• Hamish Giddens. Senior Mens Classical 1st Prize Winner. Photo Credit LKStudios.
    Hamish Giddens. Senior Mens Classical 1st Prize Winner. Photo Credit LKStudios.
  • April Langstraat. Junior Women's Classical 1st Prize Winner. Photo Credit LK Studios.
    April Langstraat. Junior Women's Classical 1st Prize Winner. Photo Credit LK Studios.
  • Georgia Lorange. Senior Womens Classical 1st Prize Winner. Photo credit LK Studios.
    Georgia Lorange. Senior Womens Classical 1st Prize Winner. Photo credit LK Studios.
  • Elih Egan. Junior Mens Classical 1st Prize Winner. Photo Credit LK Studios.
    Elih Egan. Junior Mens Classical 1st Prize Winner. Photo Credit LK Studios.
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Youth Grand Prix Sydney

15 October 2024
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The Youth America Grand Prix team returned to Sydney in early October for the second annual Youth Grand Prix semi-final competition in Australia. Competitors travelled to Sydney from across the Asia-Pacific region to take part.

Over five days (1-5 October) Chatswood’s Concourse Theatre and Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Walsh Bay Studios hosted classes and performances adjudicated by judges including Robert Parker (Elmhurst Ballet School, Artistic Director), Grace Holmes (San Francisco Ballet School Director), Damien Welch (Former Principal, Australian Ballet) and Aram Manukyan (Alberta Ballet School, Director Trainee Program).

The main prizes were awarded to:

SENIOR AGE DIVISION

Classical – Women

  1. Georgia Lorange (17) Independent, Australia
  2. Yve-Noelle Bollinger (15) Amanda Bollinger Dance Academy, Australia
  3. Maya Kingsmill (15) Tanya Pearson Academy Australia

Classical – Men

  1. Hamish Giddens (17) Independent, New Zealand
  2. Oscar Taggart (15) Alegria Dance Studios, Australia
  3. Ernesto Polack Young (17) Alegria Dance Studios, Australia

Contemporary – Women

  1. Isabella Chao (18) Alegria Dance Studios, Australia
  2. Georgia Lorange (17) Independent, Australia
  3. Yve-Noelle Bollinger (15) Amanda Bollinger Dance Academy, Australia

Contemporary – Men

  1. Ernesto Polack Young (17) Alegria Dance Studios, Australia
  2. Mohamad Ali Dib (17) Alegria Dance Studios, Australia
  3. Luke Antcliffe (15) Dance North Academy, Sydney

JUNIOR AGE DIVISION

Classical – Women

  1. April Langstraat (14) Independent, New Zealand
  2. Xirui Xu (13) Queensland Dance Centre, Australia
  3. Ellie Liao (12) Mount Eden Ballet Academy, New Zealand AND Zoe Wijemanne (13) Classical Coaching with Claire Campbell (Mahon), Australia

Classical – Men

  1. Elih Egan (14) Stocktons Bella Ballerinas, Australia
  2. Louis Alexiou (14) The McDonald College, Australia
  3. Jake McDonnell (14) Independent, Australia

Contemporary – Women

  1. Livinia Hamilton (12) Bergen Lavelle Classical Coaching, Australia
  2. Scarlett Weaver (14) Dance North Academy, Australia
  3. Lila Forkes (12) Independent, Australia AND April Langstraat (14) Independent, New Zealand

Contemporary – Men

  1. Louis Alexiou (14) The McDonald College, Australia
  2. Elih Egan (14) Stocktons Bella Ballerinas, Australia
  3. Brent Helm (14) Independent, Australia

PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION

Classical – Men & Women

  1. WeiYi Ma (10) Ballerina Art House, China
  2. Chen Le Xiang Melbourne Academy of the Arts, Australia
  3. Annie Li (10) We Dance School, New Zealand

Contemporary – Men & Women

  1. Georgia Feledy (11) Dance North Academy, Australia
  2. Kyra Kenihan (11) Whitney Schofield Dance Academy, Australia
  3. Portia Russo (11) Independent, Australia

ENSEMBLES

  1. Holly Robinson (14) & Luke Antcliffe (15) Temporal Echo Dance North Academy, Australia
  2. Tamison Soppet (14) and Hamish Giddens (17) The Nutcracker Convergence Dance Studios, New Zealand
  3. Why Aren’t You Here? District Dance Company, Australia
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