The Royal Academy of Dance’s (RAD) recent Kathleen Gorham Memorial Awards, incorporating the Audrey Nicholls Senior Grade Awards, took place in Melbourne on 11 November.
The Awards were adjudicated by Audrey Nicholls OAM FRAD, Daphne Turnbull, Andrew Wright and Diana Hammond (Martin Rubinstein OAM FRAD was unwell on the day and unable to attend), RAD class teachers Jane Inglis-Keen and Kynan Jones and RAD pianists Janine Torriero and Akiko Loong.
Congratulations to the award winners:
Kathleen Gorham Bloch Award
Winner: Emmanuelle Fairweather trained by Jane Moore
The Lachlan Moore Photography Award
Lily Sophia Dashwood trained by Jane Moore
Australian Ballet School Scholarship
Lily Sophia Dashwood trained by Jane Moore
(Added Prize) Tom Umseher trained by Janne Blanch
New Zealand School Of Dance Scholarship
Isabel Johnson-Darby trained by Janne Blanch
Project B Male Vocational Dancer Award
Samuel Winkler trained by Janne Blanch
Martin Rubinstein Award
Samuel Winkler trained by Janne Blanch
Paul Hammond Award
Lucinda Mann trained by Janne Blanch
Intermediate Foundation
First place: Lily Gogarty trained by Emma Madden
Runner-up: Lily Sophia Dashwood trained by Jane Moore
Artistry: Ellen Lekhtman trained by Jane Moore
Most Promising: Emma Martin trained by Jasmina Stefkovski
Encouragement: Isabelle Cream trained by Jane Moore
Intermediate
First place: Charlton Tough trained by Janne Blanch
Runner-up: Hannah Lukey trained by Eileen Tasker
Artistry: Katy Hamyrad trained by Janne Blanch
Most Promising: Matayo Ayegun-Watson trained by Janne Blanch
Encouragement: Hannah Wise trained by Jane Moore
Advanced Foundation
First place: Emmanuelle Fairweather trained by Jane Moore
Runner-up: Milei Lee trained by Janne Blanch
Artistry: Charlie Dashwood trained by Jane Moore
Most Promising: Michael Scott-Kahans trained by Janne Blanch
Encouragement: Charlotte Deany trained by Janne Blanch
Advanced 1
First place: Tom Umseher trained by Janne Blanch
Runner-up: Isabel Johnson-Darby trained by Janne Blanch
Artistry: Amy Keen trained by Jane Inglis-Keen
Most Promising: Luca Deller trained by Janne Blanch
Encouragement: Belle Thornycroft trained by Alida Endrigo
Advanced 2 / Solo Seal
First place: Samuel Winkler trained by Janne Blanch
Runner-up: Tina Pyrcz trained by Jane Moore
Artistry: Zoe Mcfarlane trained by Jane Moore
Most Promising: Chelsea Stewart trained by Janne Blanch
Encouragement: Laura Harwood trained by Janne Blanch
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Audrey Nicholls Grade Awards 2018
Senior Section
Overall Winner: Emmanuelle Fairweather trained by Jane Moore
Grade Six
First place: Lily-Sophia Dashwood trained by Jane Moore
Phyllis O’Donaghue Artistry: Yuzuki Igami trained by Rachael Mcgowan
Second place: Alanah Douglas trained by Kathryn Trapani
Third place: Oskar Hindson trained by Natalie Horman
Most Promising: Phoebe Fitzpatrick trained by Kathryn Trapani
Encouragement: Areema De Zylva trained by Hilary Debden
Grade Seven
First place: Tiah Brown trained by Jane Moore
Phyllis O’donaghue Artistry: Kamryn Schruhm trained by Catherine Fennell
Second place: Stephanie Hedley trained by Natalie Horman
Third place: Helen Chan trained by Jane Moore
Most Promising: Noa Pitt trained by Alannah Partridge
Encouragement: Cleo Talbot trained by Rachel Higham
Grade Eight
First place: Emmanuelle Fairweather trained by Jane Moore
Phyllis O’donaghue Artistry: Charlie Dashwood trained by Jane Moore
Second place: Fleur Fynn trained by Natalie Horman
Third place: Tully Cook trained by Jane Moore
Most Promising: Maelee Baron trained by Natalie Horman
Encouragement: Melisand Box trained by Jane Moore
The RAD thanks its generous sponsors J Bloch Pty Ltd, Energetiks, Capezio, Audrey Nicholls OAM FRAD, The Australian Ballet, The Australian Ballet School, The New Zealand School of Dance, Lachlan Moore Photography and Pilates on Collins.
Pictured top are Lily Sophia Dashwood, adjudicator Daphne Turnbull and Emmanuelle Fairweather.
