Dance Scholarships

We are presenting over $12,000 in scholarships this year thanks to the generosity of: $5,000 provided by the Kiwanis Club ofToronto for the Kiwanis Dance Festival of Greater Toronto. $500 in scholarships has also been generously donated by Sharon Baptista, $500 from the Performing Arts Educators of Canada (PAEC), $250 from Somerville Dance Academy and $200 from Spotlight DanceWorks Inc. Everyone is eligible. Award presentations will be made throughout the Festival.

Best Of The Festival

Eric Abel (Somerville Dance Academy) - $300.00
Krysta Zoet (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $300.00

Best All Round Dancer - Junior

Robyn Matthews Little (Kids in Dance) - $250.00

Best All Round Dancer - Intermediate

Rosslyn King (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $250.00

Best All Round Dancer - Senior

Mackenzie Grayson (Somerville Dance Academy) - $250.00

Backstage Crew Choice Award

Adelaide Kessler (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $100.00

Acrobatics

Best Int. Acro: Gabrielle Mastrolonardo (Somerville Dance Academy) - $100.00
Best Sr. Acro: "Incantation" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $200.00
Rachel Dales (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $75.00

Ballet

Best Jr. Classical Ballet: Irene Najda (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $100
Best Int. Classical Ballet: Angelica Balagot (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $100.00
Best Sr. Classical Ballet: Hailey Vasyliw (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00

Best Int. Ballet Pointe: Adriana Beljo (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $100.00
Best Sr. Ballet Pointe: "Valse" (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $200.00

Best Int. Ballet Demi Character: Angelica Balagot (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $100.00
Best Sr. Ballet Demi Character: Kevi Katsuras (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00

"Facade" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00
Danielle De Agazio (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $100.00
Shari Sharpe (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $100.00
Shiva Parmar Fantini (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $75.00

Jazz

Best Jr. Jazz: "Solid Gold" (Kids in Dance) - $175.00
Best. Int. Jazz: Haille Marshall (Huntsville School of Ballet) - $100.00
Best Sr. Jazz: Donato Bisogno (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00

"Mercy" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00
"Rock This Party" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00
"Teach Me How To Shimmy" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00
"Baby Girls" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $120.00
"The Way You Make Me Feel" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $80.00
Mariah Smith (Huntsville School of Ballet) - $75.00

Lyrical Jazz

Best Int. Lyrical Jazz: Courtney Ridell (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $100.00
Best Sr. Lyrical Jazz: "Breathe In Breathe Out" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $200.00

"Rain" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00
Mallory Dunlop (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00
Elijah Jones (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00
Brooke Palmer (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $75.00
Elizabeth Turnbull (Somerville Dance Academy) - $75.00
Hailey Vasyliw (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00

Modern Creative

Best Int. Modern: "Awakening" (Susan Messmer School of Dance) - $175.00
Best Sr. Modern: "Beyond the Pasture" (Norman Dance Company) - $200.00

"Transit" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00

Stage

Best Int. Stage: Alexis Andrew (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $100.00
Best. Sr. Stage: Danielle Crowley (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00

"Sing" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $80.00
Sarah Goodfield Weinstein (Somerville Dance Academy) - $75.00

Tap

Best Junior Tap: "Rockstar" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $175.00
Best Int. Tap: "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $175.00
Best Sr. Tap: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00

Mackenzie Grayson (Somerville Dance Academy) - $75.00
Gillian Murray (Susan Messmer School of Dance) - $75.00
Elizabeth Turnbull (Somerville Dance Academy - $75.00

Urban Dance

Best Int. Urban: Alexis Andrew (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $100.00
Best Sr. Urban: "Williy Wonka" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $200.00

Karla Branco (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00
Will King (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00
Keson Lambert (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00

Studio - Recreational

Top Jr. Studio - Recreational: "Limbo Rock" (Kids in Dance) - $175.00
Top Sr. Studio - Recreational: Chantalle Dovale (Kids in Dance) - $100.00

Novice - Studio

Top Novice Solo: Julia Debowksa (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $75.00
Top Novice Solo: Ange Yanagawa (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $75.00
Top Novice Duet/Trio: "Shake It" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $100.00
Top Novice Group: "Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now" (Kids in Dance) - $175.00

Novice Acro: Amanda Getchell (Vince Parrell Dance Centre)
Novice Lyrical Jazz: Kim Caldwell (St. Marcellus) - $75.00
Novice Pre-Dance: Samantha Moore (Kids in Dance) - $75.00
Novice Stage: Rochelle Smith (Kids in Dance) - $75.00
Novice Urban: Kenesha Johnson (Kids in Dance) - $75.00

Studio - Recreational

Top Jr. Studio - Recreational: "Limbo Rock" (Kids in Dance) - $175.00
Top Sr. Studio - Recreational: Chantalle Dovale (Kids in Dance) - $100.00

Studio - Novice

Recreational

Best Recreational Jazz: "Viva" (Sinclair S.S.) - $200.00
Best Recreational Lyrical Jazz: "Fall at Your Feet" (Clarington S.S) - $150.00
Best Recreational Urban Dance: "Freeze" (St. Marguerite D'Youville) - $200.00
Best Recreational: Sinclair Secondary School

Recreational Jazz: "Miss Independent" (Earnscliffe) - $150.00
Recreational Jazz: "White Houses (Sinclair S.S.) - $150.00
Recreational Lyrical Jazz: "Old School" (Pine Ridge) - $150.00
Recreational Modern: "The Moment" (Sinclair S.S.) - $150.00
Recreational Other: "Pasa Doble" (St. Clements School) - $150.00
Recreational Other: "Island Beatz" (Woburn C.I.) - $150.00
Recreational Stage: "Random" (Sinclair S.S.) - $150.00
Recreational Urban Dance: "Def Approach" (St. Mary's CSS) - $150.00
Recreational Urban Dance: "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Cabbagetown) - $150.00
Recreational Urban Dance: "Poker Face" (Woburn C.I.) - $150.00
Recreational Urban Dance: "Retro Reaction" (St. Elizabeth) - $150.00
Recreational Urban Dance: "TAG" (St. Joan of Arc) - $150.00

Community Recreational

Best Community Rec Jazz: "Chorus Line" (St. Marcellus) - $175.00
Best Community Rec Group: "Lee's Group" (Islington Community Centre) - $175.00
Highest Achievement Community Rec: St. Marcellus - $200.00

Community Rec Ballet: "Minuetto" (St. Marcellus) - $150.00
Community Rec Ballet: "Soothing Waters" (St. Marcellus) - $150.00
Community Rec Jazz: "Barbie Girl" (Hollycrest) - $150.00
Community Rec Urban: "2 Step Mix" (St. Marcellus) - $150.00