12 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012
Biggar School of Dance
2012 Festival Awards Jazz solo, 12 years: Sydney Hicks - Watrous School of Dance. Ballet group, 11 years and under: “Jasmine Flower” - Biggar School of Dance. Classical or demi-character duet, any age: Sydney Hicks, Kamryn Holma - Wa t r o u s S c h o o l o f Dance. Jazz solo, 13 years: Kamryn Holma - Watrous School of Dance. Jazz solo, 13 years: Madison Neu - Pure Energy Dance Co. Pointe solo or duet, any age: Rielle Gagnon Alison Lamont School of Dance. Jazz solo, 10-11 years: Nicole Katelnikoff - Pure Energy Dance Co. Jazz solo, 6-9 years: Masyn Harder - Hanley School of Dance. Character or demi-character solo, 12 years & over: Cayla Ellis - Annette’s School of Dance. Jazz duet, 11 years and under: Pacey Jones, Kylie McNarland - Pure Energy Dance Co. Jazz duet, 1214 years: Sydney Hicks, Kamryn Holma - Watrous School of Dance. Classical solo, 12-14 years: Kamryn Holma - Watrous School of Dance. Classical solo, 15-17 years: Kelsey Hammond - Biggar School of Dance. Jazz large group, 1214 years: “This is Our House” - Pure Energy Dance Co. Jazz solo, 14 years: Courtney Chupa - Tisdale Dance Centre. Jazz solo, 14 years: Alex Batycki - Saskatchewan Express. Stage solo, any age: Kylie Manson - Birch Hills Dance Centre. Stage solo, any age: Cayla Ellis - Annette’s School of Dance. Stage duet or trio, any age: Brooke Brazeau, Madison Brazeau, Brooklyn Gader - Borden Dance Club. Ballet/open group, 12 years and over: “Circus” - Pure Energy Dance Co. Jazz solo, 15 years: Kayla Doderai - Birch Hills Dance Centre. Jazz solo, 15 years: Kelsey Hammond - Biggar School of Dance. Jazz large group, 15 years and over: “Obsession” - Pure Energy Dance Co. Modern/open duet or trio, any age: Kayla Doderai, Brooklyn Potter - Birch Hills Dance Centre. Jazz small group, 12-14 years: “Egyptian Lover” - Pure Energy Dance Co. Modern
solo, 16 years and over: Shelby Sieben-Chuback Rhythms Dance. Modern solo, 13-15 years: Kayla Doderai - Birch Hills Dance Centre. Modern solo, 13-15 years: Keanna Wilson - Juliette’s Dance Centre. Jazz solo, 16 years and over: Cayla Ellis - Annette’s School of Dance. Jazz solo, 16 years and over: Lindsay Harpham - Tisdale Dance Centre. Jazz small group, 15 years and over: “Revolver” - Birch Hills Dance Centre. Jazz large group, 11 years and under: “5-67-8” - Pure Energy Dance Co. Ballet solo, 11 years and under: Denae Harpham - Tisdale Dance Centre. Jazz small group, 11 years and under: “Rubb e r n e ck i n ” - H a n l e y School of Dance. Ballet duet, 11 years and under: Makenna Furber & Lara Mutimer - Tisdale Dance Centre. Tap solo, 10 years and under: Nicole Katelnikoff - Pure Energy Dance Co. Modern group, any age: “Awake My Soul” - Biggar School of Dance. Tap solo, 11 years: Alexa Delainey - Rhythms Dance. Student choreography solo or duet, any age: Cayla Ellis - Annette’s School of Dance. Lyrical duet, 1214 years: Kayla Doderai and Lexi Doderai - Birch Hills Dance Centre. Tap duet/trio, 10 years and under: Haley Bursaw, Sydney Cory, Masyn Harder - Hanley School of Dance. Lyrical duet/trio, 15 years and over: Lyndsay Harpham, Chandler Hedman, Shayne Oleksyn - Tisdale Dance Centre. Tap duet/trio, 11 years: Sydney Focht, Erin Gesiorowski, Kamryn Hill - Rhythms Dance. Tap solo, 12-13 years: Madison Neu - Pure Energy Dance Co. Lyrical solo, 12 years and under: Amanda Carruthers-Biggar School of Dance. Lyrical solo, 13 years: Tatiana Wingham - Pure Energy Dance Co. Tap large group, 11 years and under: “At the Hop” Pure Energy Dance Co. Tap solo, 16-17 years: Cayla Ellis - Annette’s School of Dance. Lyrical solo, 14 years: Courtney Chupa - Tisdale Dance Centre. Lyrical solo, 14
Dance adjudicators, Mandy Kerr of San Diego, left, and Jana Raskob of Saskatoon, take a moment to pose for the camera during the opening day of the anyears: Alex Batycki - Saskatchewan Express. Tap solo, 14-15 years: Rielle Gagnon - Alison Lamont School of Dance. Tap small group, 11 years and under: “Pachabel” - Biggar School of Dance. Stage group, any age: “The Chipettes” - Juliette’s Dance Centre. Jazz duet, 15 years and over: Kayla Doderai, Kylie Manson - Birch Hills Dance Centre. Lyrical small group, 12-14 years: “I Hope You Dance” - Tisdale Dance Centre. Tap small group, 12-14 years: “Tribal Dance” - Pure Energy Dance Co. Lyrical small group, 15 years and over: “Spirit Flyers” - University School of Dance. Tap small group, 15-17 years: “Sparkling Diamonds” Annette’s School of Dance. Tap duet/ trio, 14 years and over: Ally Fehr, Alyssa Hoffert, Shaelynn Malinowski Dance Aberdeen. Lyrical solo, 16 years and over: Cayla Ellis - Annette’s School of Dance. Lyrical solo, 16 years and over: Cierra SiebenChuback - Rhythms Dance. Tap duet, 12-13 years: Madison Neu, Kassy Strautman - Pure Energy Dance Co. Musical Theatre solo, 13 years and under: Anna Thachuk - Saskatchewan
Express. Hip Hop group, 11 years and under: “Ice Cream Paint Job” - Biggar School of Dance. Hip Hop duet, 12 years and under: Emma Danino, Charli Findlay - Saskatchewan Express. Hip Hop duet, 13 years and over: Michela Keeping, Meagan Schatz - Allan Stars on Stage. Lyrical solo, 15 years: Kayla Doderai Birch Hills Dance Centre. Lyrical solo, 15 years: Kelsey Hammond - Biggar School of Dance. Tap large group, 12 years and over: “Top Hat, White Tie & Tails” - Pure Energy Dance Co. To a promising large tap group, any age: “Haven’t Had Enough” - Pure Energy Dance Co. Large group/Production group, any age: “Seuss” - Saskatchewan Express. Hip Hop group, 12-14 years “Mario & Friends” - Borden Dance Club. Hip Hop group, 15-17 years: “So Much Betta” Rhythms Dance. Hip Hop solo, 16-17 years: Meagan Schatz - Allan Stars on Stage. Musical Theatre solo, 14 years and over: Christien Barber - Saskatchewan Express. Musical Theatre duet or trio, 13-15 years: Savana Gallant and Anna Thachuk Saskatchewan Express. Lyrical Large group, any
nual Biggar School of Dance Festival, April 27 to 29. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
age: “Christmas Shoes” Tisdale Dance Centre. Hip Hop solo, 13-15 years: Kelsey Hammond - Biggar School of Dance. Hip Hop solo, 13-15 years: Meagen Houle - Annette’s School of Dance. Hip Hop solo, 13 years and under: Kayla Delainey - Rhythms Dance. Adjudicator’s Choice Solo: Kelsey Hammond Biggar School of Dance. Adjudicator’s Choice Solo: Madison Neu - Pure Energy Dance Co. Adjudicator’s Choice Duet/Trio: Brooke Brazeau, Madison Brazeau, Brooklyn Gader - Borden Dance Club. Adjudicator’s Choice Duet/Trio: Emma Danino, Charli Findlay - Saskatchewan Express. Adjudicator’s Choice Group: “Tribal Dance” Pure Energy Dance Co. Adjudicator’s Choice Group: “The Chipettes” Juliette’s Dance Centre. Ruth Rankin Memorial Scholarship - To a group, any age, any category, which regardless of placement, best portrays joy or enthusiasm in dance: “Spirit Flyers” - University School of Dance. For excellence in teacher choreography: “Mario & Friends” - Borden Dance Club. Scholarship For the highest mark in
the festival, any age, any category: Kayla Doderai - Birch Hills Dance Centre. Dance Saskatchewan Youth Ambassador Award: Alex Batycki. CDTA Sask. B r a n ch D a n c e Ja m Scholarship - To a soloist who has not previously won another scholarship, plaque, trophy or monetary award: Andrew Batycki. Dance Ink Scholarship For an outstanding Junior Dancer (5-8 years) - $50 towards DANCE INK Junior Workshop: Masyn Harder - Hanley School of Dance. Dance Ink Scholarship - For an outstanding Pre-Intermediate Dancer (9-12 years) - $75 towards DANCE INK Pre-Inter Workshop: Lexi Doderai - Birch Hills Dance Centre. Dance Ink Scholarship - For an outstanding Intermediate Dancer (1214 years) - $100 towards DANCE INK Intermediate Workshop: Sydney Hicks - Watrous School of Dance. Dance Ink Scholarship - For an outstanding Advanced Dancer (14+ years) - $100 towards DANCE INK Advanced Workshop: Cayla Ellis – Annette’s School of Dance.