2016 Achievements by Current and Past Students of the School
Jadyn Bagayas: Junior Associate, NZSD 2016. Accepted to Junior Associate Programme for 2017. Royal New Zealand Ballet Mentor Programme participant 2016.
Leo Brunton: Nominated for PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016.
Cadence Barrack: Finalist in Youth America Grand Prix, New York, Junior Women 2016. Finalist in Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award 2016. 3rd Place in PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016. Accepted to NZSD Classical Major for 2017.
Honor Christian-Slane: Finalist in Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award 2016. Accepted to NZSD Classical Major for 2017.
Monet Galea-Hewitt: Awarded NZSD Winter School Senior 2 – 1 week tuition. Accepted to NZSD Junior Associate Programme 2017. LABA Scholarship Offer from Waitakere Competition with Honourable mention. Nominated for the Brunette Family Versatility Scholarship Award at Northern Performing Arts
Haylee Guy: Junior Associate, NZSD 2016. RAD 14+ Dance scholarship participant 2016. Accepted to Summer School at Joffrey Ballet School 2017, New York. Accepted to Joffrey Ballet School full time programme 2018
Lilly Maskery: Junior Associate, NZSD 2016. Placed in top 12 at Youth America Grand Prix, New York, Junior Women, received 7 scholarship offers including full-time place at Canada’s National Ballet School. 2nd place in Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award 2016. Winner of RAD 14+ Scholarship 2016. Winner of PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016. Accepted full tuition scholarship, Level 6, Australian Ballet School 2017, Melbourne.
Cynthia Son: Nominated for PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016.
Alessandra Yan: Junior Associate, NZSD 2016. Finalist in Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award 2016. Semi-finalist in PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016, awarded “Most Potential”.
Congratulations to the following students who gained Distinction in their Royal Academy of Dance Vocational Graded Examinations
Advanced II: Cadence Barrack, Honor Christian-Slane, Daisy Hutchison, Lilly Maskey, Lulu Qiu, Alessandar Yan
Advanced I: Haylee Guy, Cynthia Son
Advanced Foundation: Sophia Adams, Jadyn Bagayas, Leo Brunton, Monet Galea-Hewitt, Evangeline Wensley
Intermediate Foundation: Suao Asada, Alexandra Bailey, Thisini Duwage
Congratulations to the following students who gained Distinction with Excellence (100%) in their NZAMD Contemporary Dance Examinations
Level VI: Cadence Barrack, Haylee Guy, Daisy Hutchison, Lilly Maskery, Cynthia Son
Level IV: Monet Galea-Hewitt
Level I: Siena Pound
Leo Brunton: Nominated for PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016.
Cadence Barrack: Finalist in Youth America Grand Prix, New York, Junior Women 2016. Finalist in Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award 2016. 3rd Place in PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016. Accepted to NZSD Classical Major for 2017.
Honor Christian-Slane: Finalist in Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award 2016. Accepted to NZSD Classical Major for 2017.
Monet Galea-Hewitt: Awarded NZSD Winter School Senior 2 – 1 week tuition. Accepted to NZSD Junior Associate Programme 2017. LABA Scholarship Offer from Waitakere Competition with Honourable mention. Nominated for the Brunette Family Versatility Scholarship Award at Northern Performing Arts
Haylee Guy: Junior Associate, NZSD 2016. RAD 14+ Dance scholarship participant 2016. Accepted to Summer School at Joffrey Ballet School 2017, New York. Accepted to Joffrey Ballet School full time programme 2018
Lilly Maskery: Junior Associate, NZSD 2016. Placed in top 12 at Youth America Grand Prix, New York, Junior Women, received 7 scholarship offers including full-time place at Canada’s National Ballet School. 2nd place in Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award 2016. Winner of RAD 14+ Scholarship 2016. Winner of PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016. Accepted full tuition scholarship, Level 6, Australian Ballet School 2017, Melbourne.
Cynthia Son: Nominated for PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016.
Alessandra Yan: Junior Associate, NZSD 2016. Finalist in Sir John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award 2016. Semi-finalist in PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award 2016, awarded “Most Potential”.
Congratulations to the following students who gained Distinction in their Royal Academy of Dance Vocational Graded Examinations
Advanced II: Cadence Barrack, Honor Christian-Slane, Daisy Hutchison, Lilly Maskey, Lulu Qiu, Alessandar Yan
Advanced I: Haylee Guy, Cynthia Son
Advanced Foundation: Sophia Adams, Jadyn Bagayas, Leo Brunton, Monet Galea-Hewitt, Evangeline Wensley
Intermediate Foundation: Suao Asada, Alexandra Bailey, Thisini Duwage
Congratulations to the following students who gained Distinction with Excellence (100%) in their NZAMD Contemporary Dance Examinations
Level VI: Cadence Barrack, Haylee Guy, Daisy Hutchison, Lilly Maskery, Cynthia Son
Level IV: Monet Galea-Hewitt
Level I: Siena Pound