NYPA 2026 Nominees

Competitors will be added to the Website, as soon as their Nomination paperwork is received at the PACANZ office.
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The Order of Performance for Soloists will be available at the end of September, through the links attached to each Art Form on this page. The information will also been sent to all Soloists, be updated in the NYPA App and uploaded to the Soloist Dashboard.
​The Troupe Rehearsal Schedule will be available at the start of October, through the link on this page and the Order of Performance for the Troupe section is announced on the evening prior to Competition starting.
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Ballet Nominees
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Casey Parker - Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society
Zara Page - Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society
Natalie Smith - Southland Competitions Society
Belle Switalla- Marlborough Performing Arts Competitions Society
Bella Harley - Rotorua Competitions Society
Hayley Xu - Rotorua Competitions Society
Willow Elliott-Lowe - South Waikato Dance Festival
Patrick Cloete - South Waikato Dance Festival
Lucy Wellington - Queenstown Dance Awards
Annabel Addison - Queenstown Dance Awards
Lina Peachey - NEON Competition Society
Nina Sungsuwan - NEON Competition Society
Cienna Hearle- Alexandra Musical Society

Tap Dance Nominees
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Peyton Waters - Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society
Lacey Ellis - Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society
Emily Pitham - Queenstown Dance Awards
Ariel Van Midden - NEON Competition Society
Camden Woodroofe- NEON Competition Society
Emily Brown- Marlborough Performing Arts Competitions Society
Piper Munnerly- Marlborough Performing Arts Competitions Society
Stasa Tucker- Dunedin Tap Dancing Society
Imogen Harrison- Dunedin Tap Dancing Society
Brooke Beaman- Alexandra Musical Society

Pianoforte ​Nominees

Vocal ​Nominees

Emma McGregor - Southland Competitions Society
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Troupe ​Nominees

Talbot Dance Academy: Lyrical : Fix You-Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society
Centralpoint Dance Studio: Lyrical : Maybe-Alexandra Musical Society

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Speech & Drama Nominees

Jesse Park (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Isabella Casey-Solly (Ashburton Society of Performing Arts)
Jack Dams (Hamilton Competitions Society)
Caleb Arkwright (Tauranga Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Eden Denyer (Tauranga Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Cindy Xiong (Christchurch Competitions Society)
Ruby Whitefoot (South Auckland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Ashton McGarvie (Rotorua Competitions Society)
Annise Boothroyd (Northern School of Performing Arts)
Emma James (Te Awamutu Competitions Society)
Grace Johnston (Ashburton Society of Performing Arts)
Hugo Corin (Wright Rohde Theatre)
Angus Heays (Wright Rohde Theatre)
Tate Tisdale (Rotorua Competitions Society)
Niamh Hallissey (Christchurch Competitions Society)

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