Premiere Dance Studio Excels At Move Dance Competition

The Premiere Studio of Dance excelled at the Move Dance competition in Gatineau, Quebec, this past weekend, bringing home a number of trophies and titles in multiple divisions.

Max, Ashlynn, Hazel, Ava, Aislin and Ella (Finals Champions). photo by Sara Connelly.

“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.

photo by Sara Connelly.

In addition to last week’s competition, Premiere stated that they are extremely proud of their team’s results from the first competition of the season back in mid-March for being awarded:

1st Place age 12 and over Solo/Duet/Trio - Max Battersby, On Then and Now (choreography by Sara Connelly)

1st place age 11 and under Solo/Duet/Trio - Ashlynn Evoy, Hazel Fuderer, & Sophie McCarthy, New York, New York (choreography by Meggie Pound)

1st Place age 12 and over Group - HERO (choreography by Robyn Carter)

1st Place age 11 and under Group - We Are Family (choreography by Meggie Pound)

As well as several student scholarships.

“Not only was it amazing to be apart of an event like this and see the other talent there, but to come out with the end results that we did makes us beyond proud of our team and inspired to keep pushing further and reaching higher,” concluded Anglesy.

Any questions about Premiere’s recreational or competitive programs can be directed at info@premieredance.ca. Summer programs are now open for registration, and 2023/24 season information is coming soon.

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