ACHIEVEMENTS 2012

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The Australian Ballet School’s Junior Interstate Training Program:

Special congratulations to all our students that auditioned and were accepted into the following levels:

Megan Hilder: Level 3
Ellen Parker: Level 3
Joanna Li: Level 3 – Commencing 2013
Amy Lim: Level 2
Nandini Dhir: Level 1

Big Brother Ballet Scholarship

Congratulations to Heidi Kim (Advanced 2) who was awarded an $8,000 Scholarship to pursue her ballet training in the UK in 2013. We are excited that she is the second student of our school to be awarded this prestigious scholarship.

VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS SECONDARY SCHOOL

Congratulations to Amy Lim who has been offered a place at both Newtown Performing Arts High School and the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS). We are excited to announce that Amy will be accepting one of 8 places for ballet students in Year 7 at VCASS in 2013. We will be very sad to see Amy move interstate after teaching her for 9 years, but know she is in very good hands.

NSW Cecchetti Student Choreographic Competition

Nathanie Kokuleraj & Yennah Chang – Lyrical Duo 10-13yrs – 1st Place

NSW Cecchetti Medal Awards

Finalists: Giorga Belcastro, Rebecca Conway, Megan Hilder, Joanna Li, Amy Lim, Diana McDiarmid, Lucinda Noble and Ellen Parker.

Results from the finals:

Joanna Li Pre-Junior Medal Winner
Amy Lim Pre-Junior Medal Highly Commended
Lucinda Noble Pre-Junior Medal Highly Commended
Megan Hilder Junior Medal Highly Commended

NSW Cecchetti Scholars

Megan Hilder Junior Scholar 2012
Diana McDiarmid Junior Scholar 2012
Yennah Chang Reserve Junior Scholar 2012

NSW Ballet Award Scholarship – selected by the Interstate Examiner following 2012 exams, based on highest marks in NSW Exam Session 2012:

Joanna Li Grade 5 Winner
Giorga Belcastro Grade 5 Honorable Mention
Amy Lim Grade 5 Honorable Mention
Megan Tiong Grade 5 Honorable Mention
Megan Hilder Grade 6 Runner-up (tied)
Diana McDiarmid Grade 6 Runner-up (tied)
Yennah Chang Intermediate Winner
Katie Shead Intermediate Honorable Mention

Eisteddfod Results

Solos

Giorga Belcastro – Classical Solo – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x 3rd Place
Yennah Chang – Classical Solo – 1 x 3rd Place, 1 x Highly Commended
Yennah Chang – Modern Solo – 1 x 1st Place, 2 x 2nd Place
Megan Hilder – Classical Solo – 1 x 2nd Place, 1 x Highly Commended
Megan Hilder – Contemporary Solo – 1 x 2nd Place, 2 x 3rd Place
Megan Hilder – Demi Character Solo – 1 x Highly Commended
Lilly Grainger – Jazz Solo – 1 x 3rd Place
Grace Ji – Classical Solo – 2 x 1st Place, 2 x 3rd Place, 1 x Highly

Commended

Grace Klauser – Jazz Solo – 1 x Highly Commended
Amy Lim – Classical Solo – 2 x Highly Commended
Amy Lim – Modern Solo – 2 x 2nd Place
Diana McDiarmid – Classical Solo – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x Highly Commended
Diana McDiarmid – Demi Character Solo – 1 x 1st Place
Diana McDiarmid – Classical Improvisation – 1 x Highly Commended
Lucinda Noble – Classical Solo – 1 x 1st Place, 2 x 3rd Place
Samantha Wong – Classical Solo – 2 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x Highly Commended

Groups

8/u Jazz Troupe (Crash)– 2 x 2nd Place, 2 x HC
12/u Jazz Troupe (Little Bird)– 2 x 2nd Places
10/u Classical Troupe – 1 x 1st Place, 2 x 3rd Place, 1 x HC
14/u Jazz Troupe (Harajuku Girls) – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x 2nd Place, 2 x HC
14/u Jazz Troupe (Eaten Alive) –  1 x 1st Place, 1 x 3rd Place, 1 x HC
12/u Classical Troupe – 2 x 1st Place, 1 x 2nd Place, 1 x HC
12/u Modern Troupe (I See You) – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x 2nd Place, 1 x 3rd Place, 1 x HC
14/u Contemporary Troupe (I Can’t Do This) – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x HC
14/u Modern Troupe (Time of My Life) – 3 x 1st Places

<h3″>Congratulations go to our students for the following wonderful achievements