“We faced a new challenge attending the highest calibre of competition we have in our 23 years of business,” said Premiere’s Jesse Anglesey. “We knew it would be inspiring for our competitive team to witness the level of talent at a competition like this, as the participating studios were among the best in the area.”
Finals Champions:
1st Place Sr Solo - Max Battersby, Bird Gurhl (choreography by Meggie Pound)
1st Place Mini/Jr Solo - Ashlynn Evoy, How to Disappear Completely (choreography by Sara Connelly)
2nd Place Sr Duet/Trio - Max Battersby and Ava Mason, Something to Someone (choreography by Meaghan Sheppard)
3rd Place Intermediate Duet/Trio - Ella Hancock and Aislin Watt, Unholy (choreography by Bizzy Boom)
3rd Place Mini/Jr Duet/Trio - Ashlynn Evoy and Hazel Fuderer, Eye of the Tiger (choreography by Meggie Pound)
Other runner up finals participants included Kaleigh Twiss who competed with her solo Automatic (choreography by Jen Carter), the Jr Competitive Level team who competed with their dance We Are Family (choreography by Meggie Pound), the Int Competitive Level team who competed with their dance A Dream of Water (choreography by Meaghan Sheppard), the Int/Sr Pre-Competitive Level team who competed with their dance Helium (choreography by Miia Korhonen) and the Sr Competitive Level team who competed with their dance HERO (choreography by Robyn Carter).
Premiere was also awarded four student scholarships to Corbin Archibald, Max Battersby, Enrico Emmenegger, and Avery Packman, as well as a teacher scholarship to Sara Connelly.