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Important Dates
2021
21st March 2021 - The Piano Syllabus is now available for download. (No hard copies this year).
1st July 2021 - Should the need arise, a decision to cancel the Piano Festival will be published from this date.
12th -15th October 2021 - Piano Classes at Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley.
15th October 2021 - Piano Classes Celebration Concert at Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley.
We would like to Congratulate all of our dancers for a super four days festival.
Congratulations & Well Done to our winners of the Salvers,Trophies & Bursaries.
Trophy Winners November 2018
Kinder Cup (Most Promising Performer yrs and under) - Bobbi Allan
Horsforth Trophy (Most Outstanding Junior Performer) - Charlotte Murdock
Nikki Ellen (Highest Mark in any Solo Section) - Kessia Rose Hadfirld-Walker
Isadora Trophy (Musicality Adjudicators Choice) - Chrystal Davis
Endeavour Trophy (Performer Chosen by Adjudicator for Hard Work and Effort) - Ava Ferris
Horsorth Junior Group Trophy - Cornell School of Dance
Cynthia Carr Senior Group...
We would like to Congratulate all of our dancers for a super four days festival.
Congratulations & Well Done to our winners of the Salvers,Trophies & Bursaries.
Salver Awards November 2018
| Kinder Class | Evie-Leigh Smith |
| Class A | Alexis Agustin |
| Class B | Kessia Rose Hadfield-Walker |
| Class C | Gabrielle Slinger |
| Class D | Emma West |
| Junior Novice | Georgia Dargue |
| Senior Novice | Emily Carter-Patrickson |
| Junior Impromptu |
Lexie Meehan |
| Senior Impromptu |
Abigail Calvert |
| Duet Winners |
Kessia Rose Hadfield-Walker & Olivia Leather |
| Trio Winners |
Lucy Metcalfe, Edie Souter & Holly Hullah |
Congratulations to all who took part in this year's Dance Championship held over the weekends of 3,4,10 & 11th of November 2018.
Trophy Winners. (Includes the winner of the Wharfedale Festival's heat for Miss Dance).
The date for the Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts Dance Championship Miss Dance of Great Britain will be Sunday 4th November 2018, entry fee will be £9 per person. The Syllabus for the Dance Championship is now available as a download.
The 2018 Dance Championship is now concluded. The Syllabus is retained for information purposes only.
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The dates for the 2018 Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts Dance Championship have now been announced and this will take place over the weekends of the 3rd & 4th, 10th & 11th November 2018. These will be held at Guiseley Theatre, The Green, Guiseley as normal.
The Syllabus is available to download from this website. You may like to subscribe to our Newsletter so as to be advised when this occurs.
Dance Championship: 4, 5, 11, 12 November, 2017: Guiseley Theatre
This month has seen the Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts Dance Championship, an annual event which takes place over two weekends at Guiseley Theatre each November.
Dancers from all over the north of England arrived en masse to perform before an enthusiastic crowd of their peers and supporters showing talents in many disciplines. On show were examples from Ballet, Tap, National, Classical, Modern, Character, Cabaret, Song and Dance, Greek and more, all demonstrated by dancers aged from under five years to those aged 16 plus either individually or...
TROPHIES AWARDED (to be held for a year and returned)
| Trophy | Description | Winner |
| KINDER CUP | Most promising Performer 5 years and under – Adjudicator’s choice. | ALICIA RAJA |
| NIKKI ELLEN | For the highest mark in any Solo Section | ALICE OLBY |
| ISADORA | Musicality – Adjudicator’s choice | EMMA WEST |
| CYNTHIA CARR SENIOR GROUP TROPHY | Highest Group Mark | DEANA MORGAN ACADEMY |
| JACK SHARP | Most outstanding Performer of the Championship – Adjudicator’s choice | ALICE OLBY |
| HORSFORTH JUNIOR GROUP TROPHY | Junior Group achieving the highest mark. | CORNELL SCHOOL OF DANCE |
| THE HORSFORTH TROPHY | Most outstanding Junior Performer- Adjudicator’s choice | ELEANOR SHARP |
| THE... |
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