Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Verve Dance Festival

Five days of dancing has wrapped up at the Burdekin Theatre as the Verve Dance Festival took over the Burdekin from Thursday, January 11 to Monday, January 15.

The competition gives local competitors another opportunity to showcase their talents while bringing people from across north, central, and west Queensland to the Burdekin.

Competitors aged 20 years and under performed in over 100 sections across the weekend.

Read on to find a selection of results.

SECTION: 001 4 years and under Tiny Tots Solo

1st Calayah Ferris

SECTION: 006 9 years Classical Solo

1st Elle Rose Cummings

2nd Summer Keating

3rd Ava Whybird

SECTION: 007 10 years Classical Solo

1st Shiloh Belle Sunnerdale

2nd Gracie Corowa

3rd Emma Maxey

SECTION: 016 6 years and under Demi-Character Solo

1st Frankie Whybird

2nd Arison Deicke

SECTION: 017/018 7 - 8 years Demi-Character Solo

1st Harvey Rose McClelland

2nd Ayllah Ferris

3rd Mackenzie Brown

SECTION: 019 9 years Demi-Character Solo

1st Elle Rose Cummings

2nd Summer Keating

3rd Annabelle Brooks

SECTION: 021/022 11 - 12 years Demi-Character Solo

1st Owen Reed

2nd Izalea Patuwai

2nd Peyton Prothero

3rd Abbie Grace Court

SECTION: 030/031 7 - 8 years Tap Solo

1st Harriet Lawson

2nd Harvey Rose McClelland

3rd Indigo Tranberg

SECTION: 033 10 years Tap Solo

1st Lataf-Elya Tietie

2nd Gracie Corowa

3rd Savannah Large

SECTION: 034 11 years Tap Solo

1st Abbie Grace Court

2nd Izalea Patuwai

3rd Demi Cook

SECTION: 035 12 years Tap Solo

1st Blake Calkin

2nd Charlotte Finch

3rd Ruby Harland

SECTION: 045 12 years Slow or Waltz Tap Solo

1st Charlotte Finch

2nd Brooke Wilkinson

3rd Savannah Jackson

SECTION: 061 6 years and under Jazz Solo

1st Ella Schurmann

2nd Frankie Whybird

3rd Mackenzie McDonald

SECTION: 065 10 years Jazz Solo

1st Gracie Corowa

2nd Emma Maxey

3rd Paityn Sukaserm

SECTION: 066 11 years Jazz Solo

1st Izalea Patuwai

2nd Peyton Prothero

3rd Abbie Grace Court

3rd Paeton Lorraway

SECTION: 079 8 years and under Lyrical Solo

1st Harvey Rose McClelland

2nd Maeve Young

3rd Ayllah Ferris

SECTION: 082 11 years Lyrical Solo

1st Peyton Prothero

2nd Izalea Patuwai

3rd Abbie Grace Court

SECTION: 089 8 years and under Contemporary Traditional Solo

1st Grace Hills

SECTION: 090/091 9 - 10 years Contemporary Traditional Solo

1st Payton Letitia Hills

2nd Brooklyn Keating

3rd Summer Keating

SECTION: 100/101 9 - 10 years Contemporary Commercial Solo

1st Sunny Rowbotham

2nd Radha Haller

3rd Payton Letitia Hills

SECTION: 112 11 - 12 years Hip Hop Solo

1st Paeton Lorraway

2nd Izalea Patuwai

3rd Meela Thornton

SECTION: 116 8 years and under Song & Dance Solo

1st Harvey Rose McClelland

2nd Indigo Tranberg

SECTION: 118 11 - 12 years Song & Dance Solo

1st Paeton Lorraway

SECTION: 129 8 years and under Student Choreography Solo

1st Harriet Lawson

2nd Grace Hills

SECTION: 138 9 - 10 years Acro Solo

1st Mikayla Close

2nd Summer Keating

SECTION: 142 8 years and under Improvisation - Classical Solo

1st Grace Hills

SECTION: 148 8 years and under Improvisation - Jazz Solo

1st Ayllah Ferris

2nd Indigo Tranberg

3rd Grace Hills

SECTION: 150 11 - 12 years Improvisation - Jazz Solo

1st Abbie Grace Court

2nd Izalea Patuwai

3rd Paeton Lorraway

SECTION: 155 9 - 10 years Improvisation - Tap Solo

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1st Gracie Corowa

2nd Payton Letitia Hills

3rd Lataf-Elya Tietie

3rd Summer Keating

SECTION: 160 8 years and under Open Duo/Trio

1st Frankie Whybird & Noah Logan

2nd Estelle Mooney & Harriet Lawson

For full results, visit Verve Dance Festival on Facebook.

Photo credit: KR Photos & Videos - Keeara & Reece

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