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The
Cecchetti Northern Area Awards were held on Sunday 7th November,
at the Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield, the eighth year
they have been held at this venue. It is always a pleasure
to be there as the atmosphere is warm and friendly and the
setting is delightful.
This
year for the first time there was a Lower Junior Section in
addition to the Junior, Middle and Senior Sections which enabled
many younger competitors to take part and enjoy the opportunity
of dancing on stage in a real theatre.
The adjudicator on this occasion was Juliet Locks, Vice Chairman
of the Cecchetti Society, making a return visit after seven
years. She was joined for the Junior Section by Mary Stassinopoulos,
Director of the Vacani School, who adjudicated the Vacani
Award for Joy of Dance. Juliet Locks' comments on each section
were positive and very encouraging with many competitors receiving
Special Mentions and Commendations. She complimented all the
competitors on the standard of their work which showed a promising
sense of performance and excellent footwork.
The
teachers too were complimented on the care they had put into
preparing the dancers for the competition. The young dancers
were asked however to take care with the line of the arms
and to try to achieve a more generous breadth of movement
remembering that the arm lines extended to the ends of the
fingers.
The
success of the day was undoubtedly due to the hard work of
the principal organisers of the event, Carolyn Parker and
Mary-Jane Duckworth, assisted by Eve Leveaux and Susan Dingle,
who were joined on the day by a strong backstage support team.
The pianist throughout the day was the indefatigable Eileen
Hughes whose contribution was warmly applauded. The pupils
of 15 teachers took part, many of them travelling considerable
distances. This year will see the 25th anniversary of the
Awards which began in 1980.
By
Daphne Cooper
Results
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Lower Junior
Winner: Jessica Fogg (Tracey Moss/Yukie Fujino)
Runner up: Grace Clothier (Tracey Moss/Yukie
Fujino)
• Junior
Section
Winner: Laura-Jane Fenney
(Kate Simmons/Tracey Moss)
Runners up: Alice Mooney
(Kate Simmons/Tracey Moss)
Amelia Taylor (Kate Simmons/Tracey Moss)
Rachel Teeling Smyth (Caroline Wright)
• Vacani
Award (Junior Section)
Winner: Alice Mooney (Kate Simmons/Tracey
Moss)
Runners up: Jenny Hackwell
(Kate Simmons/Tracey Moss)
Laura Joyce (Kate Simmons/Tracey Moss)
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Middle Section
Winner: Rebecca McKenzie (Kate Simmons
/ Yukie Fujino/ Bleiddyn Bellis)
Runners up: Hannah Cox (Kate Simmons
/Yukie Fujino/Bleiddyn Bellis)
Samuel Morris (Kate Simmons/Yukie Fujino
/Bleiddyn Bellis)
Sarah Grove (Eve Leveaux)
• Senior
Section
Winner: Grace Harland
(Mary-Jane Duckworth)
Runners up: Sarah Hudson (Rachel Hayward)
Emily Sly (Eve Leveaux)
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Adjudicator
Juliet Locks
with senior winner
& runners up |
Adjudicator
Juliet Locks with Middle Section
winner & runners up |
Photographs:
Mary-Jane Duckworth
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Wales
& West Area Awards
On
Sunday 7th November 2004 the Wales and West Cecchetti Awards
were held at the Congress Theatre, Cwmbran in Gwent. The awards
received excellent support with just under 100 entries which
were divided into three sections, Junior, Middle and Senior
Awards.
Carol
Goode presented the Junior work whilst Jacqui Everson and
Annette Rogers presented the Middle and Senior sections. Particular
thanks are due to Carol Goode and Pamela Miller for organising
the day and thanks are also due to Penny Hughes who accompanied
the set work with her usual high standard and enthusiasm.
Christine
Axon provided expert adjudication and gave encouragement and
helpful advice to candidates, especially in the area of audience
awareness, to whom they are always dancing. It was a lovely
day and many of the new entrants expressed a keen desire to
take part again next year!
By
Jacqui Everson & Annette Rogers
Results
•
Junior Section
Winner: Beth Airey (Katherine Lawrence)
Runners up: Chloe Airey (Katherine Lawrence),
Sally Fowler (Katherine Lawrence),
Lauren Gibbens (Katherine Lawrence)
Musicality: Lydia Dinsmore (Katherine Lawrence)
Joy of Dance: Bethany Richards (Katherine
Lawrence)
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Middle Section
Winner: Emily Kemp (Natasha Lisakova/Sara
Sills (Hereford Ballet)
Runners up: Amy Bowcett (Natasha Lisakova/Sara
Sills (Hereford Ballet), Paisley Jackson (Carole Goode)
Musicality: Rebecca Foxwell (Katherine Lawrence)
Joy of Dance: Emma Turtle (Pamela Miller)
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Senior Section
Winner: Louise Lloydd (Pamela Miller)
Runner up: Victoria Lawrence (Katherine Lawrence)
Musicality: Hayley John (Pamela Miller)
Joy of Dance: Emma Hislop (Carole Goode)
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Junior
Section |
Senior
Section with Adjudicator Christine Axon |
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