Over $8,000 in scholarships given after Peace River North Festival

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Over $8,000 was given to dance and band students in the region following the Peace River North Festival.

The band portion of the festival ran from April 14th to 16th and included piano, vocals and band performances.

Dance performances featuring a variety of styles, including individual, duo and group performances, ran from April 20th to 23rd.

Because the local festival is part of the Performing Arts BC Festival, adjudicators can also send students to the provincial level to compete.

Alchemy Dance Collective will send five dance groups to provincials, and Studio2Stage Dance Academy will send three dance groups.

Dance director Melissa Paakkonen says about 95 per cent of the winners are from Fort St. John or surrounding areas.

Music Awards:

Piano:

• Classical – Pre-Grade 1-Grade 2: Rita Choi
• Senior Classical – Grade 7-10: Andrew Jones
• Canadian Pre-Grade 1-Grade 2: Thea Sapitula
• Canadian Grade 7-10: Andrew Jones
• Impressionistic: Abby Wuthrich
• Romantic – Grade 2-5: Calbern Pereira
• Romantic – Grade 6-10:  Simon Jones
• Baroque – Junior Grade 1-2: Chesney Goertz
• Baroque – Grade 7-10: Abby Wuthrich
• Gospel/Popular All Grades:  Adelaine Rosario
• 20th Century – Pre-Grade 1- Grade 1: Manon Marcere
• 20th Century – Grade 2-3: Rita Choi
• 20th Century – Grade 6-10: Kevin Nguyen
• Duet – All Grades: Abby Wuthrich & Simon Jones
• Adjudicator’s Award – Junior: Rita Choi
• Adjudicator’s Award – Intermediate: Quinelle Pereira
• Adjudicator’s Award – Senior: Simon Jones

Strings:

• Own Choice – Pre-Grade 1-Grade 2: Daniela Telescu
• Own Choice – Grade 6-8: Renaldy Zaldy
• Baroque Grade 1-2: Truman Jarnagin
• Baroque Grade 3-5: Layna Wuthrich
• Baroque Grade 6-8: Renaldy Zaldy
• Classical – All Grades: Anita Domanski
• 20th Century/Romantic Grade 1-2: Truman Jarnagin
• 20th Century Grade 6-8: Sophia Domanski
• Romantic Grade 3-5: Anita Domanski
• Romantic Grade 6-8: Sophie Zaldy 
• Top Performer Junior: Daniela Telescu
• Top Performer Senior: Renaldy Zaldy

Vocal:

• Folk Song: Amanda Belcher
• Graded Solo/Art Song: Rita Choi
• Musical Theatre: Kennedy Holtmann
• Vocal Variety/Sacred: Kennedy Holtmann
• Top Performance Solo or Duo: Kennedy Hotlmann
• Rise Up Award (Music & Dance Award): Hannah Zinck
• Rhonda Scott Memorial Award for the Love of Music in Piano: Abby Wuthrich 

Dance Awards:

Overall:

• Adjudicator’s Award Trophy & Scholarship: Ella Brooks
• Most Entertaining Solo or Duo Trophy & Scholarship: Abby Baker & Abby Taylor
• Best Overall Group Trophy: Brand New
• Top Solo or Duo 12 & Under:  Macey Bates – Classical Ballet
• Top Solo or Duo 13 & Over:  Ella Brooks – Modern
• For the Love of Dance Trophy & Scholarship: Sebastian Kaban
• Light Up the Stage Trophy & Scholarship: Portlynn Bates
• Most Entertaining Group Trophy: Geronimo
• Dance Excellence Scholarship 12 & under: Macey Bates
• Dance Excellence Runner-up 12 & under: Temperance Milne
• Dance Excellence Scholarship 13 & over: Sophie Soderberg
• Dance Excellence Runner-up 13 & over: Abby Taylor
• Most Promising Dancer Trophy & Scholarship 12 & under: Sophie Tang
• Most Promising Dancer Trophy  & Scholarship13 & over:  Maddie Alexander
• NDTS Summer School Scholarships: Sylvie Swanson & Eden Litnosky
• Junior Summer Intensive for Northern Institute of Dance: Sophie Tang
• Senior Summer Intensive for Northern Institute of Dance: Brielle Beard
• BeDisovered Scholarships: Hannah Swanson and Addyson Soderberg
• Adjudicators Shout Out Awards: Zoey Mytron, Decklynne Mediema, Hailey McLain, Ayla Hedican

Class:

• Trophy & Scholarship Dancer’s Own: Ella Brooks
• Scholarship, Runner Up Dancer’s Own: Julia Bennett
• Scholarship, Musical Interpretation Ballet 12 & Under: Portlynn Bates
• Scholarship, Musical Interpretation Ballet 12 & Under Runner-Up: Hartley McGinnis
• Scholarship, Musical Interpretation Ballet 13 & Over: Brielle Beard
• Scholarship, Musical Interpretation Ballet 13 & Over Runner-Up: Ella Brooks
• Scholarship, Musical Interpretation Jazz 12 & Under: Macey Bates
• Scholarship, Musical Interpretation Jazz 12 & Under Runner-Up: Portlynn Bates
• Scholarship, Musical Interpretation Jazz 13 & Over: Maddie Alexander
• Scholarship, Musical Interpretation Jazz 13 & Over Runner-Up:  Julia Bennett
• Trophy & Scholarship, Classical Ballet 13 & Over: Sophie Soderberg
• Scholarship, Classical Ballet 13 & Over Runner-Up: Emily Peters
• Trophy & Scholarship, Contemporary Ballet 13 & Over: Abby Taylor
• Scholarship, Contemporary Ballet 13 & Over Runner-Up:  Abbi Berge-Millard
• Trophy & Scholarship, Contemporary Ballet 12 & Under: Abby Woychiehouskie
• Scholarship, Contemporary Ballet 12 & Under Runner-Up:  Olivia Danshin
• Trophy & Scholarship, Hip Hop 12 & Under: Mya Mackenzie
• Scholarship, Hip Hop 12 & Under Runner-Up: Lauren Dufresne
• Trophy & Scholarship Hip Hop 13 & Over: Addyson Soderberg
• Scholarship, Hip Hop 13 & Over Runner-Up: Hannah Swanson
• Trophy, Variety Group 12 & Under: Little Girls
• Trophy, Variety Group 13 & Over:  March of the Executives
• Trophy, Demi-Character Group: The Dancing Chickens
• Trophy, National Group: Triqueta
• Trophy, Hip Hop Group 12 & Under: Drake
• Trophy, Hip Hop Group 13 & Over: Big Dance Energy
• Trophy, Musical Theatre/Acro/Production: Oz
• Stage Choreography Award: Drake
• Ballet Choreography Award: New York, New York
• Trophy & Scholarship, Tap Solo 12 & Under: Carissa Zaldy
• Scholarship, Tap Solo 12 & Under Runner-Up: Temperance Milner
• Trophy & Scholarship, Tap Solo 13 & Over: Rylea Krezanoski
• Scholarship, Tap Solo 13 & Over Runner-Up: Julia Bennett
• Trophy & Scholarship, Jazz Solo 12 & Under: Macey Bates
• Scholarship, Jazz Solo 12 & Under Runner-Up: Portlynn Bates
• Trophy & Scholarship Modern Solo 13 & Over: Ella Brooks
• Scholarship, Modern Solo 13 & Over Runner-Up: Hannah Swanson
• Trophy & Scholarship Contemporary Solo 12 & Under: Mateya Howells
• Scholarship, Contemporary Solo 12 & Under Runner-Up: Jillian Heinrichs
• Trophy & Scholarship National Solo 13 & Over: Nora Redford
• Trophy & Scholarship, Classical Ballet Solo 12 & Under: Macey Bates
• Scholarship, Classical Ballet Solo 12 & Under Runner-Up:  Temperance Milne
• Trophy & Scholarship, Jazz Solo 13 & Over: Sophie Soderberg
• Scholarship, Jazz Solo 13 & Over Runner-Up: Ella Brooks
• Scholarship, Jazz Solo 13 & over 2nd Runner Up: Addyson Soderberg
• Trophy, Classical Group 12 & Under: The Journey
• Trophy, Classical Group 13 & Over: Classical Crossover
• Trophy, Jazz Group 12 & Under: Jump
• Trophy, Jazz Group 13 & Over: Hung Up
• Stage Choreography Award:  Geronimo
• Ballet Choreography Award: Classical Crossover
• Trophy & Scholarship, Contemporary Solo 13 & Over: Sophie Soderberg
• Scholarship, Contemporary Solo 13 & Over Runner-Up: Addyson Soderberg
• Scholarship, Contemporary Solo 13 & Over 2nd Runner Up – Abby Taylor
• Trophy & Scholarship Variety Solo 12 & Under:  Jillian Heinrichs
• Scholarship, Variety Solo 12 & Under Runner-Up: Brinklee Beck
• Trophy & Scholarship Variety Solo 13 & Over: Alexis Mackenzie
• Scholarship, Variety Solo 13 & Over Runner-Up: Sylvie Swanson
• Trophy & Scholarship Acro Solo 12 & Under: Temperance Milne
• Scholarship, Acro Solo 12 & Under Runner Up: Abby Baker
• Trophy & Scholarship Acro Solo 13 & Over: Sophie Barker
• Trophy & Scholarship Lyrical Jazz 12 & Under: Carissa Zaldy
• Scholarship, Lyrical Jazz 12 & Under Runner-Up: Macey Bates
• Trophy & Scholarship Ballet en Pointe Solo: Ella Brooks
• Scholarship, Ballet en Pointe Solo Runner-Up: Hannah Swanson
• Trophy & Scholarship Demi Character 13 & Over: Sophie Soderberg
• Scholarship, Demi Character 13 & Over: Emily Peters
• Trophy & Scholarship Demi Character 12 & Under: Macey Bates
• Scholarship, Demi Character 12 & Under Runner-Up: Mateya Howells
• Trophy & Scholarship Musical Theatre 13 & Over: Brielle Beard
• Scholarship, Musical Theatre 13 & Over: Reagan Maddigan
• Trophy & Scholarship Lyrical Jazz 13 & Over: Ella Brooks
• Scholarship, Lyrical Jazz 13 & Over Runner-Ups: Rylea Krezanoski, Maddie Alexander, Sophie Soderberg
• Trophy, Lyrical Jazz Group 12 & Under: We Are the Dreamers
• Trophy, Lyrical Jazz Group 13 & Over: I Will Always Love You
• Trophy, Contemporary/Interpretative/Modern Group: New York, New York
• Trophy, Tap Group 12 & Under: Rocket Man
• Trophy, Tap Group 13 & Over: Brand New
• Trophy, Open Group:  9-5
• Stage Choreography:  Sun Will Rise
• Ballet Choreography:  Somebody’s Beloved
• Trophy & Scholarship Stage Duo Excellence 12 & Under: Macey Bates & Temperance Milne
• Scholarship,  Stage Duo Excellence 12 & Under Runner-Up: Jillian Heinrichs & Mackenzie Parker
• Trophy & Scholarship Stage Duo Excellence 13 & Over: Ella Brooks & Braelyn Gladyz
• Scholarship, Stage Duo Excellence 13 & Over Runner-Up:  Macey Bates & Julia Bennett
• Trophy & Scholarship Ballet Duo Excellence 13 & Over: Sophie Soderberg & Addyson Soderberg
• Scholarship, Ballet Duo Excellence 13 & Over Runner-Up:  Abby Taylor & Ella Brooks
• Trophy & Scholarship Ballet Duo Excellence 12 & Under: Georgia Dietz & Siena Moody
• Scholarship, Duo Ballet Excellence 12 & Under Ballet Runner Up: Mataya Howells & Emily Stevens

Group:

• Top Tap Group 12 & Under: Rocket Man
• Top Tap Group 13 & Over:  Brand New
• Top Jazz/Lyrical Group 12 & Under: Jump
• Top Jazz/Lyrical Group 13 & Over: I Will Always Love You
• Top Ballet Group 12 & Under: The Journey
• Top Ballet Group 13 & Over: New York, New York
• Top Stage Group 12 & Under: Drake
• Top Stage Group 13 & Over: March of the Executives
• The dance groups heading to provincials are:
• In Class 200 Grace – The Journey (Alchemy Dance Collective) and Classical Crossover (Alchemy Dance Collective)
• In Class 300 Essence – New York New York (Alchemy Dance Collective) and I Will Always Love You (Studio2Stage Dance Academy)
• In Class 400 Power – Hung Up (Alchemy Dance Collective) and Drake (Alchemy Dance Collective)
• In Class 500 Performance – Sun Will Rise (Studio2Stage Dance Academy) and March of the Executives (Studio2Stage Dance Academy)

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