Dancers from the academy won seven first places, eight second and eight third place prizes as well as 21 Highly Commended.

Dancers who competed were Georgie Fabien, Georgia Reddish, Alanah Hill, Maddie Lewis, Amanda Robbins, Kaitlyn Doherty, Grace Hensley, Tara Denmead, Hayley Berg, Sally and Annie Christensen, Hollie Copeland, Maddison Morrissey, Alice Fergusson and Jacintha Leatherby. 

Georgie was named most promising 13 and 14 year-old dancer,  won the tap championships and placed second in the jazz championships. 

In the group competitions, the Step Up Dance Academy dancers won the 14 years jazz group dance and were third in the open age jazz group section.  Some of the students are off to Orange and Bathurst eisteddfods next. 

The academy’s  jazz performance team is  heading to Newcastle to perform in Showcase.