks dance team at Fiserv Forum during Bucks home games in the 2022-23 NBA season.
“Manny started dancing with me at just 6 years old, and watching him grow into not only a national first place champion but also a dedicated teacher at Elite Dance Centre has been one of the greatest honors of my career.” Elite Dance Centre owner Scott Topel told DailyDodge.com. “His talent is undeniable, but it’s his heart, work ethic, and leadership that truly make him stand out. He’s everything we hope our dancers become.”
Wilke will attend UW-Milwaukee this fall where he will perform with the Milwaukee Panther Dance Team. He will also major in dance at Milwaukee.
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