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2024 NYPA Results 

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BALLET 2024
1st Place: Hamish Giddens
Nominated by Releve Dance

2nd Place: Phoebe Ewington
Nominated by Associated Ballet & Theatre Club

3rd Place: Benjamin Groen
Nominated by Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society


Honourable Mention: Tallulah Palmer-O'Brien, Ashley Woods, Amos Wards

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: Amelia Maguire

Audience Choice Award: Ashley Woods
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INSTRUMENTAL 2023
1st Place: Christine Jeon
Nominated by University of Waikato

2nd Place: Noam Adiv Blanario
Nominated by University of Waikato

3rd Place: Stephen Mosa'ati
Nominated by Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions Society

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: Junsu Na

Audience Choice Award:
Stephen Mosa'ati
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SPEECH & DRAMA 2023
1st Place: Hugo Corin
Nominated by Tauranga Performing Arts Competitions Society

2nd Place: Jesse Park
Nominated by Northland Performing Arts Competition Society

3rd Place: Grace Gibson
Nominated by Wright Rohde Theatre

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: 
Amy van Leeuwen

Audience Choice Award: Jesse Park
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MODERN Dance 2023
1st Place: Samara Greig
Nominated by Bays Competition Society

2nd Place: Ryleigh Hing
Nominated by Bays School of Dance

3rd Place: Molly Brown
Nominated by Christchurch Ballet Society

Honourable Mention: Oscar Crafts, Sophie Johnstone, Georgina Lever-Bottomley

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: Tom Coldwell

Audience Choice Award: Shanwen Tan
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Troupe 2024
1st Place: Neverland Studios "Wait For It"
Nominated by Faces Of Movement Performing Arts

2nd Place: Mount Eden Ballet Academy "Piano Man"
Nominated by MEBA DanceAwards

3rd Place: DANZA "Madame Kelly"
Nominated by Bays School of Dance

Potential Prize for Most Promising Troupe: Extreme Dance  "I Crawl Home"

President's Awards: Convergence Dance Studios "Recomposed for a Silent Choir"
                                    Step Out Dance Company "Everybody"

Choreography Award: Talia Ellis & Molly Brown - Burnside High School "Wonderful World"

Lynn Gilbert Smith Award: Denise Henderson Studio "Anything Goes"

PACANZ Award: Top scoring non-finalist Small Troupe: ​Studio Move "All Again"

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TAP DANCE 2024
1st Place: Amelia Irwin
Nominated by Auckland Caledonian Dancing Society

2nd Place: Jessica Wang
Nominated by Auckland Highland & National Dancing Society

3rd Place: Hayley Austin
Nominated by Northland Performing Arts Competitions Society

Honourable Mention: Kate McLeod, Camden Woodroofe, Taylor Waters

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor including Pat McMinn Rising Star Award: Celina Lee

Audience Choice Award: Gabrielle Cabauatan
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PIANOFORTE 2024​
1st Place: Madeleine Xiao
Nominated by North Shore Performing Arts

2nd Place: Scott Sun
Nominated by Musica Viva

3rd Place: Lana Ritchie
Nominated by Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions Society

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: Ben Kang

Audience Choice Award: Madeleine Xiao & Andy Liu
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VOCAL 2024
1st Place: Kieran Kelly
Nominated by Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions Society

2nd Place: Hannah Morgan
Nominated by Hamilton Competitions Society

3rd Place: Saem Millward
Nominated by Musica Viva

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor, including the Alan Reekie Memorial Cup: Madeleine James

Audience Choice Award: Saem Millward
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MUSICAL THEATRE 2023
1st Place: Sophie Hogg
Nominated by Christchurch Competitions Society

2nd Place: Bianca Munro-Boga
Nominated by Northern School of Performing Arts

3rd Place: Hayley Minturn
Nominated by Wright Rohde Theatre

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: Charlie Betts

Audience Choice Award: Bianca Munro-Boga
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