It was a near clean sweep for Australia at the finals of the Royal Academy of Dance’s Genée International Ballet competition on Sunday. Australian dancers took out the gold and silver medals, and one bronze.
Congratulations to the two gold medallists, Maeve Nolan, 16, (taught by Marie Walton-Mahon of Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy) and Joshua Price, 16, (taught by Janice Heale of the Dance Centre, and the Amanda Bollinger of Dance Academy). Joshua also took out the Margot Fonteyn Audience Choice Award.
Silver medals were awarded to Talia Fidra, 15, (taught by Heidi Landford & Claudia Dean of Claudia Dean Coaching) and Brayden Gallucci, 17, (taught by Hilary Kaplan of Alegria Dance Studios).
Madison Ayton, 15, (trained by Annette Roselli of Annette Roselli Dance Academy) was awarded a bronze medal, as was British finalist Hamish Scott, 18, UK, (trained by Sarah Dickinson of Elmhurst Ballet School).
The Choreographic Award, sponsored by Mondor, for the choreographer who demonstrated the highest standard of choreography within the dancer’s own variation to the judges, was awarded to Japanese dancer Kanon Kondo, 16 (trained by Moritoshi Kudo of the Kudo Ballet School).
Congratulations to our Australian medallists and to all finalists! See the list of finalists here.
Top photo: Genee medal winners with judges. Photo: WinkiPoP Media.