✨ Chasing Dreams on the World Stage | Global Dance Open (GDO) – San Sebastián Finals, Spain 🌍🩰
A huge congratulations to our talented dancers Breeze and Mikayla for their outstanding achievements at the highly competitive Global Dance Open (GDO) Finals in San Sebastián, Spain! 🎉
Global Dance Open has quickly become one of the world’s most prestigious international dance competitions, bringing together exceptional young dancers from across the globe. The competition features a wide range of dance styles, including Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical, and Musical Theatre. Beyond competition, GDO offers young dancers invaluable opportunities to be seen by artistic directors from world-renowned ballet companies, dance institutions, and professional organizations. Since its inception, GDO has awarded more than £1.2 million in scholarships, helping countless young dancers pursue their dreams on the international stage.
🎖 Special Congratulations to Mikayla on receiving:
🏅 Multiple Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensive Acceptances
🩰 Competition Results
Breeze & Mikayla
(8–11 Years Duo)
🌺 Lyrical: 8th Place
Breeze
(8 Years Solo)
🌺 Contemporary: 4th Place
🌺 Jazz: 8th Place
Mikayla
(10 Years Solo)
🌺 Contemporary: 13th Place
🌟 About Joffrey Ballet School
Founded in 1953 and based in New York City, Joffrey Ballet School is one of the world’s leading professional dance training institutions. Renowned for its excellence in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre, and Commercial Dance, the school attracts outstanding young dancers from around the world each year.
Its highly selective Summer Intensive programs are internationally recognised as an important stepping stone toward professional dance education and careers, offering students exceptional training, artistic growth, and valuable industry exposure.
✨ Every competition is not the finish line, but the beginning of an even greater journey.
❤️ The road of dance is long, and we are proud to walk it together—supporting, growing, and chasing dreams every step of the way.
A huge congratulations to our talented dancer Abby for her outstanding performance at the highly competitive DEC Alumni Dance Competition!
Abby achieved:
🏆 Modern Dance Scholarship
💰 $15 Cash Award
Abby
(10 Years Solo)
🥇 Contemporary – 1st Place
🥇 Musical Theatre – 1st Place
🥈 Lyrical – 2nd Place
🥉 Jazz – 3rd Place
🌺 Classical – VHC (Very Highly Commended)
🌺 Barefoot – VHC (Very Highly Commended)
Congratulations to our talented dancer Rebecca for her outstanding performance at the highly competitive Northern School Performing Arts Competition!
Rebecca achieved:
🏆 1 Championship Title
🥈 1 Championship Runner-Up Title
💰 $30 Cash Award
✨Rebecca
(12–14 Years Solo)
🏆 Contemporary Championship – Champion 🥇
🥈 Jazz Championship – Runner Up 🥈
🥇 Contemporary – 1st Place
🥇 Lyrical – 1st Place
🥈 Jazz – 2nd Place
🥈 Lyrical Impromptu – 2nd Place
🥉 Musical Theatre – 3rd Place
🥉 Jazz Impromptu – 3rd Place
🥉 Contemporary Impromptu – 3rd Place
Congratulations to our talented dancers Hannah and Rebecca for their outstanding performances at the highly competitive NZDA Dance Competition!
Together, they achieved:
🏆 2 Overall 2nd Runner-Up Titles (NZ Top Dancer & Ballet Scholarship)
🥇 1 Gold Medal
🥈 1 Silver Medal
🥉 4 Bronze Medals
🌺 3 Fourth Places
🌺 3 Fifth Places
A special congratulations to Hannah for also receiving:
💰 $25 Cash Award
🎟️ $250 DLU Entry Fee Award
🩰 Dance Wear Voucher
Hannah
(9–11 Years Solo)
🏆 NZ Top Dancer – 2nd Runner Up
🏆 Ballet Scholarship – 2nd Runner Up
🥇 Lyrical – 1st Place
🥈 Jazz – 2nd Place
🥉 Classical – 3rd Place
🥉 Contemporary – 3rd Place
🌺 Musical Theatre Jazz – 5th Place
✨Rebecca
(12–14 Years Solo)
🏆 NZ Top Dancer – Top 10
🥉 Variation – 3rd Place
🥉 Contemporary – 3rd Place
🌺 Jazz – 4th Place
🌺 Jazz – 4th Place
🌺 Set Variation – 4th Place
🌺 Musical Theatre Jazz – 5th Place
🌺 Lyrical – 5th Place
Congratulations to our students Yuki and Sophia Li for their outstanding performance at the Born To Perform Dance Competition！
They proudly brought home 1 Runner-Up🥈，6🥇 and 2🥈 🌺🌺🌺🏆🏆🏆
Yuki
（7 Years Solo）
Classical：1st Place🥇
Lyrical：1st Place🥇
Song & Dance：1st Place🥇
Contemporary：1st Place🥇
Jazz：1st Place🥇
Sophia Li
（11 Years Solo）
Championship：Runner-Up 🥈
Lyrical：1st Place🥇
Classical：2nd Place🥈
Contemporary：2nd Place🥈
