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2025 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 2025
1st Place: Shanita Sungsuwan
Nominated by Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions Society

2nd Place: Noam Adiv Blanario
Nominated by Taieri Competitions Society

3rd Place: Ambrose Tarrant Matthews
Nominated by Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions Society

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: Natalija Sekicki

Audience Choice Award:
Ambrose Tarrant Matthews
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SPEECH & DRAMA 2025
1st Place: Aadit Tandon
Nominated by Wright Rohde Theatre

2nd Place: Madeleine Park
Nominated by Te Awamutu Competitions Society

3rd Place: Isabel Wang
Nominated by Taieri Competitions Society

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: Jesse Park

Audience Choice Award: Aadit Tandon
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MODERN Dance 2025
1st Place: Dylan O'Keefe
Nominated by Christchurch Ballet Society

2nd Place: Paris-Lily Foster
Nominated by Auckland Caledonian Dancing Society

3rd Place: Tallulah Palmer-O'Brien
Nominated by Auckland Highland and National Dancing Society

4th Place: Miela Stantiall
Nominated by Bays Competition Society

5th Place: Kira Morgan
Nominated by Impact Dance Experience

6th Place: Jessica Kendrick-Jones
Nominated by Rotorua Competitions Society

Honourable Mention: Mia Rajaratnam, Hilda Xu, Belle Switalla

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: Hannah Armstrong

Audience Choice Award: Tallulah Palmer-O'Brien
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Troupe 2025
1st Place: Neverland Studios "Field of Poppies"
Nominated by National Dance Challenge

2nd Place: Mount Eden Ballet Academy "Diablo Rojo"
Nominated by MEBA Dance Awards

3rd Place: DANZA "Eleanor Rigby"
Nominated by Bays School of Dance

Potential Prize for Most Promising Troupe: Talbot Dance Academy  "Tomorrow"

President's Awards: 4th Visionary Dance Studio "RIRI"
                                    5th Elite Dance Company "One More Day"
                                    6th Neverland Studios "Big Spender"

Choreography Award: Bri Coughlin - Chilton Dance Centre "Loaded"

Lynn Gilbert Smith Sparkle and Shine Award: Sweet Studios "Trickle"

Daniella Caccia-Birch Troupe Spirit Trophy: Paraparaumu College "The Greatest Showman"

PACANZ Award: Top scoring non-finalist Small Troupe: ​Shore Dance "Out of My League"
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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 2025
1st Place: Tova Maddock
Nominated by Northern School of Performing Arts

2nd Place: Jonathan Herd
Nominated by Whanganui Competition Society

3rd Place: Aadit Tandon
Nominated by The Academy Performance Awards

Potential Prize for Most Promising Competitor: William Apirihama Broadmore

Audience Choice Award: Tova Maddock
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