Awards

2011 Competitive Season Results


I would like to congratulate the students who participated in our 2011 competitive program. Our dancers were very successful winning numerous overall awards in competitions at American Dance Awards, Flashdance, CanDance and StarCatchers. Great Job!

ADA Solo Competition

Rachel Kempenaar – Young Dancer of the Year

Abigail Morton – 3rd Runner-up Young Dancer of the Year

Eden Penfound-Slifkas – 4th Runner-up Jr. Dancer of the Year

Victoria Kotsopoulos – Teen Dancer of the Year

Stephanie Visconti – 3rd Runner-up Teen Dancer of the Year

Sachin Beepath – 1st Runner-up Teen Male Dancer of the Year

Christopher Baptista – 4th Runner-up Teen Male Dancer of the Year


 
CanDance Competition

12 & Under High score solo

Age 8 – Wash that man

Age 9 – Boop

Age 10 – I want

13 & Over High Score Solo

Age 13 – Talking

Age 14 – Hanging on

Overall Soloist 13 & over – Talking

Teen Mister CanDance – Sachin

Teen Miss CanDance – Stephanie

12 & Under High score duet/ trio

Age 8 – Land of 1000 dances

Age 9 – Triple swing

Age 10 – Blah blah cha cha

Age 12 – Baby I need your lovin

Overall duet/ trio 12 & under – Triple swing

13 & over high score duet/ trio

Age 13 – Helpless

Age 14 – Jeux d’eau

Age 15 – Beats

Overall duet/ trio 13 & over – Helpless

12 & under high score small group

6 & under – New york new york

Overall small group 12 & under – New york new york

Overall line 12 & under – Doodle Dandy

13 & over high score small group

Age 13-14 – Are You There


  
Flashdance Competition

Jr. Novice 1st Overall - Chloe Armstrong

Jr. Novice 2nd Overall - Pipe Dreams

Sr. Novice 1st Overall - Megan MacKay

High Score Mini 1st Group /Line - Sea Cruise

High Score Mini 2nd Group /Line - Saturday Night Fish Fry

High Score Mini 3rd Group /Line - Baby I’m a Star

High Score Mini 1st Duo /Trio - Ain’t Nobody Here

High Score Mini 2nd Duo /Trio - Land Of 1000 Dances

High Score Mini 1st Solo - Abigail Morton

High Score Mini 2nd Solo - Rachel Kempenaar

High Score Mini 3rd Solo - Gabriella Simonelli

High Score Junior 1st Solo - Eden Penfound-Slifkas (Tap)

High Score Junior 3rd Solo - Brianna Visconti

Overall High Score 1st Solo - Eden Penfound-Slifkas (Musical Theatre)

Overall High Score 3rd Solo - Erin Bagnato

Overall High Score 3rd Group/ Line - Detention Hall

High Score Intermediate 2nd Duo/Trio - Jeux D’eau

High Score Intermediate 3rd Duo/Trio - Helpless

High Score Intermediate 2nd Solo - Stephanie Visconti (Tap)

Overall High 1st Production - Fosse

Adjudicator’s Choice Award - Hitten

Costume Award - The Ball


 
ADA Competition

Young Dancer of the Year (Female)

2nd Runner-up - Julia VanPatter

3rd Runner-up – Gabriella Simonelli

4th Runner-up – Abigail Morton


Junior Dancer of the Year (Female)

Winner - Brianna Visconti

1st Runner-up – Erin Bagnato

3rd Runner-up – Eden Penfound-Slifkas


Choreography Award – Bop

High Score Solo 12 & Under, 2nd Place – Brianna Visconti

 
Teen Dancer of the Year (Female)

Winner – Stéphanie Visconti

Winner – Emma Elliott

2nd Runner-up – Mackenzie Bigioni


Teen Dancer of the Year (Male)

1st Runner-up – Sachin Beepath

2nd Runner-up – Christopher Baptista


High Score 6 & Under

1st place – Hey Mickey


High Score 7 to 9 Years

Duo-Trio:  2nd place - Land of a Thousand Dancers

Small Group: 1st place – New York New York

2nd place – Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree

Large Group: 1st Place – Baby I’m a Star

3rd Place – Name Game


High Score 10 to 12 Years

Duo-Trio: 2nd place – Baby I need your lovin’

Large Group: 3rd Place – Funky

Costume Award (Jr.): New York, New York

Young Choreography Award (Jr.): Nicolette Evans

Diamond Choreography (12 & under): Doodle Dandy

New York, New York


High Score 13 to 15 Years

Duo-Trio: 1st Place - Helpless

4th Place – Jeux Deux

Small Group: 3rd Place - Are You There?

4th Place – The Mimes

Large Group: 2nd Place – Come Home

3rd Place - Detention Hall

4th Place - Hitten

Class: 1st Place – The Gates

5th Place - Masked

Extended/Production: 2nd Place – Fosse

Top 5:

2nd Place - Helpless

5th Place - The Gates

Highest Adjudication:

2nd Place – Helpless

Young Choreography Award (13 & Over): Nicolette Evans

Diamond Choreography (13 & Over): Helpless

The Gates


High Score 16 to 21 Years

Duet/Trio: 3rd Place – The Audition

Large Group: 3rd Place – The Race

2nd Place - Women


Senior Dancer of the Year (Female)

2nd Runner-Up – Amia Ogieva



StarCatchers Competition

Most promising:

Schindlers List

I want

Why Do Fools Fall in Love

My Parade

This Will Be

Judges Choice Choreography

Standing

Come Home

New York New York

Spanish Serenade

Are You There

Hot

Egyptian Lover

Drinks Anyone?


Highest of Session

Sea Cruise

Boogie Shuffle

Talking

Helpless

Pipe Dreams

Kids From The Block

Detention Hall

Baby I’m A Star

Doodle Dandy

Fosse

OVERALLS

Novice Jr. Solo - I Put A Spell On You

Novice Jr. Duet/Trio – Pipe Dreams

Open Mini Solo – Wash That Man

Open Mini Solo Runner Up - Girl In 14 G

Open Mini Duet/Trio – Land of 100 Dances

Open Mini Group – Kids From The Block

Open Mini Line – Name Game

Open Mini Line runner Up – Unexpected Visitors

Open Mini Extended Line – Saturday Night Fish Fry

Open Mini Extended Line Runner Up- Baby I’m A Star

Open Jr. Duet. Trio – Baby I Need Your Lovin

Open Jr. Duet. Trio runner up – Bla Bla Cha Cha

Open Jr. Group- Boogie Shuffle

Open Jr. Extended Line – Doodle Dandy

Open Sr. Solo Runner Up – Talking

Open Sr. Duet/Trio –Hot!

Open Sr. Duet/Trio runner up - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Open Sr. Line – Detention Hall

Open Sr. Line Runner Up – Tamed

Open Extended Line Runner Up – The Gates

Open Sr. Production - Fosse

Overall Mini Division Finalist - Kids From The Block

Overall Sr. Division Finalist – Fosse

Overall Most Entertaining Judges Choice Award - Fosse

Top Large Choreographed Performance - Fosse

Overall Jr. Superstar – Erin Bagnato

Overall Top Star Performance Runner Up – Detention Hall

Overall Top StarPerformance – Fosse

 

The following students will be going to Boston, Massachusetts to compete in the ADA Finals in July:

Sachin Beepath, Emma Elliott, Rachel Kempenaar, Victoria Kotsopoulos & Stephanie Visconti

We wish them the Best of Luck!


The following students will be going to Orlando, Florida to compete in the CanDance Finals in July:

Victoria Kotsopoulos & Stephanie Visconti

 
Congratulations to those who made the Canadian Tap Team and have been invited to compete in Germany in the World Tap Finals this Fall:

Christopher Baptista, Sachin Beepath, Alexa Chambers, Ashley Chambers, Krystina Elbertsen, Emma Elliott, Shanice Nembhard, Eden Penfound-Slifkas, Brianna Visconti, Stephanie Visconti & Madison Williams

Congratulations to All Dancers!