PHOENIX FESTIVAL OF DANCE 2022 WRAP UP

We had such a fantastic week at Phoenix Festival, our first competition for 2022. All the students have been so wonderful and worked so hard in preparation for this event. Planning for this started in January and there were countless of hours of behind the scenes preparation in the lead up.

Our teachers have truly gone the extra mile in their commitment to the rehearsals, choreography and support of all the dancers. Through months of challenges with COVID and flu keeping many dancers’ home and missing rehearsals, they still managed to pull everything together! An incredible achievement so thank you so much, Lucy, Kristina, Amy, Jess and Georgia!

We also had such a fabulous team of parent helpers who have been instrumental in supporting the community in preparation and during the whole week of dancing. A special thank you to our costume ladies, Sharon and Fiona and also a big thank you to Leonie, Anne Marie, Deb, Mel, Kimberley, Becci, Janis and Ava. 

Our JOKSOD community and families are so special, thank you to all the parents who have committed to the dance school and brought your children along to every rehearsal and costume fitting and regular class over the last two terms. The standard of our dancers on that stage really shone from the commitment you gave to them for their dance training.

We are so lucky to have such a beautiful culture within our community, with so much support and love for one another. It has been so heart-warming to witness this over the last week, with past students coming back to help and support alongside all the JOKSOD dancers supporting each other. This is what we are most proud of!

And finally, our dancers who were all absolutely sensational on the stage during Phioenix Festival. Your smiles, your technique, your stunning performances were quite rightly recognised and awarded throughout the event. We are delighted to announce all of the awards achieved by our students below which included:

40 – First place prizes

36 – Second place prizes

28 – Third place prizes

WOW! See below our results!

Aggregate Awards

These special awards are given to the dance school and solo students in each OPEN age category who have the most points from their collective prizes and medals.

Teachers: Joanne O’Kelly School of Dance

Grand (Overall): Lucie Doody

12 and Under 14 years: Lucie Doody

6 and Under 8 years: Elise Stalker

TROUPE RESULTS

8 & Under

• Classical = 1^st
• Jazz = 1^st

10 & Under

• Classical = 1^st
• Neo Classical = 1^st
• Jazz = 1^st
• Contemporary = 1^st

13 & Under

• Classical
  • 2^nd – B
  • HM – A
• Neo Classical
  • 1^st – B
  • 2^nd – A
• Jazz = 1^st
• Contemporary = 2^nd

17 & Under

• Classical = 2^nd
• Neo Classical = 2^nd
• Lyrical = 1^st
• Jazz = 1^st
• Contemporary = 2^nd

Open Age

• Broadway = 1^st
• Jazz = 1^st

AWARDS AND CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Senior Ballet Award

HM – Ashlea Rush

Intermediate Ballet Award

3^rd – Sam McSweeney

HM – Lucie Doody

Junior Ballet Award

3^rd – Ava Scott

HM – Ava Del Rosario

Baroque Senior Contemporary Award finalists

Lucinda Curry

Sophie Marr

Nova Neo Classical Senior Award

2^nd – Michaela Davidson

3^rd – Alyssa Brooke

The Cameo Senior Lyrical Award

2^nd – Alyssa Brooke

3^rd – Paris Brooke

Intermediate Song and Dance Award

1^st – Lucie Doody

Senior Jazz Mendoza Championship

HM – Gerika Abbott

Intermediate Jazz Championship

1^st – Savannah Laurito

2^nd – Lucie Doody

HM – Ebony Ricupito

Junior Jazz Championship

1^st – Maisie O’Toole

2^nd – Iyla Emanuel

3^rd – Charlotte Pichler

SOLO AWARDS AND RESULTS

Under 6 years

• Character (Open / Novice)
  • 2^nd – Amelia Lindsey

6 & Under 8 years

• Classical (Open / Novice)
  • 1^st – Elise Stalker
• Character (Open / Novice)
  • 1^st – Elise Stalker
• Jazz (Open / Novice)
  • 1^st – Elise Stalker
• Shining Star Classical
  • 1^st – Elise Stalker

8 & Under 10 years

• Classical (Novice)
  • 3^rd – Mingyun Fang
  • HM – Bailey Bobrowski
  • HM – Edith Banfield
• Character (Open)
  • 2^nd – Amelia Blockley
• Character (Novice)
  • 1^st – Macey Andreana
  • 2^nd – Bailey Bobrowski
  • 3^rd – Edith Banfield
• Neo Classical (Open)
  • 2^nd – Mingyun Fang
• Neo Classical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Amelia Blockley
• Contemporary (Novice)
  • 1^st – Macey Andreana
• Jazz (Novice)
  • 1^st – Mingyun Fang
  • 2^nd – Amelia Blockley
  • HM – Alexis Hiam
• Shining Star Classical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Macey Andreana
  • 3^rd – Bailey Bobrowski
  • HM – Edith Banfield
  • HM – Zara Lindsey
• Shining Star Theatrical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Mingyun Fang
  • 2^nd – Amelia Blockley
  • HM – Alexis Hiam

10 & Under 12 years

• Classical (Open)
  • 2^nd – Ava Del Rosario
  • 3^rd – Iyla Emanuel
  • HM – Maisie O’Toole
• Classical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Macy Stalker
  • HM – Adele Vokes
  • HM – Lulu Stackpole
  • HM - Isobel Harper
• Character (Open)
  • 1^st – Ava Del Rosario
  • 2^nd – Iyla Emanuel
  • HM – Ava Scott
• Character (Novice)
  • 1^st – Macy Stalker
  • HM – Indigo Chatfield
• Neo Classical (Open)
  • 2^nd – Ava Del Rosario
  • 3^rd – Ava Scott
  • 3^rd – Macy Stalker
  • HM – Lulu Stackpole
• Neo Classical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Maisie O’Toole
  • 2^nd – Iyla Emanuel
  • 3^rd – Isobel Harper
  • HM – Indigo Chatfield
  • HM – Adele Vokes
• Contemporary (Novice)
  • 2^nd – Charlotte Cvirn
  • 3^rd – Charlotte Pichler
  • 3^rd – Lulu Stackpole
• Lyrical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Ava Del Rosario
  • 2^nd – Charlotte Cvirn
  • HM – Ava Scott
• Jazz (Open)
  • 2^nd – Maisie O’Toole
  • 3^rd – Ava Scott
  • HM – Indigo Chatfield
  • HM – Charlotte Pichler
• Jazz (Novice)
  • 1^st – Macy Stalker
  • 2^nd – Miranda Tarabaras
  • HM – Kira Evans
• Shining Star Classical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Charlotte Pichler
  • 2^nd – Lulu Stackpole
  • 3^rd – Macy Stalker
  • HM – Indigo Chatfield
• Shining Star Theatrical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Kira Evans
  • 2^nd – Miranda Tarabaras

12 & Under 14 years

• Classical (Open)
  • 3^rd – Sam McSweeney
  • HM – Lucie Doody
• Classical (Novice)
  • 3^rd – Alannah Mills
• Character (Open)
  • 1^st – Ebony Ricupito
  • HM – Lucie Doody
  • HM – Savannah Laurito
• Character (Novice)
  • 2^nd - Alannah Mills
• Neo Classical (Open)
  • 2^nd – Sam McSweeney
  • 3^rd – Lucie Doody
• Neo Classical (Novice)
  • 3^rd – Holly Thomas
• Contemporary (Open)
  • 3^rd – Lucie Doody
  • HM – Savannah Laurito
• Lyrical (Open)
  • 2^nd – Lucie Doody
• Lyrical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Savannah Laurito
• Song and Dance (Open/Novice)
  • 1^st – Lucie Doody
  • 3^rd – Alexis Creasey
• Jazz (Open)
  • 1^st – Lucie Doody
  • 2^nd – Sam McSweeney
  • 3^rd – Lilli Elliot
  • HM – Ebony Ricupito
• Shining Star Classical (Novice)
  • 2^nd – Alannah Mills
• Shining Star Theatrical (Novice)
  • 1^st – Alexis Creasey

14 & Under 16 years

• Classical (Open)
  • HM – Ashlea Rush
• Neo Classical (Open)
  • 3^rd – Ashlea Rush
• Neo Classical (Novice)
  • 2^nd – Lily Woods
• Lyrical (Open)
  • 3^rd – Ashlea Rush
• Lyrical (Novice)
  • 3^rd – Gerika Abbott
• Contemporary (Open)
  • 2^nd – Gerika Abbott
  • HM – Lily Woods
• Contemporary (Novice)
  • HM – Manling Zhou
  • HM – Hayleigh Bladen
• Jazz (Novice)
  • 1^st – Lily Woods
  • 3^rd – Mackenzie Vokes

16 years and above

• Classical (Open)
  • 2^nd – Michaela Davidson
• Character (Open)
  • 1^st – Michaela Davidson
  • 2^nd – Alyssa Brooke

Open Age

• Contemporary Duo
  • 2^nd – Ebony Ricupito and Sam McSweeney
  • 3^rd – Ashlea Rush and Lily Woods