Our Dancers
Annual Excellence Awards
We are proud to acknowledge a handful students each year who have exemplified true passion and commitment to their studies.
Since our 2015 Year-End Recital, Driftwood Dance Academy has recognized the following recipients in each discipline:
Season 11: 2023/24
Acro (Jr) - Evie Marks
Acro (Sr) - Jaime Johnston
Ballet (Jr) - Sydney Sargent
Ballet (Sr) - Chrissy Ding
Modern (Jr) - Rheiss Johnson
Modern (Sr) - Linnea Cook
Tap (Jr) – Emily Darowski
Tap (Sr) - Heather Moore
Jazz (Jr) – Eva Poseshchennaya
Jazz (Sr) - Fargol Zakerameli
Hip Hop (Jr) - Leo Khoupenia
Hip Hop (Sr) - Marlowe Murphy
Stage (Jr) - Maya Celler
Stage (Sr) - Graham Burchett
Lyrical (Jr) - Eden Baker
Lyrical (Sr) - Mia van Eijnsbergen
Studio Spirit – Lucy Booth
BeeHaven REACH Scholarship (Jr) - Darbien Daniels
BeeHaven REACH Scholarship (Sr) - Olivia Matsubara
Season 10: 2022/23
Acro (Jr) - Isla Hockley
Acro (Sr) - Penelope Travers
Ballet (Jr) – Elle Shandro
Ballet (Sr) - Namwan Moss
Modern (Jr) – Georgia Jackson
Modern (Sr) - Phoebe Chaytor
Tap (Jr) – Benjamin Savin
Tap (Sr) - Anna Pigott
Jazz (Jr) – Candice Li
Jazz (Sr) - Sarah Cave
Hip Hop (Jr) – Ayla Boyle
Hip Hop (Sr) - Laura Tielker
Stage (Jr) - Aria Athwal
Stage (Sr) - Julia Wardell
Lyrical (Jr) - Marlowe Dickenson
Lyrical (Sr) - Clara Celler
Studio Spirit – Anika Awram
BeeHaven REACH Scholarship (Jr) - Cleo Knight
BeeHaven REACH Scholarship (Sr) - Lucia Morris
Season 9: 2021/22
Acro - Kasper Sobejko
Ballet (Jr) – Aria Yannopolous
Ballet (Sr) - Heather Moore
Modern – Isla Crerar
Tap – Jessica Dew
Jazz – Tiffany Chey
Hip Hop – Bella Johnson
Stage - Charlie Smith
Lyrical - Kimowin Lavallee
Studio Spirit – Gabriella Chan
Season 8: 2020/21
Acro - Rhyan DeWitt
Ballet – Sarah Cave
Modern – Gracie Crolow
Tap – Olivia Matsubara
Jazz – Geneva Benoit
Hip Hop – Laurel Davey
Stage - Marin Burchett
Lyrical - Lucy Booth
Studio Spirit – Mitra Shoghli
Season 7: 2019/20
Acro - Anna Pigott
Ballet – Angus Crerar
Modern – Kennedy Parker
Tap – Lucas Gregory
Jazz – Fernanda Munoz
Hip Hop – Cassandra Bernardi
Stage - Megan Grimes
Lyrical - Freya Chaytor
Studio Spirit – Millie Orde
Season 6: 2018/19
Acro - Estella Pickering
Ballet – Phoebe Chaytor
Modern – Amelia DeRoy
Tap – Emma Xue
Jazz – Lily Triendl
Hip Hop – Charlotte Warner
Stage - Sloan Hamer-Jackson
Lyrical - Eshnee Amasulius
Studio Spirit – Scotia Hughes
Season 5: 2017/18
Ballet – Isla Crerar
Modern – Teagan Smith
Tap – Heather Moore
Jazz – Morgan Beach
Musical Theatre – Olivia Foulds
Hip Hop – Sarah Cave
Studio Spirit – Harper Drzymala-Bokitch
Season 4: 2016/17
Ballet – Fiona Scott
Modern – Graham Burchett
Tap – Ella Woodfield
Jazz – Lucia Morris
Musical Theatre – Grace Harada
Hip Hop – Charlotte Beeby
Studio Spirit – Tia Marriott
Season 3: 2015/16
Ballet – Elena Eslampour
Modern – Harper Drzymala-Bokitch
Tap – Charlotte Warner
Jazz – Isabel DeRoy
Musical Theatre – Sawyer Reichelt
Studio Spirit – Sophie Crow
Season 2: 2014/15
Ballet – Niki Chapdelaine
Modern – Kaitlyn Scheewe
Tap – Marley Reichelt
Jazz – Kimowin Lavallee
Musical Theatre – Phoebe Morcombe
Studio Spirit – Kate Walker