Awards Celebration 2025

We had a very busy year with lots of examinations, and to celebrate our students successes we held an Awards Celebration on Sunday 05 October 2025. We handed out trophies and special awards, as well as all the RAD Ballet Certificates.

Here are the photos of our amazingly talented dancers receiving their awards.

P3 Dance Academy Special Awards

These awards were given to students that demonstrated our principles of "Power, Passion and Poise" and deserved extra recognition for their hard work demonstrated throughout the year.

Trophies

Grace Field

Shining Star Award

Grace achieved Distinctions

for her Grade 2 Ballet Exam

and her AcroDance Level 1 Exam. She is a beautiful

dancer who consistently demonstrates commitment

and focus in all her classes.

Isla-Mae Drzymalska

Junior Effort Cup

Isla-Mae achieved Distinctions for her Primary Ballet Exam

and Primary AcroDance Exam. She works very hard in her ballet, contemporary and AcroDance classes, and she

is always a pleasure to teach.

Katie Arnold

Senior Effort Cup

Katie has worked extremely hard this year in all her classes, and she constantly seeks to challenge herself and grow as

a dancer. Katie is one of our teaching assistants, and she is

a positive role model for our younger students.

Elodie Gray

Most Improved Dancer

Elodie achieved a High Merit

for her Grade 3 Ballet Exam,

just missing a Distinction

by 2 marks. She is highly

motivated and tries her best

in every class, taking on

each new challenge with a smile.

Medals

Emily Barry

Emily achieved a High Merit for her Grade 1 Ballet Exam and a Distinction for her AcroDance Primary Exam. She joined ballet later in the year and practiced hard at home

to achieve such a great result, proving that hard work really does pay off.

Matilda Bennett-Cobb

Matilda achieved Distinctions for her

Grade 1 Ballet Exam

and her AcroDance Primary Exam.

Matilda works extremely hard in all her classes, and she is an absolute pleasure to teach!

Saskia Dunton

Saskia achieved a Distinction for her Primary Ballet Exam.

She always tries hard

to apply the corrections and tips given in class, which has helped her

to grow into a lovely young dancer.

Ella Futramentas

Ella achieved a High

Merit for her Grade 3 Ballet Exam.

She brings a positive attitude to every ballet lesson, and she is

always a pleasure

to teach.

Lottie Keen

Lottie achieved a High Merit for her Primary Ballet Exam. She demonstrated dedication to her dancing, and

practiced hard to apply the corrections given in class, which helped her

to reach her goal!

Heidi Parkinson

Heidi achieved a High Merit for her Grade 1 Ballet Exam. She always listens in her classes,

and she works hard to retain the knowledge

and corrections given, which showed in her exam result.

Ivy Pestridge

Ivy achieved a High

Merit for her Grade 2 Ballet Exam and a Distinction for her AcroDance Level 1

Exam. She always

works extremely hard and she proves that anything is possible

with determination!

Jessica Stevens

Jessica achieved a High Merit for her Grade 2 Ballet Exam, which is an exceptional achievement as she has only been doing ballet for a year. She works extremely hard in all her classes and demonstrates quiet perseverance and determination.

Talia Thomson-Parks

Talia achieved a Merit

for her Grade 1 Ballet Exam. She works extremely hard in

every lesson and it

has been a joy

watching her find

her love for dancing.

Elana Unsworth

Elana achieved a High Merit in her Intermediate Foundation Ballet Exam, just missing a distinction by 3 marks. She is a hard worker with lots of potential, who just

needs to keep pushing herself to achieve

even greater results.

RAD Ballet Examination Certificates

RAD Pre-Primary Ballet