Local dancers on the Move!

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KNYSNA NEWS - Dancers from two Knysna studios recently took to the stage at the Move! National Dance Competition in Cape Town where they did themselves and their teachers proud.

The competition took place between 29 September and 3 October at the Sea Point Civic Centre. Ten pupils represented Sidwell Roman School of Ballet under the stewardship of teachers Sidwell Roman and Courtney-Drew Meyer.

The studio did well and came back with seven medals for the junior team and 10 medals for the senior team. To top it off, the youngest dancer, Chloe Mello (5), received the trophy for the Best Mini Dancer in all dance disciplines for the competition.

Five pupils (Alysah Stead, Kiara Stead, Zélie de Villiers, Lana Tripkovic and Maya Kerr) of Art in Motion Dance Academy, under tuition by Maria Coetzer, competed in the hip hop, modern, jazz and acrobatic dance categories.

Photo gallery: Move! National Dance Competition in Cape Town

The competition was tough, but the girls made their teacher very proud. Alysah and Kiara Stead were runners-up in the bronze category for the Stage Branch Contemporary Duet in the 13- to 14-year-old age group.

The full list of results for the dancers from Sidwell Roman School of Ballet is as follows:

• Chloe Mello: winner of 5-6 years old for Classical Ballet Solo and Demi-Character Ballet Solo in Silver category

• Emmah Geldenhuys: winner of 7-8 years old Classical Ballet Solo in Bronze category AND winner of 7-8 years old Demi-Character Ballet Solo in Silver category

• Zélie de Villiers: winner of 9-10 years old Demi-Character Ballet Solo in Silver category

• Olivia Maycock: runner up of 9-10 years old National Ballet Solo in Silver category

• Jaden Morton, Zélie de Villiers & Olivia Maycock: winners of 9-10 years old Ballet Demi-Character Trio in Silver category

• Sophie Swire-Thompson: winner of 13-14 years old Demi-Character Ballet Solo in Bronze category

• Kiara Stead: runner up of 13-14 years old Demi-Character Ballet Solo in Bronze category

• Shemené Conradie: runner up of 13-14 years old Demi-Character Ballet Solo in Silver category

• Hadassah Conradie: winner of 13-14 years old Demi-Character Ballet Solo in Silver category and winner of 13-14 years old Classical Ballet Solo in Silver category

• Tiffany Meyer: winner of 15-16 years old Demi-Character Ballet Solo in Bronze category, third of 15-16 years old Classical Ballet Solo in Silver category and winner of 15-16 years old National Dance Ballet Solo in Silver category

• Kiara Stead, Shemené Conradie, Hadassah Conradie and Tiffany Meyer: winners of 13-14 years old Classical Ballet Quartet in Silver category

• Hadassah Conradie and Tiffany Meyer: joint runners up of 13-14 years old Lyrical Ballet Duet in Bronze category

Kiara Stead, Hadassah Conradie, Tiffany Meyer and Shemené Conradie.