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NAME THE MOVIE (1/12)โฆ What's this all about? Find out on our instagram account: instagram.com/amandabollinger.academy โฃ "SILVERSCREEN" 2019 Annual Performance December 14 2019, 2pm and 6:30pm A.B. Paterson College Performing Arts Centre
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Huge congratulations to our amazing full-time students Poppi Eccleston (15) and Jackson Smith-Leishman (15), who have both been selected to compete in the 48th Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition!! They are two of 84 candidates worldwide to be chosen to take part in this prestigious competition, to be held in Switzerland in February 2020.
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What an achievement big congrats from our family to them both!
Congratulations Jackson and Poppi ๐ซ
Congratulations
Congratulations Pops and Jax. Wonderful news ๐๐ผโค๏ธ
Congratulations ๐๐
How wonderful congrats to both of you . You will love Switzerland , I went there in 2011
Congratulations and bravo to ABDA๐
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Congratulation to you both ๐๐
Congratulations Jax and Pop ๐๐๐
This is such wonderful news for both Poppi and Jackson - congratulations and best wishes for an amazing experience in Switzerland 2020.
Congratulations Pop and Jacks so so so proud โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Well done Jackson and Poppi ๐๐๐๐
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Hard work pays off!! Well done you two โค๏ธ
Both so talented
Congrats Jax and Poppi ๐๐ค
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Congratulations Jackson and Poppi! Paige and I wish you all the best!
Congratulations to you both!
Huge congratulations! Such amazing news xx
Wonderful news - heartfelt congratulations to both Poppi and Jackson and also to you Amanda for the wonderful training you are providing. Everyone here at Sunshine Coast Conservatory of Dance send their love and best wishes to both Poppi and Jackson
Congratulations to our 13 students who represented ABDA at the YAGP Brisbane Semi-Finals last week. The directors were very impressed with our work and the scholarship offers are still coming in!
The following students took part in the two days of master classes and workshops: - Pre-Competitive: Yve-Noelle Bollinger - Junior: Ruby McVey, Georgia Lorange, Chantelle Tay, Kaela Tapper - Senior: Sophie Willmot, Alissa Kouzmenkov, Haylee Kirkwood, Poppi Eccleston, Ainsley Martin, Devone Manhire, Alicia Vaseo - Men: Jackson Smith-Leishman
So far, our students have received the following amazing offers/scholarships:
Ruby McVey: Summer School - European School of Ballet, Amsterdam
Georgia Lorange: Summer School - European School of Ballet, Amsterdam
Kaela Tapper: Short-Term scholarship - Princess Grace Academy Monaco Short-Term scholarship - European School of Ballet, Amsterdam Invitation to the YAGP New York Finals!
Poppi Eccleston: Short-Term scholarship - Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Canada
Jackson Smith-Leishman: Short-Term & Full-year scholarships - Tanzakademie Zurich, Switzerland 3-month scholarship - European School of Ballet, Amsterdam Invitation to the YAGP New York Finals!
Our students were very lucky to have the directors of YAGP Larissa and Gennadi Saviliev visit our studios, and we look forward to more good news from YAGP for our other candidates :) ... See MoreSee Less
Brisbane International Contemporary Dance Prix - Winners!
Huge congratulations to our students Alissa Kouzmenkov (15) and Alyssa Osborne (16), along with ABDA graduate Isabella Crain (19) who had an incredible week of classes, coaching and performances at the BICD Prix 2019.
Alyssa Osborne won training scholarships to: - New Zealand School of Dance - Sydney Dance Company Pre-Professional Program.
Alissa Kouzmenkov made the Finals of the Prix and won training scholarships to: - New Zealand School of Dance - Hong Kong Performing Arts Academy - QUT Brisbane
Isabella Crain was the SENIOR WINNER, receiving $10,000 towards her onwards dance journey, and the following amazing offers: - Secondment with Sydney Dance Company - Secondment with Expressions Dance Company - Secondment with Hong Kong Contemporary Dance Company - Internship with Introdans in the Netherlands, working with Akram Khan!
We are so proud of all three girls, and know that their futures will be very bright! ๐ ... See MoreSee Less
Final Solo Eisteddfods of 2019 - ABDA students shine ๐
Congratulations to all our Eisteddfod soloists for a fantastic year of growth and development in their performance work. Our students represented ABDA with such poise, confidence and pride each and every time they took to the stage, and we are so proud of them all!
QUOTA BEENLEIGH Eisteddfod results:
Jackson Smith-Leishman: Rose Cottage Classical Ballet Bursary - WINNER Classical solo 15 yrs - 2nd place Demi-character solo 15 yrs - 2nd place Lyrical solo 15 yrs - 2nd place Contemporary solo 15 yrs - 1st place Special Award Winner: Contemporary Training Scholarship at Lee Academy
Ainsley Martin: Classical solo 15 yrs - Highly Commended Demi-character solo 15 yrs - 3rd place Lyrical solo 15 yrs - Highly Commended Contemporary solo 15 yrs - 2nd place Improvisation solo 15 yrs - 2nd place
Vivienne Beattie: Classical solo 13 yrs - Highly Commended
Chantelle Tay: Classical solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended Lyrical solo 12 yrs - Very Highly Commende
Georgia Lorange: Classical solo 12 yrs - 3rd place Demi-character solo 12 yrs - 2nd place Contemporary solo 12 yrs - 3rd place
Juno Cosh: Demi-character solo 10 yrs - Highly Commended
Marisa Da Silva: Classical solo 10 yrs - 1st place Lyrical solo 10 yrs - 3rd place Demi-character solo 10 yrs - Highly Commended
Latin Jackson: 2nd Classical solo 10 yrs - 2nd place Lyrical solo 10 yrs - 3rd place Demi-character solo 10 yrs - Highly Commended
Emma Kennedy: Classical solo 10 yrs - 3rd place
STARBOUND Eisteddfod (September) results:
Marisa Da Silva: Classical solo 10 yrs - 1st place Lyrical solo 10 yrs - 1st place Demi-character solo 10 yrs - 1st place Winner of Winners - 1st place
Yve-Noelle Bollinger: Classical solo 10 yrs - 2nd place Demi-character solo 10 yrs - 3rd place
Emma Kennedy: Classical solo 10 yrs - Highly Commended
Georgia Lorange: Classical solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended Demi-character solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended Contemporary solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended
Chantelle Tay: Classical solo 12 yrs - 2nd place Lyrical solo 12 yrs - 3rd place Winner of Winners - 3rd place
Akira Tanabe: Classical solo 12 yrs - 1st place Demi-character solo 12 yrs - 2nd place Lyrical solo 12 yrs - 2nd place
Sophie Willmot: Classical solo 13 yrs - Very Highly Commended Demi-character solo 13 yrs - 2nd place Contemporary solo 13 yrs - 3rd place Lyrical solo 13 yrs - Highly Commended
BRISBANE Eisteddfod solo results:
Marisa Da Silva: Classical solo 10 yrs - 1st place Demi-character solo 10 yrs - 2nd place Lyrical solo 10 yrs - Very Highly Commended
Latin Jackson: Classical solo 11 yrs - Very Highly Commended Demi-character solo 11 yrs - Very Highly Commended
Georgia Lorange: Classical solo 12 yrs - 3rd place Demi-character solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended
Chantelle Tay: Classical solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended
Kaela Tapper: Classical solo 13 yrs - 1st place Lyrical solo 13 yrs - 3rd place Junior Classical Repertoire - Encouragement Award
Vivienne Beattie: Classical solo 13 yrs - Highly Commended Demi-character solo 13 yrs - Very Highly Commended
Alicia Vaseo: Classical solo 16 yrs - Highly Commended Demi-character solo 16 yrs - 3rd place Contemporary solo 16 yrs - 3rd place Lyrical solo 16 yrs - 3rd place
Ainsley Martin: Classical solo 15 yrs - 1st place Demi-character solo 15 yrs - 1st place Contemporary solo 15 yrs - 1st place Lyrical solo 15 yrs - 1st place Classical Championship - 1st place Combined Lyrical section Winner Combined Contemporary section Winner Special Award: Scholarship to the Expressions Dance Company Summer Intensive Special Award: Overall Performance award 13/over ... See MoreSee Less
On the last day of Term 3, our Junior Improvisation students put on a wonderful display of their own choreography which they had been working on with our fantastic teacher Miss Amanda Lawford. The creativity in this group of such young dancers (10-11 year olds) was quite amazing to witness!
We were also treated to a performance of Balanchine's "Serenade" which our Junior and Intermediate repertoire classes had been working on during terms 2 & 3. Miss Kate, Miss Layla and Miss Nae did a fantastic job of teaching and polishing this beautiful piece! ... See MoreSee Less
Thu Nov 21st, 2019
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Carol Hovind go to this page and enter.
The Missing Piece
Love this shot Alicia!! ๐
Tue Nov 19th, 2019
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NAME THE MOVIE (1/12)โฆ
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"SILVERSCREEN"
2019 Annual Performance
December 14 2019, 2pm and 6:30pm
A.B. Paterson College Performing Arts Centre
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... thank you all for your comments. Please remember that we only count entries on our Instagram page. Which is: instagram.com/amandabollinger.academy Thank you!
What page is the page they choose from. I’ll tag some friends to enter.
“A Fire Inside”
Benjamin Irvine I’m excited!! ๐
"Blood Thirsty"
Siren
The Vampire Diary?
whakamataku kotiro
Yay can’t wait!
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Thu Nov 14th, 2019
28 Gold Medalists!
Huge congratulations to the following students who achieved Distinction - marks of 90-100% - in their 2019 Ballet Conservatoire examinations:
Pre-Primary:
Audrey Fraser, Darla Hickey, Chloe Simonds
Primary:
Guanru Chen, Lexi Duggan, Scarlett Harris
Preparatory Level 1:
Talia Goldworthy, Chloe Kelk, Maisy McDougall, Sophie Simonds
Level 1:
Ella Cao, Miu Nakamura, Frances Ng, Lily Schwab
Level 2:
Tomihiko Arai, Yve-Noelle Bollinger, Grace Xu
Level 3:
Marisa Da Silva, Ruby McVey
Level 4:
Georgia Lorange, Akira Tanabe
Level 5:
Vivienne Beattie, Kaela Tapper, Charlotte White
Senior Level:
Poppi Eccleston, Alissa Kouzmenkov, Jackson Smith-Leishman
Excellence:
Ruby Cross ... See MoreSee Less
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Remarkable - congratulations!
Well done
Congratulations to you all x
AMAZING ๐ Congratulations xx
Congratulations to all xx
A credit to you Amanda Bollinger and your amazing team. ๐๐ธ๐
Congratulations!
Well done all xx
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Thu Oct 31st, 2019
Tickets to our annual performances go on sale Friday 1st November!!
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Good venue ๐ Chookas everyone!
Wed Oct 30th, 2019
Huge congratulations to our amazing full-time students Poppi Eccleston (15) and Jackson Smith-Leishman (15), who have both been selected to compete in the 48th Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition!! They are two of 84 candidates worldwide to be chosen to take part in this prestigious competition, to be held in Switzerland in February 2020.
We are so proud of you both, and very excited about the incredible opportunities ahead! ... See MoreSee Less
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Well done to you both
What an achievement big congrats from our family to them both!
Congratulations Jackson and Poppi ๐ซ
Congratulations
Congratulations Pops and Jax. Wonderful news ๐๐ผโค๏ธ
Congratulations ๐๐
How wonderful congrats to both of you . You will love Switzerland , I went there in 2011
Congratulations and bravo to ABDA๐
Oh wow!!! Congratulations! ๐๐๐
Congratulation to you both ๐๐
Congratulations Jax and Pop ๐๐๐
This is such wonderful news for both Poppi and Jackson - congratulations and best wishes for an amazing experience in Switzerland 2020.
Congratulations Pop and Jacks so so so proud โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Well done Jackson and Poppi ๐๐๐๐
Congratulations!!โญโญ
Hard work pays off!! Well done you two โค๏ธ
Both so talented
Congrats Jax and Poppi ๐๐ค
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Congratulations Jackson and Poppi! Paige and I wish you all the best!
Congratulations to you both!
Huge congratulations! Such amazing news xx
Wonderful news - heartfelt congratulations to both Poppi and Jackson and also to you Amanda for the wonderful training you are providing. Everyone here at Sunshine Coast Conservatory of Dance send their love and best wishes to both Poppi and Jackson
Amazing news congratulations โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
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Thu Oct 24th, 2019
Youth America Grand Prix - Brisbane Semi-Finals
Congratulations to our 13 students who represented ABDA at the YAGP Brisbane Semi-Finals last week. The directors were very impressed with our work and the scholarship offers are still coming in!
The following students took part in the two days of master classes and workshops:
- Pre-Competitive: Yve-Noelle Bollinger
- Junior: Ruby McVey, Georgia Lorange, Chantelle Tay, Kaela Tapper
- Senior: Sophie Willmot, Alissa Kouzmenkov, Haylee Kirkwood, Poppi Eccleston, Ainsley Martin, Devone Manhire, Alicia Vaseo
- Men: Jackson Smith-Leishman
So far, our students have received the following amazing offers/scholarships:
Ruby McVey:
Summer School - European School of Ballet, Amsterdam
Georgia Lorange:
Summer School - European School of Ballet, Amsterdam
Kaela Tapper:
Short-Term scholarship - Princess Grace Academy Monaco
Short-Term scholarship - European School of Ballet, Amsterdam
Invitation to the YAGP New York Finals!
Poppi Eccleston:
Short-Term scholarship - Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Canada
Jackson Smith-Leishman:
Short-Term & Full-year scholarships - Tanzakademie Zurich, Switzerland
3-month scholarship - European School of Ballet, Amsterdam
Invitation to the YAGP New York Finals!
Our students were very lucky to have the directors of YAGP Larissa and Gennadi Saviliev visit our studios, and we look forward to more good news from YAGP for our other candidates :) ... See MoreSee Less
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Such outstanding results for your incredible students โค๏ธcongratulations
Congratulations to you all x
Fri Oct 18th, 2019
Brisbane International Contemporary Dance Prix - Winners!
Huge congratulations to our students Alissa Kouzmenkov (15) and Alyssa Osborne (16), along with ABDA graduate Isabella Crain (19) who had an incredible week of classes, coaching and performances at the BICD Prix 2019.
Alyssa Osborne won training scholarships to:
- New Zealand School of Dance
- Sydney Dance Company Pre-Professional Program.
Alissa Kouzmenkov made the Finals of the Prix and won training scholarships to:
- New Zealand School of Dance
- Hong Kong Performing Arts Academy
- QUT Brisbane
Isabella Crain was the SENIOR WINNER, receiving $10,000 towards her onwards dance journey, and the following amazing offers:
- Secondment with Sydney Dance Company
- Secondment with Expressions Dance Company
- Secondment with Hong Kong Contemporary Dance Company
- Internship with Introdans in the Netherlands, working with Akram Khan!
We are so proud of all three girls, and know that their futures will be very bright! ๐ ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations Alissa and everyone!! ๐๐ So proud of you!!
Fantastic news! Congratulations! โค๏ธ
That’s awesome congrats girls !
Congratulations ! ๐๐ฅฐ
Wow fantastic results huge congratulations to you all xx
Congratulations to your incredible talents, what Amazing achievements ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
Thank you to all our teacher for first class training and all the support we had from our ABDA team ๐ธ
Huge congratulations to all โจโญ๏ธโจ
wow!!! ะผะพะปะพะดัั ะบะฐะบะธะต!!! ะฟะพะทะดัะฐะฒะปัั! ะบัะดะฐ ัะตะฟะตัั? ะฒ ะะพะฝะณ ะะพะฝะณ? ๐คฉ๐ฅณ
Woohoo. Well done girls ๐๐๐
Congratulations to you all x
Congratulations ladies ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
Super proud of our Isabella who was breathtaking and so deserving of her winning the Prix ๐๐๐
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Mon Oct 7th, 2019
Final Solo Eisteddfods of 2019 - ABDA students shine ๐
Congratulations to all our Eisteddfod soloists for a fantastic year of growth and development in their performance work.
Our students represented ABDA with such poise, confidence and pride each and every time they took to the stage, and we are so proud of them all!
QUOTA BEENLEIGH Eisteddfod results:
Jackson Smith-Leishman:
Rose Cottage Classical Ballet Bursary - WINNER
Classical solo 15 yrs - 2nd place
Demi-character solo 15 yrs - 2nd place
Lyrical solo 15 yrs - 2nd place
Contemporary solo 15 yrs - 1st place
Special Award Winner: Contemporary Training Scholarship at Lee Academy
Ainsley Martin:
Classical solo 15 yrs - Highly Commended
Demi-character solo 15 yrs - 3rd place
Lyrical solo 15 yrs - Highly Commended
Contemporary solo 15 yrs - 2nd place
Improvisation solo 15 yrs - 2nd place
Vivienne Beattie:
Classical solo 13 yrs - Highly Commended
Chantelle Tay:
Classical solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended
Lyrical solo 12 yrs - Very Highly Commende
Georgia Lorange:
Classical solo 12 yrs - 3rd place
Demi-character solo 12 yrs - 2nd place
Contemporary solo 12 yrs - 3rd place
Juno Cosh:
Demi-character solo 10 yrs - Highly Commended
Marisa Da Silva:
Classical solo 10 yrs - 1st place
Lyrical solo 10 yrs - 3rd place
Demi-character solo 10 yrs - Highly Commended
Latin Jackson: 2nd
Classical solo 10 yrs - 2nd place
Lyrical solo 10 yrs - 3rd place
Demi-character solo 10 yrs - Highly Commended
Emma Kennedy:
Classical solo 10 yrs - 3rd place
STARBOUND Eisteddfod (September) results:
Marisa Da Silva:
Classical solo 10 yrs - 1st place
Lyrical solo 10 yrs - 1st place
Demi-character solo 10 yrs - 1st place
Winner of Winners - 1st place
Yve-Noelle Bollinger:
Classical solo 10 yrs - 2nd place
Demi-character solo 10 yrs - 3rd place
Emma Kennedy:
Classical solo 10 yrs - Highly Commended
Georgia Lorange:
Classical solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended
Demi-character solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended
Contemporary solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended
Chantelle Tay:
Classical solo 12 yrs - 2nd place
Lyrical solo 12 yrs - 3rd place
Winner of Winners - 3rd place
Akira Tanabe:
Classical solo 12 yrs - 1st place
Demi-character solo 12 yrs - 2nd place
Lyrical solo 12 yrs - 2nd place
Sophie Willmot:
Classical solo 13 yrs - Very Highly Commended
Demi-character solo 13 yrs - 2nd place
Contemporary solo 13 yrs - 3rd place
Lyrical solo 13 yrs - Highly Commended
BRISBANE Eisteddfod solo results:
Marisa Da Silva:
Classical solo 10 yrs - 1st place
Demi-character solo 10 yrs - 2nd place
Lyrical solo 10 yrs - Very Highly Commended
Latin Jackson:
Classical solo 11 yrs - Very Highly Commended
Demi-character solo 11 yrs - Very Highly Commended
Georgia Lorange:
Classical solo 12 yrs - 3rd place
Demi-character solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended
Chantelle Tay:
Classical solo 12 yrs - Highly Commended
Kaela Tapper:
Classical solo 13 yrs - 1st place
Lyrical solo 13 yrs - 3rd place
Junior Classical Repertoire - Encouragement Award
Vivienne Beattie:
Classical solo 13 yrs - Highly Commended
Demi-character solo 13 yrs - Very Highly Commended
Alicia Vaseo:
Classical solo 16 yrs - Highly Commended
Demi-character solo 16 yrs - 3rd place
Contemporary solo 16 yrs - 3rd place
Lyrical solo 16 yrs - 3rd place
Ainsley Martin:
Classical solo 15 yrs - 1st place
Demi-character solo 15 yrs - 1st place
Contemporary solo 15 yrs - 1st place
Lyrical solo 15 yrs - 1st place
Classical Championship - 1st place
Combined Lyrical section Winner
Combined Contemporary section Winner
Special Award: Scholarship to the Expressions Dance Company Summer Intensive
Special Award: Overall Performance award 13/over ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations all. ๐
Well done all
Congratulations everyone ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
Wow well done ABDA ๐๐โค๏ธ
Well done ABDA ๐
Well done ABDA ๐๐
Beautiful
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Mon Oct 7th, 2019
End of Term Repertoire & Improvisation Display
On the last day of Term 3, our Junior Improvisation students put on a wonderful display of their own choreography which they had been working on with our fantastic teacher Miss Amanda Lawford. The creativity in this group of such young dancers (10-11 year olds) was quite amazing to witness!
We were also treated to a performance of Balanchine's "Serenade" which our Junior and Intermediate repertoire classes had been working on during terms 2 & 3. Miss Kate, Miss Layla and Miss Nae did a fantastic job of teaching and polishing this beautiful piece! ... See MoreSee Less
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Mon Oct 7th, 2019
International Character Dance Syllabus examinations 2019
Congratulations to our 20 students who sat their ICDS Character examinations at the end of last term:
ICDS Level 1:
Juno, K'gari, Emma, Latin, Ruby, Marisa
ICDS Level 2:
Georgia, Julia, Chantelle, Akira, Sophie, Finn
ICDS Level 3:
Kaela, Alyssa O, Alissa K, Isabella
Haylee, Devon, Jackson, Poppi
A huge thank you to our wonderful Miss Ariane for working so hard to prepare the students for their exams.
The founder and examiner of the ICDS, Ms Alida Segal, was very impressed with our students work :) ... See MoreSee Less
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So proud of all the ICDS students this who have strived all year with passion, determination and style. Congratulations to all โค๏ธ
Congratulations and the best to you all ๐