BC Annual Dance Competition
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2017 BC Annual Dance Competition: May 9-13, 2017. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BCADC
Every year during the first week of May, hundreds of Canadian dancers descend upon Prince Rupert, BC for one of the most unique dance competitions in the country. The BC Annual Dance Competition has been luring bright young talent to its stage for over 20 years with its commitment to promoting the performing arts, the opportunity to walk away with some of the largest cash prizes in Canada, and now chances to travel to other competitions across the country and around the world.
Founded by Teresa Mackereth, the competition began as a 3 day festival with $11,000 and grew into a week long competition awarding over $50,000 in cash prizes and scholarships and has been recognized around the world with the inception of the Canadian Dancer of the Year Award, an event that has sent one junior and one senior competitor to Australia and the United States in the past.
Unique to the BC Annual is the Extreme Team competition. And event that combines a compulsory list of steps with a musical interpretation event and randomly selects dancers to be on teams. It encourages students from schools to mix and mingle with other competitors and promotes good sportsmanship and camaraderie. Please follow the Extreme Team link for more information.
What makes this competition even more special is that it is entirely run by volunteers and donations, mostly from the small community itself. The non-profit organization, Jazz Productions Association, works year round to raise money and recruit volunteers. They and the community also do their best to keep costs down for the dancers by being able to offer things like great rates at local hotels and reasonable prices at concession stands for dancers too busy to get out of the building all day.
Aside from the cash prizes, several dance schools that support the competition award scholarships that give dancers a great opportunity to experience different styles and techniques from around the country. Some scholarships include 1 week and longer, all-expense paid visits to Triple Threat and Harbor Dance in Vancouver, Enchainement in Prince George and Sean Cheesman’s Dance Camp.
With a state of the art theater, highly qualified adjudicators from Canada, the United States and around the world, and the opportunity to walk away with some of the largest cash prizes awarded in North America, dancers should strongly consider adding a trip to the BC Annual Dance Competition to their calendar.
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A new year of dance is upon us! Check out our website for the 2020 BC Annual Dance Competition's RULES, DEFINITIONS & GUIDELINES. More information coming soon! http://www.bcadc.com/2020-rules-definitions-guidelines/
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Congratulations to our Junior & Senior Performers of the Year, Aislynn Loptson & Julian Hunt! Photo credit to From the Treehouse
Special Awards handed out Friday and Saturday night Senior Performer of the Year-Julian Hunt from Terrace $2,000.00 in memory of Samantha Budinsky Junior Performer of the Year-Aislynn Loptson from Surrey $1,000.00 Sponsored by the Metlakatla Development Corporation Adjudicators Choice-Julian Hunt $300. Sponsored by JPA Choreographer Award-Shelby Richardson for" An order in which they fall" $200 Sponsored by JPA Francis Nash Memorial Award-Brendan Smith $250 Sponsored by Douglas Moore Bound for Broadway 10 and under-Coral Fitzsimmons $50 Sponsored by Homework Bound for Broadway 11-14-Taylor Jackson $75 Sponsored by Homework Bound for Broadway 15-18-Selena Horne $125 Sponsored by Homework Bernice Lui Award-Dawson Slater $200 Sponsored by Bernice Lui Most Promising Rupert Dancer 12 and under-Nolan Robinson $200 Sponsored by Islander Hall Most Promising Rupert Dancer 13 and up-Karlie Fudger $200 Sponsored by Islander Hall Mary Lester Variety Award 12 and under- Makena Oreskovic $50 Sponsored by Islander Hall Mary Lester Variety Award13-18- Sara McGowan $50 Sponsored by Islander Hall Mary Lester Variety Group-Classical Chickens $100 Sponsored by Bank of Montreal Cook's Jewellers Ballet Award-Sloane Zogas Watch Sponsored by Cook's Jewellers Samantha Budinsky Heart and Soul Award-Brielle Hamelin $500 In Memory of Samantha Budinsky "Heart left on the floor Award-Joran Rysstad $150 Sponsored by Kimberley Truong Jessica Mokrzycki Memorial Award-Lola Clare $150 Sponsored by Julia Verissimo and Carla Rothwell Rylan Ciccone Award-Joran Rysstad $300 Sponsored by Northern Savings Credit Union William Murray Memorial Award-Tallyah Spencer $500 Sponsored by Crest Hotel Margaret Kinney Memorial Award-Evangeline Appollos-Briker $100 Sponsored by Lorna Kellough Johan Woodland Memorial Award-Gillian Jardim $300 Sponsored by JPA DAPR Companion Summer School Scholarship 12 and under Hope Misner $500 DAPR Companion Summer School Scholarship 13 and up-Jalynn Gibson $700 AIM Summer School Scholarship 12 and under-Sienna Lomba $250 AIM Summer School Scholarship 13 and up-Ruby Ferlaino $500 SCD Chance to Dance Scholarship Junior- Ava Allen $378 SCD Chance to Dance Scholarship Intermediate-Brynn Wolfe $378 SCD Chance to Dance Scholarship Senior Laura Buchanan $700 Harbour Dance Scholarship 14 and up- Anja Tillmanns $700 Harbour Dance Scholarship 16 and up-Bailey Rae
That’s a wrap
Here are the results from last nights Gala Show. Special Awards, which were announced Friday night, will be posted soon. Jazz Group 12 and under 1st place Dance Unlimited-Distortion 2nd place Emotion-Run it Jazz Group 13 -25 1st place Emotion-In the House 2nd place Contemporary Collective-Terracotta Warriors Modern/Contemporary Group 1st place Performers North-An Order in which to fall 2nd place Contemporary Collective-Keep me Quiet 3rd place Contemporary Collective-Synthesis Tap Group 1st place Performers North-Son of a.... 2nd place Emotion-Barbatuques Variety Group 1st place Dance Unlimited-Coincidance 2nd place A-Company-Fosse 3rd place Emotion-Across the Tracks Classical Ballet 1st place Performers North-Picante 2nd place Performers North-Whiplash Demi Character Ballet Group 1st place Performers North-Love Blossom 2nd place Contemporary Collective-The Composition 3rd place Emotion-Married Life Song&Dance/Musical Theatre 12 and under 1st place Emotion-Drawing Lesson 2nd place Dance Unlimited-On your feet Musical Theatre Group 1st place Performers North-Medley from the Adams Family 2nd place Performers North-Welcome to the Rock Lyrical Group 1st place Contemporary Collective-When Heaven meets Earth 2nd place Emotion-Open Arms 3rd place Performers North-Breathe you in my Dreams Hip Hop Group 1st place A-Company-Blanco Caliente 2nd place Performers North-Coming in Hot 3rd place Dance Unlimited-The Royals Acro Group 1st place Emotion-Walk 2nd place Dance Unlimited-Running with the Wolves
Gala Night - Saturday, May 11, 2019 ❗️❗️ The evening begins at 6:00PM with a champagne reception. The show starts at 7:00 PM. • Tickets can be purchased at Cooks Jewellers or the box office at the Lester Centre.
You can rest when the dance is over
Have you looked at the galleries for Sunday - Wednesday's categories? From the Treehouse has been working hard uploading brilliant pictures every night! Check them out in the link below:
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