🎉 August 2026 Season Highlights｜FYD Christchurch Dance Competition 🏆

A huge congratulations to Sophia Liu, the only student representing our school at the Follow Your Dream Dance Competition! Sophia delivered a wonderful performance, showcasing her confidence, dedication, and passion for dance, and achieved an outstanding result as Champion Dancer: Runner-Up 🥈!

🏆 Champion Dancer: Runner-Up🥈

Sophia Liu（7 & Under Solo）
🥇 Contemporary：1st Place
🥈 Lyrical：2nd Place
🥈 Open：2nd Place

✨ Every time a dancer steps onto the stage is an opportunity to grow, challenge themselves, and shine. Behind every achievement is the dedication, hard work, and countless hours of practice.

For our young dancer, this journey is about more than just awards. It is about building confidence, embracing challenges, and discovering the joy and strength that dance can bring. May you always dance with passion, continue to chase your dreams, and shine even brighter on every stage ahead! 🌟

The road of dance is long, but we will keep working hard and walking it together. ❤️

✨ 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🥈

 

Congratulations to our student Hannah for her outstanding performance at the Festival of Dance Competition！

She proudly brought home 4🥇, 2🥈 and $100💰💰💰 🌺🌺🌺🏆🏆🏆

Congratulations to Hannah on receiving the Special Awards:

🏆 Amazing Musicality Award
🏆 Sportsmanship Award

 

Hannah

（10 Years Solo）

Contemporary：1st Place🥇

Lyrical：1st Place🥇

Jazz：2nd Place🥈

Lyrical Impromptu：1st Place🥇

Jazz Impromptu：1st Place🥇

Open Any Style：2nd Place🥈

 

Congratulations to our sole student Rebecca for her outstanding performance at the Te Puke Jazz & Tap Championship Competition！

She proudly brought home 1 Champion🏆, 1 Runner-Up🥈, 6🥇and 2🥈Place 🌺🌺🌺🏆🏆🏆

 

Rebecca

（12-14 Solo）

Contemporary Championship：Champion🏆

Lyrical Championship：Runner-Up🥈

Jazz：1st Place🥇

Musical Theatre：1st Place🥇

Contemporary：1st Place🥇

Lyrical：1st Place🥇

Jazz Impromptu：1st Place🥇

Props impromptu：1st Place🥇

Student Choreography：2nd Place🥈

Lyrical Impromptu：2nd Place🥈

 

Congratulations to our students Breeze and Mikayla for their outstanding performance at the Evolution Australia – Cairns Regional！

They proudly brought home 8🥇，2🥈and 1个🥉Place🌺🌺🌺🏆🏆🏆

 

Congratulations to Breeze on achieving Top 1 Overall Score in the Open Division! 🏆🏆🏆

Congratulations to Mikayla on achieving Top 2 Overall Score in the Novice Division! 🏆🏆🏆

A huge congratulations to both Breeze and Mikayla for receiving the Artistry Award! 🏆🏆🏆

 

Breeze & Mikayla

（10-11 Years Duo）

Lyrical：1st Place🥇

Broadway Jazz：1st Place🥇

 

Breeze

（8–9 Years Open Solo）

Traditional Contemporary：1st Place🥇

Commercial Contemporary：1st Place🥇

Broadway Jazz：2nd Place🥈

Any Style：3rd Place🥉

 

Mikayla

（10-11 Years Novice Solo）

Traditional Contemporary：1st Place🥇

Commercial Contemporary：1st Place🥇

Any Style：1st Place🥇

Broadway Jazz：1st Place🥇

Ballet：2nd Place🥈

 

 

Congratulations to our student Veronica Fan for her outstanding performance at the Waihi Jazz Competition！

She proudly brought home 1🥈 and 1 Forth Place 🌺🌺🌺🏆🏆🏆

A huge congratulations to Veronica for receiving the Special Award – Youngest Dancer Award! 🌟🌟🌟 

 

Veronica

（Under 8 Solo）

Jazz：2nd Place🥈

Lyrical：4th Palce🌺