2009 Competition Results

Star Systems, Rochester, May 16-17, 2009

· 43 entries
· 10 Overall High Score
· 1 Special Awards
· 30 High Gold
· 10 Gold

Overall High Score Awards

· 4th Overall Superstar Studio

· 1st Place Overall Solo 8 & Under
  Cha Cha Heels (Jazz Solo) - Isabelle Poulin

· 3rd Place Overall Solo 8 & Under
  9 to 5 (Jazz Solo) - Mikyla Kola

· 1st Place Overall Mini Duet/Trio
  Kansas City (Jazz Duet) - Eliza Farnes, Mikyla Kola

· 4th Place Overall Jr. Advanced Duet/Trio
  Autumn (Ballet Duet) - Sydney Anderson, Taylor Duncan

· 5th Place Overall Sr. Advanced Duet/Trio
  Marry the Man Today (Musical Theater Duet/Trio) - Kaitlyn Cessford, Samantha Logan

· 2nd Place Overall Mini Small Group
  Someday (Jazz Small Group)

· 5th Place Overall Jr. Advanced Small Group
  Work Me Down (Jazz Small Group)

· 5th Place Overall Teen Advanced Large Group
  Clocks (Ballet Large Group)

· 2nd Place Overall Jr. Advanced Large Group/Line
  I Got This Feeling (Jazz Large Group)

High Gold Award Winners

· Chasing Butterfiels (Ballet Solo) - Isabelle Poulin
· Waterslide (Ballet Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· Presto (Ballet Solo) - Lauren Taylor
· Children of Eve (Lyrical Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· One Moment More (Lyrical Solo) - Emma Rowbotham
· Cha Cha Heels (Jazz Solo) - Isabelle Poulin
· 9 to 5 (Jazz Solo) - Mikyla Kola
· To Keep Me Warm (Jazz Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· Material Girl (Jazz Solo) - Sydney Anderson
· Thirteen (Jazz Solo) - Emma Rowbotham
· Tonight (Jazz Solo) - Valerie Khordoc

· Spanish Rose (Musical Theater Solo) - Ariana Faulkner
· I Can't Do It Alone (Musical Theater Solo) - Stephanie McGee
· Papermoon (Tap Solo) - Erin MacKenzie
· Flying Home (Tap Solo) - Maddy Green
· Time to Start (Tap Solo) - Valerie Khordoc

· Autumn (Ballet Duet) - Sydney Anderson, Taylor Duncan
· Pressure (Ballet Trio) - Renee Ellison, Meaghan Oliver, Jennifer Yarboro
· Sway My Way (Contemporary Trio) - Valerie Khordoc, Stephanie McGee, Emma Rowbotham
· Kansas City (Jazz Duet) - Eliza Farnes, Mikyla Kola
· Marry the Man Today (Musical Theater Duet) - Katlyn Cessford, Samantha Logan

· Enchanted (Ballet Small Group)
· Crushed Violets (Ballet Small Group)
· Work Me Down (Jazz Small Group)
· Mockingbird (Tap Small Group)
· Someday (Jazz Small Group)
· Miss Celie's Pants (Musical Theater Small Group)

· Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Ballet Large Group)
· Clocks (Ballet Large Group)

· I Got This Feeling (Jazz Line)

Special Award Winners

· "Future Star" to Emma Rowbotham

Flashdance, Ottawa, May 8 - 10, 2009

· 25 entries
· 11 Overall High Score
· 5 Special Awards
· 13 Platinum
· 12 Dynamic Gold

Overall High Score Awards

· Adjudicator's Choice - Most Potential
  Valerie Khordoc

· Overall High Score Solo/Duet/Trio
  To Keep Me Warm (Jazz Solo) - Taylor Duncan

· 1st Place All Round Soloist 10-12
  Taylor Duncan

· 2nd Place All Round Soloist 10-12
  Erin MacKenzie

· 2nd Place Overall Novice 13 & and Over Solo
  American Boy (Jazz Solo) - Renee Ellison

· 3rd Place Overall Novice 12 & Under Solo
  Radar (Jazz Solo) - Kathleen Jackson

· 1st Place Overall Novice 13 & Over Duet/Trio
  Trouble (Jazz Trio) - Renee Ellison, Caroleen Harding, Meaghan Oliver

· 2nd Place Overall Novice 13 & and Over Duet/Trio
  Pressure (Jazz Trio) - Renee Ellison, Meaghan Oliver, Jennifer Yarboro

· 3nd Place Overall 13-15 Duet/Trio
  Sway My Way (Contemporary Trio) - Valerie Khordoc, Stephanie McGee, Emma Rowbotham

· 1st Place Overall Recreational 12 & Under Group/Line
  Country Maidens (Ballet Small Group)

· 2nd Place Overall Recreational 13 & and Over Group/Line
  Absolutely Not (Jazz Small Group)

Platinum Award Winners

· Waterslide (Ballet Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· To Keep Me Warm (Jazz Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· Allegretto (Ballet Solo) - Erin MacKenzie
· Thirteen (Jazz Solo) - Emma Rowbotham
· Radar (Jazz Solo) - Kathleen Jackson
· American Boy (Jazz Solo) - Renee Ellison
· Time to Start (Tap Solo) - Valerie Khordoc
· Tonight (Jazz Solo) - Valerie Khordoc

· Pressure (Ballet Trio) - Renee Ellison, Meaghan Oliver, Jennifer Yarboro
· Sway My Way (Contemporary Trio) - Valerie Khordoc, Stephanie McGee, Emma Rowbotham
· Trouble (Jazz Trio) - Renee Ellison, Caroleen Harding, Meaghan Oliver
· Marry the Man Today (Musical Theater Duet) - Katlyn Cessford, Samantha Logan

· Absolutely Not! (Jazz Small Group)

Dynamic Gold Award Winners

· Children of Eve (Lyrical Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· One Moment More (Lyrical Solo) - Emma Rowbotham
· Smiling Faces (Pointe Solo) - Erin MacKenzie
· Papermoon (Tap Solo) - Erin MacKenzie
· Flying Home (Tap Solo) - Maddy Green
· Fur Elise (Ballet Solo) - Meaghan Oliver
· I Can't Do It Alone (Musical Theater Solo) - Stephanie McGee

· Meet Me at the Roxie (Jazz Duet) - Maddy Green, Kathleen Jackson
· Ramalama (Jazz Duet) - Valerie Khordoc, Stephanie McGee

· Country Maidens (Ballet Small Group)
· I'm Yours (Tap Small Group)
· Forget About the Boy (Musical Theater Small Group)

Special Award Winners

· "Potential" for To Keep Me Warm
  Taylor Duncan - Jazz Solo

· "Port a Bras" for Allegretto
  Erin MacKenzie - Ballet Solo

· "Technique" for Fur Elise
  Meaghan Oliver - Ballet Solo

· "In Synch" for Pressure
  Renee Ellison, Meaghan Oliver, Jennifer Yarboro - Ballet Trio

· "Dynamic" for Sway My Way
  Valerie Knordoc, Stephanie McGee, Emma Rowbotham - Contemporary Trio

· "Performance Plus" for Country Maidens
  Ballet Small Group

ADA, Ottawa, April 29 - May 3, 2009

· 32 entries
· 4 Overall High Score
· 4 Special Awards
· 5 Ultimate Gold
· 17 Gold
· 14 High Silver

Overall High Score Awards

· 4th Runner Up Young Female Dancer of the Year
  Cha Cha Heels - Isabelle Poulin

· 1st Runner Up Junior Female Dancer of the Year
  To Keep Me Warm - Taylor Duncan

· 3rd Place Overall High Score 12 & Under
  To Keep Me Warm - Taylor Duncan

· High Score Solo Choreography 12 & Under
  Brittany Black for To Keep Me Warm (Jazz solo by Taylor Duncan)

Ultimate Gold Award Winners

· Children of Eve (Contemporary/Modern Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· Waterslide (Ballet Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· To Keep Me Warm (Jazz Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· Autumn (Ballet Duet) - Sydney Anderson, Taylor Duncan
· Mockingbird (Tap Small Group)

Gold Award Winners

· Chasing Butterflies (Ballet Solo) - Isabelle Poulin
· Dawn (Ballet Solo) - Ariana Faulkner
· Cha Cha Heels (Jazz Solo) - Isabelle Poulin
· 9 to 5 (Jazz Solo) - Mikyla Kola
· Material Girl (Jazz Solo) - Sydney Anderson
· Thirteen (Jazz Solo) - Emma Rowbotham
· Spanish Rose (Musical Theater Solo) - Ariana Faulkner
· I Can't Do It Alone (Musical Theater Solo) - Stephanie McGee
· Smiling Faces (Pointe Solo) - Erin MacKenzie
· Papermoon (Tap Solo) - Erin MacKenzie
· Flying Home (Tap Solo) - Madison Green
· Time To Start (Tap Solo) - Valerie Khordoc

· Enchanted (Ballet Small Group)
· Work Me Down (Jazz Small Group)
· Miss Celie's Pants (Musical Theater Small Group)
· Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Ballet Large Group)
· Clocks (Ballet Large Group)

Special Award Winners

· "Classic Jazz Lines" for To Keep Me Warm
  Taylor Duncan - Jazz Solo

· "Too Hot to Handle" for Tonight
  Valerie Khordoc - Jazz Solo

· "Terrific Technique" for Autumn
  Sydney Anderson, Taylor Duncan - Ballet Duet

· "Mickey Loves You" for Someday
  Ballet Small Group

CanDance, Ottawa, April 23-26

· 47 entries
· 1 Overall High Score
· 6 Special Awards
· 17 Platinum
· 23 Gold
· 7 Silver

Overall High Score Awards

· High Score Duet/Trio 10 years
  Autumn - Sydney Anderson, Taylor Duncan

Platinum Award Winners

· Children of Eve (Contemporary/Modern Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· Cha Cha Heels (Jazz Solo) - Isabelle Poulin
· To Keep Me Warm (Jazz Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· Radar (Jazz Solo) - Kathleen Jackson
· American Boy (Jazz Solo) - Renee Ellison

· Autumn (Ballet Duet) - Sydney Anderson, Taylor Duncan
· Pressure (Ballet Trio) - Renee Ellison, Meaghan Oliver, Jennifer Yarboro
· Meet Me At the Roxie (Jazz Duet) - Maddy Green, Kathleen Jackson
· Trouble (Jazz Trio) - Renee Ellison, Caroleen Harding, Meaghan Oliver
· Marry the Man Today (Musical Theater Duet) - Katlyn Cessford, Sam Logan

· Crushed Violets (Ballet Small Group)
· Work Me Down (Jazz Small Group)

· Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Ballet Large Group)
· Clocks (Ballet Large Group)
· Absolutely Not! (Jazz Large Group)
· Forget About the Boy (Musical Theater Large Group)

· I've Got This Feeling (Jazz Line)

Special Award Winners

· "Great Beginnings" for Itsy Bitsy Spider
  Eliza Farnes - Ballet Solo

· "Tidy and Pretty Lines" for Pressure
  Renee Ellison, Meaghan Oliver, Jennifer Yarboro - Ballet Trio

· "Perfectly Matched" for Meet Me at the Roxie
  Madison Green, Kathleen Jackson - Jazz Duet

· "Choreography Award" for Miss Celie's Pants
  Musical Theater Small Group

· "Pretty Pictures" for Somewhere over the Rainbow
  Ballet Large Group

· "Great Use of Props" for Clocks
  Ballet Large Group

Terpsichore Dance Competition, Ottawa, April 3-5, 2009

· 21 entries
· 3 Overall High Scores
· 2 Special Awards
· 1 Outstanding
· 14 Superior
· 4 High Excellence
· 2 Excellence

Overall High Score Awards

· 1st Place Novice Solo
  Fur Elise - Meaghan Oliver

· 1st Place Recreational Group 13 and over
  I'm Yours (Tap Small Group)

· 3rd Place Overall Junior Solo
  Children of Eve - Taylor Duncan

Outstanding Award Winners

· Children of Eve (Contemporary/Modern Solo) - Taylor Duncan

Superior Award Winners

· Chasing Butterflies (Ballet Solo) - Isabelle Poulin
· Itsy Bitsy Spider (Ballet Solo) - Eliza Farnes
· Waterslide (Ballet Solo) - Taylor Duncan

· Fur Elise (Ballet Solo) - Meaghan Oliver
· Cha Cha Heels (Jazz Solo) - Isabelle Poulin
· Radar (Jazz Solo) - Kathleen Jackson
· To Keep Me Warm (Jazz Solo) - Taylor Duncan
· Spanish Rose (Musical Theater Solo) - Ariana Faulkner
· Flying Home (Tap Solo) - Maddy Green
· Papermoon (Tap Solo) - Erin MacKenzie

· Meet Me At the Roxie (Jazz Duet) - Maddy Green, Kathleen Jackson

· I'm Yours (Tap Small Group)
· Absolutely Not! (Jazz Large Group)
· Forget About the Boy (Musical Theater Large Group)

Special Award Winners

· "Made for Stage" for To Keep Me Warm
  Taylor Duncan - Jazz Solo

· "Perfect Port de Bras" for Waterslide
  Taylor Duncan - Ballet Solo

Shine Dance Competition, Ottawa, March 27-29, 2009

· 47 entries
· 7 Overall High Scores
· 9 Special Awards
· 1 Diamond
· 18 Platinum

Overall High Score Awards

· 1st Place Competitive Level 2 Jr Solo
  Waterslide - Taylor Duncan (Ballet Solo)

· 1st Place Novice Intermediate Solo
  American Boy - Renee Ellison (Jazz Solo)

· 1st Place Competitive Level 2 Intermediate Small Group
  Enchanted (Small Group Ballet)

· 3rd Place Competitive Level 2 Jr Duet/Trio
  Autumn (Sydney Anderson, Taylor Duncan)

· 2nd Place Competitive Level 2 Jr Large Group/Line
  Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Ballet Large Group)

· 3rd Place Novice Sr Duet/Trio
  Marry The Man Today (Musical Theater)

· 1st Place Competitive Level 2 Musical Theater
  I Can't Do It Alone - Stephanie McGee

Diamond Award Winners

· American Boy (Jazz) - Renee Ellison

Platinum Award Winners

· Cha Cha Heels (Jazz) - Isabelle Poulin
· Waterslide (Ballet) - Taylor Duncan
· Thirteen (Jazz) - Emma Rowbotham
· Smiling Faces (Pointe) - Erin MacKenzie
· Radar (Jazz) - Kathleen Jackson
· Fur Elise (Ballet) - Meaghan Oliver
· I Can't Do It Alone (Musical Theater) - Stephanie McGee

· Autumn (Ballet) - Sydney Anderson, Taylor Duncan
· Marry the Man Today (Musical Theater) - Kaitlyn Cessford, Sam Logan
· Pressure (Ballet) - Renee Ellison, Meaghan Oliver, Jennifer Yarboro

· Crushed Violets - Ballet Small Group
· Enchanted - Ballet Small Group
· I'm Yours - Tap Small Group
· Miss Celie's Pants - Musical Theater Small Group
· Mockingbird - Tap Small Group
· Work Me Down - Jazz Small Group

· Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Ballet Large Group

· I Got This Feeling - Jazz Line

Special Award Winners

· "Perky" for 9 to 5
  Mikyla Kola - Jazz Solo

· "Captivating Performance" for Waterslide
  Taylor Duncan - Ballet Solo

· "Fancy Footwork" for Papermoon
  Erin MacKenzie - Tap Solo

· "Great Legs / Tigger" for American Boy
  Renee Ellison - Jazz Solo

· "Believable" for I Can't Do it Alone
  Stephanie McGee - Musical Theater Solo

· "Happy Feet" for I'm Yours
  Tap Small Group

· "Dynomite" for Work Me Down
  Jazz Small Group

· "That's Entertainment" for Miss Celie's Pants
  Musical Theater Small Group

· "Pretty as a Picture" for Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  Ballet Large Group

Performance Category High Scores

· 2nd Place Competitive Level 2 Musical Theater
  Miss Celie's Pants (Small Group)

· 3rd Place Competitive Level 2 Ballet
  Waterslide (Taylor Duncan)

· 4th Place Competitive Level 2 Ballet
  Enchanted (Small Group)

· 4th Place Competitive Level 2 Pointe
  Smiling Faces (Erin MacKenzie)

Flying Solo, Ottawa, February 21, 2009

· 20 entries
· 1 Overall High Score

Overall High Score Awards

· 3rd Place Overall Jr Solo
  To Keep Me Warm (Jazz) - Taylor Duncan



2009 Exam Results

Royal Academy of Dance Examimations - Ballet

Held Spring 2009

Royal Academy of Dance Vocational Examinations - Ballet

Intermediate Foundation

 

6 candidates - 3 Merit, 3 Distinction (Taylor Duncan, Ariana Faulkner, Erin MacKenzie)

Intermediate

 

3 candidates - 1, Pass, 2 Merit

ADAPT Examimations - Jazz and Tap

Held November 2008

Junior 1 Jazz  

7 candidates - 1 Pass, 1 Pass Plus, 3 Commended, 1 Commended Plus, 1 Highly Commended (Callie Scott)

Junior 2 Jazz  

6 candidates - 2 Commended, 1 Commended Plus, 3 Highly Commended (Taylor Graham, Heather Mackenzie, Julia Yarboro)

Junior 3 Jazz  

15 candidates - 5 Commended Plus, 7 Highly Commended, 3 Highly Commended Plus (Sydney Anderson, Taylor Duncan, Renee Ellison)

Junior 2 Tap  

8 candidates - 4 Commended, 3 Commended Plus, 1 Highly Commended (Renee Ellison)

Junior 3 Tap  

11 candidates - 1 Commended, 6 Commended Plus, 4 Highly Commended (Sydney Anderson, Katlyn Cessford, Taylor Duncan, Valerie Khordoc)


If you are interested in trying out for the Footworks Competitive Dance Company please send an e-mail to company@footworksdanceacademy.com or call 613-836-5545 for information.