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