28 June 2024
It was an absolute joy to be back to live regional heats and see all the finalists on stage at the Kenneth More Theatre, demonstrating such talent, dedication, and pure joy.
This event would not be possible without the support and hard work of the following people, and we would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to all our Heats and Finals adjudicators, class teachers and assistants for their time and expertise, and to the Kenneth More Theatre staff for welcoming us so warmly for our Finals.
A special thank you goes to our Modern Theatre Faculty Committee for their commitment, and dedication in all aspects of our Cram Awards and to Dansez for such generosity in all our winning vouchers for our dancer and teacher awards.
Thank you to our faculty volunteers, front of house staff, backstage team, chaperones, and the Dance Education Department team, for their hard work to deliver the heats and finals so smoothly and professionally.
Lastly, thank you to each, and every competitor and teacher taking part in the Janet Cram Heats and Finals, and to parents, friends and family members who have supported throughout.
Congratulations to all!
Junior Section
Adjudicators: Antony Dowson, Gillian Farr, Lukas Hunt
Class teacher: Hannah Fairclough
Class assistant: Jemima Dawes
Winner: Lucia Thomas (28)
Runner Up: Maisie Nicol (18)
Commendation: Dolly McQuillan (15)
Junior Class Awards
Most Engaging Performance: Harriet Rogers (22)
Professional Potential: Millie Smith (25)
Outstanding Musicality: Kennedy May McLeary (14)
Outstanding Technique: Freya Fulford (9)
Outstanding Commitment: Noah Burnell (5)
Junior winners with adjudicators
Senior Section
Adjudicators: Antony Dowson, Hannah Fairclough, Lukas Hunt
Class teacher: George Beet
Class assistant: Jemima Dawes
Winner: Gabrielle English (43)
Runner Up: Atalia Mai Cornelia (39)
Commendation: Valerie Barkevych (34)
Senior Class Awards
Most Engaging Performance: Rosie Harrison (46)
Professional Potential:Maxwell Paton (55)
Outstanding Musicality: Alicia Silva (58)
Outstanding Technique: Sophie Heron (47)
Outstanding Commitment: Amaaya Jayasinghe (48)
International Finalists
Meiya Okude
Senior winners with adjudicators
Premier Section
Adjudicators: Alexandra Waite-Roberts, Amie Hibbert, Emma Rogers
Class teacher: Laura Hills
Class assistant: Anne-Marie Wojna
Winner: Ellie-Rose Fenney (71)
Runner Up: Saffron Anya Holman (75)
Commendation: Lucy Griffiths (73)
Alison Willett Award: Sebastian Diaz (65)
Premier Class Awards
Most Engaging Performance: Charlotte Bean (63)
Professional Potential: Callum Fairfield (69)
Outstanding Musicality: Kristen-Leigh Petit (85)
Outstanding Technique: Amelia England (68)
Outstanding Commitment: Kessia Hadfield-Walker (74)
Premier winners and teacher awards with adjudicators
Teacher Awards 2024
Elliot Clarke Award Winner - Nazene Langfield - Dynamix Performing Arts
Elliot Clarke Teacher Commendations
Sarah Cairns and Donna Langley – Langley Dance Academy
Emily Charlton – Vale Studios
Janet Cram Finalist Teachers and Schools 2024
| Name of ISTD dance school | Name of ISTD dance teacher/teachers |
| Avril Earl Dance and Theatre Arts Centre | Lucy Robinson and Emma Kimber |
| Ballaré School of Performing Arts | Caroline Urwin |
| Barbara Jackson Theatre Arts Centre | Katie Wilson |
| Complete Dance Studios | Declan Morgan, Rachel Squire, Becky Surridge and Samantha Tracey |
| Corraine Collins Dance Studio | Corraine Collins, Andrea Ashton and Sadie Morgan |
| Dance Projection | Gemma Pickess, Heidi Speakman and Natalie Potter |
| Dawson School of Performing Arts | Elin Dawson |
| Dynamix Performing Arts | Nazene Langfield |
| Escola de Dança de Ermesinde | Edite Santos |
| Forte Dance and Performing Arts Studios | Jo Ellis and Carley Spendlove |
| Graham School of Dance and Theatre Arts | Declan Morgan, Hannah Davies, Selina Zammitt and Madeleine Tugwell |
| Harlequin Stage School | Paula Dymock |
| Hasland Dance Studios | Paul Tracy and Hannah Willcocks |
| Ignite Dance Company | Jody Squirrell and Kerry Chrysafi |
| Janet Marshall Dance Studios | Lauren Smith, Janet Marshall, Emma Preece and Jenna Miles |
| JPJ Dance | Jane Prentice-Jenkins and Kirsten Harper |
| Julie Sianne Theatre Arts | Julie Sianne Evans, Alison Brown, Chloe Miles and Alex Orbell |
| Junior Masters Performing Arts | Stephen Charnock and Michaela Headford |
| Kahli Lewis Dance Company | Kahli Lewis |
| Kilburn Dance School | Amanda Wilkins and Jack Buchanan |
| Kirsten’s Dance Academy | Kirsten Swift |
| Langley Dance Academy | Sarah Cairns and Donna Langley |
| Leonard Dance Academy | Abigail Leonard and Becky Surridge |
| Lisa Maria British Ballet Arts | Lisa Johannsen-Sawamura |
| Mayhew School of Dance and Performing Arts | Fiona Sheehan and Harriet Quinn |
| Miss Sutcliffe Academy | Jennifer Fenney |
| Natalie Tough School of Dance | Natalie Tough |
| New Hall School | Sarah Molina and Tracy Farrow |
| Nichols School of Dance | Sonya Nichols |
| Sophie Dee School of Dance | Sophie Tighe and Kirsten Marmion |
| Starlight Academy | Melanie Hadfield Walker and Christine Cade |
| Taylor Dance | Maxine Hamilton, Douglas Moir, Lisa Taylor and Georgia Murray |
| The Blackheath School of Dance* | Louise Rodgers |
| The Cheshire Theatre School | Vickie Goodwin |
| The Dance Company | Marina Fairhead and Anya Fairhead |
| The Hammond | Laura Meeson and Katie Anne McCabe |
| The Kirsty Farrow Dance Academy | Kirsty Anne Farrow and Poppy Hann-Brewer |
| The Studios | Hannah McCann |
| Timestep Academy of Dance | Sarah Williams |
| Top Hat Theatre School | Julie Mckenna |
| Unleash the Dance | Suzanne Sharkey and Izabella Frances Ashton |
| Vale Studios | Emily Charlton |
*We would like to draw attention to the addition of this school, and sincerely apologise to Louise Rodgers as this school did not appear in the programme on the day.
