Two teams from the Auburn Dance Academy are finalists in a national dance contest.

After receiving more than 90,000 entries from throughout the nation to audition for the Disney dance competition, Make Your Mark, the Auburn teams were among six contestants selected as finalists to compete.

A brother and sister duo – Chris and Starley Carrington, represents one team.  The Bx5 Crew, comprised of Jalen Forward, Brady Moore, Marcus Rasmussen, Levi Carrington and Anthony Morigi, ages 10-13, represents the other team. The Bx5 Crew has been dancing for only a year.

After being selected, the teams flew to Los Angeles to rehearse and tape their final performance before a live studio audience. The show will be aired on the Disney Channel at 8 p.m. Friday.

After the show, there will be a two-hour window for voting and the results will be announced October 21st.

Anyone can vote online.  Visit makeyourmark.disney.go.com/finalists2012 to register and preview the dancers ahead of time. You also can vote by text or phone.

It is a remarkable honor for the dancers, the studio, and its owners, Jennifer and Peter Carrington who have been teaching dance to children of this community for several years. The academy offers ballet, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, tap and singing lessons.