Hall
of fame
FINALS CHAMPIONS
most outstanding champion dancer
2015 FINALS (Gold Coast): AMIRA YOUNAN-WISE (Dance Force)
2016 FINALS (Sunshine Coast): MITCH WYNTER (Queensland National Ballet)
2016 ASIA FINALS (Singapore): MEGAN LAU (Attitude PAS)
2017 FINALS (Sunshine Coast): SAMANTHA TODD (Napa Gold Coast)
2017 ASIA FINALS (Singapore): LEE CAI ZHEN (City Ballet)
2018 FINALS (Sunshine Coast): LEWIS SHILVOCK (Dance Force)
2018 WORLD FINALS (Singapore): PHUSANISA SARCHARTANAN (Aree School of Dance)
2019 FINALS (Sunshine Coast): ELLE DIMOS (Brent Street)
2019 WORLD FINALS (Thailand): LELA JOHNSON (Premiere Elite)
2020 FINALS (Sunshine Coast): DUSTIN TAYLOR (Dance Force)
2020 FINALS (Sydney): JADE WILLIAMSON (JWDA)
2021 FINALS (Sunshine Coast): ELLE DIMOS (Brent Street)
2022 FINALS (Sunshine Coast): AMELIA KROEHNERT (Brent Street)
2022 WORLD FINALS (Singapore): NICOLE WONG (JMDC Singapore)
MULTIPLE CHAMPION OF CHAMPION WINS
3 COCO SUOSAARI (2016 Australia Pre Junior, 2018 Australia Junior, 2020 QLD Teen)
3 ELLE DIMOS (2017 Australia Junior, 2019 Australia Teen, 2021 Australia Senior)
2 MEGAN LAU (2016 Asia Teen, 2017 Australia Senior)
2 SYDNEY TANG (2016 Asia Petite, 2018 Australia Pre Junior)
2 AALEYAH CHATER (2016 Asia Mini, 2018 World Petite)
2 DOMINIQUE COOPER-KUOK (2016 Asia Pre Junior, 2018 World Junior)
2 JERSEY POOLE (2017 Australia Mini, 2019 Australia Petite)
2 CHLOE KOINA (2020 QLD Senior, 2021 Australia Pre Pro)
2 KENZIE WRIGHT (2020 NSW Mini, 2022 Australia Petite)
AUSTRALIA CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS HISTORY
2015
PETITE Julie Thompson (JTV, Sunshine Coast)
PRE JUNIOR Chloe Branch (DE Studios, Sunshine Coast)
JUNIOR Montana Cominos (JWDA, Sydney)
TEEN Hannah Millott (Classical Coaching Aust, Brisbane)
SENIOR Amira Younan-Wise (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
2016
MINI Carter Cliff (House of Sole, Sunshine Coast)
PETITE Kenzie Andrews (Beverley Prange Dance Centre, Rockhampton)
PRE JUNIOR Coco Suosaari (Unique Dance, Bundaberg)
JUNIOR Isobel Kinnear (VPA Studios, Wollongong)
TEEN Shontaya Smedley (Independent, Sydney)
SENIOR Mitch Wynter (Queensland National Ballet, Brisbane)
2017
MINI Jersey Poole (Elite Performance Studios, Sydney)
PETITE Madison Bromley (DE Studios, Sunshine Coast)
PRE JUNIOR Isabelle Bitsikas (TDC, Melbourne)
JUNIOR Elle Dimos (Village Nation, Sydney)
TEEN Samantha Todd (NAPA, Gold Coast)
SENIOR Megan Lau (Attitude PAS, Singapore)
2018
MINI Scarlett Hopkins (JWDA, Sydney)
PETITE Holly Robinson (Constant Groove, Sydney)
PRE JUNIOR Sydney Tang (Yan Ballet, Singapore)
JUNIOR Coco Suosaari (Bundaberg Dance Academy, Bundaberg)
TEEN Shayla Mathews (DWL, Adelaide)
SENIOR Lewis Shilvock (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
PRE PRO Kyra Dooley (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
2019
MINI Lacy Macgonigal (JWDA, Sydney)
PETITE Jersey Poole (Elite Performance Studios, Sydney)
PRE JUNIOR Paris Dimos (Brent Street, Sydney)
JUNIOR Baylie Smith (Classical Coaching Aust, Brisbane)
TEEN Elle Dimos (Brent Street, Sydney)
SENIOR Cooper Bottoms (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
PRE PRO Maggie Rogers (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
2020 - Queensland Finals
MINI Asha Lee (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
PETITE Maci Smith (SCCOD, Sunshine Coast)
PRE JUNIOR Lexi Gillie (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
JUNIOR Aaliyah Stannard (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
TEEN Coco Suosaari (Bundaberg Dance Academy, Bundaberg)
SENIOR Chloe Koina (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
PRE PRO Dustin Taylor (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
2020 - New South Wales Finals
MINI Kenzie Wright (Elite Performance Studios, Sydney)
PETITE Annalyse Macgonigal (JWDA, Sydney)
PRE JUNIOR Lexi Robertson (TDC, Melbourne)
JUNIOR Jade Williamson (JWDA, Sydney)
TEEN Mia Van Haarlem (JWDA, Sydney)
SENIOR Will Dyson (Premiere Studios, Central Coast)
PRE PRO Siena Uremovic (TDC, Melbourne)
2021
MINI Porshia Dever (JWDA, Sydney)
PETITE Lilah Gow (JWDA, Sydney)
PRE JUNIOR Lara Rudling (Caper School, Sydney)
JUNIOR Katelyn McCormick (SCCOD, Sunshine Coast)
TEEN Hope Evans (JWDA, Sydney)
SENIOR Elle Dimos (Brent Street, Sydney)
PRE PRO Chloe Koina (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
2022
MINI Indigo Ohlin (DE Studios, Sunshine Coast)
PETITE Kenzie Wright (Elite Performance Studios, Sydney)
PRE JUNIOR Ella Dyson (MJ Dance, Mt Gambier)
JUNIOR Amelia Kroehnert (Brent Street, Sydney)
TEEN Charlee Danilzcak (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
SENIOR Mia Van Haarlem (JWDA, Sydney)
PRE PRO Will Dyson (Dance Force, Tweed Heads)
ASIA/WORLD CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS HISTORY
2016
MINI Aaleyah Chater (Talent Co, Australia)
PETITE Sydney Tang (Young Dancers, Singapore)
PRE JUNIOR Jayda Lum (Dance Thrilogy, Singapore)
JUNIOR Dominique Cooper-Kuok (Attitude PAS, Singapore)
TEEN Emily Crockford (Talent Co, Australia)
SENIOR Megan Lau (Attitude PAS, Singapore)
2017
MINI Lee Cai Zhen (City Ballet, Singapore)
PETITE Charisse Low You Xin (Charlotte Marn, Singapore)
PRE JUNIOR Nikitta Jancek (JWDA, Australia)
JUNIOR Heng Mun Ling (Crestar School of Dance, Singapore)
TEEN Lizzie Kelly (Patrick Studios, Australia)
SENIOR Kaitie Bengston (Dance Avenue, New Zealand)
2018
MINI Charlotte Ng (JMDC, Singapore)
PETITE Aaleyah Chater (Talent Co, Australia)
PRE JUNIOR Belle Sergeev (Northern PA, New Zealand)
JUNIOR Dominique Cooper-Kuok (Attitude PAS, Singapore)
TEEN Phusanisa Sarchartanan (Aree School of Arts, Thailand)
SENIOR Noa Matsuda (Evolution, Australia)
2019
MINI Makai Lewis-Rees (KMPAA, Australia)
PETITE Salsabila Restunarti (Marlupi, Indonesia)
PRE JUNIOR Lee En Qi (Alice Chow Ballet, Malaysia)
JUNIOR Sienna Roberts (Velocity Performing Arts, Australia)
TEEN Napasorn Tanthathoedtham (SISB School, Thailand)
SENIOR Lela Johnson (Premiere Elite, Australia)
2022
MINI Tessa Neo (Taneo Dance Academy, Singapore)
PETITE Candice Yeo Zhi Jing (Yan Ballet Academy, Singapore)
PRE JUNIOR Mila Jade Cullen (Elite Performance Studios, Australia)
JUNIOR Regina Lee (JMDC, Singapore)
TEEN Nicole Wong (JMDC, Singapore)
SENIOR Jayda Lum, Dance Thrilogy, Singapore)
STUDIOS WITH SOLO CHAMPIONS
11 JWDA
8 DANCE FORCE
5 ELITE PERFORMANCE STUDIOS
4 ATTITUDE PAS
4 BRENT STREET
3 TALENT CO, DE STUDIOS, JMDC (Singapore)
2 TDC, CLASSICAL COACHING AUSTRALIA, DANCE THRILOGY, BUNDABERG DANCE ACADEMY, PREMIERE ELITE STUDIOS, SCCOD, YAN BALLET ACADEMY
1 (27 STUDIOS) JTV, HOUSE OF SOLE, BEVERLEY PRANGE, UNIQUE DANCE STUDIO, VPA STUDIOS, QNB, NORTHERN PA, AREE SCHOOL OF ARTS, VILLAGE NATION, NAPA, CONSTANT GROOVE, DWL, EVOLUTION, KMPAA, MARLUPI, YOUNG DANCERS, CITY BALLET, CHARLOTTE MARN, CRESTAR SCHOOL OF DANCE, PATRICK STUDIOS, DANCE AVENUE NZ, ALICE CHOW, VELOCITY, SISB, CAPER, MJ DANCE, TANEO DANCE ACADEMY
*list does not include Pre Professional dancers
STUDIOS ATTENDING FINALS WITH GROUPS (MOST TIMES)
8 TIMES (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
NAPA (QLD)
7 TIMES
SUNSHINE COAST CONSERVATORY OF DANCE (QLD)
DANCE FORCE (NSW)
HOUSE OF SOLE (QLD)
NOOSA PROFESSIONAL DANCE ACADEMY (QLD)*
JUST ACROBATICS (QLD)
AMY BECCARI DANCE STUDIOS (QLD)
*NPDA also travelled to World Finals in 2019
GROUP AGE GRAND CHAMPIONS NATIONALS (MOST TITLES)
11 DANCE FORCE (NSW)
5 NAPA (QLD)
4 HOUSE OF SOLE (QLD), JWDA (NSW), TANEO DANCE ACADEMY (SG), DYNAMITE STUDIOS (QLD)
3 DANCE THRILOGY (SG), IGNITION PERFORMANCE ACADEMY (NSW), JMDC (SG)
2 DANCE AVENUE (NSW), JITTERBUGS (SG), AQ DANCE (SG), SCCOD (QLD)
1 ELITE (NSW), LITTLE BIRD (TAS), DANCE FACTORY (PH), DANCING BEAN (HK), SDM (HK), NPDA (QLD), DA BEAT (WA), MJ DANCE (SA)
OVERALL GROUP GRAND CHAMPIONS AT AUST FINALS
2015 HOUSE OF SOLE (Sunshine Coast) "CHECKMATE" Taneikah Westcombe
2016 HOUSE OF SOLE (Sunshine Coast) "CHECKMATE" Taneikah Westcombe
2017 DANCE FORCE (Tweed Heads) "TCK" James Fenwick
2018 DANCE FORCE (Tweed Heads) "OPEN CONTEMPORARY" Sher Manu
2019 DANCE FORCE (Tweed Heads) "JUDAS" Nicole Wells
2020 DYNAMITE STUDIOS (Gold Coast) "HURRIYA" Keya Stevens
2021 NAPA (Gold Coast) "12&U Lyrical"
2022 DANCE FORCE (Tweed Heads) "GAGA MIX" Nicole Wells/Kira Stray
REGIONAL AGE GROUP CHAMPIONS (MOST)
12 Mia Van Haarlem
10 Isobel Kinnear, Danika Roach, Katelyn McCormick
9 Eva Chapelle, Taisen Carlino, Lexi Gillie, Shayla Mathews, Trinity Starr-Roach
8 Madison Randl, Aaleyah Chater
7 Samantha Todd, Makai Lewis-Rees, Ailis McCarthy, Coco Suosaari
6 Kadelle Smith, Nikitta Jancek, Milani Kinkade, Asha Lee, Macy MacDonald
5 Hannah Millott, Remy Hanson, Eva Joy, Madison Bromley
updated SC1 2023
REGIONAL SECTIONS WON (MOST)
9 Jasmin Carter (2018 Adelaide)
8 Nikitta Jancek (2017 Newcastle), Alex Andrews (2022 Gold Coast), Chloe Terzis (2022 Sydney 1)
7 Demi Minns (2023 Mackay), Hannah Soda (2015 Tweed), Courtney Murray (2015 Adelaide), Madison Randl (2016 Sunny Coast), Amelia Wirtz (2017 Adelaide), Nikita Jancek (2018 Sydney), Ivy Szczgielski (2018 Melbourne) Georgia Wall (2020 Bundaberg)
AGGREGATE POINTS (SINGLE EVENT - MOST)
Introduced from 2022
29 Demi Minns (Mackay 2023)
26 Alex Andrews (Gold Coast 2022)
24 Chloe Terzis (Sydney 1 2022), Peppah Bennie (Bundaberg 2023)
23 Tully Bell (Maleny 2022), Makai Lewis-Rees (Perth 2022)
22 Blake Oberoi (Sydney 1 2022), Georgia Swaby (Sunny Coast 1, 2023)
YOUNGEST REGIONAL GRAND CHAMPION
7 YEARS 352 DAYS - Holly Robinson (2018 Canberra)
8 YEARS 134 DAYS - Bianca Denise Espanol Magbatoc (2018 Manila)
9 YEARS 77 DAYS - Kai Taylor (2015 Auckland)
9 YEARS 138 DAYS - Kadelle Smith (2017 Sunshine Coast)
9 YEARS 327 DAYS - Madi Lane (2017 Adelaide)
GTB ANNUAL AWARDS
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR (Solo/Duo/Trio)
2016 JAMES TUNSTEAD (WA)
2017 KADELLE SMITH (QLD) / SEBASTIAN COE (WA)
2018 SYDNEY TANG (SINGAPORE) / ELLE DIMOS (NSW)
2019 LEWIS SHILVOCK (NSW)
2020 NOT HELD
2021 MIA VAN HAARLEM (NSW)
2022 MELISSA KOIVUAHO (SG) / LARA RUDLING (NSW)
MOST MEMORABLE GROUP ACT
2016 NPDA “VISUALISE IT” (QLD)
2017 JITTERBUGS “JAI HO” (SINGAPORE) / NAPA “SEND IN THE CLOWNS” (QLD)
2018 LAUNCH PERFORMING ARTS “THINK” (QLD)
2019 DYNAMITE STUDIOS AUSTRALIA “BEYONCE ARMY” (QLD) / SCCOD “FLOOD ON THE FLOOR” (QLD)
2020 NOT HELD
2021 DANCE FORCE "CINCA DE MAYO"(NSW)
2022 DYNAMITE STUDIOS AUSTRALIA "GAGA" (QLD) / STEP STUDIO "SAVE OUR CHILDREN" (SG)
CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
2016 TANEIKAH WESCOMBE (QLD)
2017 JAMES FENWICK (QLD) / JOANNE WILLIAMSON (NSW)
2018 MICHELLE HOPPER-DOYLE (QLD) / NICOLE DAVIS (NSW)
2019 KELLY ANGELL (QLD) / JOANNE WILLIAMSON (NSW)
2020 NOT HELD
2021 PARIS CAVANAGH (NSW)
2022 SOLO BEC CONDINO (NSW) / LYNDALL WENNEKES (NSW)
2022 GROUP CHIARA BREWER (QLD) / NICOLE WELLS/KIRA STRAY (QLD) / TANEIKAH WESCOMBE (QLD)
MOST ENTERTAINING SOLOIST
2016 MADISON RANDL (QLD) (VERSATILITY)
2017 SABRIL AMIN (SINGAPORE) / CHARLIE MARTIN (WA)
2018 ISABELLA MCSPORRAN (WA)
2019 ANNIE VENTER (QLD)
2020 NOT HELD
2021 BLAKE OBEROI (NSW)
2022 CHIARA SANTINA (SA)
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
2016 KYRA DOOLEY (NSW)
2017 SHAYLA MATHEWS (SA) / MARLEY ASPINALL (NSW)
2018 MAX OSTLER (NSW)
2019 ISLA MCAREAVEY (QLD)
2020 NOT HELD
2021 TRISTAN BURNS (SA)
2022 CHARLOTTE PROSSER (QLD)
DIRECTORS CHOICE
2016 KARIN MOCHIZUKI (QLD) / BLAKE VARGA (QLD)
2017 LEWIS SHILVOCK (SA)
2018 CHLOE BRANCH (QLD)
2019 MADISON RANDL (QLD) – 100TH EVENT AWARD
2020 NOT HELD
2021 AILIS/FINN MCCARTHY (QLD)
2022 LILY SMITHERS (NSW)
STUDIO SPIRIT
2016 ONE MOB STUDIOS (WA)
2017 DANCE SENSATIONS (NSW)
2018 ELITE PERFORMANCE STUDIOS (NSW) / DA BEAT DANCE STUDIOS (WA)
2019 AMY BECARRI DANCE STUDIOS (QLD)
2020 NOT HELD
2021 NAPA (QLD)
2022 DANCE FORCE (NSW)
UNSUNG HERO
2022 TIM BRADBURY (QLD) / KIMMI REYNOLDS (QLD) / MICHELLE MCCARTHY (QLD)
STATE CHAMPIONS
2020 SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Adelaide): Violet Davis (MJ Dance), Trinity Star-Roach (GWB Studios), Leila Morales (GWB Studios), Harriet Clark (MJ Dance), Daniel Maxwell (Matthew Cram Dance Academy), Shayla Mathews (GWB Studios)
2021 QUEENSLAND (Sunshine Coast): Ivy Lowry (Launch PA), Sybella Simons (NPDA), Ailis McCarthy (SCCOD), Katelyn McCormick (SCCOD), Avril Thompson (NPDA), Kelsi Geraghty (SCCOD)
2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Adelaide): Violet Davis (MJ Dance), Sophia Chidgey (Dance Explosions), Morgan Troebinger (MJ Dance), Leila Morales (GWB Studios), Summer Dunt (GWB Studios), Tristan Burns (Matthew Cram Dance Academy)
2021 NEW SOUTH WALES (Sydney): Evie Tsouskas (JWDA), Lilah Gow (JWDA), Scarlett Hopkins (JWDA), Blake Oberoi (Elite), Hope Evans (JWDA), Allie Stacey (Elite)