choreographic competition
Celebrating the Strength of the Regions
winners
People’s Choice Award
Ella Youl, 14yrs, from Dance North Academy in Sydney with her piece “Scarcity”
Josie Riley, 20 yrs, from Dance Dynamics in Tamworth, NSW with her piece “The Black Summer”
Adjudicators Awards
Senior
Maeve Nolan, 21yrs, an independent artist from Sydney, with her piece “From the Fire”
Ginger Hobbs, 17yrs, from Tanya Person Academy in Sydney, with her piece “Bearings”
Jannah Allen, 17yrs, from Newcastle Ballet Theatre in Newcastle, NSW, with her piece “Walk the Walk”
Junior
Caitlin Jennings, 14yrs, from Expressions Dance Academy in Geelong, VIC, with her piece “A Cursed Land”
Abbey Rowland-Jones, 13yrs, from Dream Dance Academy in Mudgee, NSW, with her piece “Keep Going”
Mia Dalceska Trkulja, 11yrs, from The Ballet Studio Woonoona and BWA online in Wollongong, NSW, with her piece “Regrowth”
A huge congratulations to each and every entrant, we have all enjoyed watching your beautiful creations and everyone had a unique story to tell through dance, We cannot wait to see everyone develop their choreographic voices and we are excited to see what you will produce in the future.
A big thank you to our amazing adjudicators who kindly gave their precious time, energy and valuable input, and especially to Paul Knobloch and Victor Zarallo who are further giving their expertise as awards.
All entrants and awardees will receive feedback from the adjudicators and information with regards to their awards in the next few days. Until then, thank ou all for participating and making this a wonderful celebration of dance and the arts, a tribute to Australia - the land and all of us who make it unique and a very fitting end to the year!
“A creative opportunity for young artists to showcase and build upon their choreographic ideas.”
entries
We have chosen the theme "Celebrating the Strength of the Regions" in keeping with our love of regional Australia and with a view to celebrating the richness, fortitude and beauty of the country we love so much!
The theme is open to individual interpretation, you may choose to create a work that focuses on the resilience of the land, or a particular plant or animal…perhaps you are a city dweller who has been inspired by the produce of an area or the perseverance of the farmers…your piece might pay tribute to land custodians of an area, you might be inspired by a season and the natural beauty it brings.… The piece you create should be a reflection of what regional Australia is to YOU, what you perceive as strength and what you choose to celebrate through dance!
Get creative, be inspired, connect with the incredible beauty and strength of this country and share it with us!
All entries will be available for viewing on our website and will be open to voting by the public for a people's choice award in each section. So be sure to share the competition and your participation with friends and family so that they can watch and vote!
Public voting has now closed.
Our panel of esteemed judges will be watching, reviewing and assessing entries once all have been submitted and making a final decision before we announce the winners on 24th December, Christmas Eve!
awards
Junior — there will be a people's choice award in the junior section of a voucher for Ballet Emporium (to be used in store or online). The judges award will be a virtual choreographic session with one of the judges to inspire, enhance and foster young creative talent!
Senior — there will be people's choice and judges award in this section, with both awards being an exciting opportunity for young, aspiring and emerging choreographers to work with one of our judges in a virtual setting, offering valuable insight and input into the choreographic world!
ED5 International Award — We have a special scholarship award from ED5 International and we will be awarding two recipients with a position at the ED5 International Performing Arts Workshop for July 2022! Thank you William Forsythe and ED5 International for this exciting opportunity!
Alex Rolfe Coaching Services is offering a GYROTONIC® session as an award in our choreographic competition!