Whitney Schofield Dance Academy

🏆 WHAT. A. WEEKEND. 🏆

Our WSDA troupes absolutely shone at Extreme Dance Comp with every group awarded a trophy! With 14🥇, 6🥈 and 2🥉 placements across the weekend, we could not be more proud of team WSDA!

🥇 6/U Jazz
🥇 8/U Jazz
🥇 8/U Ballet (A)
🥇 10/U Lyrical
🥇 10/U Jazz
🥇 12/U Ballet
🥇 12/U Lyrical
🥇 12/U Jazz
🥇 14/U Contemporary
🥇 14/U Jazz
🥇 16/U Contemporary
🥇 18/U Lyrical
🥇 18/U Jazz
🥇 Open Broadway Jazz
🥈 8/U Ballet (Peach)
🥈 10/U Ballet
🥈 12/U Contemporary
🥈 14/U Lyrical
🥈 16/U Lyrical
🥈 18/U Contemporary
🥉 14/U Ballet
🥉 18/U Ballet

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible teachers, dance families and supporters. Your endless hours, encouragement, dedication and belief in our dancers make achievements like these possible. Behind each performance is a village of people supporting and helping our dancers grow, and we are so grateful for each and every one of you. 🩷

✨ Extreme Eisteddfod ✨

A fantastic weekend of performances from our WSDA soloists! We are so proud of every student who took to the stage, performing with confidence, passion and determination. Congratulations to all on your wonderful results and achievements! 🏆

RESULTS:

Jonny
🥉 8/U Ballet Solo

Claudia
🥉 9/U Ballet Solo
🏅 HC 9/U Contemporary Solo

Olivia
🥇 8/U Ballet Solo

Emma Hong
🥇 11/U Contemporary Solo Novice
🥇 11/U Lyrical Open
🥈 11/U Classical Ballet Solo Novice

Lauren
🥈 10/U Ballet Solo Novice
🥈 10/U Contemporary Solo Novice

Violet
🥇 8/U Modern Solo

Dora
🏅 HC 10/U Contemporary Novice

Natalie
🥈 12/U Ballet Novice
🥈 12/U Contemporary Novice

Emilie
🥉 14/U Contemporary Open
🏅 HC 14/U Ballet Open
🏅 HC 14/U Lyrical Open

Antoinette
🥈 15/U Lyrical Open
🏅 HC 15/U Contemporary Open

Lucy
🥇 13/U Contemporary Novice

Ollie
🥇 14/U Contemporary Open
🥇 14/U Modern Championships
🥈 14/U Lyrical Open

Debbie
🥉 13/U Contemporary Open

Savannah
🥈 13/U Classical Novice
🥈 13/U Contemporary Open
🥈 13/U Lyrical Open

Kyra
🥇 13/U Contemporary Open
🥇 13/U Lyrical Open
🥈 13/U Classical Open

Daphne
🏅 HC 13/U Contemporary Open

Kyra & Savannah Duo
🥇 14/U Contemporary & Lyrical D/T/Q

Angelina
🥇 14/U Classical Championships
🥈 14/U Modern Championships
🥉 14/U Classical Open

Maya
🏅 HC Open Age Contemporary Solo
🏅 HC Open Age Lyrical Solo

Olivia
🥈 Open Age Lyrical Solo
🥉 Open Age Contemporary Solo
🥉 Open Age Modern Championships

Vivienne
🥇 Open Age Contemporary Solo
🥇 Open Age Lyrical Solo
🥈 Open Age Modern Championships

Shyli
🏅HC Open Age Lyrical Solo

A special mention to Iris, Macey and Lydia who also competed this weekend, we are so proud of your efforts and how you represented WSDA so beautifully!

👑 WORLD BALLET CROWN NATIONAL FINALISTS 👑

A huge congratulations to Kyra & Ayano on being selected as National Finalists for the Ballet Crown! 🩰✨

Also to Angelina & Natalie, who were selected from the NSW State Finals as National Finals reserves!

Their journey began with an online audition, where dancers from across Australia submitted entries for consideration. Following their successful auditions, nine WSDA students competed at the NSW State Finals in May, where they earned their place amongst some of the country’s most promising young ballet dancers.

We are thrilled to share that Kyra and Ayano have been selected to progress to the National Finals! This is an incredible achievement that reflects their hard work, commitment, perseverance, and passion for ballet.

In August, Kyra and Ayano will take part in an exciting week of masterclasses, coaching, and performances alongside talented dancers from across Australia as they compete at the National Finals.

We are incredibly proud of you all for what you have achieved so far. We can’t wait to watch you continue to grow, embrace this amazing opportunity, and shine on stage. 🤍🩰✨

A huge thank you to and our incredible faculty of teachers at WSDA who have shaped these students into the beautiful and well rounded dancers they are today!

Our second eisteddfod of the weekend was at for WSDA’s Jazz & Hip-Hop soloists!

We are so proud of the effort, growth and confidence shown on stage by every dancer this weekend 👏🏼 ✨ thank you to our Jazz teachers & for choreographing these incredible solo pieces and preparing these girls for each competition!

🥈 Eleanor - 8/U Jazz Solo
🥉 Violet - 8/U Jazz Solo
🥇 Dora - 10/U Jazz Solo Novice
🥇 Kyra - 14/U Jazz Solo
🥉 Emilie - 14/U Jazz Solo
🥇 Antoinette - 15/U Jazz Solo Novice
🥇 Olivia - Open Age Jazz Solo
🥉 Maya - Open Age Jazz Solo
🥇 Vivienne - Open age Broadway Jazz Solo
🏅 Shyli - Highly commended in Open Age Jazz
🏅 Shyli - Highly commended in Open Age Hip Hop

A beautiful weekend of supporting our friends on stage and enjoying one another’s success! 🩷

What a weekend of solo comps, starting off with 🌟

A huge congratulations to our beautiful soloists on their incredible results and performances:

Alba
🥇 Modern Lyrical Senior Solo (Restricted)
🥇 13yrs & Over Ballet Variation Solos
🥈 14/u Open Contemporary
🥈 14/u Open Classical Ballet Solos

Claudia
🥇 8/u Classical Ballet Solos (Specially Restricted)
🥈 8/u Contemporary Solos (Specially Restricted)

Kaitlyn
🥇 15yrs & over Classical Ballet Solos
🥈 13yrs & Over Ballet Variation Solos

So proud of all your hard work, dedication and passion shining on stage this weekend 🤍

A huge weekend at for some of our WSDA Junior Soloists 🩰✨

We’re proud of each of these beautiful dancers for all their stunning performances on stage producing some fantastic results:

Lauren
🏅 Highly Commended – 10/U Contemporary (Restricted)
🥈 2nd Place – 10/U Classical Ballet (Specially Restricted)

Bella
🥇 1st Place – 12/U Contemporary Open
🥇 1st Place – 12/U Variation Ballet
🥈 2nd Place – 12/U Classical Ballet Open

Emma
🥇 1st Place – 10/U Contemporary Open
🥇 1st Place – 10/U Lyrical (Specially Restricted)
🥇 1st Place – 10/U Classical (Restricted)
🥈 2nd Place – 10/U Lyrical Improvisation
🥈 2nd Place – 12/U Variation Ballet

Natalie
🥇 1st Place – 12/U Contemporary (Restricted)
🥈 2nd Place – 12/U Classical (Restricted)
🏆 Awarded Adjudicator’s Choice

We are beyond proud of you all for representing WSDA so beautifully this weekend, we’re off to such a wonderful start of the comp season!

What a wonderful day we had at our annual WSDA Classical & Contemporary Assessment! ✨

A huge thank you to Miss Bergen, our esteemed judge, for sharing your time, expertise, and encouragement with our dancers.
Thank you also, to Miss Emma and Miss Shay for your impeccable choreography and for all you do to prepare our students so beautifully for days like today. ❤️
And of course, thank you to all of our incredible dance parents who came to show your support!

We’re so proud of every student today. Your growth over the past year was evident in today’s performances.

A special congratulations for those recognised by Miss Bergen for your outstanding dance talent, performance quality, and technical precision:

JUNIOR CLASSICAL
🏆 Winner – Kyra Kenihan
🥈 Runner Up – Savannah Ku
✨ Honorable Mentions – Bella Ngai & Oliver To

JUNIOR CONTEMPORARY
🏆 Winner – Oliver To
🥈 Runner Up – Kyra Kenihan
✨ Honorable Mentions – Angelina Bernardo & Savannah Ku

SENIOR CLASSICAL
🏆 Winner – Ayano Kijima
🥈 Runner Up – Alba Ngai
✨ Honorable Mentions – Nicole Fong & Ellie To (not pictured)

SENIOR CONTEMPORARY
🏆 Winner – Vivienne Rothwell
🥈 Runner Up – Ellie To (not pictured)
✨ Honorable Mentions – Antoinette Gill & Olivia Nilan