Chilton Dance Centre students are a highly talented group and many of our students have gone on to achieve significant and notable placements.
Student Achievements
Madeleine Armstrong | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2016-2020; Associate NZ School of Dance 2019 – 2020 Accepted Emerging cba 2019 Accepted Chilton Ballet Academy 2020 |
Yolana Maria Batista-Vizcarra | Junior Associate, New Zealand School of Dance 2017 Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2013–2017 Accepted into Chilton Ballet Academy 2017 |
Shae Berney | Hutt City Youth Award – Arts 2015 Alana Haines Australasian awards scholarship 2015 Associate of the NZ School of Dance 2014–2015 Scholarship to San Francisco Ballet Summer Intensive 2016 Scholarship to English National Ballet School Full Time Programme 2016 |
Samantha Ead | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2011–2016 Associate of the NZ School of Dance 2014–2016 Accepted into Chilton Ballet Academy 2017 |
Sophia Brewerton | Associate of the NZ School of Dance 2017 |
Alexis Burns | UK production of Annie the Musical 2014 |
Emily Calvert | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2016 Associate of the NZ School of Dance 2017 Accepted into Chilton Ballet Academy 2017 |
Tara Canton | Junior Associate New Zealand School of Dance 2016-2017 UK production of Annie the Musical and The Sound of Music 2014 |
Jaxson Cook | Billy Elliot in 2016 Auckland Theatre Company production of Billy Elliot |
Anya Down | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2017 |
ChaCha Ellis | Junior Associate, New Zealand School of Dance 2017 Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2017 Accepted into Chilton Ballet Academy 2017 |
Grace Garratt | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2017 |
Ashley Griffen | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2015-2017 |
Caleb Griffen | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2013-2015 |
Caitlin Hickey | Junior Associate, New Zealand School of Dance 2015–2017 Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2013–2017 Winner of Alexander Grant Training Award, 2016 RAD 14+ Awards Awarded scholarship to Queensland Ballet Academy Summer School 2017 Accepted into Chilton Ballet Academy 2017 |
Laura Kelly | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2011–2016 Associate of the NZ School of Dance 2014–2016 |
Mason King | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2017 Associate of the NZ School of Dance 2017 |
Piper King | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2017 Associate of the NZ School of Dance 2017 |
Rosie Owles | Accepted into Chilton Ballet Academy 2017 |
Mia Pickering | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2014-2015 |
Georgia Ryan | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2012-2014 |
Oskar Temel | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2014-2017 Associate of the NZ School of Dance 2016-2017 |
Molly Wake | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2011-2014 Associate of the New Zealand School of Dance 2014 |
Amelia Walshe | Annie in UK production of Annie the Musical and The Sound of Music 2014–2015 |
Bronte Walshe | UK production of Annie the Musical and The Sound of Music 2014–2015 |
Tsuyumi Wilson-Travis | Scholar of the NZ School of Dance 2015-2017 Associate of the NZ School of Dance 2015-2017 Accepted into Chilton Ballet Academy 2017 |
Previous Graduates of the Chilton Dance Centre
Tayla Best | Studying towards BA (Hons) Ballet Education, Royal Academy of Dance, London |
Eddie Brunton | Graduate of the NZ School of Dance Performance Programme Diploma of Performing Arts (Dance), Whitireia Performance Centre |
Stephanie Brown | Graduate of the NZ School of Dance Performance Programme |
Lauren Byrne | Graduate, Diploma of Dance Performance, NZ School of Dance |
Grace Cabauatan | Charlottesville Ballet Graduate Bachelor of Fine Arts – Classical Ballet, Hong Kong Academy of Performing ArtsDancer with Mystic Ballet 2, Conneticut, USA |
Allegra Canton | Graduate, Bachelor of Performing Arts at NASDA |
Brianna Coughlin | Graduate, Diploma in Performing Arts (Commercial Dance), Whitireia Performance Centre Dancer with Infinite Hip Hop Crew, World Champions 2013/2014 |
Emma Dellabarca | Graduate Diploma of Dance Performance NZ School of Dance Dancer with Footnote Dance Company |
Liesl Eksteen | Graduate, Bachelor of Applied Arts (Performing Arts), Whitireia Performance Centre |
Alisha Gabrielson | Graduate Wellington Performing Arts Centre – Diploma in Performing Arts Commercial Dance |
Inge Gnatt | Bachelor of Dance Victoria College of Arts, Melbourne University |
Skye Hay | Graduate Wellington Performing Arts Centre – Diploma in Performing Arts Commercial Dance |
Michelle Henderson | Graduate of the NZ School of Dance – Diploma of Dance Performance Professional Dancer with Black Grace Dance Company |
Elizabeth Houldey | Graduate of the NZ School of Dance including Dance and Education Programme and Student Teacher’s ProgrammeMaddison Hughes Studying for Diploma of Performing Arts (Singing) Whitireia |
Jessica Jefferies | Graduate of the NZ School of Dance – Diploma of Dance PerformanceProfessional Dancer with Dance North, Australia |
Emma Maddock | Graduate, Ministry of Dance, Melbourne |
Emma McBeth | Graduate, BA Modern Ballet, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Graduate Allegria Dance School, Sydney, Australia Dancer in Opening Ceremony of 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow |
Mikayla McGregor | Graduate, Ministry of Dance, Melbourne, Australia |
Olivia McGregor | Graduate of the NZ School of Dance – Diploma of Dance Performance Former Dancer with Footnote Dance Company |
Victoria McGregor | Bachelor of Dance AUT and RAD Registered Teacher |
Andrew Miller | Graduate Diploma of Dance Performance NZ School of Dance Dancer with Tokyo Disneyland Former Dancer with Atamira Dance Company |
Alayna Ng | Professional Dancer with Royal NZ Ballet Company |
Chelsea O’Reilly | Graduate, Diploma in Performing Arts (Commercial Dance), Whitireia Performance Centre |
Pernille Osborne | Bachelor of Applied Arts (Performing Arts), Whitireia Performance Centre |
Chantal Pinquet | Studying at Rudra Bejart School, Switzerland |
Felix Sampson | Graduate, Diploma of Dance Performance, NZ School of Dance |
Kate Savage | Graduate of the National Theatre Ballet School, Melbourne Danced professionally with Ballet Vienna |
Jonothan Selvadurai | Graduate of the NZ School of Dance – Diploma of Dance Performance |
Paige Shand | Graduate, Diploma of Dance Performance, NZ School of Dance |
Imogen Sorley | Graduate, Diploma of Dance Performance, NZ School of Dance |
Olivia Sparks | Graduate, Ministry of Dance, Melbourne |
Hayley Stevenson | Accepted to the Toronto School of Contemporary Dance |
Eliana Taylor-King | Graduate, Bachelor of Applied Arts Commercial Dance, Whitieria Performance Centre |
Blair Wood | Former Dancer with Queensland Ballet |
Megan Wright | Graduate, Diploma of Dance Performance, NZ School of Dance |