RAD WA Diana de Vos-Beck Awards
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia has announced the winners of its annual ballet Awards Day in Western Australia which only this year was named after local dance figure Diana de Vos-Beck.
The inaugural Diana de Vos OAM MA FRAD Awards saw over 100 young dance students from across the state compete on the 25 November. Diana de Vos is a former dancer with he West Australian Ballet, a RAD Registered Teacher, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Dance and recipient of the RAD's prestigious President's Award. Diana was also awarded an Order of Australia medal in 2015 for service to the performing arts through dance. Diana was joined in her deliberations by fellow adjudicator Daryl Brandwood. We have listed the above grade level award winners below.
Diana was joined in her deliberations by fellow adjudicator Daryl Brandwood. We have listed the above grade level award winners below.
INTERMEDIATE FOUNDATION
1st Isabella Lockyer (training at Samantha Jane School of Ballet)
Runner Up Charlie Travia (Katharine Mantle Performing Arts Academy)
Adjudicator's Scholarship Award Bryn Davies (Katharine Mantle Performing Arts Academy)
Adjudicator's Encouragement Award Sasha King (Katharine Mantle Performing Arts Academy)
INTERMEDIATE
1st Isabella Smith (West Australian School of Dance)
Runner Up Alexis Mclean (West Australian School of Dance)
Adjudicators Scholarship Award Ella Ravat (Samantha Jane School of Ballet)
Adjudicator's Encouragement Award Jiselle Hammond (Katharine Mantle Performing Arts Academy)
Adjudicator's Encouragement Award Isabella Triscari (Katharine Mantle Performing Arts Academy)
ADVANCED FOUNDATION
1st Felice Davies (Katharine Mantle Performing Arts Academy)
Runner Up Anna McRae (Dance Classique)
Adjudicator's Encouragement Award Monet Hinscliff (Katharine Mantle Performing Arts Academy)
ADVANCED 1
1st Indiana Scott (West Australian School of Dance)
Runner Up Isobel Chamberlain (Katharine Mantle Performing Arts Academy)
Adjudicator's Encouragement Award Justine Marcov (West Australian School of Dance)
Adjudicator's Artistic Award Tina Xu (John Curtin College of the Arts)
ADVANCED 2
1st Maddison Carr (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts)
Runner Up Eliot Dunn (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts)
Adjudicator's Encouragement Award Madeleine Gill (John Curtin College of the Arts)
Adjudicator's Encouragement Award Indiana McCann (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts)
OTHER AWARDS
Diana de Vos Overall Winner Junior (Scholarship to Summer Dance 19)
Kayla Santoso (Dance Venture)
Diana de Vos Overall Senior Winner (Scholarship to Summer Dance 19)
Indiana Scott (West Australian School of Dance)
WA Regional Advisory Panel Award to a Male Vocational Dancer (Scholarship to Boys Dance 19 SA)
Eliot Dunn (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts).