Students from the Drewitz School of Dance participated in the Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers syllabus jazz and tap examinations Nov. 27 and 28.
Examiners were Sherri Oberholtzer from Calgary and Debbie Noce from Toronto.
In the tap exams, for pre-junior 1 tap, Allie Lainton and Silver Gardiner received highly commended plus status. Ava Mann, Julie Berg, Aspen Mayuk and Sophia Heidinger-Fornwald were highly commended.
Avery Talsma, Kennady Poole, Gabrielle Deitz, Kadence Grimes and Coco Mercer were commended plus, and Sophia Deitz, Aubree Drabek and Brooklyn Penney were commended.
In junior 2 tap, Brooke Dzeryk and Grace Styre were highly commended. Sydney Ross, Peyton Irwin, Sophia Fleck and Scarlett Mercer were commended plus.
Rya Strilaeff, Audie-Rae Richardson, Mercedes Irwin and Hunter McNabb were commended, Elliana Wiebe had a pass plus, and Sydney Lainton and Emma Morhart had a pass.
Junior 3 tap saw Sadie Smith and Samantha Carritt receive a commended plus, Hunter McNabb and Levi Stepp were commended, Katelyn Conquergood had a pass plus, and Ekko Sanguin and Alyssa Saccary were a pass.
In pre-intermediate 1 tap, Elsie Alexander received a commended plus, while Shayla Gill, Shayna Fichter Katelyn Zukewich and Randi Milbrandt were commended.
Kelsey Kowalchuk, Marley Nashiem, Halle Adams and Lyssa Strilaeff were a pass plus, and Brooklynn Ruzicka, Alecia Wiebe, Brook Strutt and Bryanna Morrow were a pass.
As for jazz exams, in junior 1 jazz, Gaby Ruf and Morgan Hase were highly commended, Julie Berg earned a commended plus, Kynnadi Smith and Jaycee Mills were commended, and Kadence Grimes and Taylor Ellis had a pass plus.
In junior jazz 2, Sophia Fleck was highly commended. Grace Styre and Charlotte Waldegger were commended plus, and Lindy Trobert and Kaitlyn Skuce were commended. Elliana Wiebe, Gabrielle Gedak and Audie Rae Richardson earned a pass plus.
In pre-intermediate 2 jazz, Elsie Alexander was highly commended, while Jersey Long and Kaitlin Milbrandt were commended. Shayna Fichter, Codie Lemcke, Emily Phillips, Shayla Gill and Jenna Fleck earned a pass plus.
Brielle Wakely, Tiana Seeman, Lyssa Strilaeff, Madison Hrywkiw, Kailey Kowalchuk, Eva Salamon, Kelsey Kowalchuk and Brook Strut had a pass.
