Our Achievements (2020 & 2021)

We're extremely proud of all our students and how they've coped through the COVID-19 pandemic given the limited opportunities to dance and do what they love! This makes all the achievements below particularly special as it demonstrates the resilience, commitment and hard work of all our JOKSOD dance family.

Many students are provided with incredible opportunities to attend professional dance training sessions locally, interstate and internationally. These pathways are conducted alongside their training at JOKSOD and provide enriching experiences that enhance the student’s technique. 

We also have students that graduate their training at JOKSOD and go on to professional further education elsewhere, whilst we are sad to see them go we are so proud and excited for their future. A number of our alumni students come back to guest teach and support our school by imparting the knowledge and experience they’ve learned. 

The Australian Ballet

• I.T.P Program 2020
  • Sam McSweeney and Charlotta Apps
  • Ashlea Rush, Zi Sione, Ruby Strickland
  • Ava Howden and Eden Stewart as a special invitee to Level 4
• Virtual Mentoring program 2020: Eden Stewart
• I.T.P Program 2021
  • Level 1: Charlotte Cvirn, Ava Scott, Charlotte Pichler, Ava Del Rosario
  • Level 2: Lucie Doody, Charlotte Apps
  • Level 3: Ashlea Rush, Zi Sione, Sam McSweeney.

Queensland Ballet Academy

• 2020
  • Summer School: Bethany Whittorn
  • Winter Holiday Program: Bethany Whittorn and Ashlea Rush
• 2021
  • Level 5 full time study: Zi Sione
  • Guest Associate program: Ashlea Rush, Sam McSweeney

Melbourne Conservatoire of Ballet full time study 2021

• Magnus Gilmore

Victorian College of the Arts full time study 2021

• Jack O'Toole

The Australian Ballet 2021

• Production Harliquinade
  • Ava Del Rosario
  • Sam McSweeney

The Australian Ballet School 2021

• Production of Butterfly
  • Ava Scott

Cecchetti Ballet Australia offers a range of scholarships and awards for promising young dancers and we are fortunate to announce the following achievements of our students for this year.

Victorian Scholars 2021

• Ashlea Rush
• Sam McSweeney
• Lucie Doody

Cecchetti Medal Test auditions 2021

• Finalists: Maisie O’Toole, Iyla Emanuel, Charlotta Apps and Sam McSweeney 

Cecchetti Noelle Aitken Junior encouragement Awards 2021

• Grade 3 overall award: Ava Del Rosario
• Grade 3 gold medal: Ava Scott 
• Grade 3 Honourable Mentions: Charlotte Cvirn, Willow Gould, Adele V, Keira Richardson and Charlotte Pichler
• Grade 2 Honourable Mentions: Indigo Chatfield and Lulu S 

Cecchetti Victoria Choreography competition 2021

• Ella McMillan (1st) Open Solo Contemporary / Neo Classical
• Ava Scott (3rd) 12yrs &U Contemporary / Neo Classical
• Ava Del Rosario (HM) 12yrs &U Classical / Demi Character
• Noi Godber (1st) 9yrs &U Classical / Demi Character
• Macy Stalker (3rd) 9yrs &U Classical / Demi Character
• Macey Andreana (2nd) 9yrs &U Contemporary / Neo Classical and (HM) in Classical / Demi Character
• Indigo Chatfield (HM) 9yrs &U Classical / Demi Character
• Elise Stalker (1st) 6yrs &U Classical / Demi Character