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Achievements 2022 July - November

July

 

World of Dance

 

Elite Studio Division:

  • 2nd Place – Joyce Lubbe

  • 3rd Place – Baylen Boer

  • 4th Place – Jean-Mari van Zyl

  • 5th Place – Joyce Lubbe

 

Junior Upper Championship Division:

  • 1st Place – Mieke Carr Contemporary

  • 2nd Place – Mieke & Kalinda (Lost without you)

  • 3rd Place – Mieke & Cara (Set in stone)

  • 5th Place – Mieke Carr Jazz

  • 6th Place – Mieke & Cara (The Way)

  • 7th Place – Cara Hilpert

 

  • Special Award – Best Theme – Set in Stone

 

Junior Upper Championship Team Division

  • 2nd Place – Run boy run

 

Upper Championship Team Division

  • 3rd Place – Empty Chair

 

World Championships of the Performing Arts

 

Mieke Carr:

  • Ballet – Gold

  • Contemporary – Gold

  • Hip Hop – Gold

  • Jazz – Gold

  • Lyrical – Gold

  • Musical Theatre – Gold

  • Open – Gold

 

7 x Overall Division Awards

 

August

Time Dance Competition

 

Marli van Zyl

  • Jazz – Gold

  • Lyrical – Gold

 

Linke Thiart

  • Lyrical – Silver Higher

  • Character – Silver Higher

 

Cara Hilpert

  • Modern – Silver Higher

  • Jazz – Platinum & 2nd Place

  • Character – Gold Award & 2nd Place

 

Mieke Carr

  • Jazz – Gold & 3rd Place

  • Lyrical – Gold

  • Character – Platinum Award & 1st Place

  • Character – Gold Award & 2nd Place

 

Set in stone – Platinum Award & 1st Place

Started with a swing – Platinum Award

End of the line – Gold Award

 

Isabella Meyer

  • Lyrical – Silver

 

Rochell Alberts

  • Lyrical – Silver

 

Sulize van der Westhuizen

  • Lyrical – Silver

 

Eldine Weir

  • Jazz – Silver Higher

  • Lyrical – Silver Higher 7 2nd Place

 

Christo Thiart

  • Lyrical – Gold & 1st Place

 

Jean-Mari van Zyl

  • Contemporary – Silver Higher

  • Lyrical – Gold

  • Jazz – Gold

 

Empty Chair – Platinum & 100%

 

Special Awards

  • Mieke Carr – Most Outstanding Junior

  • Cara Hilpert – Most Eye-Catching Junior

  • Empty Chair – Most Outstanding Senior Choreography

 

September

 

Rugby World Cup 7’s

  • Antoinette de Villiers & Marcus Mabie Choreographers of the opening ceremony

  • Prestige Youth Dance Company Dancers are part of the entertainment crew

 

Move National Dance Competition

Special Awards

  • Mieke Carr – Junior Dancer of the Year

  • Cara Hipert – Wild about you Award

  • TDA Recognition Award for choreography and work done with students

 

Set in stone – 1st Place

End of the line – 1st Place

 

Run boy run – Gold 97.02%

Empty Chair – Gold – 97.97%

 

Skyelar Botterill

  • Ballet – 1st Place

  • Musical Theatre – 1st Place

  • Lyrical – 1st Place

 

Marli van Zyl

  • Hip Hop – 1st Place

  • Lyrical – 1st Place

 

Olivia Kotze

  • Musical Theatre – 1st Place

 

Rochell Alberts

  • Lyrical – 2nd Place

 

Mieke Carr

  • Jazz – 1st Place

  • Musical Theatre – 2nd Place

  • Lyrical – 1st Place

  • Character – 1st Place

  • Ballet – 3rd Place

 

Cara Hilpert

  • Musical Theatre – 1st Place

  • Jazz – 2ns Place

  • Contemporary – 1st Place

  • Lyrical – 2nd Place

  • Contemporary – 2nd Place

 

Linke Thiart

  • Musical Theatre – 3rd Place

  • Lyrical – 1st Place

 

Jean-Mari van Zyl

  • Lyrical – 1st Place

  • Contemporary – 2nd Place

  • Jazz – 2nd Place

 

Christo Thiart

  • Hip Hop – 1st Place

 

Samantha Barring-Could

  • Latin – 1st Place

 

South African Championships of Performing Arts

 

  • Gold – 30

  • Silver – 16

  • Bronze – 15

 

  • Overall Division Winners – Daniel Neethling, Sulize van der Westhuizen, Baylen Boer

  • Overall Junior Male Dancer Award – Daniel Neethling

  • Special Recognition Award – Mieke Carr

  • Directors Award – Antoinette de Villiers

 

October

 

Dance Academy of South Africa Exams

  • 100% Pass Rate

  • Ballet Majors – 93% Average

  • Ballet Grades – 91% Average

  • Contemporary Levels – 91% Average

 

November

 

American Academy of Ballet

  • Joyce Lubbe & Baylen Boer got accepted into the summer school for 2023

 

Contemporary & Ballet Awards

  • Mieke Carr - X Factor Award from Quintus Jansen

  • Mieke Carr - X Factor Award from Esther Nasser

  • Mieke Carr - First place in Jazz solo 12 years & under

  • Mieke Carr - First place in contemporary solo 12 years & under

  • Mieke Carr - First place in lyrical solo 12 years and under

  • Mieke Carr - Second place in open/other solo 12 years & under

  • Mieke Carr - Third place in open/other solo 12 years & under

  • Lost without you duet - First place in pre-senior d/t/qs section (Dancers: Mieke Carr & Kalinda Harmse)

  • Marli Van Zyl - First place in Jazz Solo 10 years and under

  • Marli Van Zyl - Third place in Lyrical solo 10 years and under

  • Sulize Van Der Westhuizen - First place in open/other solo 12 years & under

  • Sulize Van Der Westhuizen - Third place in contemporary solo 12 years & under

  • Jean-Mari Van Zyl - Second place in Jazz Solo 16 years & under

  • Jean Mari Van Zyl - Second place in Lyrical Solo 16 yrs & under

  • Jean Mari Van Zyl - Third place in Contemporary Solo 16 years & under

 

AIDT DANCER OF THE YEAR

  • Mieke Carr Ballet Silver

  • Cara Hilpert Jazz Gold

  • Mieke Carr Jazz Gold

  • Baylen Boer Jazz Gold

  • Joyce Lubbe Jazz Gold

  • Bayley Boer Contemporary Gold

  • Joyce Lubbe Contemporary Gold

  • Cara Hilpert Contemporary Gold

  • Mieke Carr Contemporary Gold

  • Joyce Lubbe Lyrical Gold

  • Baylen Boer Lyrical Gold

  • Cara Hilpert Lyrical Gold

  • Mieke Carr Lyrical Gold

  • Baylen Boer Showdance Gold

  • Mieke Carr Showdance Gold

  • Cara Hilpert Showdance Gold

  • Joyce Lubbe Showdance Gold

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Judges Choice Awards

  • Most Promising 12-15yrs Mieke Carr

  • Most Musical Performer 12-15yrs Joyce Lubbe

Dancer of the year 12 -13yrs

  • 1st Place - Cara Hilpert with her Lyrical piece

Dancer of the year 14-15yrs

  • 2nd Place - Baylen Boer with her Contemporary

  • 2nd Place - Joyce Lubbe with her Lyrical

  • 1st Place - Baylen Boer with her lyrical

 

Theatre Dance Association Exams

100% pass rate

91% Average

 

Top Achievers:

Eldine Weir 97.5%

Georgia Brink 97%

Sulize vd Westhuizen 96.49%

Airyn Bentham 96%

 

 

AIDT Modern Exams

100% Pass Rate

91.17% Average

 

Top Achievers:

Joyce Lubbe 100% (Pre-Elementary)

Baylen Boer 100% (Pre-Elementary)

Mieke Carr 100% (Pre-Elementary)

Cara Hilpert 98% (Pre-Elementary)

Maya Ebrahim 98% (Final Grade)

Sadie-Elliott 97% (1st Grade)

Skyelar Botterill 97%(1st Grade)

Sulize vd Westhuizen 97%(3rd Grade)

Karli vd Merwe 97%(Pre-Elementary)

 

 

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