Students from the Drewitz School of Dance, under the direction of Lorie-Gay Drewitz-Gallaway, recently received their ballet results from London.
The new Royal Academy of Dance curriculum has been implemented in professional dance studios worldwide. The marking system and medals are awarded for each grade in distinction (gold), merit (silver) and pass (bronze) categories.
With ballet being the fundamental discipline in dance, children are encouraged to participate in examinations which represent an individual goal for them.
Students are strategically marked in all specified areas, including technique, posture, musicality, presentation and character, and their dances are now graded. The standard required to pass is world-wide throughout all countries. Examinations for this session were for students in the primary grade to Grade 8, with fall and vocational exams.
The examiner for the spring examination was Sharon Smith from Toronto. Results were received recently.
In the primary grade, Mya Desrosiers, Kelsie Wilson, Marin Burnett, Sierra Burback and
Kasia Harding received distinction honours. Sierra Mantei, Rylee Johnston, Kadence Grimes and Kynnadi Smith received merit.
Fan Nie and Grace Styre received distinction in Grade 1, while Ella Duke, Abigail Fowler, Cana Marsh, Brooke Dzeryk, Rosbella Peraza, Sydney Lainton and Tegan Mosley earned merit awards.
In Grade 2, a distinction award went to Katelyn Zukewich, while merit awards went to Tyann Babyak, Sophia Fleck, Abbigail Duke, Ekko Sanguin, Rebecca Duncan, Rowyn Siever, Scarlett Mercer, Amariah Logue, Skylar Milford, Mercedes Irwin, Sienna Kuntz and Emma Morhart.
Merit awards in Grade 3 went to Halle Adams, Kaitlyn Desrosiers, Jayla Memory, Alecia Wiebe, Brooklynn Ruzicka, Iciss L’Heureux, Bryanna Morrow and Alyssa Saccary.
In Grade 4, Randi Milbrandt earned a distinction, while Ariadne Nagel, Marley Nashiem, Cloe Legault, Kate Schmidt, Logan Hase and Kylie Armstrong received a merit.
Jersey Long had a distinction award in Grade 5, and merit awards went to Kelsey Kowalchuk, Jenna Fleck, Shayla Gill, Madison Hrywkiw, Olivia Carr, Codie Lemcke and Savanna Perry.
Grade 6 merit awards went to Elsie Alexander, Kaitlin Milbrandt, Eva Salamon, Emily Phillips, Tiana Seeman, Lauren Kobitz and Gabrielle Bokhorst.
Bryn Lamontagne received a distinction award in Grade 7, while Colesey Goetz, Brielle Wakely and Kailey Kowalchuk had merit awards.
Ricki Graha, Madison Zandee and Tyra Kuntz earned Grade 8 merit awards.
As for Royal Academy of Dance vocational exams, Madison Zandee earned a merit for the advanced foundation.
