JUNIOR DANCE ACADEMY
JUNIOR DANCE ACADEMY
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LATEST COMPETITION RESULTS
On Sunday 9th Feb 2020, pupils competed at the UK Dance Class Championships event in Bradford.
There were so many amazing individual achievements to celebrate (see below), but we were also winners of the Teacher’s Award for the 4th time in a row!
We had an incredible total of five pupils who placed in the top 6 in all three genres of Ballet, Tap and Modern topping out with Rebecca Kershaw placing 1st in all 3! A full summary of results are below:
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Age 6-7:
Ava Spittle - 6th place Tap, Semi-finalist Modern, 4th place Ballet, Medallist Commercial
Ava Wood - Semi-finalist Tap, Semi-finalist Modern, Semi-finalist Ballet
Beth Telford - Semi-finalist Tap, Semi-finalist Modern, Semi-finalist Ballet
Lottie Fell - Semi-finalist Ballet
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Age 8-9:
Savannah Swift - 4th place Tap, 2nd place Modern, Semi-finalist Ballet
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Age 10-11:
Lucy Forrest - 1st place Tap, 2nd place Modern, 1st place Ballet
Niah Hopkinson - Semi-finalist Tap, Semi-finalist Modern, 3rd place Ballet
Millie Wilcox - Semi-finalist Tap, Semi-finalist Modern, 4th place Ballet
Izabela Skoluda - Semi-finalist Ballet
Clarissa Forster - Semi-finalist Ballet
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Age 12-13:
Theo Shirt - 5th place Tap, 6th place Modern, 1st place Ballet
Lilly Spittle - Semi-finalist Tap, 2nd place Modern, Semi-finalist Ballet
Hollie Jennings - Semi-finalist Tap
Erin Kidd - Semi-finalist Tap
Isobel Cox - Semi-finalist Modern
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Age 14-15:
Grace Forrest - 2nd place Tap, 6th place Modern, 4th place Ballet, overall age 14-15 highest achiever
Anya Panditaratne - 4th place Tap
Yasmin Panditaratne - Semi-finalist Tap
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Age 16-17:
Rebecca Kershaw - 1st place Tap, 1st place Modern, 1st place Ballet
Rebecca Mayson - 3rd place Tap, 6th place Modern, 5th place Ballet
Lauren Crossland - 4th place Ballet
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EDS Springtime Festival, 15 -17 Feb 2020
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Baby Section (age 3-4):
Enya Hopkinson - 2nd place, Ballet
Enya Hopkinson - 3rd place, Modern
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Baby Section (age 5):
Darcie Grundy - 1st place, Ballet
Darcie Grundy - 1st place, Tap
Darcie Grundy - 2nd place, Modern
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A Section (age 6-7):
Ava Wood - 2nd place, Ballet
Lottie Fell - 3rd place, Modern
Lottie Fell - 4th place, Ballet
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B Section (age 8-9):
Laney Wray - 2nd place, Ballet
Laney Wray - 3rd place, Tap
Laney Wray - 3rd place, Modern
Isla Kidd - 3rd place, B Novice Tap
C Section (age 10-11):
Niah Hopkinson - 1st place, Ballet
Niah Hopkinson - 1st place, Character
Niah Hopkinson - 1st place, Modern
Millie Wilcox - 1st place, Tap
Lucy Forrest - 2nd place, Character
Lucy Forrest - 2nd place, Tap
Clarissa Forster - 2nd place, C Novice Modern
Niah Hopkinson - 2nd place, C Song & Dance
Niah Hopkinson - 2nd place, C Acro
Lucy Forrest - 3rd place, Modern
Chloe Mell - 3rd place, Ballet
Niah Hopkinson - 3rd place, Tap
Millie Wilcox - 3rd place, Character
Millie Wilcox - 3rd place, Lyrical
Lucy Forrest - 4th place, Ballet
Millie Wilcox - 4th place, Ballet
Millie Wilcox - 4th place, Song & Dance
Chloe Mell - 4th place, Character
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D Section (age 12-13):
Theo Shirt - 1st place, Ballet
Theo Shirt - 1st place, Modern
Theo Shirt - 1st place, Lyrical
Theo Shirt - 1st place, Character
Lilly Spittle - 1st place, Tap
Lilly Spittle - 1st place, Ballet
Erin Kidd - 2nd place, Tap
Theo Shirt - 2nd place, Ballet
Lilly Spittle - 2nd place, Character
Darcey Hyett - 3rd place, Acro
Lilly Spittle - 3rd place, Modern
Amelia Haigh - 3rd place, Novice Modern
Lilly Spittle - 4th place, Lyrical
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E Section (age 14-15):
Grace Forrest - 1st place, Ballet
Grace Forrest - 1st place, Tap
Grace Forrest - 1st place, Modern
Yasmin Panditaratne - 1st place, Song & Dance
Grace Forrest - 2nd place, Character
Yasmin Panditaratne - 2nd place, Tap
Anya Panditaratne - 2nd place, Song & Dance
Anya Panditaratne - 3rd place, Character
Yasmin Panditaratne - 3rd place, Character
Yasmin Panditaratne - 3rd place, Ballet
Alyssa Albelar - 3rd place, Song & Dance
Yasmin Panditaratne - 3rd place, Modern
Anya Panditaratne - 3rd place, Tap
Anya Panditaratne - 4th place, Ballet
Alyssa Albelar - 4th place, Modern
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F Section (age 16-17):
Lauren Crossland - 1st place, Modern
Rebecca Kershaw - 1st place, Ballet
Lauren Crossland - 2nd place, Ballet
Lauren Crossland - 2nd place, Character
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Duets and Trios:
Grace Forrest, Anya Panditaratne, Yasmin Panditaratne - 1st place, Snr Cabaret Trios
Grace Forrest, Rebecca Mayson - 1st place, Snr Cabaret Duets
Theo Shirt, Lucy Forrest - 1st place, Inter Classical Duets
Anya Panditaratne, Yasmin Panditaratne - 3rd place, Snr Cabaret Duets
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The following pupils were selected to perform in the Adjudicators Choice section:
Niah Hopkinson - C Ballet
Theo Shirt - D Modern
Lilly Spittle - D Tap
Darcie Grundy - Baby Ballet
Lauren Crossland - F Modern
Grace Forrest - E Ballet
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Trophies were awarded as follows:
Enya Hopkinson - Baby (age 3-4) runner-up
Darcie Grundy - Baby (age 5) winner
Niah Hopkinson - C winner
Theo Shirt - D winner
Lilly Spittle - D runner-up
Grace Forrest - E winner
Yasmin Panditaratne - W runner-up
Grace Forrest - National winner
Grace Forrest & Rebecca Mayson - Snr Cabaret Duets
Grace Forrest & Rebecca Mayson - Snr Classical Duets
Theo Shirt & Lucy Forrest - Inter Classical Duets
Grace Forrest, Anya Panditaratne, Yasmin Panditaratne - Trio overall highest mark
Darcie Grundy - Most promising Baby
Grace Forrest - Most promising classical dancer
Lauren Crossland - Most promising cabaret dancer
Lilly Spittle - Most outstanding runner-up
Theo Shirt - Most outstanding winner
Niah Hopkinson - Adjudicator's Choice winner
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