Awards History

Ora Burnett Jazz Award and Noel Burnett Tap Award

The Auckland Caledonian Dancing Society is extremely thankful for the support of the
Burnett Charitable Trust of the senior tap and jazz award.

The Burnett Charitable Trust was founded in 1993 with the estate of Noel Burnett, a successful businessman and entrepreneur.
Noel and his wife Ora Burnett did not have any children of their own,
so their wishes were to establish the Trust to support New Zealand youth in sporting and educational pursuits.
The Trust has supported a wide variety of youth activities, both team and individual,
often to help athletes attend international events or competitions, but also for local sporting and educational facilities.

Ora Burnett Jazz Award

The Ora Burnett Jazz Award is open to competitors aged 15 and under 21 years. Competitors perform three dances; Impromptu Jazz, Contemporary, Jazz.

2024 Results:

1st Ryleigh Hing
2nd Paris-Lily Foster
3rd Hilda Xu

Joe and Toni McManemin Memorial Cup - Most promising Ora Burnett Jazz Award competitor - Fern Ward-Gilmour

Past Winners:

2003 Kendra Oxley
2004 Anna-Louise Herzog
2005 Johnathan Thai
2006 Michael Ralph
2007 Olivia Tennet
2008 Katie Rudd
2009 Alannah Matthews
2010 Euan Doige
2011 Caitlin Myocevich
2012 Holly Newsome
2013 Lisa McLoughlan
2014 Jessica Toatoa
2015 Leah Winters
2016 Laura Spence
2017 Summer Bradley
2018 Will Perkins
2019 Ruby Ryburn
2022 Georgina Lever-Bottomley
2023 Oscar Crafts
2024 Ryleigh Hing

The Noel Burnett Tap Award

The Noel Burnett Tap Award is open to competitors aged 15 and under 21 years. Competitors perform three dances; Impromptu Tap, Own Selection, and 3 Speed Championship Tap.

2024 Results:

1st Amelia Irwin
2nd Hayley Austin
3rd Kate McLeod

Judy Nicolson Memorial Cup. Most promising Noel Burnett Tap Award competitor - Ivy Barrington

Past Winners:

2002 Kendra Oxley
2003 Daniel Sintes
2004 Kristie Boyd
2005 Joseph O’Sullivan
2006 Jaime Sammut
2007 Cameron Fulton
2008 Simon Watts
2009 Olivia Tennet
2010 Hayden Withers
2011 Okiwi Hawkins
2012 Kelly Gillingham
2013 Isaac Churnside
2014 Jaime Herrick
2015 Bailey Graham
2016 Hannah Watts
2017 Isabelle Fox
2018 Summer Bradley
2019 Caleb Cameron
2022 Jay Cochrane
2023 Jessica Wang
2024 Amelia Irwin

Peacocke Dance Trust Ballet Award

Formerly the Sir John Logan Campbell Ballet Award

The Auckland Caledonian Dancing Society is very grateful to be supported by The Peacocke Dance Trust. New Zealand born Professor Emeritus Hilary Peacocke Le Mieux was very much respected for her knowledge and teaching in the principles of choreography and production techniques.

Her passion for dance led to the creation of a legacy Dance Trust, supporting and funding the next generation of up and coming dancers and choreographers. The Peacocke Dance Trust Ballet Award is open to NZ citizens or permanent NZ residents aged 15 and under 21 years.

Competitors attend a technical class and perform two classical variations. Finalists are then chosen by the adjudicator and dance their two variations again in the final gala evening.

2024 Results:

1st Sienna Going
2nd Sabrina Liu
3rd Ophelia Grimshaw-Jones

Most promising competitor in the Hilary Peacocke Le Mieux Ballet Award - Ashley Woods

Past Winners:

1975 Sheree Woods
1976 Donna McAuley
1977 Julie-Ann Long
1978 Sharon Kirk
1979 Lee-Patrice Andrew
1980 Anne Anderson
1981 Sandra Cook
1982 Anita Lawrence
1983 Jane McDermott
1984 Anna Marshall
1985 Debra Houston
1986 Richard Bowman
1987 Claudine Stephen-Smith
1988 Victoria Heath
1989 Lisa-Marie Cullum
1990 Bridget McCready
1991 Karen Mackersy
1992 Julie Aldridge
1993 Cameron McMillan
1994 Jane Casson
1995 Clytie Campbell
1996 Mylinda Reid
1998 Amber Hunt
1999 Kieran Gourley
2000 Abigail Boyle
2001 Michelle Knappstein
2002 Craig Davidson
2003 Heidi Martin
2004 Holly Sheffield
2005 Karen Nanasca
2006 Eva Roe
2007 Emma White
2008 Katie Meltzer
2009 Tiffany Pellow
2010 Helio Lima
2011 Imogen McGill
2012 Ariana Hond
2013 Katherine Sonnekus
2014 Libby-Rose Niederer
2015 Yuri Marques
2016 Olivia Moore
2017 Alice Shirreffs
2018 Rench Soriano
2019 Alice McArthur
2022 Rebekah Terry
2023 Katie Shi
2024 Sienna Going