The Kootenay Festival of the Arts Dance Highlight Concert held at the Capitol Theatre was a huge success.
Over 154 talented young dancers participated in the dance section of the festival, of whom 27 were chosen to perform at the highlights concert. Awards were given for ballet, modern and stage dance.
Dancers came from Nelson, Trail, Rossland, Kamloops, Nakusp and Spokane. Sarah Megee from Victoria adjudicated ballet and modern dance. Shannon Cote from Penticton adjudicated for stage dance.
The second half of the festival continues today. Disciplines include strings, woodwinds, piano, vocal and choral, leading up to the highlights concert at the Capitol Theatre tomorrow at 7 p.m. The schedule can be found at kootenayfestivalofthearts.ca. Admission to all venues is by donation.
Dance award winners
Top Junior Ballet Student: Ava Jinjoe
Most Promising Ballet Student: Sophie Hargreaves
Outstanding Contemporary Ballet Solo: Ali Ferguson
Encouragement Award Ballet: Sammy King
Workshop Award: Ava Jinjoe
Summer Intensive Tuition Scholarship to Victoria Academy of Ballet: Anna Clark
Modern: Outstanding Modern Solo: Joy Davis
Outstanding Intermediate Solo: Hollie Arsenault
Outstanding Junior Solo: Tatum Clement
Encouragement Award Modern: Quinn Barron
Top Duo or Trio: Wonder (Dance Center of Spokane)
Special Choreography Award: Little Angel (Kootenay DanceWorks)
Junior Music Interpretation: Sophie Hargreaves
Intermediate Music Interpretation: Madeline Kinghorn
Workshop Award: Bethany Johnson
Stage: Top Senior Stage Student: Sofia Merlo
Top Intermediate Stage Student: Isabella Mitchell
Top Junior Stage Student: Tatum Clement
Most Promising Stage Student: Sophie Hargreaves
Encouragement Award: Abby Kylne
Top Duo or Trio: Step Sisters Lament (Kootenay Danceworks)
Top Group: Emergency (Dance Center of Spokane)
Special Choreography Award: Follow Me Down (Akimbo Dance)
Most Entertaining Solo: Anabelle O’Neill
Most Inspirational Solo: Joy Davis
Intermediate Music Interpretation: Bethany Johnson
Workshop Award: Ali Ferguson
Summer Intensive Tuition Scholarship to Okanagan Dance Studios: Madeline Kinghorn
