More than 200 dancers from Brunswick Valley School of Dance put on an end-of-year spectacular at the Murwillumbah Civic centre over November 19 and 20.
The concert was made up of 50 individual dances and the themes of the concert were The Little Mermaid and The Wizard of Oz, according to school owner Ruby Jeffery.
‘The second part of the show was a general showcase of the students, including many dancers who have won awards in local competitions,’ she said.
‘All the students have spent the year learning their routines at our school in Brunswick Heads. We were very proud of all the students over the weekend,’ she said.
The performances were watched by more than 1,000 siblings, parents and other well-wishers.
Award winners
At the final show the BVSD award winners were also announced.
Senior Award winners for 2016 included: Ash Booth (Dancer of the Year), Ruby Di Costanzo (Jazz), Tiana Lester-Jones (Ballet), Charlotte Dods (Contemporary), Airlia Georgoussis (Hip-Hop) and Tiana Carr (Dedication).
Intermediate Award winners were: Bimini Plesser (Contemporary), Lola Hutchinson (Hip-Hop), Ruby Foster (Jazz), Charlotte Archibald (Ballet), Jolina Wilbur (Tap), Nakeita Bradbury (Tap) and Taya Cioffi (Dedication).
Junior Award winners were: Wil Grosser (Hip-Hop), Daisy Burke (Contemporary), Evie Porter (Tap), Sarah Lorkin (Ballet), Amy Sharman (Jazz), and Tyler-Rose Holdsworth (Dedication).
Encouragement Award winners included: Keala McCauley, Freya Valerio, Alysia Anderson, Kiara Dixon, Clare Fisher, Amber Reid, Serena Bliss, Saskia Horstmann, with a Special Award for Elsa Frazier.
