Queensland Ballet Academy Awards
In 2022, Queensland Ballet Academy introduced annual awards to acknowledge and celebrate our students who achieved the highest examination results in classical ballet, contemporary dance and overall, across all core subjects, in the Upper School, Lower School and Pre-Professional Program cohorts.
#Congratulations to our 2023 Award recipients:
#Pre-Professional Program
Highest result in Classical Ballet
Rin Kono
Highest result in Contemporary Dance
Rin Kono
Francois Klaus & Robyn White Award
(Highest Overall Result across all core subjects)
Rin Kono
Established in 2015, the Francois Klaus & Robyn White Award acknowledges the highest achieving Pre-Professional Program dancer across all core subjects.
This award is enabled by the Queensland Ballet Friends and honours the contribution of former Artistic Director and Associate of Queensland Ballet, François Klaus and Robyn White.
#Lower School
Highest result in Classical Ballet
Level 5 - Chloe Sharp
Highest result in Contemporary Dance
Level 5 - Chloe Sharp
Highest Overall Result across all core subjects
Level 5 - Chloe Sharp
#Upper School
Highest result in Classical Ballet
Level 1 - Ruby Day
Highest result in Contemporary Dance
Level 2 - Leah Chapman
Level 2 - Xavier Xué
Highest Overall Result across all core subjects
Level 1 - Ruby Day (Glen Holland award recipient)
Level 2 - Kyra Martynov
Level 2 - Sienna Baensch
Generously donated by Glen Holland, the Glen Holland Scholarship assists one talented dancer each year in the Upper School Level one program at Queensland Ballet Academy to transition to the Pre-Professional Program – the final training year before joining a professional ballet company.
Offering the opportunity to pursue their dreams at Queensland Ballet Academy and Queensland Ballet, the dancer will be mentored by the faculty of internationally experienced industry professionals in our world-class facilities at Kelvin Grove and the Company’s home, the Thomas Dixon Centre.
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