2019 Achievements by Current and Past Students of the School
Jadyn Bagayas:
Accepted to the Royal New Zealand Ballet National Mentor Programme 2019
Awarded a 1 week scholarship to New Zealand School of Dance
Awarded a Scholarship to attend Los Angeles Ballet Academy Summer Intensive 2019
Accepted a Full Tuition Scholarship to attend Ballet Academy East, New York.
Isabella Guyan:
AAD Seminar Excellence Award Advanced One April 2019
Harry Ashton-Ireland:
New Zealand School of Dance Intermediate Associate 2019
Awarded a short-term Scholarship to Houston Ballet Academy at the YAGP
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
AAD Seminar Incentive Award Advanced Foundation April 2019
AAD Seminar Excellence Award Advanced Foundation August 2019
Accepted as a New Zealand School of Dance Associate 2020
Hazel Couper:
New Zealand School of Dance Junior Associate 2019
Accepted as a New Zealand School of Dance Associate 2020
Elliot Gordon:
Accepted to the Royal New Zealand Ballet National Mentor Programme 2019
New Zealand School of Dance Intermediate Associate 2019
New Zealand School of Dance National Scholar 2019
Awarded a short-term Scholarship to New Zealand School of Dance at the YAGP
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
Carys Melrose:
AAD Seminar Excellence Award Intermediate April 2019
Awarded a short-term Scholarship to Alberta Ballet School at the YAGP
Joshua Douglas:
New Zealand School of Dance Junior Associate 2019
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
Accepted as a New Zealand School of Dance Associate 2020
Emilia Fairgray:
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
AAD Seminar Incentive Award Intermediate August 2019
Hollie Knowles:
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
Attended Central School of Ballet Summer School, London 2019
Aston Pickmere:
New Zealand School of Dance National Scholar 2019
AAD Seminar Incentive Award Intermediate August 2019
Accepted as a New Zealand School of Dance Associate 2020
Sienna Pickmere:
New Zealand School of Dance National Scholar 2019
Yolanda Zhu:
New Zealand School of Dance National Scholar 2019
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
Oscar Cowie:
Semi-Finalist – Alana Haines Australasian Award 2019
Awarded a Summer School Scholarship to Alegria, Sydney 2020
Awarded a Summer School Scholarship to Dance Intensive International 2020
Amelia Ozaki:
Awarded a Summer School Scholarship to Dance Masters International 2020
Accepted to the Royal New Zealand Ballet National Mentor Programme 2019
Awarded a 1 week scholarship to New Zealand School of Dance
Awarded a Scholarship to attend Los Angeles Ballet Academy Summer Intensive 2019
Accepted a Full Tuition Scholarship to attend Ballet Academy East, New York.
Isabella Guyan:
AAD Seminar Excellence Award Advanced One April 2019
Harry Ashton-Ireland:
New Zealand School of Dance Intermediate Associate 2019
Awarded a short-term Scholarship to Houston Ballet Academy at the YAGP
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
AAD Seminar Incentive Award Advanced Foundation April 2019
AAD Seminar Excellence Award Advanced Foundation August 2019
Accepted as a New Zealand School of Dance Associate 2020
Hazel Couper:
New Zealand School of Dance Junior Associate 2019
Accepted as a New Zealand School of Dance Associate 2020
Elliot Gordon:
Accepted to the Royal New Zealand Ballet National Mentor Programme 2019
New Zealand School of Dance Intermediate Associate 2019
New Zealand School of Dance National Scholar 2019
Awarded a short-term Scholarship to New Zealand School of Dance at the YAGP
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
Carys Melrose:
AAD Seminar Excellence Award Intermediate April 2019
Awarded a short-term Scholarship to Alberta Ballet School at the YAGP
Joshua Douglas:
New Zealand School of Dance Junior Associate 2019
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
Accepted as a New Zealand School of Dance Associate 2020
Emilia Fairgray:
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
AAD Seminar Incentive Award Intermediate August 2019
Hollie Knowles:
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
Attended Central School of Ballet Summer School, London 2019
Aston Pickmere:
New Zealand School of Dance National Scholar 2019
AAD Seminar Incentive Award Intermediate August 2019
Accepted as a New Zealand School of Dance Associate 2020
Sienna Pickmere:
New Zealand School of Dance National Scholar 2019
Yolanda Zhu:
New Zealand School of Dance National Scholar 2019
Dance Masters International Intensive Training Programme 2019
Oscar Cowie:
Semi-Finalist – Alana Haines Australasian Award 2019
Awarded a Summer School Scholarship to Alegria, Sydney 2020
Awarded a Summer School Scholarship to Dance Intensive International 2020
Amelia Ozaki:
Awarded a Summer School Scholarship to Dance Masters International 2020
Congratulations to the following students who were chosen to perform as child extras in the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Auckland season of Hansel and Gretel
Ethan Bygrave, Jasmyn McMillan, Eloise Marshall, Aliza Song, Ayawa Sotome
Congratulations to the following students who gained Distinction in their Royal Academy of Dance Vocational Graded Examinations
Intermediate Foundation:
Isabella Cockle, Claire Ke, Lilaina Marshall, Ava Page, Ava Tiffin-Lang, Beryl Yan, Alyssa Yee, Ella Yi, Yolanda Zhu
Intermediate:
Emma Brunton, Emily Dou, Emilia Fairgray, Hollie Knowles, Kara Lorch-Church, Carys Melrose, Aston Pickmere, Sienna Pickmere
Advanced Foundation:
Harry Ashton-Ireland, Hazel Couper, Elliot Gordon, Carys Melrose
Advanced One:
Alexandra Bailey, Isabella Guyan
Congratulations to the following students who were nominated for the New Zealand Association of Modern Dance Scholarship Awards
Hazel Couper, Isabella Guyan, Pamela Kearney, Carys Melrose
Ethan Bygrave, Jasmyn McMillan, Eloise Marshall, Aliza Song, Ayawa Sotome
Congratulations to the following students who gained Distinction in their Royal Academy of Dance Vocational Graded Examinations
Intermediate Foundation:
Isabella Cockle, Claire Ke, Lilaina Marshall, Ava Page, Ava Tiffin-Lang, Beryl Yan, Alyssa Yee, Ella Yi, Yolanda Zhu
Intermediate:
Emma Brunton, Emily Dou, Emilia Fairgray, Hollie Knowles, Kara Lorch-Church, Carys Melrose, Aston Pickmere, Sienna Pickmere
Advanced Foundation:
Harry Ashton-Ireland, Hazel Couper, Elliot Gordon, Carys Melrose
Advanced One:
Alexandra Bailey, Isabella Guyan
Congratulations to the following students who were nominated for the New Zealand Association of Modern Dance Scholarship Awards
Hazel Couper, Isabella Guyan, Pamela Kearney, Carys Melrose