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The Australian Ballet School Interstate Training Programme

We have 4 students in the Programme for 2012
Megan Hilder – Level 3
Ellen Parker – Level 3
Amy Lim – Level 2
Nandini Dhir – Level 1

NSW Ballet Scholarships

Awarded by the Interstate Examiner following 2011 exams, based on the highest marks in NSW Exam Session:
Amy Lim – Winner Grade 4 Ballet Scholarship
Joanna Li – Runner Up Grade 4 Ballet Scholarship
Diana McDiarmid – Winner Grade 5 Ballet Scholarship
Megan Hilder – Runner Up Grade 5 Ballet Scholarship
Genevieve Green – Honorable Mention Grade 5 Ballet
Yennah Chang – Runner Up Grade 6 Ballet Scholarship

NSW Cecchetti Scholars

Yennah Chang was selected by audition as one of 12 Junior Scholars who were given classes during the year with professional ballet dancers and choreographers.

NSW Cecchetti Medal Award Finals

Students auditioned in front of a live audience, and performed a solo. Selected finalists then performed a solo on stage at the Finals Night. The following students received awards at the finals:
Megan Hilder – Pre-Junior Medal – Equal 2nd Place
Diana McDiarmid – Pre-Junior Medal – Equal 2nd Place
Ellen Parker – Pre-Junior Medal – Honorable Mention

Eisteddfods

Once again a successful year for our Troupes and Soloists:

Solos

Megan Hilder – Modern Solo – 1 x 2nd Place
Megan Hilder – Demi Character Solo – 1 x 2nd Place, 1 x Highly Commended
Megan Hilder – Classical Solo – 1 x 3rd Place, 4 x Highly Commended
Amy Lim – Classical Solo – 1 x 2nd Place, 1 x 3rd Place, 1 x Highly Commended
Amy Lim – Demi Character Solo – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x Highly Commended
Amy Lim – Modern Solo – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x 4th Place, 1 x Highly Commended
Diana McDiarmid – Classical Solo – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x 5th Place
Diana McDiarmid – Demi Character Solo – 1 x 2nd Place
Yennah Chang – Modern Solo – 2 x 1st Places
Yennah Chang – Classical Solo – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x Highly Commended
Lucinda Noble – Demi Character Solo – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x Highly Commended

Groups

8/u Jazz Troupe – 3 x Highly Commended
10/u Jazz Troupe – 2 x 3rd Places
10/u Classical Troupe – 1 x 2nd Place, 1 x 3rd Place
12/u Jazz Troupe – 1 x Highly Commended
12/u Classical Troupe – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x 2nd Place, 1 x 3rd Place
12/u Contemporary Troupe – 1 x 1st Place, 1 x 2nd Place
12/u Modern Quartet – 2 x 1st Places
Alyssa & Kimberly Walter – Lyrical Duo – 3 x 1st Places, 2 x Highly Commended

NAB Dance the Dream Competition

Congratulations to Elizabeth Kersten for being selected as a 2011 NAB Dance the Dream winner. Elizabeth submitted her entry and was chosen out of hundreds of applications to take a masterclass with ex Australian Ballet Principals, Steven Heathcote and Lynette Wills.

NSW Cecchetti Student Choreographic Competition

Students choreographed their own solos or duos and entered them in the Choreographic Competition. Congratulations to our budding choreographers:
Amy Lim – Contemporary Duo 10-13yrs – 1st Place
Anthea Billet – Contemporary Solo 10-13yrs – 3rd Place
Diana McDiarmid – Demi Character Duo 10-13yrs – 1st Place

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

Well done to all our students who entered in the Cecchetti Choreographic Competition.Congratulations to the following students who received awards:

Diana McDiarmid– 1st Place, Classical Ballet Group
Nathanie Kokuleraj– 1st Place, Lyrical Solo
Carmen Yih – 2nd Place, Lyrical Solo
Alexandra Pirrello – 3rd Place, Lyrical Duo
Yennah Chang– 3rd Place, Lyrical Solo

The following students competed in the Medal Awards competition:

Pre-Junior: Nandini Dhir, Celine Goh, Lucinda Noble
Junior: Giorga Belcastro, Vivienne Lee, Joanna Li, Diana McDiarmid, Ashley Thompson
Intermediate: Yennah Chang, Megan Hilder, Ellen Parker

Congratulations to Diana McDiarmid, announced winner of the Junior Medals, Lucinda Noble announced runner-up of the Pre-Junior Medals, Joanna Li, Celine Goh and Nandini Dhir who all received honorable mentions.

Congratulations to the following students selected by audition as Cecchetti Scholars:

Junior Scholars: Joanna Li, Diana McDiarmid, Ellen Parker (reserve)
Senior Scholars: Yennah Chang