2017 Winners of The Australian Cecchetti International Scholarships

2017 Energetiks Encouragement Award WinnerThe 2017 Australian Cecchetti International Scholarships and Energetiks Young Dancer Awards took place on Sunday, April 9 at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS) in Southbank, VIC.

 

Hosted by Cecchetti Ballet Australia, this national competition selects and helps fund dancers to advance to the Cecchetti International Classical Ballet (CICB) Competition, which will take place in Florence, Italy this year on July 31 – August 5.

 

The Energetiks Young Dancer Awards were a new category for students aged 11-13. This was offered so that young dancers have the opportunity to experience the Cecchetti competition to prepare for future CICB scholarships.

 

Here are the winners of the 2017 Energetiks Young Dancer Awards, as adjudicated by Sergey Konstantinov and Irina Konstantinova:

 

Winner: Joshua Ballinger of VCASS

 

Runner Up: Rachel Ainsworth of Van Loon Dance Academy

 

Melbourne City Ballet Scholarship: Ayesha Lucido of The Perth School of Ballet

 

Energetiks Encouragement Award: Eden Stewart of Joanne O’Kelly School of Dance

 

Here are the winners of the 2017 Australian Cecchetti International Scholarships, as adjudicated by Megan Connelly, Joanne Michel and Simon Dow:

 

Senior

 

National Winner: Cameron Holmes of Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy

 

Junior

 

National Winner: Zahrah Senese of Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy

 

VIC Winner: Philippa Crawley of Ballarat Dance Centre

 

NSW Winner: Laura Van Loon of Van Loon Dance Academy

 

WA Winner: Tyler Cameron-Lindsay of The Perth School of Ballet

 

These five scholarship winners are headed to Italy this July! Other self-funded competitors that will join them include Junior dancers Amy Lim (also a winner of an Energetiks Encouragement Award), Jade Mitchell, Lily Minchenko, Tara Newberry, Joshua Hunt, Dario Zanini-Sassani and Noah Benzie-Drayton.

 

For more information on Cecchetti Ballet Australia, visit www.cecchettiballet.org. To shop major sponsor Energetiks’ collections, head to www.energetiks.com.au.

 

Photo: Energetiks Encouragement Award Winner Eden Stewart. Photo by Belinda Strodder.