Our students' achievements

We are so proud of all our students and how hard they have worked to achieve such amazing results in such a short period of time.

Keep up the great work everyone ...
your passion is really paying off !

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• Penrith Eisteddfod
• McDonald Challenge results
• Carlingford Eisteddfod 2009
• Australian Dance Championships
• International Dance Championships
• Other accomplishments / placements / appearances

Penrith Eisteddfod AMAZING results!!!
Well done to everyone envolved......

• 5/under jazz- Bumblebees- 2nd place
• 6-7 years jazz- Best friend- 1st place: E.T.- 3rd place
• 8-9 years jazz- Ma Baker- 1st place : Hero- 2nd place
• 10-11 years jazz- River Deep - 1st place
• 12-13 years jazz- Jungle- 2nd place
• Open age jazz- Bycicle- 1st place Disturbia- 3rd place

• 6-7 years modern- When she loved me- 1st place
• 8-9 years modern- Rainbow- 1st place
• 12-13 years contemporary- Dexter- 1st place
• Open age modern- Silent 1st place
• Open age contemporary- Couch dance- 1st place

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McDonald Challenge Results

This year at the McDonald Challenge (One of Australia's biggest competitions), our students again, achieved amazing results!

Champion of Champions- 3rd place

• 17 and under Jazz- 1st place
• 14 and under jazz- HC
• 12 and under jazz- HC
• 10 and under jazz- HC
• 10 and under 4-9's - 3rd place
• 14 and under 4-9's- HC
• Open age 4-9's 3rd
• 13 years Contemporary duo- 1st place
  

Solos

• Jessie Sciberras 13 years contemporary 1st place
• Caitlin McKay 13 years contemporary- 3rd place 13 years lyrical- HC Ballet Championship- 3r place
  
• Erin Batchelor 14 years lyrical- 3rd place
  
• Reagan Stein- 16 years contemporary- 2nd place
  
• Reagan Stein- 16 years Jazz- 2nd place
  
• Reagan Stein- 16 years Lyrical- HC
  
• Isabella Pena- 11 years Lyrical and Contemporary- HC
  
• Nicole Cameron- 15 years jazz- HC
  
• Danielle Gales- 15 years lyrical- HC
  
• Emma Giacca- 15 years lyrical- HC
• Maddison Madill- HC 8 years Jazz
   
• Jessie Sciberras and Caitlin McKay contemporary duo- 1st place
• Sophie Kleyn got highly commended in 10 years contemporary and modern
• Emily Kleyn got Highly Commended in Modern 13 years

Carlingford Eisteddfod 2009

• 6/U Combined- 1st place
  
• 8/U Jazz- 1st place
  
• 10/U Jazz- 1st place
  
• 12/U Jazz- 1st place
  
• 14/U Jazz- 1st place
  

• Open age jazz- 1st place
• 10/U Lyrical- 1st place
• 14/U Contmeporary- 1st place
  
• Open age Lyrical- 1st place
• Open age Contmeporary- 1st place

Reagan Stein recieved the Penrith Eisteddfod Scholarship 2009
 
90% of our students recieved distinction in their RAD ballet exams in 2009
 
Rhainnon Lambert has been accepted into Cirque du Soleil
 
Former student Luke Prunty has been accepted into Beigere contemporary company in Europe

Australian Dance Championships

• Best overall choreography award- Senior lyrical- Prayer for the dying
• Best sportsmanship award- PAWS
• 6 and under jazz- Highly commended
• 10 and under jazz- 1st place
• 12 and under jazz- 2nd place
• 14 and under jazz- 3rd place
• Open age jazz- Highly commended
• 8 and under lyrical- 1st place
• 14 and under lyrical- 1st place
• Open age lyrical- 1st place
• Junior dance champion- Emma Lonard
• Senior dance champion- Simone Chivas

International Dance Championships

Solos

• 12 years contemporary - Caitlin McKay - Gold medal
• 12 years lyrical - Caitlin McKay - Gold medal
• 14 years contemporary - Emma Giacca - Gold medal

Troupes

• 14 years lyrical - Gold
• 14 years jazz - Gold
• Open lyrical - Silver
• 12 years jazz - Silver
• 10 years lyrical - Silver
• Open jazz - 4th place
• 10 years jazz - 4th place

Other accomplishments ...

Cory Fisher, who is 10 years old, is dancing with the Australian Ballet for the current season of the nutcracker.

Also congratulaions Miss Jess who's dance piece Disturbia was selected from the choreographers ball to showcase in Hollywood in October. Five of our students who were involved in this also have been asked to perform in Hollywood; These are Danielle Gales, Danielle Holeman, Emma Giacca, Troy Stone and Reagan Stein.

Three students have recently been selected for the Australian Ballet Junior School. They are Caitlin McKay, Cory Fisher and Mitchell Herring. We have 6 students in the school now including Reagan Stein, Nicola Barton and Jarrod Cassin.

Four students have been selected to perform in a children's show touring Australia over December and January. Congratulations to Georgia Gardiner, Ieesha Maybury-Picatoste, Dale Butfield and Emma Lonard.

Our students have performed professionally at 2 bridal expos. Sutherland in July and Blacktown in October. At both events the kids had the opportunity to both dance and model. The kids did a great job and were very professional.