MEGA NYPA 2021 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 is announced at the end of September 2021 and the links attached to this page. The information is also be sent to all Soloists and uploaded to the Soloist Dashboard.
​The Troupe Rehearsal Schedule is uploaded here and the Order of Performance for the Troupe section is announced on the evening prior to Competition starting.
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• Ballet
• Pianoforte
• Tap Dance
• Vocal
• Troupe
• Modern Dance
• Highland Dance
• Instrumental
• Speech & Drama

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Ballet Nominees

Gemma Lew (Marlborough Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Anna D'Souza (Te Awamutu Competitions Society) 
Ruby Ryburn (Movement Dance Competition)
Kohana Williams (Movement Dance Competition)
Rhiannon Tappenden (South Waikato Dance Festival)
Emilie Oliver-Walker (South Waikato Dance Festival)
Anna Morris (Southland Competitions Society)
Lucy-Kate Woodhouse (Southland Competitions Society)
Lacey Sleeman (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society) - withdrawn
Anna Pallister (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society) - withdrawn
Niamh Moriarty (Alexandra Musical Society)
Olivia Gordon (Alexandra Musical Society)
Tessa Cockerton-Holmes (Palmerston North Dance Assn)
Isabella Vollmer (Palmerston North Dance Assn)
India Shackel (DanceNZmade)
Brooke Wong (Bays School of Dance)
Madeleine Glassey (Bays School of Dance)
Hilary An Roddie (Bays Competition Society)
Keira Hall (Bays Competition Society)
Olivia Platt (Northland Ballet & Dance)
Rayna Diaz Turner (Northland Ballet & Dance)
Isabella Jones (Manawatu Performing Arts Competitions)
Rylie Wilkinson (Manawatu Performing Arts Competitions)
Isabela Guerra (New Plymouth Competitions Society)
Minami Kurota (New Plymouth Competitions Society)
Riley Lyons (Mosgiel Ballet Society)
Madeleine Hamer (Mosgiel Ballet Society)
Poppie-Belle Hollander (Dunedin Tap Dancing Society)
Harry Ashton-Ireland (MEBA Awards)
Sophia Copley (MEBA Awards)
Isabella Guyan (Tauranga Performing Arts)
Sophie Stretch (Tauranga Performing Arts)
Mᾱrie Jones (Kapiti Ballet Society)
Charlotte Willis (Kapiti Ballet Society)
Alexandra Wright (Whangarei Dance Festival)
Alexi Healey (Whangarei Dance Festival)
Mathilda Howson (South Auckland Performing Arts)
Hannah Thompson (Waihi Performing Arts)
Sophie-Kate Groen (Waihi Performing Arts)
Ayva McOnie (Taupo Society of Ballet & Dance)
Rei Muramoto (Hamilton Competition Society)
Shannon Aplin (Hamilton Competition Society)
Sonia Woods (Nelson Motueka Dancing Competitions)
Tara Kinajil-Moran (Taranaki Fancy Dancing Assn)
Joshua Douglas (Northland Performing Arts Competitions)
Asa Waller (Ashburton Performing Arts)
Elliot Gordon (Ashburton Performing Arts)
Tessa Cordner (Rotorua Competitions Society)
Sama Rowe (Rotorua Competitions Society)
Emma Wallace (Taieri Competitions Society)
Ema Takahashi (Taieri Competitions Society)
Breyah Takitimu (Oamaru Performing Arts)
Caitlin Stewart (Oamaru Performing Arts)
Sophie Sheaf-Morrison (Wanganui Competitions Society)
Olivia Blanchard (Northern School of Performing Arts)
Alicia Yee (Central Fusion Dance)
Lily Cooke (Christchurch Tap Dancing Teachers Assn)
Charlotte McKay (Christchurch Tap Dancing Teachers Assn)

Pianoforte Nominees

Mercy Jones (Te Awamutu Competitions Society) ​
Marianna Kang (Te Awamutu Competitions Society)
Sophie Sun (Southland Competitions Society)
Matthew He (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Shuan Liu (South Auckland Performing Arts)
Tony Yan Tong Chen (South Auckland Performing Arts)
Catherine Chang (South Auckland Performing Arts)
Audrey Guo (South Auckland Performing Arts)

Tap Dance ​Nominees

Summer Johnson (Dunedin Tap Dancing Society) 
Temple Flaws (Dunedin Tap Dancing Society) 
Toni Aimer (Te Awamutu Competitions Society) 
Hayley Minturn (Te Awamutu Competitions Society) 
Maia McGrath (Movement Dance Competition)
Zoe Chia (Movement Dance Competition)
Isabelle Fox (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society) - Withdrawn
Sharon Wei (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Isaac Chisholm (Bays Competition Society)
Hannah Thorne (Bays Competition Society) - Withdrawn
Olivia Larkins (Alexandra Musical Society)
Alyssa Tabley (Alexandra Musical Society)
Letisha White (Gisborne Competitions Society)
Kate McGimpsey (Palmerston North Dance Assn)
Zara Fox (Palmerston North Dance Assn)
Greer Sawtell (DanceNZmade)
Georgina Palmer (DanceNZmade)
Lara Wilson (Bays School of Dance)
Tayla Hansen (Bays School of Dance)
Sheynae Rogers (Northland Ballet & Dance)
Emma-Katte Johnston (Manawatu Performing Arts Competitions)
Etana Wasley (Manawatu Performing Arts Competitions)
Brylee Copestake (New Plymouth Competition Society)
Kate Sheaf-Morrison (New Plymouth Competition Society)
Emerald Jackson (Tauranga Performing Arts)
Chloe Wotherspoon (Tauranga Performing Arts)
Katie Bryant (Whangarei Dance Festival)
Jay Cochrane (South Auckland Performing Arts)
Jack Lowe (South Auckland Performing Arts)
Jeremy Dreyer (Hamilton Competition Society)
Emalia Kasperski (Hamilton Competition Society)
Gracie Hearfield (Upper Hutt Competition Society)
Elizabeth Werner (Upper Hutt Competition Society)
Sarah McLennan (Mosgiel Ballet Society)
Emily McLennan (Mosgiel Ballet Society)
Olivia McIntyre (Nelson Motueka Dancing Competitions)
Ella Price (Nelson Motueka Dancing Competitions)
Sarah Mead (Taranaki Fancy Dancing Assn)
Hayley Austin (Ashburton Performing Arts)
Bree Howe (Invercargill Tap Dancing Assn)
Nelia McDowall (Invercargill Tap Dancing Assn)
Holly Dewar (Wanganui Competitions Society
Meg Young (Central Fusion Dance)
Grace Roberts (Central Fusion Dance)
Sophie Valentine (Christchurch Tap Dancing Teachers Assn)
Mia Coutts (Christchurch Tap Dancing Teachers Assn)

Vocal ​Nominees

Katie Trigg (Te Awamutu Competition Society)
Lemau Sio (Te Awamutu Competition Society)
Felicity Tomkins (South Auckland Performing Arts)
Arthur Adams-Close (South Auckland Performing Arts)

Troupe ​Nominees

Dance Motueka - Tap (Marlborough Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Taupo Academy of Dance- Hip Hop (Te Awamutu Competitions Society)
Studio Move - Jazz (Movement Dance Competition)
Taupo Academy of Dance - Jazz (South Waikato Dance Festival)
Studio 246 - Jazz (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
WADPA -Contemporary (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Talbot Dance Academy - Ballet (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)​
Tauhara College - Stylised Jazz (DanceNZmade) - Withdrawn
Anita's Dance Academy - Tap (Palmerston North Dance Assn)
Dean McKerras School of Dance - Hip Hop (Palmerston North Dance Assn)
Step Out Dance Company - Jazz (Mosgiel Ballet Society)
Studio 246 - Musical Theatre (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
KJ Studios - Contemporary (Rotorua Competitions Society)
Dance Fit Studios - Hip Hop (Gisborne Competitions Society)
Gillian Moore Studio of Dance - Jazz (Create the Bay)
Dance Central - Jazz (South Waikato Dance Festival)
Canterbury Ballet - Neo-Classical (Marlborough Performing Arts)
Neverland Studios - Contemporary (Bays Competition Society)
Jaye's Dance Studio - Hip Hop (Bays Competition Society)
Auckland City School of Arts - Jazz (Bays Competition Society)
DANZA - Contemporary (Movement Dance Competitions)
Move It Danceworks - Tap (Palmerston North Dance Assn)

Modern Dance Nominees

Georgia Norriss (Marlborough Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Imke Koekemoer (Marlborough Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Amelia Ulrich (Northern School of Performing Arts)
Maddie Blair (Northern School of Performing Arts)
Sasha Melville (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Kaneisha McKenzie (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Bronte Maud (Gisborne Competitions Society)
Giorgia Hart (Rotorua Competitions Society)
Tazmyn Newman (Create the Bay)
Deija Vukona (Create the Bay)
Isabella Jones (Rotorua Competitions Society)
Isabela Guerra (Rotorua Competitions Society)
Ines Stewart (South Waikato Dance Festival)
Chloe Gisby (South Waikato Dance Festival)
Breyah Takitimu (Southland Comps Society)
Ella Teear (Southland Comps Society)
Molly Brown (Alexandra Musical Society)
Caitlin Stewart (Alexandra Musical Society)
Kiera Hawkins (Bays Competition Society)
Victoria Jagusch (Bays Competition Society)
Tara Lewis-Beolens (Movement Dance Competitions)
Ryleigh Hing (Movement Dance Competitions)

Highland Dance Nominees

Instrumental Nominees

Atawhi Martin (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)
Purotu Martin (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)

Speech & Drama Nominees

Jesse Park (Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society)

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