The Royal Academy of Dance Victorian/Tasmanian regional panel recently held its 2019 Audrey Nicholls Grade Awards at the Australian Ballet studios in Melbourne.
Held over two Sundays on September 8 and 15, the event was deemed a terrific success, with 275 students entering and in excess of 300 audience members to support them. The adjudicators were Australian Ballet principal artist Robyn Hendricks and Panel Patron Audrey Nicholls.
Congratulations to:
OVERALL WINNER
ERIN HOLT (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
MALE ONLY #PROJECT B
LUCAS PROJKOSKI (POINT COOK PERFORMING ARTS)
CAITLYN MARTIN (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
AWARD FOR MOST POTENTIAL GRADES 1 - 3
LUCAS PROJKOSKI (POINT COOK PERFORMING ARTS)
RUNNER-UP GRADES 1 - 3
NATALIE HEW (ACADEMY OF DANCE VICTORIA)
AWARD FOR MOST POTENTIAL GRADES 4 - 5
ZOE MUSCAT (JANE MOORE ACADEMY OF BALLET)
RUNNER-UP GRADES 4 - 5
LEON BOWMAN (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
GRADE 1
FIRST PLACE
ISLA GRAHAM (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
ARTISTRY
MACY MACDONALD (JANE MOORE ACADEMY OF BALLET)
SECOND PLACE
REBECCA HILL( FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
THIRD PLACE
BRIDGETTE McLEOD (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
ENCOURAGEMENT
GILLIAN BERG (ACADEMY OF DANCE VICTORIA)
HONOURABLE MENTION
NEVE COPE (ACADEMY OF DANCE VICTORIA)
ANNABEL GROOMBRIDGE WEST POINTE BALLET ACADEMY
VERONIKA JABLONCIK EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY
PIPER SIEGEL DANCE DESIRES
DANA SPIVAK DANCE DESIRES
AVA QUARRELL FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS
GRADE 2
FIRST PLACE
LUCAS PROJKOSKI (POINT COOK PERFORMING ARTS)
ARTISTRY
AMELIA LONG (JANE MOORE ACADEMY OF BALLET)
SECOND PLACE
AMELIA ANDERSON (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
THIRD PLACE
MAX HARVIE (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
ENCOURAGEMENT
ADDISON BARBER (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
HONOURABLE MENTION
MACY HARVIE (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
ISABEL SAGONA (WEST POINTE BALLET ACADEMY)
ADDISON SHEPHERD (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
GRACE TAYLOR (JANE MOORE ACADEMY OF BALLET)
JASPER ZAJACEK-TIEW (DANCESCAPE)
EMILY ZHANG (BRIAN NOLAN ACADEMY OF DANCE)
GRADE 3
FIRST PLACE
NATALIE HEW (ACADEMY OF DANCE VICTORIA)
ARTISTRY
MATILDA WHELAN (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
SECOND PLACE
ELLA-ROSE LAH (WEST POINTE BALLET ACADEMY)
THIRD PLACE
LEO O’LOUGHLIN (BRUNSWICK SCHOOL OF DANCE)
ENCOURAGEMENT
MAYA BOWMAN (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
HONOURABLE MENTION
ZARA AZZOPARDI (BOYD ACADEMY OF DANCE)
ALEXIA CAMPBELL (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
ISABELLA INGMIRE (SHARON LAWRENCE ACADEMY OF DANCE)
COSETTE SAYASANE (ANITA COUTTS SCHOOL OF DANCE)
CHLOE SHEN CHRISTA CAMERON SCHOOL OF BALLET
MACKENZI WILLIAMS (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
GRADE 4
FIRST PLACE
CAITLYN MARTIN (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
ARTISTRY
ZOE MUSCAT (JANE MOORE ACADEMY OF BALLET)
SECOND PLACE
CHARLIZE DUCK (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
THIRD PLACE
ELODIE LAMONT (REBEKAH DAVEY ACADEMY OF DANCE)
ENCOURAGEMENT
AVA NUNN (JANE MOORE ACADEMY OF BALLET)
HONOURABLE MENTION
BETH BRAZ (WEST POINTE BALLET ACADEMY)
JAMIE FUREY (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
BLAKE GOODMAN (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
ATTICUS HAMILTON (BRUNSWICK SCHOOL OF DANCE)
AIMEE PHAM (BRIAN NOLAN ACADEMY OF DANCE)
HANNAH WING (MICHELLE SLATER PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO)
GRADE 5
FIRST PLACE
ERIN HOLT (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
ARTISTRY
LUCA PEZZIMENTI (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
SECOND PLACE
SARITA MULLER (EXPRESSIONS BALLET ACADEMY)
THIRD PLACE
LEON BOWMAN (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
ENCOURAGEMENT
EMOGEN GOUGH (NATIONAL THEATRE BALLET SCHOOL)
HONOURABLE MENTION
LANA FAILLA (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
EMMA HENRY (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
EMMA MORRIS (JANE MOORE ACADEMY OF BALLET)
JORAM ROBERTSON (FLASHDANCE PERFORMING ARTS)
LILY SCHLAKHT (THE ACADEMY OF CLASSICAL BALLET)
LUCIA SCHWERDT (JANE MOORE ACADEMY OF BALLET)