Dance Scholarships

We are presenting over $10,500 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 SharonBaptista, $500 from the Performing Arts Educators of Canada (PAEC) and $200 from Somerville Dance Academy. Everyone is eligible.Award presentations will be made throughout the Festival.

Best Of The Festival

Sing Sing Sing (Somerville Dance Academy) - $500.00

Best All Round Dancer - Junior

Emma Jane Stewart (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $250.00

Best All Round Dancer - Intermediate

Eric Abel (Somerville Dance Academy) - $250.00

Best All Round Dancer - Senior

Deanna Parrell (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $250.00

Backstage Crew Choice Award

Sarah Mikkelsen (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $100.00

Acrobatics

Good at Being Bad (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $175.00
Karlie Sikura (Somerville Dance Academy) - $100.00
Keira Mayo (Alda Heniss School of Ballet) - $100.00

Ballet

Daniela DeAgazio (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $150.00
"Waltz of the Honey Nymphs" (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $150.00
"Poem" (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $150.00
"La Bayadre" (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $150.00
Eva Paron (Rajka Kupesic School of Classical Ballet) - $100.00
Hailey Vasyliw (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $100.00
Sharie Sharpe ( Hailey Vasyliw (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00
Devon Nishimura (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00
Kimberly Hill (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00
Kevi Katsuras (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00

Folklore

"Dances from Krajiste, Serbia" (Academy of Serbian Folk Dancing) - $150.00
"Heroines on Battlefield" (Norman Dance Company) - $150.00
"The Banana Leaf Breeze" (Nancy Chiu Ballet Studio) - $100.00
"Eelam Souls"(Woburn C.I.) - $75.00

Hip Hop

"Shake" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $175.00
"Battle Zone" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $175.00
"Shake" (Spotlight Danceworks Inc.) - $150.00
"P.C.D. Mix (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00
MHSB Crew (Martha Hicks School of Ballet) - $150.00

Jazz

Jordan Samonas (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00
"Love Shack" (Reach Dance Academy) - $150.00
"Hollis & Morris" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00
"Look at Me" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $120.00
"Heartburn" (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $120.00
Emma Jane Stewart (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $100.00
Danielle Armstrong (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $100.00
Krysta Zoet (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $75.00
Danielle Hendry (Move N' Groove) - $75.00

Lyrical Jazz

"Beautiful" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00
"Glicerine" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00
"Crack of Light" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00
"Good-bye My Lover" (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00
"Hotel California" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00
"Tarzan" (Studio 22) - $150.00
Taylor Durham (London School of Dance) - $75.00

Modern Creative

Rebecca Nugent (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $150.00
"Collaboration" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00
Shelby Furber (Vince Parrell Dance Centre)) - $100.00
Lauren Schofield (Somerville Dance Academy) - $75.00
Anjela Beauchesne (Father John Redmond) - $75.00

Other

"Sorry Mom" (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $150.00

Recreational / Parks And Recreation

St. Mary Catholic S.S. - Highest Achievement in a Rec Group - $200.00
Rick Hansen Secondar School - "Lose Control" - Best Recreational Hip Hop - $150.00
"Living in the Jungle" (St. Mary Catholic S.S.) - $150.00
"Paris in Springtime" (St. Mary Catholic S.S.) - $150.00
"Bad Girls" (Newtonbrook S.S.) - $150.00
"Wanna Move" (Newtonbrook S.S.) -$100.00
"Rhythm of Love" (City Adult Learning Centre) - $150.00
"Buttons" (Notre Dame Catholic S.S.) - $100.00
"Brand New Day" (The Self-Esteem Academy) - $100.00
"Candyman" (Woburn C.I.) - $100.00
"Pepsi vs. Pedro?" (Earnscliffe Sr. P.S.) - $150.00
"Mambo #5" (Pine Ridge S.S.) - $100.00
"Panther Step Team" (John McGregor S.S.)- $100.00

Stage Dance

"Dueling Banjoes" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $200.00
Rachel Marcus (Reach Dance Academy) - $100.00
Jessica Kirec (Reach Dance Academy) - $100.00
"Sahara Swim Team" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $80.00
Alexis Andrew (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $75.00
Jordan Klein-MacNeil (Somerville Dance Academy) - $75.00
Amber Werheid (Spotlight DanceWorks Inc.) - $75.00

Tap

"Peanut Butter Jelly Time)" (Vince Parrell Dance Cente) - $175.00
"They Don't Want Music" (Somerville Dance Academy) - $150.00
Eric Abel (Someville Dance Academy) - $100.00
Kendree Makin-Rakoczy (Vince Parrell Dance Centre) - $75.00
Atheana Buckley (Spotlight DanceWoks Inc.) - $75.00

Bursaries - Dance

Again this year bursaries will be generously provided by Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma and the Riverdale Kiwanis Club to help offset the cost of fees for group classes. Groups from Recreation Centres, Community Centres and Public Schools are elligible. Bursaries will be awarded on a"first come, first serve" basis. To apply, please attach a letter to your entry form stating your request.

For a complete list of scholarships, please consult the 2006 Kiwanis Dance Festival Programme.