Chilton Dance Centre

Dance Achievements

Chilton Dance Centre students are a highly talented group.  See below for some of our recent success stories.

Student Achievements and Destinations

Allegra Canton            Junior Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance
Mikaela Berney           Junior Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance
Eddie Brunton             Junior Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance
Paige Shand               Junior Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance
Felix Sampson           Junior Associate New Zealand School of Dance
Megan Wright              Regional and Junior Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance
Elena Croft                   Regional and Junior Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance
Molly Wake                   Regional Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance
Georgia Ryan              Regional Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance
Laura Kelly                   Regional Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance

2012 student achievements include:

• Megan Wright  – awarded scholarship from the McDonald College Summer School, Sydney, Australia

2011 student achievements include:

• Taylor Shera (Year 9) – Recipient of the Intermediate Scholarship at Phoenix Dance Workshop
• Carina Parsons (Year 9)  – Recipient of the Beginner Scholarship at Phoenix Dance Workshop
• Tayla Best (Year 10) – Runner-up in the Intermediate Championships at the Napier Performing Arts Competition, Apr 2011
• Paige Shand – Awarded a scholarship at the Wellington Summer School in January
• Senior Dance Centre students performed in the opening ceremony of the NZI Sevens tournament at the Westpac Stadium on Friday 4 February
• Molly Wake won the Years 9 – 11 Aggregate and the Junior Championship at the recent Dance Art Competitions

Previous young graduates of the Chilton Dance Centre include:

Kate Savage                Graduate of The National Theatre Ballet School, Melbourne
                                       Danced professionally with Ballet Vienna
Inge Gnatt                     Bachelor of Dance Victoria College of Arts, Melbourne University
Stephanie Brown        Graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance Performance Programme
Elizabeth Houldey       Graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance including Dance and Education Programme and Student Teacher’s Programme
Alayna Ng                      Professional Dancer with Royal New Ballet Company
Victoria McGregor        Bachelor of Dance AUT and RAD Registered Teacher
Blair Wood                    Professional Dancer with Queensland Ballet
Olivia Sparks                Graduate, Ministry of Dance, Melbourne
Michelle Henderson   Graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance  – Diploma of Dance Performance
                                         Professional Dancer with Black Grace Dance Company
Jessica Jefferies         Graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance – Diploma of Dance Performance
                                        Professional Dancer with Dance North, Australia
Olivia McGregor           Graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance – Diploma of Dance Performance
                                        Professional Dancer with Footnote Dance Company
Jonothan Selvadurai   Graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance – Diploma of Dance Performance
Andrew Miller                Studying for Diploma of Dance Performance New Zealand School of Dance
Skye Hay                       Graduate Wellington Performing Arts Centre  – Diploma in Performing Arts Commercial Dance
Emma Dellabarca      Studying for Diploma of Dance Performance New Zealand School of Dance
Alisha Gabrielson       Graduate Wellington Performing Arts Centre – Diploma in Performing Arts Commercial Dance
Emma Maddock          Graduate, Ministry of Dance, Melbourne
Grace Cabauatan       Studying for Bachelor of Fine Arts – Classical Ballet, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts
Katie Burley                  Studying for Diploma of Dance Performance New Zealand School of Dance      
Imogen Sorley             Studying for Diploma of Dance Performance New Zealand School of Dance
Brianna Coughlin        Studying for Diploma in Commercial Dance at Wellington Performing Arts Centre
Chelsea O’Reilly         Studying for Diploma in Commercial Dance at Wellington Performing Arts Centre
Eliana Taylor-King       Studying for Diploma in Commercial Dance at Wellington Performing Arts Centre
Hayley Stevenson        Accepted to the Toronto School of Contemporary Dance
Eddie Brunton              Studying for Diploma of Dance Performance, New Zealand School of Dance
Paige Shand                 Studying for Diploma of Dance Performance, New Zealand School of Dance
Lauren Byrne                Studying for Diploma of Dance Performance, New Zealand School of Dance
Liesal Eksteen             Studying for Diploma in Commercial Dance, Wellington Performing Arts Centre
Emma McBeth              Fulltime dance training, Allegria Dance School, Sydney, Australia
Mikayla McGregor         Fulltime dance training, Ministry of Dance, Melbourne, Australia

Read on to find out about the Dance curriculum, fees, uniforms, staff profiles and the current bulletin and  timetable.