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CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
EXCITING NEWS!
TDCI ‘CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS’
& ‘SENIOR BURSARY AWARD’
Winners of Junior and Senior Championships throughout
the country in TAP, BALLET, MODERN, and SONG &
DANCE, are invited back to the CHAMPION OF
CHAMPIONS on 22nd January 2023
SENIOR BURSARY AWARD
1st place £500
2nd place £250
3rd place £100
JUNIOR BURSARY AWARD
1st place £250
2nd place £100
3rd place £50
Winners who have won at more than one Championship in the
relevant subject, may only compete once in that section,
however will represent all the Championships they have won at.
ie a competitor winning the North East Tap, the British Tap and
the Northern Tap Championship, will dance ONCE in the
‘Champion of Champions’ TAP event,
representing all 3 Championships. If they have won another
Championship in Ballet, Modern or Song & Dance, they may
also compete in the event for that subject.
All invitations to compete in this MAJOR EVENT will be sent out
by the General Secretary, and only TDCI Registered
Competitors are eligible.
22nd January 2023
Sponsored by THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF DANCE ( ABD )
Marine Hall Theatre
The Esplanade, Fleetwood
Nr Blackpool, Lancashire
FY7 6HF
‘CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS’ JANUARY 2016
WINNERS LISTING
Winners were as follows;
Junior Ballet - Lydia Peverell ( NCDTA North East )
Senior Ballet - Harry Wilson ( NCDTA North East also South
Yorkshire also English )
Junior Tap - Ellie Griffiths ( NCDTA North East also White Rose
also English also Cleveland also West Ridings )
Senior Tap - Jennifer Morrison ( Northern Stage Dance )
Junior Modern - Amelia Tyler ( British )
Senior Modern - Ali Rasul ( English )
Junior Song - Harrison Langham ( IDTA North of England,
Manchester )
Senior Song - Emily Ridden ( South & West Yorkshire )
BURSARY
1st - ALI RASUL ( Modern )
2nd - JENNIFER MORRISON ( Tap )
3rd - HARRY WILSON ( Ballet ) &
EMILY RIDDEN ( Song & Dance )
TDCI CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
JANUARY 22ND 2017, FINAL RESULTS
Junior Ballet
1st Harry Boucher - Baker Grayson
2nd Matilda Jackson - Nadine McKenzie Judge
3rd Jay Allan - Val Armstrong
Senior Ballet
1st Harry Smallman - Jelli Studios
2nd Ellis Derrick - Linda Lowry School
3rd Danielle Pope - Rhythms
Junior Tap
1st Zara Williams - Val Armstrong
2nd Carmen Judge - Nadine McKenzie Judge
3rd Brooke Gordon - Val Armstrong
Senior Tap
1st Abbie Platts - Nadine's Academy
2nd Ellie Griffiths - Val Armstrong
3rd Sian Husband - Maloney School
Junior Modern
1st Millie Wright - Nadine McKenzie Judge
2nd Jay Allan - Val Armstrong
3rd Harrison Vaughn - Jelli Studios
Senior Modern
1st Abbie Platts - Nadine's Academy
2nd Leah Darby - Adele Taylor
3rd Harry Wilson - Scott Stevenson
Junior Song & Dance
1st Matilda Jackson - Nadine McKenzie Judge
2nd Poppy Middleton - Adele Taylor
3rd Ava Judge - Nadine McKenzie Judge
Senior Song & Dance
1st Georgia Lennon - Elwick Academy
2nd Katie Allan - Val Armstrong
3rd James Wilkinson Jones - Nadine's Academy
Junior Bursary - ( new this year )
1st Zara Williams -
Phil Winston's Summer School Scholarship Place
2nd Matilda Jackson -
Phil Winston's Easter School Scholarship Place
Senior Bursary -
1st Abbie Platts - £500
plus Urdang Academy Full Summer School Scholarship
Place
2nd Georgia Lennon - £100 plus
Urdang Academy Half Summer School Scholarship
Place
3rd Harry Smallman & Abbie Platts - £50 each
Our excellent adjudicator for the day was
Mr Dougie Squires OBE.
Thank you to our Sponsors of this event.
'Urdang Academy - London' and 'Phil Winston's
Theatreworks - Blackpool' for their Summer School and
Easter School Scholarships.
Thank you to the ABD for sponsoring all the
Trophies
for this event.
CHAMPION OF CHAMPION WINNERS
JANUARY 2019’
The 2018 “TDCI Champion of Champions”
JUNIOR BALLET – Winner ……….. Kacy Jagger “Jordan”
Runner-Up ………………………. Mollie Peacock “Marilyn Baker”
Third ……………………………….Emily Sercombe “Marilyn Baker”
SENIOR BALLET – Winner …… Amy Jones “Gemma Grayson”
Runner- Up ……………………Harry Boucher “Gemma Grayson”
Third ………………………………….. Katie Allen “Val Armstrong”
JUNIOR TAP – Winner ……Abbie Charters “Rumney Greaves”
Runner- Up ………………… Mia Teasdale “Val Armstrong”
Third ………………………………… …Lexi Burn “Val Armstrong”
SENIOR TAP – Winner ………… Ellie Wood “McKechnie”
Runner-Up ………………………… Jay Allen “Val Armstrong”
Third …………………………………. Mia Gordon “Val Armstrong”
JUNIOR MODERN – Winner Emily Barnard “Richardson”
Runner-Up ………………………. Hannah Hill “Jordan”
Third …………………… Lola M O’Sullivan Millichamp “Jordan”
SENIOR MODERN – Winner Harry Wilson “Scott Stevenson”
Runner-Up …………………… Megan Dury “Tabs”
Third ……………………………………… Aimee Boyd “Nadines”
JUN. SONG & DANCE – Winner .. Carmen Judge “McKechnie”
Runner –Up ……………… Ava Judge “McKechnie”
Third ………………………. Lilly Cadwallander “Val Armstrong”
SEN. SONG & DANCE – Winner – Olivia Friar “Huddersfield”
Runner- Up ………………. Isla McAlpine “Johnstone”
Third …………………….. Demi Lee “Val Armstrong”
Junior Overall Champion
1st CARMEN JUDGE – SONG & DANCE
2nd EMILY BARNARD – MODERN
3rd ABBIE CHARTERS - TAP
3rd KACY JAGGER – BALLET
TDCI BURSARY & SENIOR OVERALL CHAMPION
1st OLIVIA FRYER – SONG & DANCE
2nd HARRY WILSON - MODERN
3rd AMY JONES - BALLET
3rd ELLIE WOOD - TAP
‘CHAMPION OF CHAMPION WINNERS
JANUARY 2018’
The 2017 “TDCI Champion of Champions”
JUNIOR BALLET – Winner ……….. Ruby Nuttall “McLaren”
Runner-Up ………………………. Matilda Jackson “McKechnie”
Third ………………………………. Caitlin Simms “Marilyn Baker”
SENIOR BALLET – Winner ……Harry Smallman “Jelli Studios”
Runner- Up ………………………… Katie Allan “Val Armstrong”
Third ………………………………….. Ellis Derrick “Linda Lowry”
JUNIOR TAP – Winner ……Charlie Sweeney “Scott Stevenson”
Runner- Up ………………………… Jake Wray “Val Armstrong”
Third ……………………………………Lucy Rowley “Val Armstrong”
SENIOR TAP – Winner ………… Ellie Griffiths “Val Armstrong”
Runner-Up ………………………… Brad Wray “Val Armstrong”
Third …………………………………. Josh Holland “Marilyn Baker”
JUNIOR MODERN – Winner ..Harry Henderson “Tabs Studio”
Runner-Up ………………………. Connie Fisher “Val Armstrong”
Third ……………………………….. Ellie Woods “Amy Richardson”
SENIOR MODERN – Winner ………. Jay Allan “Val Armstrong”
Runner-Up …………………… Harry Wilson “Scott Stevenson”
Third ……………………………………… Kieran Price “Tabs Studio”
JUNIOR SONG & DANCE – Winner ..Harrison Vaughan
“Jelli Studios”
Runner –Up ……………… Lilly Cadwallander “Val Armstrong”
Third ………………………. Carmen Judge “McKechnie”
SENIOR SONG & DANCE – Winner – Phoebe Roberts
“Adele Taylor”
Runner- Up ………………. Amelia Keenan “Wendy Charles”
Third …………………….. Isla McAlpine “Johnstone”
Junior Overall Champion
1st CHARLIE SWEENEY – TAP
2nd HARRY HENDERSON – MODERN
3rd HARRISON VAUGHAN – SONG & DANCE
3rd RUBY NUTTALL – BALLET
TDCI BURSARY & SENIOR OVERALL CHAMPION
1st HARRY SMALLMAN – BALLET
2nd ELLIE GRIFFITHS – TAP
3rd JAY ALLAN – MODERN
3rd PHOEBE ROBERTS – SONG & DANCE
