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Friday, February 17 - Monday, February 20, 2023
Day 1 Friday, February 17, 2023 Session 1
Session 1 ~ 7:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.
Class # 100.06 Musical Interpretation – BALLET 6 & Under
• 1st – Riley Waterdrinker
• 2nd – Ashlyn Boyd
Class # 100.08 Musical Interpretation – BALLET 7 & 8
• 1st – Maddie Lawrence
Class # 100.10 Musical Interpretation – BALLET 9 & 10
• 1st – Zoey McDonald
• 2nd – Samara Thornhill
• 3rd – Anna O’Brien
Class # 100.12 Musical Interpretation – BALLET 11 & 12
• 1st – Gizelle McDonald
• 2nd – Averie Lentz
• 3rd – Alivia Collins
Class # 100.14 Musical Interpretation – BALLET 13 & 14
• 1st – Valen von den Steinen
• 2nd – Payton Murphy
• 3rd – Emma Haight
Class # 100.16 Musical Interpretation – BALLET 15 & 16
• 1st – Ava Kupferschmid
• 2nd – Maia Nygaard-Cook
• 3rd – Katie LeBlanc
Class # 100.18 Musical Interpretation – BALLET 17 & 18
• 1st – Samara Hay
• 2nd – Hannah Swanson
• 3rd – Abby Moe
Class # 300.06 Musical Interpretation – JAZZ 5 & 6
• 1st – Riley Waterdrinker
• 2nd – Ashlyn Boyd
Class # 300.08 Musical Interpretation – JAZZ 7 & 8
• 1st – Maddie Lawrence
Class # 300.10 Musical Interpretation – JAZZ 9 & 10
• 1st – Zoey McDonald
• 2nd – Samara Thornhill
• 3rd – Malin Lawrence
Class # 300.12 Musical Interpretation – JAZZ 11 & 12
• 1st – Gizelle McDonald
• 2nd – Tianna Johansen
• 3rd – Alivia Collins
Class # 300.14 Musical Interpretation – JAZZ 13 & 14
• 1st -Valen von den Steinen
• 2nd – Malayna Castley
• 3rd – Novalee Bertoli
Class # 300.16 Musical Interpretation – JAZZ 15 & 16
• 1st – Katie LeBlanc
• 2nd – Maia Nygaard-Cook
• 3rd – Alexis MacKenzie
Class # 300.18 Musical Interpretation – JAZZ 17 & 18
• 1st – Hannah Swanson
Day 2 Saturday, February 18, 2023 Session 2
Session 2 ~ 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Class # 110.06 (6 & Under) Demi-Pointe Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Allira McKort
Class # 156.16 Lyrical Ballet: Large Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Miles
Class # 110.10 (9 & 10) Demi-Pointe Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Abby Woyciehouski
• 2nd – Zoey McDonald
• 3rd – Samara Thornhill
Class # 110.12 (11 & 12) Demi-Pointe Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Averie Lentz
• 2nd – Ava Forslund
• 3rd – Gizelle McDonald
Class # 160.14 (13 & 14) Contemporary Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Caleigh McRae
• 2nd – Sylvie Swanson
• 3rd – Payton Murphy
Class # 210.16 (15 & 16) Contemporary: Solo
• 1st – Mya Friesen
• 2nd – Alexis MacKenzie
• 3rd – Maia Nygaard-Cook
Class # 160.12 (11 & 12) Contemporary Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Gizelle McDonald
Class # 200.18 (17 & 18) Modern~ Solo
• 1st – Hannah Swanson
• 2nd (tie) – Avee Raye Boyle
• 2nd (tie) – Kendall Hamel
• 3rd – Randie Dionne
Class # 100.18 (17 & 18) Demi-Pointe Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Megan Rowe
• 2nd – Samara Hay
Class # 200.16 (15 & 16) Modern: Solo
• 1st – Elsa Winnig
• 2nd – Alexis MacKenzie
• 3rd (tie)– Mya Friesen
• 3rd (tie)– Katie LeBlanc
Class # 160.10 (9 & 10) Contemporary Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Samara Thornhill
Class # 354.14 Lyrical Jazz: Small Group
• 1st – Northern Institute of Dance – Moses
• 2nd – Dance Your Hart Out – Tomorrow
• 3rd – Dance Your Hart Out – Ashes
Class # 310.16 (15 & 16) Jazz: Solo
• 1st – Katie LeBlanc
• 2nd – Sarah Prendergast
• 3rd (tie)– Morgan Johnson
• 3rd (tie)– Alexis MacKenzie
Class # 332.14 Variety: Duo
• 1st – Heidi Bernard & Audrey Saulters
Class # 310.14 (13 & 14) Jazz: Solo
• 1st – Caleigh McRae
• 2nd – Valen von den Steinen
• 3rd – Malayna Castley
Class # 350.10 (9 & 10) Lyrical Jazz: Solo
• 1st – Zoey McDonald
• 2nd – Aliannah Tanner
• 3rd – Cadance Garden
Class # 350.12 (11 & 12) Lyrical Jazz: Solo
• 1st – Gizelle McDonald
• 2nd – Chloe Waite
• 3rd – Ava Forslund
Class # 366.14 Hip Hop/Street: Large Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Give It to Ya
Day 2 Saturday, February 19, 2023 Session 3
Session 3 ~ 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Class # 150.10 (9 & 10) – Lyrical Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Anna O’Brien
• 2nd – Lexi Loewen
Class # 200.14 (13 & 14) – Modern: Solo
• 1st – Eden Litnosky
• 2nd – Suri Fraser
• 3rd –Sylvie Swanson
Class # 180.10 (9 & 10) – Neo-Classical Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Abby Woyciehouski
Class # 152.12 – Lyrical Ballet: Duo
• 1st – Audrey Arnott & Anna O’Brien
Class # 210.10 (9 & 10) – Contemporary: Solo
• 1st – Zoey McDonald
Class # 120.18 (17 & 18) – Pointe: Solo
• 1st – Abby Moe
• 2nd – Hannah Swanson
Class # 180.14 (13 & 14) – Neo-Classical Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Caleigh McRae
• 2nd – Sienna McLeod
Class # 210.12 (11 & 12) – Contemporary: Solo
• 1st – Chloe Waite
• 2nd – Ava Forslund
• 3rd – Gizelle McDonald
Class # 110.14 (13 & 14) – Demi-Pointe Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Valen von den Steinen
• 2nd – Sylvie Swanson
• 3rd – Emma Haight
Class # 110.16 (15 & 16) – Demi-Pointe Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Ava Kupferschmid
• 2nd – Sienna Goyer
• 3rd – Maia Nygaard-Cook
Class # 160.18 (17 & 18) – Contemporary Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Megan Rowe
• 2nd – Samara Hay
Class # 200.10 (9 & 10) – Modern: Solo
• 1st – Zoey McDonald
• 2nd – Aliannah Tanner
Class # 200.12 (11 & 12) – Modern: Solo
• 1st – Gizelle McDonald
• 2nd – Chloe Waite
Class # 202.16 – Modern: Duo
• 1st – Felicity Bleecker & Sarah Prendergast
Class # 360.06 (6 & Under) – Hip Hop/Street: Solo
• 1st – Willa Turvey
Class # 350.16 (15 & 16) – Lyrical Jazz: Solo
• 1st – Keira Andersen
• 2nd (tie)– Katie LeBlanc
• 2nd (tie)– Elsa Winnig
• 3rd– Mya Friesen
Class # 401.08 (7 & 8) – Acrobatic: Solo
• 1st – Millicent Jawanda
Class # 401.10 (9 & 10) – Acrobatic: Solo
• 1st – Elaina Ruiter
• 2nd – Cadance Garden
• 3rd – MacKenzie Johnson
Class # 310.18 (17 & 18) – Jazz: Solo
• 1st – Avee Raye Boyle
Class # 350.18 (17 & 18) – Lyrical Jazz: Solo
• 1st – Hannah Swanson
• 2nd – Megan Rowe
• 3rd – Kendall Hamel
Class # 310.12 (11 & 12) – Jazz: Solo
• 1st – Averie Lentz
• 2nd – Alivia Collins
• 3rd – Gizelle McDonald
Class # 401.14 (13 & 14) – Acrobatic: Solo
• 1st – Sienna McLeod
Class # 401.12 (11 & 12) – Acrobatic: Solo
• 1st – Kamryn Grant
• 2nd – Emma Wiebe
Class # 350.14 (13 & 14) – Lyrical Jazz: Solo
• 1st – Valen von den Steinen
• 2nd – Sylvie Swanson
• 3rd – Sienna McLeod
Class # 356.16 – Lyrical Jazz: Large Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Power Over Me
Day 2 Saturday, February 19, 2023 Session 4
Session 4 ~ 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Class # 164.14 Contemporary Ballet: Small Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Dusk To Dawn
Class # 114.12 Demi-Pointe Ballet: Small Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Enchanted
Class # 130.06 (6 & Under) Demi-Character Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Willa Turvey
Class # 152.08 Lyrical Ballet: Duo
• 1st – Maddie Lawrence & Allira McKort
Class # 130.18 (17 & 18) Demi-Character Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Emily Spenst
Class # 130.12 (11 & 12) Demi-Character Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Alivia Collins
• 2nd – Averie Lentz
• 3rd – Emma York
Class # 130.10 (9 & 10) Demi-Character Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Aliannah Tanner
• 2nd – Zoey McDonald
• 3rd – Anna O’Brien
Class # 114.10 Demi-Pointe Ballet: Small Group
• 1st – For the Love of Dance– One Moment With You
Class # 214.14 Contemporary: Small Group
• 1st – Northern Institute of Dance – Skarabush
• 2nd – For the Love of Dance– Nemesis
• 3rd – For the Love of Dance– De Te Laisserai Des Mots
Class # 130.16 (15 & 16) Demi-Character Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Charlotte Campbell
Class # 114.16 Demi-Pointe Ballet: Small Group
• 1st – Excalibur Theatre Arts Co. – Paquita Grand Pas
Class # 206.16 Modern: Large Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Goodbye
Class # 124.18 Pointe: Small Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Maidens
Class # 130.14 (13 & 14) Demi-Character Ballet: Solo
• 1st – Olivia Heitman
• 2nd – Valen von den Steinen
• 3rd – Novalee Bertoli
Class # 220.12 (11 & 12) Interpretive Modern: Solo
• 1st – Gizelle McDonald
Class # 230.12 (11 & 12) Interpretive Contemporary: Solo
• 1st – Payton Harding
Class # 212.12 – Contemporary: Duo
• 1st – Navanah Lister & Rosalie McKort
Class # 162.16 – Contemporary Ballet: Duo
• 1st – Elise Van Adrichem & Jacob Nilsen
Class # 116.16 – Demi-Pointe Ballet: Large Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Promenade Baroque
Class # 212.14 – Contemporary: Duo
• 1st – Ella O’Brien & Makayla Vanegmond
• 2nd – Mckinley Groves & Piper Johns
• 3rd – Cordelia Kinch & Hannah Wells
Class # 212.16 – Contemporary: Duo
• 1st – Katie LeBlanc & Elsa Winnig
Class # 334.14 – Variety: Small Group
• 1st – Northern Institute of Dance – Like You
• 2nd – Dance Your Hart Out – Happily Never After
• 3rd – Northern Institute of Dance – When We’re Human
Class # 360.14 (13 & 14) – Hip Hop/Street: Solo
• 1st – Malayna Castley
• 2nd – Mckinley Groves
• 3rd – Sienna McLeod
Class # 364.08 – Hip Hop/Street: Small Group
• 1st – For the Love of Dance – Where They From?
Class # 360.18 (17 & 18) – Hip Hop/Street: Solo
• 1st – Kendall Hamel
• 2nd – Hannah Swanson
• 3rd (tie) – Avee Raye Boyle
• 3rd (tie) – Megan Rowe
Class # 360.12 (11 & 12) – Hip Hop/Street: Solo
• 1st – Alivia Collins
• 2nd – Chloe Waite
• 3rd – Audrey Arnott
Class # 340.19 (19 & Over) – Song & Dance: Solo
• 1st – Zephora Munoz
Class # 314.10 – Jazz: Small Group
• 1st – For the Love of Dance – Turn Up The Heat
Class # 354.18 – Lyrical Jazz: Small Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Made Of Stone
Class # 314.12 – Jazz: Small Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Bongo Cha Cha Cha
Class # 364.14 – Hip Hop/Street: Small Group
• 1st – Northern Institute of Dance – ATM
• 2nd – Northern Institute of Dance – Baguettes In The Face
Class # 404.16 – Acrobatic: Small Group
• 1st – Quesnel Technics Gymnastics – Copycat
Class # 312.14 – Jazz: Duo
• 1st – Ruby Goeujon & Moriah Regier
Class # 324.10 – Tap: Small Group
• 1st – For the Love of Dance – D.A.N.C.E
Class # 312.18 – Jazz: Duo
• 1st – Keira Andersen & Avee Boyle
• 2nd – Sarah Prendergast & Megan Rowe
Class # 312.16 – Jazz: Duo
• 1st – Felicity Bleecker & Sienna Goyer
Class # 352.18 – Lyrical Jazz: Duo
• 1st – Andee Bartley & Sienna Emma Wiebe
Class # 332.19 – Variety: Duo
• 1st – Alexis MacKenzie & Taya Yamamoto
Class # 602.14 – Character National: Duo
• 1st – Ava Haight & Emma Haight
Class # 334.16 – Variety: Small Group
• 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Soxnsandles
Class # 324.14 – Tap: Small Group
• 1st – Northern Institute of Dance – Bennie And The Jets
• 2nd – For the Love of Dance – Crazy
Day 3 Sunday, February 20, 2023 Session 5
Session 5 ~ 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Class # 504.14 – School & Community: Small Group
- 1st – S.O.UL. Dance – We Fall Down
Class # 210.14 (13 & 14) – Contemporary: Solo
- 1st – Caleigh McRae
- 2nd – Valen von den Steinen
- 3rd – Sylvie Swanson
Class # 230.14 (13 & 14) – Interpretive Contemporary: Solo
- 1st – Piper Johns
- 2nd – Sienna Seaborn
Class # 120.16 (15 & 16) – Pointe: Solo
- 1st – Mya Friesen
- 2nd – Charlotte Campbell
- 3rd – Morgan Johnson
Class # 230.18 (17 & 18) – Interpretive Contemporary: Solo
- 1st – Randie Dionne
Class # 120.14 (13 & 14) – Pointe: Solo
- 1st – Valen von den Steinen
- 2nd – Suri Fraser
- 3rd – Caleigh McRae
Class # 504.12 – School & Community: Small Group
- 1st – S.O.UL. Dance – Reason
Class # 502.18 – School & Community: Duo
- 1st – Charlize Adolph & Hannah Law
Class # 210. 18 (17 & 18) – Contemporary: Solo
- 1st – Megan Rowe
- 2nd – Finola Hanlon
- 3rd – Avee Raye Boyle
Class # 112.06 – Demi-Pointe Ballet: Duo
- 1st – Aria Kanaan & Kenzie Mahon
Class # 112. 14 (13 & 14) – Demi-Pointe Ballet: Duo
- 1st – Mattison Andres & Audrey Saulters
- 2nd – Ava Haight & Emma Haight
- 3rd – Sophia Crocker & Alyssa Troster
Class # 122.18 – Pointe: Duo
- 1st – Hannah Swanson & Sylvie Swanson
Class # 232.16 – Interpretive Contemporary: Duo
- 1st – Chloe Adolph & Hannah Law
Class # 506.10 – School & Community: Large Group
- 1st – S.O.UL. Dance – Born Again
Class # 330.16 (15 & 16) – Variety: Solo
- 1st – Alexis MacKenzie
- 2nd – Maia Nygaard-Cook
- 3rd – Jessica Schulz
Class # 330.18 (17 & 18) – Variety: Solo
- 1st – Avee Raye Boyle
- 2nd – Kendall Hamel
Class # 506.12 – School & Community: Large Group
- 1st – S.O.UL. Dance – God Is Bigger
Class # 320.16 (15 & 16) – Tap: Solo
- 1st – Katie LeBlanc
- 2nd – Sarah Prendergast
- 3rd – Jacob Nilsen
Class # 320.18 (17 & 18) – Tap: Solo
- 1st – Hannah Swanson
- 2nd – Finola Hanlon
Class # 320.14 (13 & 14) – Tap: Solo
- 1st – Dyllan Brandner
- 2nd – Brianna Aaslie
- 3rd – Sophia Crocker
Class # 330.12 (11 & 12) – Variety: Solo
- 1st – Tianna Johansen
- 2nd – Gizelle McDonald
Class # 330.14 (13 & 14) – Variety: Solo
- 1st – Heidi Bernard
- 2nd – Payton Murphy
- 3rd – Sienna McLeod
Class #601.12 (11 & 12) – Character National: Solo
- 1st – Jaida Peters
Class #601.14 (13 & 14) – Character National: Solo
- 1st – Mattison Andres
- 2nd – Olivia Heitman
- 3rd – Ava Haight
Class #601.16 (15 & 16) – Character National: Solo
- 1st – Ava Kupferschmid
Class #601.18 (17 & 18) – Character National: Solo
- 1st – Emily Spenst
Class # 360.16 (15 & 16) – Hip Hop/Street: Solo
- 1st – Charley Hogue
- 2nd – Alexis MacKenzie
- 3rd (tie) – Felicity Bleecker
- 3rd (tie) – Sarah Prendergast
Class # 362.06 – Hip Hop/Street: Duo
- 1st – Brinley Deinstadt & Willa Turvey
Class # 322.08 – Tap: Duo
- 1st – Maddie Lawrence & Allira McKort
Class # 362.18 – Hip Hop/Street: Duo
- 1st – Kendall Hamel & KC Matias
Class # 362.16 – Hip Hop/Street: Duo
- 1st – Sofia Carpino & Jacob Nilsen
- 2nd – Sophia Crocker & Aidan Pearson
Class # 402.08 – Acrobatic: Duo
- 1st – Sarah Delves & Kinsley Grant
Class # 402.10 – Acrobatic: Duo
- 1st – MacKenzie Johnson & Elaina Ruiter
Class # 312.12 – Jazz: Duo
- 1st – Ava Forslund & Payton Harding
- 2nd – Audrey Arnott & Tianna Johansen
Class # 354.16 – Lyrical Jazz: Small Group
- 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Rather Go Blind
Day 3 Sunday, February 20, 2023 Session 6
Session 6 ~ 12:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Class # 900.14 (13 & 14) – Dancer’s Own Choreography ~ Solo
- 1st – Heidi Bernard
Class # 900.16 (15 & 16) – Dancer’s Own Choreography ~ Solo
- 1st – Alexis MacKenzie
- 2nd – Jessica Schulz
Class # 901.18 (17 & 18) – Dancer’s Own Choreography ~ Solo
- 1st – Avee Raye Boyle
- 2nd – Hannah Swanson
Class # 134.14 – Demi-Character Ballet: Small Group
- 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – 20’s Uproar
Class # 501.10 (9 & 10) – School & Community: Solo
- 1st (tie)– Lexi-Rae Dube-Peterhans
- 1st (tie)– Zavanna Dube-Peterhans
Class # 501.16 (15 & 16) – School & Community: Solo
- 1st – Chloe Adolph
Class # 114.14 – Demi-Pointe Ballet: Small Group
- 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Castle
- 2nd – Northern Institute of Dance – La Esmeralda
Class # 160.16 (15 & 16) – Contemporary Ballet: Solo
- 1st – Elsa Winnig
- 2nd – Felicity Bleecker
- 3rd – Katie LeBlanc
Class # 152.14 – Lyrical Ballet: Duo
- 1st – Mattison Andres & Malayna Castley
- 2nd – Hannah Law & Faith Wilkinson
Class # 502.12 – School & Community: Duo
- 1st – Emma Boutcher & Zavanna Dube-Peterhans
- 2nd – Lexi-Rae Dube-Peterhans
Class # 204.14 – Modern: Small Group
- 1st – Northern Institute of Dance – La Carrera
- 2nd – Dance Your Hart Out – Snakes and Ladders
Class # 132.10 – Demi-Character Ballet: Duo
- 1st – Alana Davis & Anna O’Brien
Class # 214.16 – Contemporary: Small Group
- 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Lovely Thing
Class # 212.19 – Contemporary: Duo
- 1st – Brianna Godsoe & Alexis MacKenzie
Class # 212.18 – Contemporary: Duo
- 1st – Keira Andersen & Avee Boyle
- 2nd – Randie Dionne & Makayla Yaholkoski
- 3rd – Hannah Swanson & Sylvie Swanson
Class # 504.08 – School & Community: Small Group
- 1st – S.O.UL Dance – My Lighthouse
Class # 204.16 – Modern: Small Group
- 1st – S.O.UL Dance – Here We Are
Class # 134.16 – Demi-Character Ballet: Small Group
- 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Harvest
Class # 501.14 (13 & 14) – School & Community: Solo
- 1st – Musawenkosi Van Dijk
- 2nd – Hailey Durocher
Class # 154.16 – Lyrical Ballet: Small Group
- 1st – S.O.U.L. Dance – How He Loves
Class # 216.14 – Contemporary: Large Group
- 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Bird Set Free
Class # 322.14 – Tap: Duo
- 1st – Dyllan Brandner & Hailey Brandner
- 2nd – Heidi Bernard & Malayna Castley
Class # 322.16 – Tap: Duo
- 1st – Brianna Aaslie & Maia Nygaard-Cook
Class # 354.10 – Lyrical Jazz: Small Group
- 1st – For the Love of Dance – Light the Sky
Class # 402.14 – Acrobatic: Duo
- 1st – Tianna Johansen & Sophia Schwab
Class # 402.12 – Acrobatic: Duo
- 1st – Cadance Garden & Emma Wiebe
Class # 332.12 – Variety: Duo
- 1st – Gizelle McDonald & Zoey McDonald
- 2nd – Abigail Cramer & Ava Whelan
Class # 322.18 – Tap: Duo
- 1st – Finola Hanlon & Sarah Prendergast
Class # 336.12 – Variety: Large Group
- 1st – S.O.UL Dance– Chocolate Factory
Class # 314.14 – Jazz: Small Group
- 1st – Northern Institute of Dance – Short-Change Hero
- 2nd – Dance Your Hart Out – Fashion, Model, Art
- 3rd – For the Love of Dance – Do It Like This
Class # 310.10 (9 & 10) – Jazz: Solo
- 1st – Zoey McDonald
- 2nd – Aliannah Tanner
- 3rd – Carmen MacKenzie
Class # 314.16 – Jazz: Small Group
- 1st – Dance Your Hart Out – Venus
- 2nd – Excalibur Theatre Arts Co.– Higher
- 3rd – S.O.UL Dance– Falls Apart
Class # 504.10 – School & Community: Small Group
- 1st – S.O.UL Dance – Old Church Choir
- 2nd – S.O.UL Dance The Turnaround
- 3rd – S.O.UL Dance– I Will
Class # 324.16 – Tap: Small Group
- 1st – – S.O.UL Dance – Carry Me
Class # 320.12 (11 & 12) – Tap: Solo
- 1st – Rowanna Lewis
Class # 501.12 (11 & 12) – School & Community: Solo
- 1st – Emma Boutcher
Class # 506.14 – School & Community: Large Group
- 1st – S.O.UL Dance – Lifer
Class # 330.10 (9 & 10) – Variety: Solo
- 1st – Cadance Garden
- 2nd – Carmen MacKenzie
Class # 314.19 – Jazz: Small Group
- 1st – For the Love of Dance – Why Not
Trophies
KEEPER TROPHIES sponsored by
Proheat Mechanical Systems
Note: To qualify for Trophies a mark of 82% or better must be achieved.
MUSICAL INTERPRETATION
- Musical Interpretation-Ballet-12 & under: Gizelle McDonald (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
- Musical Interpretation-Ballet-13 & over: Valen von den Steinen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Musical Interpretation-Jazz-12 & under: Gizelle McDonald (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
- Musical Interpretation-Jazz-13 & over: Katie LeBlanc (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
BALLET
- Demi-Pointe Solo 12 & Under: “Bluebird” performed by Abby Woyciehouski (Northern Institute of Dance, Prince George)
- Demi-Pointe Solo 13-15: “Adagio” performed by Valen von den Steinen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Demi-Pointe Solo 16 & Up: “Juliette” performed by Ava Kupferschmid (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
- Pointe Solo: “Fairy Doll Variation” performed by Valen von den Steinen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Demi-Character Solo 12 & Under: “Dorothy” performed by Alivia Collins (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
- Demi-Character Solo 13 & Over: “Pink Panther” performed by Emily Spenst (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
- Contemporary Ballet Solo: “Conspicuous Absence” performed by Elsa Winnig (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Neo Classical Ballet Solo: “Happy Now” performed by Caleigh McRae (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Demi-Pointe Aggregate Duo/Group Classical: “Promenade Baroque” presented by Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George
- Pointe Duo/Group: “Maidens” presented by Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George
- Ballet Demi-Character Duo/Group: “Harvest” presented by Dance Your Hart Out
- Interpretive Ballet Solo – not awarded
- Lyrical Ballet Solo – not awarded
MODERN
- Modern Solo: “Elegiac Lament” performed by Hannah Swanson (Northern Institute of Dance , Prince George)
- Interpretive Modern Solo: “LJ” performed by Gizelle McDonald (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
- Contemporary Solo: “Withering” performed by Caleigh McRae (Judy Russell’s Enchainment Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Interpretive Contemporary Solo: “Overwhelmed” Payton Harding (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Modern or Contemporary Duo/Group: “5,4,3,2,1” presented by For the Love of Dance, Quesnel
- Interpretive Modern/Contemporary Duo or Group: “Peace Be Still” performed by Chloe Adolph & Hannah Law (S.O.UL Dance)
JAZZ
- Jazz Solo 12 & under: “Make It Look Easy” performed by Zoey McDonald (Gold Pan City Dance)
- Jazz Solo 13 & Over:” Cooler Than Me” performed by Caleigh McRae (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Jazz Duo/Group: “Why Not?” presented by For the Love of Dance
LYRICAL JAZZ
- Lyrical Jazz Solo 12 & under: “Clay” performed by Zoey McDonald (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
- Lyrical Jazz Solo 13 & Over: “Reaching for Cold Hands” performed by Keira Andersen (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
- Lyrical Jazz Group: “Power Over Me” presented by Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George
- Lyrical Jazz Duo: not awarded
STAGE – SONG & DANCE, TAP and VARIETY
- Song and Dance Solo: “Metamorphose” performed by Zephora Munoz (Independent, Quesnel)
- Tap Solo: “Fun House” performed by Dyllan Brandner (Excalibur Theatre Arts Co., Prince George)
- Variety Solo: “Get Back Up Again” performed by Cadance Garden (Rocky Mountain Dance Co., Terrace)
- Tap Duo/Group: “Rubber Band Man” performed by Finola Hanlon & Sarah Prendergast (Excalibur Theatre Arts Co., Prince George)
- Variety Duo/Group: ” Like You” presented by Northern Institute of Dance, Prince George
- Song & Dance Duo or Group: not awarded
HIP HOP
- Hip Hop Solo: “Mo Money Mo Problems” performed by Kendall Hamel (Pure Movements, Terrace)
- Hip Hop Duo/Group: “Where They From” presented by For The Love of Dance, Quesnel
ACROBATIC
- Acrobatic Solo/Duo or Group: “Can You Do This?” performed by Sienna McLeod (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
CHARACTER NATIONAL
- Character National Solo/Duo/ Group: “Swing” performed by Ava Haight & Emma Haight (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
DANCER’S OWN
- Dancer’s Own Choreography: “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” performed by Avee Raye Boyle (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
SCHOOL & COMMUNITY
- Spirit Award School Community Solo/Duo/Group: “God is Bigger” presented by S.O.UL. Dance
SPECIAL TROPHIES
- Adjudicator’s Best Overall Ballet – “Adagio” performed Valen von den Steinen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Adjudicator’s Best Overall Modern – “Lonely Dance” performed by Elsa Winnig (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
- Adjudicator’s Best Overall Stage – “Venus” presented by Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George
- Adjudicators’ Choice Best Choreography – “Short-Change Hero” choreographed by Miguel Nguyen (Northern Institute of Dance, Prince George)
- Performer of the Year: Alexis MacKenzie (For the Love of Dance, Quesnel)
Special Awards & Scholarships
Artistic Performance Awards
QFPA Scholarships
Scholarships
Northern Institute of Dance Scholarship – donated by Northern Institute of Dance
Scholarship: Valen von den Steinen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
Scholarship: Elsa Winnig (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
BALLET:
Demi-Pointe Solo 12 & Under
Scholarship: Abby Woyciehouski (Northern Institute of Dance, Prince George)
Runner-Up: Averie Lentz (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
Demi-Pointe Solo 13 and Over
Scholarship: Valen von den Steinen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
Runner-Up: Ava Kupferschmid (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
Pointe
Scholarship: Valen von den Steinen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
Runner-Up: Abby Moe (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
2nd Runner-Up: Mya Friesen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
Demi-Character Solo 12 & Under
Scholarship: Alivia Collins (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
Runner-Up: Averie Lentz (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
Demi-Character Solo 13 & Over
Scholarship: Emily Spenst (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
Runner-Up: Olivia Heitman (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
Contemporary Ballet
Scholarship: Elsa Winnig (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
Runner-Up: Felicity Bleeker (Excalibur Theatre Arts Co., Prince George)
2nd Runner-Up: Katie LeBlanc (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
MODERN
MODERN:
Scholarship: Hannah Swanson (Northern Institute of Dance, Prince George)
Runner-Up: Eden Litnosky (Northern Institute of Dance, Prince George)
Contemporary Modern
Scholarship: Caleigh McRae (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
Runner-Up: Valen von den Steinen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
2nd Runner-Up: Mya Friesen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
JAZZ:
Jazz Solo 12 & Under
Scholarship: Zoey McDonald (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
Runner-Up: Averie Lentz (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
Jazz Solo 13 & Over
Scholarship: Caleigh McRae (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
Runner-Up: Katie LeBlanc (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
2nd Runner-Up: Avee Raye Boyle (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
LYRICAL JAZZ:
Lyrical Jazz Solo 12 & Under
Scholarship: Zoey McDonald (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
Runner-Up: Gizelle McDonald (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
Lyrical Jazz Solo 13 & Over
Scholarship: Keira Andersen (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
Runner-Up: Valen von den Steinen (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
STAGE –TAP and VARIETY:
Tap
Scholarship: Dyllan Brandner (Excalibur Theatre Arts Co., Prince George)
Runner-Up: Avee Raye Boyle (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
Variety
Scholarship: Cadance Garden (Rocky Mountain Dance Co., Terrace)
Runner-Up: Avee Raye Boyle (Dance Your Hart Out, Prince George)
HIP HOP:
Scholarship: Kendall Hamel (Pure Movements, Terrace)
Runner-Up: Alivia Collins (Gold Pan City Dance, Quesnel)
ACROBATIC:
Scholarship: Sienna McLeod (Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre, Prince George)
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
Scholarship: Alexis MacKenzie (For the Love of Dance)
Artistic Performance Awards
2023 Artistic Performance Awards
Note: Artistic Performance Awards (except the overalls) are chosen by the Adjudicators on the basis of overall Festival performance. Overalls are based on the average mark of each dancer in the discipline they are awarded.
Overall Ballet:
- Valen Von den Steinen – Enchainement
Overall Modern:
- Caleigh McRae – Enchainement
Overall Stage:
- Katie LeBlanc – Enchainement
Dancer’s Own Choreography:
- Avee Raye Boyle -Dance Your Hart Out
Junior Ballet Musical Interpretation:
- Ashlyn Boyd – For the Love of Dance
- Malin Lawrence – For the Love of Dance
Intermediate Ballet Musical Interpretation:
- Heidi Bernard – Dance Your Hart Out
- Payton Murphy – Enchainement
Senior Ballet Musical Interpretation:
- Samara Hay – Independent
Junior Stage Musical Interpretation:
- Tianna Johansen – Dance Your Hart Out
- Samara Thornhill – For the Love of Dance
Intermediate Stage Musical Interpretation:
- Brianna Aaslie – Gold Pan City Dance
- Malayna Castley – Dance Your Hart Out
Senior Stage Musical Interpretation:
- Maia Nygaard-Cook – Gold Pan City Dance
Junior Ballet:
- Alivia Collin, Averie Lentz – Gold Pan City Dance
Intermediate Ballet:
- Novalee Bertoli – Enchainement
- Emma Haight – Dance Your Hart Out
- Olivia Heitman – Dance Your Hart Out
- Sylvie Swanson – Northern Institute of Dance
Senior Ballet:
- Emily Spenst – Dance Your Hart Out
Intermediate Pointe:
- Mya Friesen – Enchainement
Senior Pointe:
- Charlotte Campbell – Enchainement
Junior Modern:
- Aliannah Tanner – Gold Pan City Dance
Intermediate Modern:
- Suri Fraser – Enchainement
- Eden Litnosky – Northern Institute of Dance
- Morgan Johnson – Enchainement
Senior Modern:
- Hannah Swanson – Northern Institute of Dance
- Elise Van Adrichem – Excalibur Theatre Arts Co.
Junior Stage:
- Gizelle Mcdonald & Zoey Mcdonald – Gold Pan City Dance
Intermediate Stage:
- Piper Johns – Creative Roots Performing Arts
- Sienna McLeod – Enchainement
- Jacob Nilsen – Excalibur Theatre Arts
- Makayla Vanegmond – Dance Your Hart Out
Senior Stage:
- Felicity Bleecker – Excalibur Theatre Arts
- Keira Andersen – Dance Your Hart Out
Acrobatic:
- Elaina Ruiter – Rocky Mountain Dance Co.
Character National:
- Mattison Andres – Dance Your Hart Out
Junior Hip Hop/Street:
- Chloe Waite – Free Elements Dance
Intermediate Hip Hop/Street:
- Charley Hogue – Excalibur Theatre Arts
Senior Hip Hop/Street:
- Kendall Hamel – Pure Movements
School & Community:
- Musawenkosi Van Dijk – S.O.U.L. Dance
Jr./Intermediate Tap:
- Dyllan Brandner – Excalibur Theatre Arts Co.
Senior Tap:
- Sarah Prendergast – Excalibur Theatre Arts Co.
Variety:
- Alexis MacKenzie – For the Love of Dance
Provincial Delegates
2023 Provincial Delegates – Dance
These Performers have been chosen by their Discipline’s Adjudicators to represent the Quesnel Festival of the Performing Arts at the BC Provincial Festival in Penticton B.C., May 28 – June 2, 2023
- Dance: Ballet I – Junior COMPETITOR– AVERIE LENTZ, Gold Pan City Dance
- Dance: Ballet II – Intermediate COMPETITOR– VALEN VON DEN STEINEN, Enchainement Dance Centre
- Dance: Ballet II – Intermediate ALTERNATE– MYA FRIESEN, Enchainement Dance Centre
- Dance: Ballet II – Intermediate MERITED – SYLVIE SWANSON, Northern Institute of Dance
- Dance: Ballet III– Senior MERITED– FELICITY BLEECKER, Excalibur Theatre Arts Co.
- Dance: Stage III – Senior COMPETITOR– ALEXIS MACKENZIE, For the Love of Dance
- Dance: Stage III – Senior ALTERNATE– SARAH PRENDERGAST, Excalibur Theatre Arts Co.
- Dance: Modern II – Intermediate COMPETITOR– CALEIGH MCRAE, Enchainement Dance Centre
- Dance: Modern II – Intermediate ALTERNATE– KATIE LEBLANC, Enchainement Dance Centre
- Dance: Modern III – Senior COMPETITOR– ELSA WINNIG, Enchainement Dance Centre
- Dance: Stage III – ALEXIS MACKENZIE
CONGRATULATIONS!
Special Awards
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