The IDTA is delighted to announce the results of the International Theatre Dance Awards 2019, held at Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD on 16th and 17th February 2019.
Our congratulations to the winners, recipients of the special commendations and Awards and to all those who were nominated.
The International Theatre Dance Awards are obtainable only through audition. Candidates are initially nominated by the Association’s Examiners when taking the higher Grades or Performers examinations through a qualified teacher. Eight awards are granted in Ballet, Theatre Craft, Tap, and Modern Jazz at higher Grade and Performers level. Over 500 candidates out of more than 7,500 are nominated each year for these awards and those who are successful are awarded a trophy and a cheque to further their dance career. Certificates are awarded to every nominee and the teachers of the winners.
Winners of the International Theatre Dance Awards 2019
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Theatre Craft Grades: |
Daisy Sequerra Heidi Goodhill Megan Little |
Dance Unlimited June D. Gill School of Dance Marron Theatre Arts |
| Ballet Grades: Ballet Performers: |
Scarlett O’Connor Harrison Boucher |
Shine Theatre Arts Gemma Grayson /Marilyn Baker School |
| Tap Grades: Tap Performers: |
Martha Barrett Lauren Wood |
Diane Bradbury Theatre Dance School Wirral Theatre School |
| Modern Jazz Grades: Modern Jazz Performers: |
Nataleah Marshall Erin Chapman |
Adele Taylor School of Dance Lara Academy of Dance |
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Special Commendations 2019
| Theatre Craft Grades Vienna Harkness Allana Taylor Kezia Mortimer Lucy Holcroft Elysia Ottewell Maisie Ganley Freya Burdon-Watson Louise Chamberlain |
Directions Theatre Arts Detail Dance Company Hoylake School of Dance Berry Academy of Dance Directions Theatre Arts Berry Academy of Dance Marron Theatre Arts Munn Academy of Dance |
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Theatre Craft Performers |
Marron Theatre Arts Wirral Theatre School Hoylake School of Dance Victoria Stansfield School of Dance Berry Academy of Dance Wirral Theatre School June D. Gill School of Dance |
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Ballet Grades |
Elaine Milbourne Performing Arts School Affleck Academy of Ballet Roberts Morgan School of Dance Elite Academy of Performing Arts Pat Yarborough Theatre Dance School The Pickering Academy of Dance Kathleen Knox School of Dance Tiptoe School of Performing Arts Marron Theatre Arts Happy Feet Dance School Dance Expression School of Dance Exola Danca Famalicense Woodcock Theatre Arts |
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Ballet Performers |
Elite Academy of Performing Arts Debonair Dance Academy Accademia Royal Danza & Teatro Rhythms School of Dance Reavley Theatre School Marron Theatre Arts Redhead-Scott School of Dance Strickland Cook Theatre School Whitton Centre Dance Academy Walsall Academy of Dance |
| Tap Grades Macy James Emily Rolfe Gabriel Sharrock Robyn Vine Victoria Monoghan Eavie Amos Maisie Ganley |
Marlene’s School of Dance Zoë Taylor Dance Academy RMC Academy of Theatre Performance Marron Theatre Arts Tyne Theatre Stage School Armley Dance Studios Berry Academy of Dance |
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Tap Performers |
Berry Academy of Dance Directions Theatre Arts Debra Simmons School of Dance |
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Modern Jazz Grades |
Shine Theatre Arts Debra Simmons School of Dance Berry Academy of Dance Skelton Hooper School of Dance Dance Expression School of Dance Lauren McCaslin School of Theatre Dance Berry Academy of Dance Elaine Milbourne Performing Arts School Gemma Grayson/Marilyn Baker School Detail Dance Company Strickland Cook Theatre School |
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Modern Jazz Performers |
Reavley Theatre School Wirral Theatre School Hoylake School of Dance Steps School of Theatre Dance Phil Winston’s Theatreworks Phil Winston’s Theatreworks Phil Winston’s Theatreworks Wirral Theatre School Berry Academy of Dance Marlene’s School of Dance Phil Winston’s Theatreworks Berry Academy of Dance |
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Awards presented in conjunction with the International Theatre Dance Awards
| W.J. (Bill) Tasker Theatre Craft Award: | Joe Douglas | Reavley Theatre School |
| This award is kindly donated by Mrs Margaret Tasker, in memory of her late husband, W.J. (Bill) Tasker, Financial Director of the IDTA, from 1971 – 2002, and founder member of the Theatre Dance Awards Committee. | ||
| Veronica Tweedale Bursary Award: | Luke Fairless | Elaine Milbourne Performing Arts School |
| Veronica Tweedale was a much loved and respected dance teacher and choreographer throughout Stoke on Trent and the Midlands Area. The Veronica Tweedale Bursary Award is given for the 1st Special Commendation for the Ballet Grades. | ||
| Gladys Thorpe Memorial Award: | Isabelle Ogden | Elite Academy of Performing Arts |
| Gladys Thorpe was for many years a highly respected teacher and examiner of the IDTA, serving on the Theatre Council and Technical Committees. The Ballet Faculty is pleased to present a Bursary Award and a Memorial Trophy to a young dancer who displays exceptional potential in Classical Ballet from the Performers section of the International Theatre Dance Awards. | ||
| Sir Ken Dodd Tap Award Girls: Sir Ken Dodd Tap Award Boys: |
Maisie Ganley Jack Skelton |
Berry Academy of Dance Berry Academy of Dance |
| Ken Dodd continues to offer his support to our nominees by generously donating two trophies in memory of his agent, Keith McAndrews. Two award winners are chosen by guest adjudicators. |
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| Pam Tidmarsh Bursary Award: | Scarlett O’Connor | Shine Theatre Arts |
| Pam Tidmarsh was a very well respected teacher, Examiner and Director of the IDTA, especially for the Midlands Area where she was much loved. The Pam Tidmarsh Bursary Award and Trophy are donated by Jeanette Haines and Gillian Hughes and is awarded to the 1st Special Commendation in the Modern Jazz Grades. | ||
| Peggy Harrison Award: | Zara Ann Teasdale | Reavley Theatre School |
| Peggy Harrison is an Honorary Examiner, teacher and holder of the IDTA Distinguished Service Award. The Peggy Harrison Award is made to the 1st Special Commendation in the Modern Jazz Performers. | ||