KZN Dance Academy has reason to feel proud. Six of its dancers will take part in various Summer Schools and Dance Companies overseas while another dancer will join the South African Ballet Company. In an effort to help the dancers achieve their dreams, the academy is appealing for sponsorship to cover course fees, air fares, accommodation and daily expenses.
Phillipa McCann auditioned for the International Cecchetti Classical Ballet Competition held in Florence, Italy.
She was one of only three South Africans selected to attend and was awarded a full year scholarship to attend the School of Alberta Ballet in Canada for 2018/19, an invitation and scholarship to attend the final adjudication for the Youth of America Grand Prix in New York City, and a two week scholarship by the Australian Ballet School in July 2018.
In 2018, Isabella studied for and was awarded her teacher’s qualifying examination, the Associate and was the winner of the Dorothea McNair Trophy for an outstanding qualifying examination. She has been accepted into the Cape Town City Ballet Company’s Graduate programme.
Leah Allen and Alexandra Lawson were accepted to the English National Ballet School’s Summer Intensive in 2018, a two-week gruelling dance course. Leah was invited to attend the final auditions for Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham, England and the Academy of Dance, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway which offers a three-year BA in ballet.
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Alexandra Lawson was accepted by the Northern Ballet School in Manchester, England to start dancing with them in September 2019. Alexandra was also invited by the Norwegian National Ballet School in Oslo, Norway to audition for their three-year BA in ballet.
Thomas Larché has been selected from a large pool of national and international students who auditioned to dance in the Boston Ballet School in America for a two-week Summer Dance Program at the Newton Studio. He submitted a 15-minute audition DVD which included various classical ballet class exercises.
Megan Beyers and Megan De Oliveira submitted audition DVDs for and have been selected to dance at the three-week Summer School in July at The Sarasota Ballet, based in Sarasota, Florida.
To help sponsor the dancers contact the Administrator, Margie Marnewick on 083 775 1517 or e-mail kznda@mweb.co.za.
The Academy is a registered PBO and NPO and Section 18A(1)(a) Tax Exemption Certificates may be issued for donations.
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