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City students dance up storm at new eisteddfod

THE region’s up and coming dancers have taken centre stage this weekend at the opening of the first Darling Downs Eisteddfod - here are the results.

ON STAGE: Performing at the Darling Downs Eisteddfod this weekend were Dance Central students (from left) Patrick McCarthy-Cole, Olivia Nason, Jemma Seymour, Sophie Richardson, Mia Hall, Caitlin Mohr, Jorja Wall, Grace Gleeson, Niamh O'Connor, Jaida Heilig, Nadia Siddans, Madeleine Tooley and Caitlin Croft.
ON STAGE: Performing at the Darling Downs Eisteddfod this weekend were Dance Central students (from left) Patrick McCarthy-Cole, Olivia Nason, Jemma Seymour, Sophie Richardson, Mia Hall, Caitlin Mohr, Jorja Wall, Grace Gleeson, Niamh O'Connor, Jaida Heilig, Nadia Siddans, Madeleine Tooley and Caitlin Croft.

THE region's up and coming dancers have taken centre stage this weekend at the opening of the first Darling Downs Eisteddfod.

Teams from Toowoomba's Dance Central were among those who headed to the Millmerran Cultural Centre on Saturday and Sunday for the competition.

Dance Central Velocity artistic director Bec Phillips said they had more than 30 children and teens perform over the two days.

"They really enjoyed it, it's the first eisteddfod that we have had the chance to do all year with everything going on," Ms Phillips said.

"It was nice for them to be able to get on stage and do the routines they've been working on."

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, parents and teachers are not allowed to watch group performances inside the building - however, they could stream them from outside.

"They did set up some Zoom links so people could watch," Ms Phillips said.

"Parents were in the car having a watch.

"With our juniors on Sunday, they sat under a tree a distance apart from one another - and when we exited they were all cheering outside for us."

Dance Central's junior and senior teams enjoyed success in the first few days of competition.

The senior team in the jazz open group got a highly commended for their first dance and a third place for their second, also placing second in the any other dance section.

The junior team entered the contemporary 12 and under and the jazz 12 and under sections and received second place and a highly commended consecutively.

Weekend results:

Section D244 Lyrical Open
Proudly sponsored by Millmerran Pharmacy
1. The Dance Centre Warwick
2. The Dance Centre Warwick
3. Radiance Academy 15s
VHC. Radiance Academy Open

Section D269 Contemporary Open
1. The Dance Centre Warwick
2. Radiance Academy Open
3. Lockyer Valley Dance Centre
VHC. Radiance Academy 15s
HC Chenyl's Academy OF Dance

Section D286 Jazz Open

Proudly sponsored by Halle Randall
1. The Dance Centre Warwick
2. The Dance Centre Warwick
3. Dance Central B
VHC. Dance Central A
HC Chenyl's Academy of Dance
HC Everdance Studios

Section D286B Jazz 16

1. The Dance Centre Warwick 15s
2. Lockyer Valley Dance Centre
3. The Dance Centre Warwick 13s

D322B Tap 16

1. The Dance Centre Warwick

D322 Tap Open
1. The Dance Centre Warwick
2. The Dance Centre Warwick
3. Chenyl's Academy of Dance

D299 Any Other Dance
Proudly sponsored by Lilli Jarrett
1. The Dance Centre Warwick
2. Dance Central
3. The Dance Centre Warwick
VHC Lockyer Valley Dance Centre 15s
HC Radiance Academy

D217 Classical open solo
1st place Charlotte Taylor

D221 classical improvisation open solo
1st place Charlotte Taylor

D234 Lyrical open solo
Proudly sponsored by Charlotte Bartimote
1st place Charlotte Taylor

2nd place Dana Cope

3rd place Shekinah Arulapan

D238 Lryical improvisation open solo
1st place Charlotte Taylor

D259 Contemporary open solo
Proudly sponsored by Lockyer Valley Dance Centre
1st place Faith Kelly
2nd place Hannah Quinn
2nd place Ella Williams
3rd place Sophie scope
VHC place Charlotte Taylor
HC place Sarah Cavanagh

D263 Contemporary Improvisation open solo
1st place Charlotte Taylor

D251 Demi-Character open solo
1st place Charlotte Taylor

D276 Jazz open solo
Proudly sponsored by Anastasia Wright
1st place Faith Kelly
2nd place Charlotte Taylor

D312 Straight Tap open solo
1st place Faith Kelly

D305 Student Choreography open solo
1st place Charlotte Taylor

D293 Any other dance open solo
Proudly sponsored by Charlotte Sutton
1st place Emma Gillard
2nd place Sarah-Beth Geoghegan
3rd place Sophie Cope

D329 Speed Tap open solo
1st place Faith Taylor

D283 Jazz Duo open
1st place Dayna carter & Cody Mutch

D241 Lyrical duo/trio open

Equal 2nd place Charlotte and Lucy Taylor
Equal 2nd place Holly ,Ellen and Tayla

D243 Lyrical 12 and under group
Proudly sponsored by Charlotte Taylor

1st Ashfield Ballet School
2nd Kingaroy Dance Academy

D226 Classical 12 and under group
1st Ashfield Ballet School

D268 Contemporary 12 and under group
1st Ashfield Ballet School
2nd Dance Central
3rd Kingaroy Dance Academy

D285B Jazz 10 and under group
Proudly sponsored by Millmerran Rural Agencies
1st Lockyer Valley Dance Centre
2nd The Dance Centre - Warwick
3rd Kingaroy Dance Academy
VHC Radiance Academy

D285 Jazz 12 and under group
1st Kingaroy Dance Academy
2nd Ashfield Ballet School
3rd Ashfield Ballet School
3rd The Dance Centre - Warwick
VHC Dance Central
HC Lockyer Valley Dance Centre

D321 Tap 12 and under Group
Proudly sponsored by Halle Randall
1st Ashfield Ballet School
2nd Kingaroy Dance Academy

D298 Any other Dance 12 and under group
1st Ashfield Ballet School
2nd Lockyer valley Dance Centre (10years)
3rd Lockyer Valley Dance Centre (12 years)
VHC Radiance Academy

 

D242 Lyrical 8years and under groups
Proudly sponsored by Lucinda Love
1st Lockyer Valley Dance Centre 8yrs
2nd Lockyer valley dance centre 6 yrs

D284 Jazz 8 and under group
1st Kingaroy Dance Academy
2nd Lockyer valley dance centre 8yrs
3rd Lockyer valley dance centre 6yrs

D216 Classical 16 and under solo
Proudly sponsored by Lily Foley
1st Grace Martin
2nd Isabella Mundell
3rd Harriet Morgan

D220 Classical Improvisation 16 and under solo
1st Faith Kelly
2nd Isabella Mundell

D250 Demi-Character 16 and under solo
1st Isabella Mundell

D233 Lyrical 16 and under solo
Proudly sponsored by Dance Central
1st Grace Martin
2nd Faith Kelly
3rd Elly Rowbotham
VHC Harriet Morgan

D237 Lyrical Improvisation 16 and under solo
1st Faith Kelly
2nd Grace Martin

D292 Any other Dance 16 and under solo
1st Elly Rowbotham
2nd Faith Kelly
3rd Sienna Predl
VHC Grace Martin
HC Isabella Mundell

D304 Student Choreography 16 and under solo
Proudly sponsored by Annalise Trouchet
1st Faith Kelly
2nd Harriet Morgan
3rd Grace Martin
VHC Sienna Predl and Lily Shepley

D258 Contemporary 16 and under solo
1st Faith Kelly
2nd Grace Martin
3rd Sienna Predl
VHC Harriet Morgan

D262 Contemporary improvisation 16 and under solo
1st Grace Martin
2nd Faith Kelly

D275 Jazz 16 and under solo
Proudly sponsored by MM Studios

1st Faith Kelly
2nd Elly Rowbotham
3rd Grace Martin & Sienna Predl

D279 Jazz improvisation 16 and under solo
1st Faith Kelly
2nd Grace Martin

D328 Speed Tap 16 and under solo
1st Faith Kelly
2nd Grace Martin
3rd Harriet Morgan & Lily Shepley

D335 Waltz Tap 16 and under solo
1st Faith Kelly
2nd Lily Shepley
3rd Grace Martin & Harriet Morgan

D315 Tap improvisation 16 and under solo
1st Faith Kelly
2nd Harriet Morgan
3rd Lily Shepley

D311 Straight Tap 16 and under solo
Proudly sponsored by Madeleine Trueman
1st Faith Kelly
2nd Harriet Morgan
3rd Grace Martin
VHC Lily Shepley

D282 Jazz 16 and under Duo
2nd Charlotte and Lucy Taylor
2nd Hannah Farrell and Bree Crighton

D270 Jazz 6 and under solo
Proudly sponsored by MM Studios
1st Phoenix Silver
2nd Isabel Cavallaro
3rd jasmine Freeman & Mackenzie Trevena
VHC Sadie Huston
HC Elisabeth Briscoe

D287 Any other Dance 6 and under solo
1st Elisabeth Briscoe

D306 Straight Tap 6 and under solo
1st Jasmine Freeman
2nd Isabel Cavallaro
3rd Sadie Huston
VHC Elisabeth Briscoe

D252 Babies 4 and under solo
1st Elisabeth Briscoe

D228 Lyrical 6 and under solo
1st Phoenix Silver
2nd Isabel Cavallaro
3rd Tessa Rauchle

D245 Demi-character 6 and under solo
Proudly sponsored by Isla McPate
1st Jasmine Freeman
2nd Sadie Huston
3rd Isabel Cavallaro

D211 Classical 6 and under solo
1st Phoenix Silver
2nd Isabel Cavallaro
3rd Jasmine Freeman
VHC Sadie Huston
HC Elisabeth Briscoe
HC Bree Pearce

D271 Jazz 8 and under solo
Proudly sponsored by Faith Kelly
1st Teagan Costanzo
2nd Alexis Byrne
3rd Mia McLucas
VHC Francesca McAuliffe
HC Melody Cunliffe

D277 Jazz Improvisation 8 and under solo
1st Melody Cunliffe
2nd Peppah Bennie
3rd Tully Bell
VHC Annalise Trouchet
HC Francesca McAuliffe
HC Isabella Harley

D288 Any other dance 8 and under solo
1st Peppah Bennie
2nd Mia McLucas
3rd Melody Cunliffe
VHC Isabella Harley

D324 Tap speed 8 and under solo
1st Peppah Bennie
2nd Mia McLucas

D331 Tap Waltz 8 and under solo
1st Ivy Hill
2nd Mia McLucas
3rd Peppah Bennie

D307 Tap Straight 8 and under solo
Proudly sponsored by The Dance Centre Warwick
1st Ivy Hill
2nd Peppah Bennie
3rd Teagan Costanzo
VHC Mia McLucas & Melody Cunliffe & Francesca McAuliffe
HC Tully Bell

D313 Tap Improvisation 8 and under solo
1st Ellie Fieldstead
2nd Francesca McAuliffe
3rd Peppah Bennie
VHC Tully Bell

D212 Classical 8 and Under Solo
Proudly Sponsored by Charlotte Sutton
1st- Annalise Trouchet
2nd- Teagan Costanzo
3rd- Francesca McAuliffe
3rd- Ellie Fieldstead
VHC- Melody Cunliffe
HC- Ivy Hill

D218 Classical Improv 8 and Under Solo
1st- Tully Bell

D229 Lyrical 8 and Under Solo
1st- Francesca McAuliffe
2nd- Ellie Fieldstead
3rd- Teagan Costanzo
VHC- Melody Cunliffe
VHC- Peppa Bennie
HC- Ivy Hill
HC- Ella Wilson

D235 Lyrical Improv 8 and Under Solo
1st- Peppa Bennie
2nd- Ellie Fieldstead
3rd- Annalise Trouchet
VHC- Francesca McAuliffe
VHC- Tully Bell

D246 Demi-Character 8 and Under Solo
Proudly sponsored by Charlotte Bartimote
1st- Annalise Trouchet
2nd- Francesca McAuliffe
2nd- Melody Cunliffe
3rd- Teagan Costanzo
VHC- Tully Bell
VHC- Ivy Hill

D254 Contemporary 8 and Under Solo
1st- Peppa Bennie
2nd- Tully Bell
3rd- Piper Southey

D260 Contemporary Improv 8 and Under Solo
1st- Peppa Bennie
2nd- Tully Bell
3rd- Francesca McAuliffe
VHC- Ellie Fieldstead
VHC- Isabella Harley

D300 Student Choreography 8 and Under Solo
1st- Peppa Bennie
2nd- Isabella Harley

D213B Classical 9years Solo
Proudly sponsored by Faith Kelly
1st- Abbie Fisher
2nd- Sasha Kendall

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