ALANA HAINES AUSTRASIAN AWARDS AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND - EASTER April 2011
NOTE: NEXT AHA AWARDS WILL BE IN WELLINGTON St JAMES THEATRE
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AHA 2011 Awards Winners, Finalists, Semi-Finalists
Supreme Awards
Supreme Winner: B55 Shayarne Matheson (Academy Ballet & Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching, NSW, Australia)
Winner A Group: A65 Brooke Ray (Mt Eden Ballet Academy, Auckland, NZ)
1st Runner-Up A Group: A70 Courtney Jade MacMillan (Professional Ballet Coaching Academy, Queensland, Australia)
1st Runner-Up B Group: B29 Joel Woellner (Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching, NSW, Australia)
2nd Runner-Up A Group: A62 Georgina Martin (Amanda Bollinger Dance Academy, Queensland, Australia)
2nd Runner-Up B Group: B42 Cauê Frias (New Zealand School of Dance, Wellington, NZ - International student from Brazil)
3rd Runner-Up A Group: A8 Montana Rubin (The Dance Spot, Sydney, Australia)
3rd Runner-Up B Group: B59 Elese Hart (Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching, NSW, Australia)
Supreme Finalists:
A35 Thealyssa Ng (Mt Eden Ballet Academy, Auckland NZ)
A50 Ariana Hond (Mt Eden Ballet Academy, Auckland NZ)
B57 Emma White (New Zealand School of Dance, Wellington, NZ)
Supreme Semi-Finalists:
A6 Megan de Klerk (Northern Dance Academy, Kerikeri, NZ)
A10 Taylor Venter (Academie Etoiles, Perth, Australia)
A11 Yayoi Matches (Ponsonby School of Dance, Auckland, NZ)
A21 Aurelian Child-de Brocas (East Auckland Performing Arts, Auckland, NZ)
A55 Harry Churches (Alegria Dance Studios, NSW, Australia)
A57 Jessica Brown (Prudence Bowen Atelier, Queensland, Australia)
A61 Kelsey Stokes (Northern Dance Academy, Kerikeri, NZ)
A71 Brydee Lyttle (Carole Oliver School of Ballet, Victoria, Australia)
B6 Danielle Scott (Ballet Theatre Australia, Victoria, Australia)
B13 Alex Cambie (Mt Eden Ballet Academy, Auckland, NZ)
B51 Molly Grigg (Prudence Bowen Atelier, Queensland, Australia)
Junior Scholars
Winner: J17 Thomas McClintock (Mt Eden Ballet Academy, Auckland NZ)
1st Runner-Up: J43 Emily Da (Mt Eden Ballet Academy, Auckland, NZ)
2nd Runner-Up: J44 Katerina Hond (Mt Eden Ballet Academy, Auckland, NZ)
3rd-equal Runner-Up: J56 Emma Launder (Mt Eden Ballet Academy, Auckland, NZ)
3rd-equal Runner-Up: J79 Si Yeon Lee (Philippa Campbell School of Ballet, Auckland, NZ)
Junior Scholar Finalists:
J15 Jana Viktoria Baldovino (Paula Hunt Dance, Wellington, NZ)
J25 Emily Bray (Jane Moore Academy of Ballet, Victoria, Australia)
J35 Jade Shubitz (The Dance Spot, NSW, Australia)
J50 Isabella Roberton (Prudence Bowen Atelier, Queensland, Australia)
J54 Henry Grey (Philippa Campbell School of Ballet, Auckland, NZ)
J105 Jaimee Logan (Strictly Dance, Queensland, Australia)
Junior Scholars Semi-Finalists:
J13 Amy Radford (Redland Dance, Queensland, Australia)
J16 Henriette Hartl (Amanda Bollinger Dance Academy, Queensland, Australia)
J27 Amelia Townsend (Annette Roselli Ballet Academy, Queensland, Australia)
J28 Ellie Norton (Brisbane Dance Centre, Queensland, Australia)
J34 Hannah Roche (Marlborough Dance Centre, Blenheim, NZ)
J37 Chloe Michelle Hollow (Karen Ireland Dance Centre, NSW, Australia)
J42 Libby-Rose Niederer (Cameron Ballet Academy, Auckland, NZ)
J46 Beth Brockett (Brisbane Dance Centre, Queensland, Australia)
J55 Katherine Sonnekus (Mt Eden Ballet Academy, Auckland, NZ)
J60 Indigo Robb (Harbour Performing Arts Centre, NSW, Australia)
J73 Vida Polakov (Thames Hauraki Ballet Theatre, Whitianga, NZ)
Audience Choice Awards
Audience Choice, Supreme A: A57 Jessica Brown (Prudence Bowen Atelier, Queensland, Australia)
Audience Choice, Supreme B: B65 Sun Lou (East Auckland Performing Arts School, Auckland, NZ)
Audience Choice, Junior Scholars: J13 Amy Radford (Redland Dance, Queensland, Australia)
2011 INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED JURY
SUPREME AWARDS PANEL
GAILENE STOCK-NORMAN - Ex Principal ‘National Ballet’ Canada - Current Dir ‘Royal Ballet School’ London
LI CUNXIN - From China - author of the celebrated ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ book/movie - former World Premiere dancer
MARY McKENDRY - Ex Principal ‘Houston Ballet Co’ - Current tutor/coach at ‘The Australian Ballet Co’
JUNIOR SCHOLARS PANEL
LEIGH ROWLES - Ex Senior Soloist ‘The Australian Ballet’- Head ‘Australian Ballet School’ Student Training
TIBOR HORVATH - Hungarian - Soloist/Principal ‘Finnish National’ ‘English National’ & ‘Trockodero’
MARC CASSIDY – AHA Finalist 1991 – Senior soloist ‘The Australian Ballet’
HOST
SIR JON TRIMMER – Leading Artist ‘Royal NZ Ballet Company’
