In the biggest weekend of the year for RAD Australia, the Isobel Anderson Memorial Awards in New South Wales was a thrilling culmination.

The weekend of Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 March 2019 saw RAD Australia host three major state awards days and one regional performance showcase! It was a remarkable way to begin the year. With 100^th birthdays being celebrated (Joan Halliday of the Joan and Monica Halliday Awards in NSW) and 25 years of loyal service to the RAD (Jane Hollier ARAD retiring as Regional Manager Victoria/Tasmania) this weekend was truly a highlight of 2019.

In New South Wales the weekend culminated with the Isobel Anderson Memorial Awards for vocational grades Intermediate Foundation to Advanced 1. Adjudicated by special guest Wendy Laraghy and sponsored by our generous partner Bloch, we are pleased now to share with you the full list of winners.

Congratulations to all the students and teachers who worked so hard to prepare for this year's event and well done to all who took home the prizes.

And the 2019 Isobel Anderson Memorial Award winners are.....

 

INTERMEDIATE FOUNDATION

Winner: Lucelle Davis from Tanya Pearson Academy
Runner Up: Mia Atkinson from Tanya Pearson Academy
Bloch Award: Charlotte Haithwaite from The McDonald College

INTERMEDIATE

Winner: Francesca Gorman-Coates from Tanya Pearson Academy
Runner Up: Olivia Smith from Sydney Ballet School/Mosman Dance Academy
Bloch Award: Ruby Walczysnki from Tanya Pearson Academy

ADVANCED FOUNDATION

Winner: Josie Byrnes from National College of Dance
Runner Up: Arjan Jayawardena from The Conlon College
Bloch Award:  Jenna Boschen from The McDonald College

ADVANCED 1

Winner: Yeonwoo Kim from McDonald College
Runner Up: Lincoln Sharp from Tanya Pearson Academy
Bloch Award: Mia Zanardo from Alegria Dance Studio

MARTIN RUBINSTEIN AWARD

Jordan Micallef from The McDonald College

THE ISOBEL ANDERSON AWARD – MOST OUTSTANDING DANCER OF 2019

Jordan Micallef from The McDonald College

PRUDENCE BOWEN MEMORIAL AWARD

Austen McDonald from The Conlan College