ESTEAVAN — Students from the Drewitz School Of Dance, under the direction of Lorie-Gay Drewitz-Gallaway and assistant teacher Emma Such, participated in SDTA Highland Exams Nov. 11-12.
The examiner was Rebecca McKinnon from Edmonton.
This year the students were examined in Dance Star exams as well as Medal, National and Jig examinations.
Results are as follows:
Highland medals and awards:
Dance Star 1 - Successful Pass - Sarah Mellon;
Dance Star 2 - Successful Pass - Rylee Gallaway, Eve Beatty, Madelyn Grobbink, Ainsley Lukye-Durr and Sarah Mellon;
Dance Star 3 – Successful Pass -Taylor Curtis, Addison Melle and Harper Eskra;
Dance Star 4– Successful Pass – Anna Beatty, Emma Grobbink, Lilee Van Sickle, Emma Salkeld and Desiree Krahn;
Dance Star 5 – Successful Pass– Grace Hall, Mollie Kingdon, Alice Mowchenko, Kayleigh Reed, Delaney Tamblyn; Keira Kessler, Paris Irwin and Coco Mercer;
Pre-Bronze Highland Fling -Highly Commended Plus– Eve Beatty, Rylee Gallaway and Madelyn Grobbink;
Pre-Bronze Sword - Highly Commended - Emma Grobbink;
Commended Plus - Taylor Curtis and Addison Melle;
Bronze Medal – Highly Commended – Lilee Van Sickle and Harper Eskra;
Commended Plus – Anna Beatty, Desiree Krahn and Delaney Tamblyn;
Pre-Silver Medal - Highly Commended - Alice Mowchenko, Chloe Marsh, Grace Hall, Emma Salkeld, Keira Kessler and Coco Mercer;
Commended Plus - Kayleigh Reed;
Commended - Mollie Kingdon and Paris Irwin;
Pre-Gold Medal - Highly Commended – Ava Mann and Sophia Deitz;
Commended Plus - Taylor Ellis;
Commended - Kennady Poole;
Scottish Award 2 Medal – Commended Plus - Payton Sernick;
Commended – Tegan Mosley;
Scottish Award 3 Medal - Commended Plus– Aurora McCutcheon, Cana Marsh and Sophia Fleck;
Scottish Award 4 Medal - Highly Commended – Kerison Burnett.
Scottish National medals and awards:
Pre-Bronze Scottish Lilt National – Highly Commended - Alice Mowchenko, Chloe Marsh and Keira Kessler;
Commended Plus - Emma Salkeld, Coco Mercer and Kayleigh Reed;
Commended - Mollie Kingdon, Paris Irwin and Grace Hall;
Silver National - Highly Commended – Ava Mann, Taylor Ellis, Kennady Poole and Sophia Deitz;
Scottish Award 2 National – Commended Plus – Sophia Fleck, Cana Marsh, Payton Sernick and Tegan Mosley;
Commended – Aurora McCutcheon;
Scottish Award 4 National – Highly Commended – Kerison Burnett.
Irish Jig medals and awards:
Pre- Bronze Jig - Highly Commended - Sophia Deitz, Taylor Ellis and Ava Mann;
Commended Plus - Kennady Poole;
Scottish Award 1 Jig – Highly Commended – Sophia Fleck, Payton Sernick and Cana Marsh;
Commended - Aurora McCutcheon and Tegan Mosley;
Scottish Award 3 Jig – Highly Commended – Kerison Burnett.
“Congratulations to all exam students,” said Drewitz-Gallaway.