Star Studded Results Burdekin Junior Eisteddfod

After 12 talent filled days spread across numerous enormous weekends, the Burdekin Junior Eisteddfod has come to a close for 2024. This season marked the organisation's 40th anniversary of running in the region, providing both local and travelled youth an opportunity to stage their talents in a fantastic environment.

DANCE
5 YEARS & UNDER TINY TOTS
Gold: Gracie O’Brien
Silver: Kiera Wright
Bronze: Calayah Ferris

7 YEARS & UNDER DEMI CHARACTER SOLO
Gold: Lily Whybird
Silver: Gracie O’Brien
Bronze: Ayllah Ferris

ARDEN JANE RISING STAR AWARD MOST OUTSTANDING TINY DANCER 7 YEARS & UNDER
Gracie O’Brien

8 YEARS TAP SOLO
Gold: Olivia Meares
Silver: Ella Rose Cummings
Bronze: Annabelle Brooks

9 YEARS & UNDER LYRICAL DUO
Gold: Estelle Monney & Harriet Lawson
Silver: Alyssa Jeffries & Sophie Bailey

9 YEARS CLASSICAL SOLO
Gold: Layla Fielder
Silver: Zara Boldery
Bronze: Radha Haller

10 YEARS & UNDER TAP IMPROVISATION SOLO
Gold: Olivia Meares
Silver: Gracie Corowa
Bronze: Leighton Wynne

11 YEARS CLASSICAL SOLO
Gold: Peyton Prothero
Silver: Mia Bonaventura
Bronze: Aria Goldsack

12 YEARS & UNDER NOVELTY DUO
Gold: Lucy Clasie & Mia Perry

12 YEARS DEMI CHARACTER SOLO
Gold: Ruby Deguara
Silver: Halo-Wynter Ramsey
Bronze: Ava Pemble

RORY JORGENSEN MOST PROMISING DANCER 12 YEARS & UNDER
Olivia Meares

AMAYA CASTREJANA MOST OUTSTANDING DANCER 12 YEARS & UNDER
Peyton Prothero

13 & 14 YEARS TAP SOLO
Gold: Ella Richards
Silver: Ainsley Barber
Bronze: Emerson Heuir

LOUISE ANDREWS BALLET ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD 13 YEARS & OVER
Mackenzie Wotherspoon

JAYNAI SLATCHER MOST PROMISING TAP DANCER 13 YEARS & OVER
Adysen Ruddick

MELISSA LAND MOST PROMISING JAZZ DANCER 13 YEARS & OVER
Pania Corowa

ROCKWELL WILLIAMSON CLASSICAL BALLET AWARD AGGREGATE 13 YEARS & OVER
Demi Minns

14 YEARS JAZZ SOLO
Gold: Pania Corowa
Silver: Georgina Baira
Bronze: Klancie Coben

15 YEARS CLASSICAL SOLO
Gold: Demi Minns
Silver: Adysen Ruddick
Bronze: Ava Swindley

16 YEARS & OVER LYRICA SOLO
Gold: Mackenzie Wotherspoon
Silver: Grace Taylor
Bronze: Angelina Parliaros

LORI MACKAY ENCOURAGMENT AWARD – LOCAL DANCER
Bailey Hudson

RHYTHM EDGE DANCE STUDIOS MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMER ALL AGES
Arden Mitchell

INTERMEDIATE GRAND CHAMPION DANCER
Ruby Deguara

MUSIC & INSTRAMENTAL
STRINGS SPECIAL AWARD
12 YEARS & UNDER STRINGS ENCOUARGMENT AWARD
Francheisca Dela Cruz
13 YEARS & OVER STRINGS ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Sofia Sarri
MOST OUTSTANDING STRINGS PLAYER AWARD
Keeley Ninnes

WOODWIND SPECIAL AWARD
WOODWIND & PIANO STUDIO OUTSTANDING WOODWIND AWARD
Gabrielle Penaluna
WOODWIND ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Sarah Flanagan

BRASS SPECIAL AWARD
OUTSTANDING BRASS AWARD
Cecilia Cason
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Kaitlyn Penaluna

MUSIC SPECIAL AWARD
ACCOMPANIST GUILD OF QUEENSLAND BURSARY PRIZE
Sioeli Ma’u
SECONDARY SCHOOL CHIOR AWARD
Burdekin Christian College

VOCAL SPECIAL AWARD
OUTSTANDING VOCALIST AWARD 12 YEARS & UNDER
Zara Scovazzi
OUTSTANDING VOCALIST AWARD 13 YEARS & OVER
Riley Nosworthy
VOCAL ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD 12 YEARS & UNDER
Harper Nucifora
VOCAL ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD 13 YEARS & OVER
Piper Grogan

PIANO SPECIAL AWARD
PIANO ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD 12 YEARS & UNDER
Henry Stefanos
PIANO ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD 12 YEARS & OVER
Sofia Sarri
PIANO ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD OPEN AGE GROUP
George Stefanos
MOST OUTSTANDING PIANIST
William Jones

SPECIAL AWARD
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Popi Loizou
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMER AWARD
Arden Mitchell
OVERALL GENRES ENCOURAGMENT AWARD
Arden Mitchell
MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMER 12 YEARS & UNDER
Ryan Ferguson
SMALL SCHOOLS PERFORMING ARTS AWARD PRIMARY COMMUNITY AWARD
Clare State School

HIGHLAND DANCING
4 YEARS & UNDER 7 YEARS PAS DE BASQUES SOLO PRIMARY
Gold: Aylah Neven
Silver: Edith Ryan
Bronze: Georgiana Torrisi

4 YEARS & UNDER 7 YEARS PAS DE BASQUES & HIGH CUTS SOLO PRIMARY
Gold: Aylah Neven
Silver: Edith Ryan
Bronze: Georgiana Torrisi

4 YEARS & UNDER 7 YEARS FLING SOLO PRIMARY
Gold: Edith Ryan
Silver: Georgiana Torrisi

7 & 8 YEARS FLING SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Harriet Lawson
Silver: Tijania Kimberly De Caux
Bronze: Ida Daley

7 & 8 YEARS SEANN TRUIBHAS SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Harriet Lawson
Silver: Tijania Kimberly De Caux
Bronze: Ida Daley

7 & 8 YEARS SCOTTISH LILT SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Harriet Lawson
Silver: Ida Daley
Bronze: Briar-Rose O’Donnell

9 & 10 YEARS SWORD DANCE SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Eveline Cox
Silver: Isobel Littlefield
Bronze: Edith Innes

9 & 10 YEARS SOLO BEGINNER
Isobel Littlefield

9 & 10 YEARS FLING SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Eveline Cox
Silver: Edith Innes
Bronze: Isobel Littlefield

9 & 10 YEARS FLORA SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Eveline Cox

11 – 13 YEARS / 14 YEARS & OVER SCOTTISH LILT SOLO BEGINNER
Ruby Louise Antoniutti

11 – 13 YEARS / 14 YEARS & OVER FLORA SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Ruby Louise Antoniutti
Silver: Torrance Tweedie

11 – 13 YEARS / 14 YEARS & OVER SWORDS DANCE SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Ruby Louise Antoniutti
Silver: Torrance Tweedie
Bronze: Sophie Parsloe

11 – 13 YEARS / 14 YEARS & OVER SEANN TRUIBHAS SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Ruby Louise Antoniutti
Silver: Sophie Parsloe

12 YEARS & UNDER OWN CHOICE CHOREOGRAPHY DUO
Gold: Karalee Davies & Scarlett O’Donnell
Silver: Ida Daley & Sophie Lane
Bronze: Maeve McBaron & Nicola Lane

16 YEARS & OVER PREMIER TITLE
Gold: Marnie Frost
Silver: Carla Martin
Bronze: Taylor Res

ALL AGES BROADSWORDS TEAM GROUP
Gold: Aviemore C

ALL AGES CHOREOGRAPHY GROUPS GROUP
Gold: Aviemore A

IRISH DANCING
6 YEARS & UNDER REEL SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Emmaleigh Linke
Silver: Lucy Peres

7 – 9 YEARS REEL SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Paige Hart
Silver: Margaret Wittle
Bronze: Lennyn Tanacha

9 YEARS & UNDER SINGLE JIG SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Ariana Tanacha
Silver: Isabelle Linke
Bronze: Paige Hart

9 YEARS & UNDER SLIP JIG SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Ariana Tanacha

7 - 9 YEARS LIGHT SLIP JIG SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Ariana Tanacha
Silver: Isabelle Linke
Bronze: Paige Hart

10 YEARS & OVER REEL SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Sophie Dalglish
Silver: Alayna Fleming
Bronze: Laynne O’Brien

10 YEARS & OVER SINGLE JIG SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Tess Neary
Silver: Miya Neary
Bronze: Alanya Fleming

10 YEARS & OVER TREBLE JIG SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Ismaya Hartono Young
Silver: Alana Fleming
Bronze: Tess Neary

10 YEARS & UNDER SLIP JIG SOLO BEGINNER
Gold: Tess Neary
Silver: Taylah Rush
Bronze: Alanya Fleming

11 YEARS & UNDER TRADITIONAL ST PATRICKS DAY SOLO PRIMARY
Gold: Abbe Pritchard
Silver: Alayna Fleming

11 YEARS & UNDER SLIP JIG SOLO PRIMARY
Gold: Mischa Anastasi

12 YEARS & OVER TRADITIONAL ST PATRICKS DAY SOLO PRIMARY
Gold: Finn Recklies Houlihan
Silver: Torrance Tweedie
Bronze: Kysah Clapham

12 YEARS & UNDER / 13 YEARS & OVER HORNPIPE SOLO INTERMEDIATE
Gold: Mia Rankin
Silver: Mischa Anastasi
Bronze: Lila Heron

14 YEARS & UNDER / 15 YEARS & OVER REEL SOLO OPEN
Gold: Amy Williamson
Silver: Abigail Manning
Bronze: Ruby Antoniutti

OPEN AGES 4 HAND REEL CEILI GROUP
Gold: International Dance Affair
Silver: Dalriada Irish Dancers 1

IRISH MAJOR AWARDS
CELTIC CONNECTIONS MOST OUTSTANDING OPEN IRISH DANCER 13 YEARS & OVER
Amy Williamson
IRENE BARTON MOST PROMISING INTERMEDIATE IRISH DANCER
Ismaya Hartono Young

The Burdekin Junior Eisteddfod Inc. expressed their gratitude on Facebook to conclude the milestone year.

“I couldn’t be prouder of all the Junior competitors that have taken the stage over the last 12 days. Each and every one of you should be so proud, I know we as a committee are. Well done and we will see you in 2025.”

Visit the Burdekin Junior Eisteddfod’s Facebook page to view the full results from the outstanding showcase.

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