AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Overall & Division Awards from both the Coastal Dance Festival & the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts are awarded based on the highest marks or averages received at adjudication.  Judges Choice and Most Promising Performer Awards are given at the adjudicators recommendation.
 Awards & Scholarships are granted at the recommendation of the adjudicators. 

CATEGORIES: 
Classical - Demi-Pointe Ballet, Pointe, Neo Classical, Interpretive, Demi-Character, Character  & Contemporary Ballet 
Modern - Contemporary, Interpretive Contemporary, Modern, Interpretive Modern
Stage - Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Tap, Musical Theatre, Acrobatics

AGE GROUPS
Junior - 10 - 12 years
Intermediate - 13-15 years
Senior - 16-20 years

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COASTAL FESTIVAL OVERALL AWARDS

Novice Classical
Overall Group Award
​Allegro - Waldorf  Ballet 
 




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Competitive
​Classical
Overall Solo Award 
Peter Reznick
Overall Duo/Trio Award 
Peter Reznick & Ella Hoath 
Judges Choice Award 
Gabrielle Desharnais 
Overall Group Award
Land of All - Gibsons Dance Centre 
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​Elite - Classical
Overall Solo Award 
Sophie Malcolmson 
Judges Choice Award 
Eibhlin Minatsis 
Overall Group Award
Rafale - Gibsons Dance Centre 

Novice Modern
Overall Solo Award 
Rebecca Stjernstrom 
​Overall Group Award
​Willow - Gibsons Dance Centre
 


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Competitive 
​Modern
Overall Solo Award 
Poppy McPherson 
Overall Duo/Trio Award 
Isabella Casey-Campbell & Miya Quam 
​Judges Choice Award 
Connor Dixon
​Overall Group Award
​ You Are A Memory - Coast Academy 
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Elite - Modern
Overall Solo Award 
Lorelle Evered
Overall Duo Award 
Connor Dixon & Eibhlin Minatsis 
Judges Choice Award 
Nevaeh Power 
​Overall Group Award
A Quiet Life - Coast Academy

Novice Stage                
Overall Solo Award                       
​Holly Talbot  
Overall Duo or Trio Award
 April Magnusson & Sachi Kaneko 
Overall Group Award
​Catch a Groove - Coast Academy

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​Competitive
Stage
Overall Solo Award
Aoife Murphy 
Overall Duo/Trio Award 
Tlell Purjue & Taya Bruce
Judges Choice Award 
Darrow Purjue
Overall Group Award
Deception - Coast Academy 
​Frozen - Gibsons Dance Centre

​Elite - Stage
Overall Solo Award 
Andrea Villanueva
Overall Duo or Trio Award 
Tessa Rowland & Bronte Coyle 
Judges Choice Award 
Tessa Rowland
Overall Group Award
So Far - Gibsons Dance Centre 

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CLASSICAL

Jr Solo Award 
Peter Reznick 
Inter Solo Award 
Caia Minatsis & Gracelyn Mailey
​Sr. Solo Award 
Sophie Malcolmson 
Duet Award
Ella Hoath & Peter Reznick
Most Promising Award 
Ella Hoath​


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MODERN

​​Jr Solo Award  
Lilianna Shahkar
Inter Solo Award 
Poppy McPherson & Nevaeh Power 
Sr. Solo Award 
Lorelle Evered​ 
Duet Award
Connor Dixon & Eibhlin Minatsis 
Most Promising Award 
 Makenzi Harris​​

STAGE

Jr Solo Award
Peyton Gray 
Inter Solo Award 
Aoife Murphy 
Sr. Solo Award 
Makenzi Harris 
Duet Award
Tessa Rowland & Bronte Coyle 
Most Promising Award 
​Caia Minatsis

Sunshine Coast Festival of
​the Performing Arts Awards 

Jr Provincial Stage Competitor
Peyton Gray​
Inter Provincial Stage Competitor
Connor Dixon
Sr Provincial Stage Competitor
Makenzi Harris

Jr Provincial Ballet Competitor
Brooklyn Turner
Jr Provincial Ballet Alternate
Peter Reznick
Inter Provincial Ballet Competitor
Caia Minatsis
Inter Provincial Ballet Alternate
Ella Hoath
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Inter Provincial Modern Competitor
Meg Greenfield
Sr Provincial Modern Competitor
Andrea Villanueva
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SCHOLARSHIPS

Lois Smith Ballet Scholarship ($500) - Eibhlin Minatsis & Sophie Malcolmson
Sunshine Coast Dance Society Scholarship ($250) - Annika Bergman
Pacific Dance Arts Intensive: Caia Minatsis & Adele Dubin
Arts Umbrella - 1 Week Summer Intensive - Andrea Villanueva
Harbour Dance Centre - 2 Days Unlimited Classes - Connor Dixon
Coastal City Ballet - 2 Tickets to Sleeping Beauty - Ella Hoath
Ballet BC - 2 Tickets to WAVE/S - Anna & Peter Reznick

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