The studio had eight representatives at the festival, held in Chilliwack earlier this year, and six qualified for the finals, according to Pro Arté Centre teaching staff member Kim Dixon in a written statement.
Results are as follows: ¦ Ãine Miller, provincial finalist, provincial representative from Victoria DanceWorks for Intermediate Modern.
Asia Sinnes, provincial champion, provincial representative from Victoria DanceWorks for Intermediate Jazz.
Alisha Ahmadi, provincial finalist, John Emerson Memorial Scholarship for Most Outstanding Performance in the Provincial Dance Finals, Provincial Representative from Victoria DanceWorks for Senior Modern, Provincial Alternate from Victoria DanceWorks for Senior Jazz.
Caitlin McKinnon, provincial representative from Pacwest Festival for Senior Modern, Provincial Alternate from Victoria DanceWorks for Senior Modern.
Madeleine Gilbert, provincial representative from Victoria DanceWorks for Intermediate Ballet.
Kay Budworth, provincial finalist, provincial representative from Victoria DanceWorks for Junior Ballet.
Katrina McKinnon, provincial finalist, provincial representative from Victoria DanceWorks for Junior Jazz.
Michaela Gobas, provincial finalist, Scholarship for Outstanding Ballet Performance in the Provincial Dance Finals, provincial representative from Pacwest Festival for Senior Ballet.
Sinnes, Ahmadi and McKinnon were also invited to compete at the New York City Dance Alliance National Finals in New York.
North Shore resident Arielle Locke also competed at the Provincial Festival of Performing Arts B.C. and was named Senior (Level III) Modern Provincial winner. Locke, a student at Sentinel secondary, represented the Surrey Festival of Dance. According to a written statement, her two qualifying solos were choreographed by Karissa Barry and Josh Beamish (Move: The Company). Locke currently trains under the artistic direction of David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen of Modus Operandi, a Vancouver contemporary dance initiative for emerging young artists. She previously attended Vanleena Dance Academy of North Vancouver's half day program.
A number of North Shore students were among the 100 who received The Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Awards, presented by Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, at a ceremony held recently at Victoria's Government House.
According to a written statement, local recipients included Alina Salemohamed, Faiyaz Moosa, Imraan Juma, Imran Moosa and Natasha Teja.
Their group leader is Rashid Fatehali. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award was founded in 1956 and is intended to help young people develop a sense of responsibility to themselves and to their communities.
Info: dukeofed.org.
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