1ST  Ellyssa Burke  - Canterbury Ballet
The winner of the Junior South Island Ballet Award for 2025,
sponsored by The Christchurch Ballet Society 

Ellyssa receives a $3000 tuition scholarship
and a scholarship to RAD Summer School in Jan 2026

2ND  Rowoon Lee - Convergence Dance Studios
2nd prize sponsored by The Christchurch Ballet Society. 

Rowoon receives a $1000 tuition scholarship
and 1 week training in the Elite training programme at Annette Roselli Dance Academy.

3RD  Ava Leiato  - Convergence Dance Studios
3^rd prize sponsored by The Christchurch Ballet Society.

Ava receives a $500 tuition scholarship 
and 1 week tuition at International Ballet Academy NSW.

1ST Tamison Soppet  - Convergence Dance Studios
The winner of the Senior South Island Ballet Award for 2025
sponsored by the RNZB

Tami receives a $5000 tuition scholarship and 2 weeks training at 

Tanya Pearson Academy 

2ND Xinyue Zhao - Chilton Ballet Academy
2nd prize sponsored by the Christchurch Ballet Society. 

Xinyue receives a $2000 tuition scholarship and 1 week full time training at NZSOD 

3RD Hamish Giddens - Convergence Dance Studios 
3^rd prize sponsored by the Christchurch Ballet Society. 

Hamish receives a $1000 tuition scholarship.

Chilton Ballet Academy - 1 week tuition:  Bonnie Hopkinson 

Canterbury Ballet - 1 Junior Scholarship for one week to the Pre Professional programme:

Josie Mooney

NZSOD Summer school scholarship:  Ming Conway

Tanya Pearson Academy - 2 weeks fulltime training - Isabel Martin

Tanya Pearson Academy - Summer School - Emily Slone

Tanya Pearson Academy - Summer School - Frances Tunnicliff

Annette Roselli Dance Academy: 1 week training in the Elite training programme: George Keene

Annette Roselli Dance Academy:  Summer School scholarship:  Tave Stuart

Dance Masters International - Summer School: Ashleigh Watt

Melbourne Academy of the Arts - 1 week fulltime training:  Pippa Field-Dodgson

Melbourne Academy of the Arts - 1 week fulltime training:  Bonnie Graves

Southern Ballet Summer School: Violet Miller

Royal Academy of Dance Summer School: Josephine Botha

International Ballet Academy NSW - 2 weeks tuition:  Nao Ayaki

Counterpointe - 1 junior scholarship for one week as part of the Fledgling Programme: 

Julie Mackay

OTHER PRIZES