Marquis Dance Academy

Awards

CONGRATULATIONS to all festival and competition participants for a job well-done! Here are some of the highlights of this year's (2009) competitions. Click on your competition of choice below. You can also view last year's (2008) competitions by visiting our Awards Archive.

Canadian National Dance Championships (C.N.D.C.'s) - April 22-25, 2010
Manitoba Dance Festival - May 10-23, 2010

CANADIAN NATIONAL DANCE COMPETITIONS (REGIONALS) HIGHLIGHTS of April 22-25, 2010
SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN POLAND	Children's Ballet division: Garden Party (Junior I.P. Ballet) Children's Jazz division: ABC (Junior I.P. Ballet) Junior Ballet: Tango (Intermediate I.P. Ballet) Senior Ballet Soloist: Ana Karen Lopez (Advanced I.P. Ballet) Senior Ballet Group: Calm Before the Storm (Advanced I.P. Ballet) Senior Jazz Duo: Lisa Baran & Aaron Stringer (Advanced I.P. Jazz)
SPECIALTY AWARDS	Stamina Plus: City is Mine (Advanced I.P.Hip Hop) Plié Plus: Émilie Ferguson (Intermediate I.P. Ballet) Perfect patterns: Jai Ho (Intermediate I.P. Jazz) Excellent Execution: Morgan Wilson Choreography award (17 & over): Wayne Santos for City is Mine Overalls: Line (15 & over): City is Mine
BALLET SOLOS, DUOS & TRIOS	Ballet solos: Gold & 1st place- Samantha Rizutto (12 years) Gold & 3rd place - Emilie Ferguson (13-14 years) Gold - Sarah Smith (13 years) High Silver - Keita Fournier-Pelletier (11-12 years) High Silver - Margaux Labossière (11-12 years) High Silver - Annabella Maguet (9-10 years) Pointe solos: Elite Gold & 1st place - Ana Karen Lopez (15-16 years) Gold & 1st place - Karyn Maertens (11-12 years) Gold - Jasmine Allard (17 years & over) Gold - Danica Cormier (15-16 years) Gold & 2nd place - Lisa Baran (15-16 years) Ballet / Pointe duos & trios: Gold & 2nd place - Nicolas Massé & Samantha Rizutto (15-16 years) Gold & 1st place - Caitlyn Raddatz, Hannah Smith, Sydney Harrison (7-8 years)
BALLET GROUPS	Large groups: Gold & 1st place - Garden Party (7-8 years) Gold & 1st place - Tango (13-14 years) Gold & 2nd place - Masquerade (11-12 years) Gold & 1st place - Calm Before the Storm (17 years & over) Pointe groups: Gold & 1st place - Whispers of Rome (13-14 years) Gold & 1st place - Arabia (15-16 years)
JAZZ & LYRICAL SOLOS, DUOS & TRIOS	Jazz solos: Gold & 2nd place - Jasmine Allard (17-18 years) Gold & 3rd place - Lisa Baran (15 years) Gold & 2nd place - Hannah Smith (7-8 years) Gold - Brooke Lobson High Silver & 3rd place - Margaux Labossière (11 years) High Silver - Samantha Rizutto (12 years) Lyrical solos: High Silver & 3rd place- Courtney Maertens (12 years) High Silver - Sarah Smith (11-12 years) Gold - Shea Anderson (15 years) Jazz / Lyrical duos / trios: Gold & 2nd place - Nicolas Massé & Shea Anderson Gold & 1st place - Lisa Baran & Aaron Stringer
JAZZ & LYRICAL GROUPS	Jazz groups: Gold & 1st place - ABC (7-8 years) Gold & 2nd place - Can Can (11-12 years) Gold & 2nd place - Jai Ho (13-14 years) Gold & 1st place- Underworld (17 years & over) Gold & 1st place - Celle Block Tango (17 years & over) Gold - Evacuate the Dancefloor (13-14 years) Lyrical groups: High Silver & 1st place - The Climb (11-12 years) Gold & 2nd place - Falling (15-16 years) Gold & 2nd place - Seven Nation Army (13-14 years)
HIP HOP	Solos: Elite Gold & 1st place - Morgan Wilson (16 years) Gold & 2nd place - Ashley Stapleton (14 years) Gold - Stephanie Papagiannopoulos (16 years) Duos & trios: Gold & 3rd place: Morgan Wilson & Lianne Prenovault (15-16 years) Gold - Joelle Jeanson & Lauren Bresch (13-14 years) Gold - Nicole Wilson & Celine Rivard (13-14 years) Gold - Mia Prenovault & Tasha Farmer (13-14 years) Gold - Paige Buss & Margaux Labossière (11-12 years) Gold - Karine Roy & Samantha Sage (11-12 years) Groups: Elite Gold & 1st place - Diva 2010 (15-16 years) Elite Gold & 1st place - City of Mine (17 years & over) Elite Gold & 2nd place - Supa Dupa Fly (13-14 years) Elite Gold & 1st place - Swing Ya Rag (13-14 years) Gold & 1st place - This is Why I'm Hot (11-12 years) Gold & 2nd place - Million Dollar Baby Elite Gold & 1st place - Gimme Some More Gold & 3rd place - Shut It Down (11-12 years)
TAP	Solos: Gold & 1st place - Sarah Sigurdson (12 years) Gold & 2nd place - Alexa Prieur (13 years) Gold - Stephanie Bauch (12 years) Tap groups: Gold & 2nd place The Joint is Jumping (13-14 years) Gold - Off-Time (15-16 years) High Silver- Dancing Fool Gold - Seven Nation Army (15-16 years) High Silver - Jumpin' Jack (13-14 years)
STAGE, SONG & DANCE	Groups: Gold & 1st place- Fake Your Way to the Top (13-14 years)
MODERN	Solos: Gold - Neilla Hawley (13-14 years) Groups: High Silver & 2nd place - Cercopes High Silver & 1st place - Yet (13-14 years)

Manitoba Provincial Dance Festival Highlights (May 10-23, 2009)
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS	2009 MANITOBA DANCE FESTIVAL BALLET ADJUDICATOR'S CHOICE: COUNTRY SIDE - Advanced I.P. Ballet group 2009 MANITOBA DANCE FESTIVAL JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP: JASMINE ALLARD - Advanced I.P. Jazz solo
BALLET SOLOS, DUOS & TRIOS	Ballet solos: Gold - Emilie Ferguson (13 & under) Gold - Sara Smith (13 & under) Gold - Samantha Rizutto (11 & under) Gold - Danica Cormier (15 & under) Pointe solos: Gold with Honours - Jasmine Allard (17 & under) Gold - Karyn Maertens (13 & under) Gold - Lisa Baran (15 & under) Ballet / Pointe duos & trios: High Silver - Nicolas Massé & Brooke Lobson (15 & under) High Silver- Keita Fournier-Pelletier, Courtney Maertens, Meagan Grenier (11 & under) High Silver - Margaux Labossière & Dana Coleman (11 & under)
BALLET GROUPS	Large groups: Gold with Honours & 2009 Adjudicator's choice- Countryside (17 & under) High Silver - Spanish Rapsody (15 & under) Gold with Honours- Enchanted (13 & under) Gold - Sleepover (11 & under) Pointe groups: Gold - Promenade (13 & under) Gold - French Gossip (15 & under)
JAZZ & LYRICAL SOLOS, DUOS & TRIOS	Jazz solos: Gold - Aaron Stringer (19 & under) Gold with Honours - Jasmine Allard (17 & under) Gold with Honours - Lisa Baran (15 & under) Gold - Stephanie Papagiannopoulos (15 & under) Gold - Ashley Stapleton (13 & under) High Silver - Anyssa Horky (13 & under) Gold - Samantha Rizutto (11 & under) Lyrical solos: Gold - Lisa Baran (15 & under) High Silver - Shea Anderson (13 & under) Gold - Jennifer Boyce (13 & under) High Silver - Mikaela Paquette Gold - Sarah Smith (11 & under) Jazz / Lyrical duos / trios: High Silver - Lauren Bresch, Céline Rivard & Brittany Lewis (13 & under) Gold - Karyn Maertens & Émilie Ferguson (13 & under)
JAZZ & LYRICAL GROUPS	Jazz groups: Gold with Honours - Corporate Ladder (17 & under) Gold with Honours - The Dark Night (15 & under) Gold - Swamp Creatures (13 & under) Gold - 5,6,7,8! (11 & under) High Silver - Girls Night Out (9-10 years) Gold - Circus (15 & under) Lyrical groups: Gold with Honours - Slow Me Down (17 & under) Gold - Wild Horses (13 & under) Gold with Honours - Eyes on Fire (15 & under)
HIP HOP	Solos: Gold - Sasha Bouchard (19 & under) Gold - Kelsey Martin (9 & under) High Silver - Hannah Smith (7 & under) Duos & trios: High Silver - Sarah Bohonicky & Sarah Clément (15 & under) High Silver - Nicole Meyer-Nunn &, Laurie Brand (15 & under) High Silver - Joelle Jeanson, Lauren Bresch & Tasha Farmer (13 & under) High Silver - Kayla Lambert-Rowan & Mélanie Beaulieu (13 & under) Groups: Gold - Diva (17 & under) Gold with Honours - Colors (15 & under) High Silver - Live Your Life (13 & under) High Silver - 4 My People (13 & under) High Silver - Bounce (11 & under)
MODERN	Solos: Silver - Danica Cormier (15 & under) Groups: Silver - Saltimbanco (13 & under) Silver - Modern Small group (15 & under)
SONG & DANCE	Duos: Gold: Joelle Jeanson & Tasha Farmer (13 & under)
TAP	Solos: Gold - Liane Prenovault (17 & under) High Silver - Nadine Girouard (15 & under) Gold - Sarah Sigurdson (11 & under) High Silver- Alexa Prieur (11 & under) Duos & trios: Gold - Nicolas Massé & Siobhan Bennett (15 & under) Tap groups: Gold with Honours - Choptsticks (15 & under) Gold - Four Minutes (17 & under) High Silver - Stix (13 & under)