Both Morgan and Bridie dance at Dance Unlimited between 13 to 15 hours a week which in itself is a reflection of the determination both girls have applied to their dancing careers.

During the Easter break, the young dancers travelled to New Zealand to compete in the Alana Haines Awards, a prestigious dance competition that is held every two years.

Bridie and Morgan were two of many dancers competing in the competition that attracts the best dancers from Australia, NZ and across the world.

"Being able to compete at this level of competition shows the determination, ability, and drive that both these girls possess. They are a credit to both themselves and the school," Dance Unlimited principal, Haley Priest said.

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When both girls were asked how they were feeling about heading to the competition, both admitted they were both nervous yet excited.

"It's very exciting but at the same time nerve-wracking because I know the dancers in my junior section are amazing and many train full-time," Bridie said.

"Not only am I excited to dance the ballet variation and contemporary solo that I have been working hard on, but also to experience this huge international event," Morgan said.

Unfortunately, neither of the girls made it to the quarter finals.

Travelling overseas is a milestone in every dancers career and Bridie says she is astounded at how far she has come at such a young age.

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Meanwhile, as for Morgan, having the ability to dance internationally is more a case of hard work and determination, and has little to do with where someone comes from.

"I don't think it matters where you live," the student teacher at Dance Unlimited said.

Bridie, who travels to Sydney three times a month to attend the Tanya Pearsons Classical Coaching Academy in their part-time classical ballet transitions program, has a string of achievements that include successfully auditioning and attending the Bolshoi Ballet Summer school in January, has been offered places in the Bolshoi Ballet Summer Intensives in both Italy and Switzerland, runner up overall junior champion at Get the Beat Regional competition in 2019 and much more.

"I credit my successes to my high quality dance training at Dance Unlimited over the years and more recently, at Tanya Pearson Academy, and to all my teachers and mentors, in particular Haley Priest, Tanya Keenan and Kurt Dwyer Williams," Bridie said.

Morgan, who travels to Newcastle three times a month to attend the National College of Dance Classical Ballet Transitions program, is also extremely successful having attended workshops with the New York Dance Project in Sydney this January and been offered a place in their July Summer Intensive in New York, auditioning and being accepted into The McDonald College (Sydney) and National College of Dance full time Cert IV (Newcastle), and more.

"Morgan and Bridie are both amazing examples of what country kids can achieve," Priest said.

"Although opportunities seem harder to come by in the country, these two girls are shining examples of what you can achieve when you combine good training, hard work, determination and a passion for what you do regardless of where you live."

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